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[ksmi117]

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I've edited like 30+ PSes and they really are all the same. Cheesy cliche. Family member with illness. Doctors are compassionate. Research/volunteering/school work made me love medicine more. More cliches. The end.

I feel so bad for the people who read mine. So generic.

 

[brooklynblunder]

what up

 

[dingyibvs]

I've edited like 30+ PSes and they really are all the same. Cheesy cliche. Family member with illness. Doctors are compassionate. Research/volunteering/school work made me love medicine more. More cliches. The end.

I feel so bad for the people who read mine. So generic.

Haha, sounds like mine!

 

[DrYoda]

Nice diagram👍. Although rather scary

 

[guyski79]

Also Bender, if you're into infographs, I'm a huge fan of these, though I'm sure you've seen both:

http://www.usdebtclock.org/


http://www.usdebtclock.org/gold-precious-metals.html

 

[BBender716]

Also Bender, if you're into infographs, I'm a huge fan of these, though I'm sure you've seen both:

http://www.usdebtclock.org/


http://www.usdebtclock.org/gold-precious-metals.html

Sweet! Right back atcha http://flowingdata.com/

 

[metallica81788]

I'm quite glad that I didn't use any family members with illness or start out with "I was on a dark field, about to do ____________, when I thought back to why I want to be a doctor..."

 

[dingyibvs]

Also Bender, if you're into infographs, I'm a huge fan of these, though I'm sure you've seen both:

http://www.usdebtclock.org/


http://www.usdebtclock.org/gold-precious-metals.html

daaaamn, that's pretty neat

 

[dingyibvs]

what up

yo, so you're pretty set on mstp in minny?

 

[BBender716]

sometimes pointless visual representations are equally awesome:

http://flowingdata.com/2010/04/12/data-underload-17-famous-movie-quotes-p-2/

 

[ksmi117]

Rah, the last PS I read was about curing the world of illness (literally). Did you know that poverty will be cured if this girl becomes a doctor and fixes people? It's after PSes like this that I'm glad I stuck to my cookie cutter PS. This just did not work.

 

[TooMuchResearch]

sometimes pointless visual representations are equally awesome:

http://flowingdata.com/2010/04/12/data-underload-17-famous-movie-quotes-p-2/

That was my favorite one in the list 👍

 

[TooMuchResearch]

I've edited like 30+ PSes and they really are all the same. Cheesy cliche. Family member with illness. Doctors are compassionate. Research/volunteering/school work made me love medicine more. More cliches. The end.

I feel so bad for the people who read mine. So generic.

I didn't use those two. I'm guessing I'd be sitting a pile of full-ride scholarships if I had included them

 

[jla314]

Are these SDN PSes? I'm not sure I'd be comfortable sharing my PS with a complete stranger on the internetz :-/

 

[guyski79]

 

[BBender716]

Rah, the last PS I read was about curing the world of illness (literally). Did you know that poverty will be cured if this girl becomes a doctor and fixes people? It's after PSes like this that I'm glad I stuck to my cookie cutter PS. This just did not work.

I focused on making an impact on an individual level, as opposed to, say, curing the world of illness.

 

[ksmi117]

Are these SDN PSes? I'm not sure I'd be comfortable sharing my PS with a complete stranger on the internetz :-/

But I'm a trustworthy and helpful stranger!!! 😀

 

[dingyibvs]

Mdog, you work at a hospital right? What you can do is to find a cadaver, cut off a finger and take it. Then you write to the med school saying that you'll prove your undying allegiance to them by cutting off one of your fingers, and attach that finger with it. If that doesn't move them, nothing will.

 

[ksmi117]

Looks like I'll fit in in St. Louis. I call it soda (at least I think I do).

 

[jla314]

But I'm a trustworthy and helpful stranger!!! 😀

I have it on good authority that you are, in fact, a troll.

 

[BBender716]

I've seen this one, and pop totally wins. 👍

EDIT: just checked the data again and soda has made a comeback 😱

POP Soda Coke Other Total
123905 124759 49074 15446 313184

 

[bobsmith]

i'm still really curious as to what the heck all those new mexico people call it

 

[guyski79]

Pop--it's not just a noise

 

[dingyibvs]

Are these SDN PSes? I'm not sure I'd be comfortable sharing my PS with a complete stranger on the internetz :-/

i'm not surprised, i always knew you had something to hide

 

[dingyibvs]

i'm still really curious as to what the heck all those new mexico people call it

judging by the chart, no data?

