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haha i'm hardly a chef like i made myself out to seem, i'm sure i'll pick up a couple more things sometime soon
 
i'm just saying, i've had some disgusting roommates.
 
i think everyone has a bad roommate along the way, and a good number of interesting stories to go along with it
 
IndianVercetti said:
i think everyone has a bad roommate along the way, and a good number of interesting stories to go along with it
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Gosh, I would totally appreciate skipping that phase in life. MD school will likely be the first time I've had to long-term room with someone outside of my family. (Yeah, I never got the dorm experience 🙁 )
 
freshmen year dorms are ridiculous. i had a GREAT time, but one year on campus was enough for me.
 
FlowRate said:
Gosh, I would totally appreciate skipping that phase in life. MD school will likely be the first time I've had to long-term room with someone outside of my family. (Yeah, I never got the dorm experience 🙁 )
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i don't think you missed that much. sure, it forces you to make friends, but it's nothing you couldn't do otherwise with a bit of initiative
 
maybe you guys had different dorm experiences than i did, but mine was something that could never be recreated. the only way to describe it is as a zoo.
 
wuddup guys/girls are you guys all done ur personal statements ??? I havent started it and im starting to feel the pressure now to get it done.

are any of you fine human beings applying to george washington ????? i was just looking at their site and i really liked what i saw! u guys know anything about it?

anywho what are you guys all doin this summer??? (besides anything med school related)

starcraft 2 anyone?
 
MB333999 said:
wuddup guys/girls are you guys all done ur personal statements ??? I havent started it and im starting to feel the pressure now to get it done.
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Same, but I've got a first draft in my head.

are any of you fine human beings applying to george washington ????? i was just looking at their site and i really liked what i saw! u guys know anything about it?
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They get a LOT of apps, so even though their stats aren't really high, it's still kinda hard to get into. That's my understanding of it. I'm not applying there, though. Just the schools in Philly since Mr. Geek got a new job.

anywho what are you guys all doin this summer??? (besides anything med school related)
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Working and probably tutoring some kids for the GED.

starcraft 2 anyone?
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No thanks, CoH for me!
 
msb1190 said:
maybe you guys had different dorm experiences than i did, but mine was something that could never be recreated. the only way to describe it is as a zoo.
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lolz man msb u shud of seen mine. we had 4 guys per each suite and our place was so freaking bad the cleaning ladies wouldnt come in to clean it and they basically threatened to kick us out. it was really bad lol. glad im out of that situation. its actually pretty funny now that i look back on it:laugh:

you gotta be clean and you gotta stock up yo fridge son!!!!

http://www.break.com/usercontent/20...r-stocked-will-get-you-many-women-583605.html
 
Geekchick921 said:
Same, but I've got a first draft in my head.


They get a LOT of apps, so even though their stats aren't really high, it's still kinda hard to get into. That's my understanding of it. I'm not applying there, though. Just the schools in Philly since Mr. Geek got a new job.


Working and probably tutoring some kids for the GED.

No thanks, CoH for me!
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yea i think on their site it said 10 000 lol. speaking of Mr Greek i just had some the other day. gyro dinner mmmm,,,,,,, wont lie tho my fav part is the potatoes 👍
 
MB333999 said:
yea i think on their site it said 10 000 lol. speaking of Mr Greek i just had some the other day. gyro dinner mmmm,,,,,,, wont lie tho my fav part is the potatoes 👍
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It always amazes me how many people misread my screenname.
 
Geekchick921 said:
It always amazes me how many people misread my screenname.
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oh wow haha muh bad. the weird part is i knew it was Geek. guess i really have been away from sdn for a long time.
 
It's okay, man. Seriously, it happens all.the.time between this board and another board I frequent. 🙂
 
I took the MCAT in March and am retaking it in June...what should I do about my AMCAS app? Should I submit it as close to June 1st as possible or wait to submit it until I've received my MCAT scores from the second time around? My current MCAT score is way too low to get into any school (just didn't have a good day on test day...).

