Class of 2014!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[caniac]

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Congrats!

'Grats!!! 😀

Congrats!! Interview invite on Labor Day? Geez.

Woohoo! Now you need to go pick out your lunch. I've heard they have good options!

thanks y'all!!! It was a complete surprise -- not just b/c it was on Labor Day. My stats are...not in their usual range...to use the euphemism of the year 🙄. Totally thought I was getting a rejection email.

gives me hope for the process in general 😀 😀

 

[brooklynblunder]

wooooo congrats on duke. what you pick to eat

 

[Substance P]

Hey redrower! long time no see 🙂

Labor day is AWESOME! Ran 10, ate a pint of ice cream, and just got a DUKE INTERVIEW!!!!! !!!

Congrats!!!!

 

[jackson1]

thanks y'all!!! It was a complete surprise -- not just b/c it was on Labor Day. My stats are...not in their usual range...to use the euphemism of the year 🙄. Totally thought I was getting a rejection email.

gives me hope for the process in general 😀 😀

yay that's awesome congrats!!! Don't underestimate yourself-im sure they looked at your whole package and liked what they saw🙂

 

[BlueElmo]

yay that's awesome congrats!!! Don't underestimate yourself-im sure they looked at your whole package and liked what they saw🙂

. I'm sorry, I couldn't help it.

 

[jackson1]

. I'm sorry, I couldn't help it.

haha oh boys. i actually thought about that after i submitted that someone would probably make a comment like that😛

 

[brooklynblunder]

pics

 

[Jolt21]

oh nooo. i've been walking around SB with sunglasses, and the bridge of my nose is red but around my eyes is still white. looks so weird. and the conference starts in 3 hours!

 

[BlueElmo]

Pics.

 

[caniac]

oh nooo. i've been walking around SB with sunglasses, and the bridge of my nose is red but around my eyes is still white. looks so weird. and the conference starts in 3 hours!

Are I'm sure you're fine. If all else fails you could make a roudolph/Santa joke 🙂.

Thanks Jackson!!

Blue, touché.

Brooklyn, I got the roast beef and horseradish with coleslaw. And breathmints. Just in case 😛

 

[ksmi117]

So I'm at family day for some organization that my dad is president of and the Driscoll Mountain Boys are playing. This is interesting...

 

[ksmi117]

So I'm at family day for some organization that my dad is president of and the Driscoll Mountain Boys are playing. This is interesting...

Hillbilly music at its best... Good thing I stole my mom's blackberry.

 

[buffywannabe]

hey guys just wanted to get some quick advice but it is not important enough for a thread. A doctor told me I could shadow her tomorrow afternoon. I emailed her back to ask what time I should get there, but she never emailed me back. should I just show up? maybe around 1pm?

 

[BlueElmo]

hey guys just wanted to get some quick advice but it is not important enough for a thread. A doctor told me I could shadow her tomorrow afternoon. I emailed her back to ask what time I should get there, but she never emailed me back. should I just show up? maybe around 1pm?

I would wait for the email until tomorrow morning, But if still no news, I would just show up.

 

[buffywannabe]

I would wait for the email until tomorrow morning, But if still no news, I would just show up.

Cool I don't want to make her mad. I guess if she seems surprised to see me I could just ask if there is a better time to come, make a real appointment and then leave...

 

[jip]

one last rant before i head to sleep...

this hotel is the taunting me with those bottled waters in my room. they have those tags saying if i open it, its $5...so i try to go to the vending machine for a water, i only have $1.55, a water is $1.75. sooo. thirsty. FML.

🙁

/rant

goodnight guys

Ice machine + bathroom sink. 🙂

 

[sdguy2008]

hey guys, did any of you bring anything to your interview? like a notepad or carrying case sort of thing? do people do that?

 

[ksmi117]

hey guys, did any of you bring anything to your interview? like a notepad or carrying case sort of thing? do people do that?

I did. It was useful to jot down notes during the info meetings, but it's certainly not necessary.

 

[BlueElmo]

A portfolio with a notebook, but I didn't take any notes.