 

[jla314]

i'm not surprised, i always knew you had something to hide

😏

 

[bobsmith]

judging by the chart, no data?

i was curious about the bright green region that calls it some "other" thing

 

[ksmi117]

I have it on good authority that you are, in fact, a troll.

 

[brooklynblunder]

haha, thats like the 3rd or 4th occasion that the soda map showed up

 

[bobsmith]

part of me is tempted to send my PS to a current reader under the guise of being a '15 cycle applicant just to see how well/poorly my PS is received and torn apart

 

[dingyibvs]

you just gonna take that ksmi? i'm expecting a cat fight.

 

[OneMCATAway]

dear dean _______,

i think your school, ___________ of _____________ ________ of medicine is awesome. On my interview day, i really enjoyed _____________. The ________ at your __________ are what convinced me that i must ___________ your ________.

This spring, i _________ for the __________. All this _________ has __________ __ _____ ________ the ________ _________.

Thank you for ____________. I ___________________________.

Sincerely,

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aamc id: ___________

 

[brooklynblunder]

wisconsin and florida are really diverse. i wonder how wisconsin worked out like that

 

[guyski79]

haha, thats like the 3rd or 4th occasion that the soda map showed up

dude the soda map is awesome though

 

[jla314]

you just gonna take that ksmi? i'm expecting a cat fight.

she called me a troll in the harvard thread so now we're even 😛

 

[bobsmith]

haha, thats like the 3rd or 4th occasion that the soda map showed up

and every time it does, i always ask about new mexico

 

[brooklynblunder]

if dirk goes to miami i'll really regret my med school decision

 

[jla314]

if dirk goes to miami i'll really regret my med school decision

did you officially withdraw from miami?

 

[bobsmith]

oh damn, JJ actually responded last time and somehow I missed it

I wonder what those counties in New Mexico call it ...

I've heard rumors of people calling it "cola."

...and now I know.

 

[dingyibvs]

nc's the real diverse one, a lot of "other" too....

 

[ksmi117]

she called me a troll in the harvard thread so now we're even 😛

That was a long time ago!

if dirk goes to miami i'll really regret my med school decision

Nah, no regrets!!

 

[brooklynblunder]

did you officially withdraw from miami?

nah not yet. I'm going to talk to my parents and i'll just let it come and keep it open as a plan B

 

[brooklynblunder]

nc's the real diverse one, a lot of "other" too....

mad transplants from jersey and all over because of all the healthcare/research opportunities there

 

[dingyibvs]

mad transplants from jersey and all over because of all the healthcare/research opportunities there

similar reason for the st. louis to be so different from the surroundings, perhaps?

 

[GoSpursGo]

jla, I apparently walked past you in Boston this last week but Sammich didn't point it out until we were past you 🙂

 

[jla314]

I think NC would be a nice place to live. I'm kind of sick of 8 months of winter

 

[ksmi117]

I looked and I'll have you all know that I only have 1 warning and 2 infractions for trolling on SDN. That's hardly real troll material.

 

[metallica81788]

Looks like I'll fit in in St. Louis. I call it soda (at least I think I do).

You betray your homeland.

I've seen this one, and pop totally wins. 👍

EDIT: just checked the data again and soda has made a comeback 😱

POP Soda Coke Other Total
123905 124759 49074 15446 313184

see below

haha, thats like the 3rd or 4th occasion that the soda map showed up

Definitely. Ways to tell that this thread is too long...

part of me is tempted to send my PS to a current reader under the guise of being a '15 cycle applicant just to see how well/poorly my PS is received and torn apart

That's a good idea.

 

[bobsmith]

I looked and I'll have you all know that I only have 1 warning and 2 infractions for trolling on SDN. That's hardly troll material.

yeah, certainly not as many as "kmsi" has

 

[guyski79]

I think NC would be a nice place to live. I'm kind of sick of 8 months of winter

I know. I'm not looking forward to having winters again...

🙁