My application is pretty solid--3.808 GPA, 150+ physician shadowing hours, a publication, loads of clinical experience in a variety of areas in the medical field (from dentistry to nurses to psychiatry...), and other nonmedical ECs including music, sports, and school involvement. LoRs are looking pretty strong as well. Basically a good MCAT score is the only missing piece.

Thoughts?
 
MB333999 said:
lolz man msb u shud of seen mine. we had 4 guys per each suite and our place was so freaking bad the cleaning ladies wouldnt come in to clean it and they basically threatened to kick us out. it was really bad lol. glad im out of that situation. its actually pretty funny now that i look back on it:laugh:

you gotta be clean and you gotta stock up yo fridge son!!!!

http://www.break.com/usercontent/20...r-stocked-will-get-you-many-women-583605.html
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yeah, we had a community bathrooms for about 32 guys. the cleaning people didnt come on the weekends so it got RAUNCHY. they threatened to never clean our floor.
 
3up3down said:
My current MCAT score is way too low to get into any school (just didn't have a good day on test day...).


Thoughts?
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ummm well give us a number, sometimes ppl have distorted views of what can get u in.
but if its extremely low then i would wait for ur new marks.

anyway, now that im home for the summer i get to drive my bros g35 coupe and its about time for another midnight cruise🙂 have a good night everyone.👍
 
msb1190 said:
yeah, we had a community bathrooms for about 32 guys. the cleaning people didnt come on the weekends so it got RAUNCHY. they threatened to never clean our floor.
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haha ****ty. never had to deal with floor bathrooms luckily. it was 1 bath for 4 ppl. anyway im out peaceeeeeeee
 
3up3down said:
I took the MCAT in March and am retaking it in June...what should I do about my AMCAS app? Should I submit it as close to June 1st as possible or wait to submit it until I've received my MCAT scores from the second time around? My current MCAT score is way too low to get into any school (just didn't have a good day on test day...).

My application is pretty solid--3.808 GPA, 150+ physician shadowing hours, a publication, loads of clinical experience in a variety of areas in the medical field (from dentistry to nurses to psychiatry...), and other nonmedical ECs including music, sports, and school involvement. LoRs are looking pretty strong as well. Basically a good MCAT score is the only missing piece.

Thoughts?
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In that case, just submit it in June if you have it ready. It takes a while for your primary to get verified.
 
This is ridiculous. Something about looking at the form makes it feel more real...

Looks like I'll actually need to make some school choices for real. :scared:
 
nah. don't do that. just close your eyes and see what you pick.
 
Hopefully I'll be getting a lot more shadowing done. I emailed a center here, the administrative director, who talked to the the president of the center's board and he said it was ok for me to shadow any of his physicians and then gave me all of their phone numbers! I don't know how many more clinical hours I'll get :-\
 
MB333999 said:
ummm well give us a number, sometimes ppl have distorted views of what can get u in.
but if its extremely low then i would wait for ur new marks.

anyway, now that im home for the summer i get to drive my bros g35 coupe and its about time for another midnight cruise🙂 have a good night everyone.👍
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:/
 
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MB333999 said:
yea i think on their site it said 10 000 lol. speaking of Mr Greek i just had some the other day. gyro dinner mmmm,,,,,,, wont lie tho my fav part is the potatoes 👍
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id highly recomend avoiding gwu at all costs. Its one of those schools everyone applies to but then looking back, 95% probably regret. A waste of time and money for several reasons. But suffice to say unless its like your number one or staying in dc is a #1 priority. DOnt even apply to such a school. As you look through schools webpages you really cant get any real idea about if you will like it or not. Really until the interview or after, you probably wont know 🙁. Applying is basically random or based on prestige or location for most.
 
the 2014 thread has alot of posts hahaha we have alot of catching up to do!

im going to put a sticker on my chest with my SDN name at my interviews we should all do the same so we know who is who im sure more people will have stickers than not lolll
 
hey guys, as far as shadowing a doc, i know its late but i think im going to start next week...what doctors should we be looking into shadowing?
 