 

[buffywannabe]

hey guys, did any of you bring anything to your interview? like a notepad or carrying case sort of thing? do people do that?

I brought a notepad but I never wrote anything on it... make sure you have a pen. if you need a pen and don't have one you will feel like a tool. most schools give you pens and stuff though but just in case they don't i think you should bring one. So because you never know what you are going to get in an interviewer I always bring a copy of my app. They may have lost this ( i have had this happen for a job interview so who knows with med school). I think this may be helpful too if your interviewer is super anal and wants to know dates that you did things. I also write down the dates that I started new activities that are not on AMCAS in case they ask. I also bring copies of my resume just in case they ask for it. I also brought copies of my papers that I wrote for research in case they REALLY want to know a detail I can't remember. I just put it in a nice padfolio which also carries a nice looking pen. I write down any questions that I think of during the day about the school so I can make sure i get them answered. I just want to be super prepared but I am super crazy and I am sure I bring too much.

 

[jackson1]

hey guys, did any of you bring anything to your interview? like a notepad or carrying case sort of thing? do people do that?

I was actually about to ask the same thing! I think I'll probably just bring a notepad and pen?

 

[sdguy2008]

I did. It was useful to jot down notes during the info meetings, but it's certainly not necessary.

A portfolio with a notebook, but I didn't take any notes.

ah ok, great. thanks for the info

 

[sdguy2008]

I was actually about to ask the same thing! I think I'll probably just bring a notepad and pen?

yeah i was thinking maybe a padfolio or something. simple, yet professional

 

[sdguy2008]

I brought a notepad but I never wrote anything on it... make sure you have a pen. if you need a pen and don't have one you will feel like a tool. most schools give you pens and stuff though but just in case they don't i think you should bring one. So because you never know what you are going to get in an interviewer I always bring a copy of my app. They may have lost this ( i have had this happen for a job interview so who knows with med school). I think this may be helpful too if your interviewer is super anal and wants to know dates that you did things. I also write down the dates that I started new activities that are not on AMCAS in case they ask. I also bring copies of my resume just in case they ask for it. I also brought copies of my papers that I wrote for research in case they REALLY want to know a detail I can't remember. I just put it in a nice padfolio which also carries a nice looking pen. I write down any questions that I think of during the day about the school so I can make sure i get them answered. I just want to be super prepared but I am super crazy and I am sure I bring too much.

interesting...i never really thought to bring a copy of my app. and as far as papers go, i was told they won't want the papers bc if they are published they'll be in pubmed, but i guess it wouldnt hurt to bring them.

good stuff. thanks

 

[DrYoda]

hey guys, did any of you bring anything to your interview? like a notepad or carrying case sort of thing? do people do that?

I just brought a pen and one of those ~3X5 sized flip notebooks that I could fit in my pocket. Not sure if I ever actually wrote anything on it, maybe an email once or twice.

 

[jackson1]

and here's another random question that I asked in the interview clothes thread but am still not too sure about-My suit top has one button and when I stand up the suit lies flat but when I sit down the bottom parts of the jackets kind of go out to the side. Is it acceptable to unbutton the button when I go to sit down for the interview or is that weird? I'm so clueless with these things😛

 

[BlueElmo]

Yeah, a pen, most definitely.

 

[buffywannabe]

interesting...i never really thought to bring a copy of my app. and as far as papers go, i was told they won't want the papers bc if they are published they'll be in pubmed, but i guess it wouldnt hurt to bring them.

good stuff. thanks

When the guy lost my app it was super weird. He had read it previously but just really wanted it as a crutch to ask questions from. I guess without it he kind of felt naked lol. anyways when I gave him a new one then he could control the interview and had something to write notes on. This also made me feel a lot less nervous because he botched it not me! 🙂

Yeah i wouldn't give them my papers just for my reference. I know some places they match you up with someone who does similar research so they may be really interested in the details. Some of my research I did three years ago so I think they would understand if I didn't remember the name of a certain drug and if they were sufficiently interested would allow me to quickly look it up. I think that most interviewers just want a quick run through in less technical terms though.

 

[brooklynblunder]

i bring a black portfolio with an attached notepad.

i never write anything on it but sometimes they give folders or whatever that i can put it on. plus i approach the interviews like job interviews, bring my resume, publication, abstract, etc. now i dont give them out randomly but if the situation asks for it, i pull it out quickly. kinda like how i do it with women

 

[ksmi117]

i bring a black portfolio with an attached notepad.

i never write anything on it but sometimes they give folders or whatever that i can put it on. plus i approach the interviews like job interviews, bring my resume, publication, abstract, etc. now i dont give them out randomly but if the situation asks for it, i pull it out quickly. kinda like how i do it with women

Ew.

 

[buffywannabe]

Ew.

agreed

 

[JJMrK]

and here's another random question that I asked in the interview clothes thread but am still not too sure about-My suit top has one button and when I stand up the suit lies flat but when I sit down the bottom parts of the jackets kind of go out to the side. Is it acceptable to unbutton the button when I go to sit down for the interview or is that weird? I'm so clueless with these things😛

Yeah, good question. Who knows about suit etiquette rules?

 

[brooklynblunder]

you are supposed to unbutton when you sit

 

[DrYoda]

i bring a black portfolio with an attached notepad.

i never write anything on it but sometimes they give folders or whatever that i can put it on. plus i approach the interviews like job interviews, bring my resume, publication, abstract, etc. now i dont give them out randomly but if the situation asks for it, i pull it out quickly. kinda like how i do it with women

👍

 

[GoSpursGo]

you are supposed to unbutton when you sit

This.

 

[jackson1]

Thanks spurs and brooklyn!🙂

 

[ifility]

Hey Y'all, I recently graduated and I was looking for a job in a hospital environment. Just in case I get an interview and they ask me what I'm currently doing. Anyway, I just got a job as an Insurance Coordinator in an Optometry Clinic. Is that going to be good or bad towards my Image? or should I find something a bit more clinical?

 

[BlueElmo]

I didn't button my suit at all. No one cared.

 

[ksmi117]

Hey Y'all, I recently graduated and I was looking for a job in a hospital environment. Just in case I get an interview and they ask me what I'm currently doing. Anyway, I just got a job as an Insurance Coordinator in an Optometry Clinic. Is that going to be good or bad towards my Image? or should I find something a bit more clinical?

I don't think you can be too picky with the job market like it is. It's definitely not gonna look bad that you are working. They don't expect us all to have clinical jobs. That is, after all, why we're going to med school (to be able to get awesome clinical jobs). Just take the job.

 

[DrYoda]

I don't think you can be too picky with the job market like it is. It's definitely not gonna look bad that you are working. They don't expect us all to have clinical jobs. That is, after all, why we're going to med school (to be able to get awesome clinical jobs). Just take the job.

Agree with this.

 

[caniac]

Hey Y'all, I recently graduated and I was looking for a job in a hospital environment. Just in case I get an interview and they ask me what I'm currently doing. Anyway, I just got a job as an Insurance Coordinator in an Optometry Clinic. Is that going to be good or bad towards my Image? or should I find something a bit more clinical?

ummm...I work as a business strategist contracted out to the federal gov't 😳. been there over a year now.

not clinical, but it pays the rent...

 

[stayclassy]

Oooooooo C A N E S CANES

 

[BlueElmo]

Oooooooo C A N E S CANES

Jacory Harris looks like a real deal.

 

[DrYoda]

I forgot how much Ja rule sucks.

 

[redrower]

any of you kids interviewing at downstate on thursday?

 

[caniac]

Oooooooo C A N E S CANES

👎

 

[CielloStelatto]

yo. what's the news for this week, folks?

 

[brooklynblunder]

back to skool speech

 

[brooklynblunder]

oh and im flying today to interview woo hoo (im already tired 🙁 )

 

[caniac]

oh and im flying today to interview woo hoo (im already tired 🙁 )

where to?