bigballer27 said:
hey guys, as far as shadowing a doc, i know its late but i think im going to start next week...what doctors should we be looking into shadowing?
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Whatever sounds interesting to you. I'm really interested in forensic pathology, so I shadowed a medical examiner. I would suggest, though, at least shadow a doctor with live patients 🙂
 
bigballer27 said:
hey guys, as far as shadowing a doc, i know its late but i think im going to start next week...what doctors should we be looking into shadowing?
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i'd start with some sort of primary care, since a lot of schools would like to see you have an interest in primary care.
 
bigballer27 said:
hey guys, as far as shadowing a doc, i know its late but i think im going to start next week...what doctors should we be looking into shadowing?
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doesnt matter w/e one will tolerate a pre med following them around 😛. I did trauma surgery i thought it was sweet.
 
bigballer27 said:
haha what about a psychiatrist...if she is an MD
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thats fine as long as its MD and you can talk about seeing what it really is to work with people as an MD or w/e you are fine. all psychiatrists should have an md btw 😛. I think its psychologists that only have the phd or psyd degree.
 
FlowRate said:
The $1000ish in fees is also a bit daunting.
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:laugh: I wish that was what I thought all this will cost me.

bigballer27 said:
hey guys, as far as shadowing a doc, i know its late but i think im going to start next week...what doctors should we be looking into shadowing?
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Definitely check out whatever interests you. I've heard (here on SDN) that some schools like it if you shadow a primary care do like Elijah said.

I shadowed an orthopod and a pain management doc, and I really liked both.
 
i really like pediatrics and orthop but i don't know any docs that would let me do it im gonna stop by my hospital after my midterm on thurs


LAKERS!
 
Is it ok to shadow for a day? I'm contacting a medical group with all different types of specialties (primary care included) and was thinking of trying to set up a different specialty each day (also if they might not want me to shadow them more than a day)
 
i did family med and ortho. i still need to get a DO too. probably gonna go with trauma surgery for that.
 
Artimacia said:
Is it ok to shadow for a day? I'm contacting a medical group with all different types of specialties (primary care included) and was thinking of trying to set up a different specialty each day (also if they might not want me to shadow them more than a day)
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i think it's ok, but i think 3-4 times might be better, so it doesn't look like you're just trying to fill something on your app.
 
Artimacia said:
Is it ok to shadow for a day? I'm contacting a medical group with all different types of specialties (primary care included) and was thinking of trying to set up a different specialty each day (also if they might not want me to shadow them more than a day)
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yep perfectly fine. Most do a day in several specialites as honestly you dont get much if you shadow the same dude for like 1 month or something. I actually had like 2 years of shadowing lol but only because it was built into my research and such. Everyday like 1/2 of my research was "shadowing" i suppose. One thing you can always do is ask after the 1st day if he/she wouldnt mind you coming back for another day or w/e.
 
Artimacia said:
Is it ok to shadow for a day? I'm contacting a medical group with all different types of specialties (primary care included) and was thinking of trying to set up a different specialty each day (also if they might not want me to shadow them more than a day)
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I think a day is plenty. After a while it gets boring/repetitive just watching. Although I shadowed the pain management doc 3 days, but that was b/c 1 day was making rounds at the local VA, day 2 was pain clinic seeing patients, & day 3 was a day of procedures in a pseudo OR.
 
Artimacia said:
Is it ok to shadow for a day? I'm contacting a medical group with all different types of specialties (primary care included) and was thinking of trying to set up a different specialty each day (also if they might not want me to shadow them more than a day)
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it depends on if you're trying to get a letter from someone, i would say. if you dont need/want a letter shadow whoever you want for as little time as you want.
 
Elijah05 said:
yep perfectly fine. Most do a day in several specialites as honestly you dont get much if you shadow the same dude for like 1 month or something. I actually had like 2 years of shadowing lol but only because it was built into my research and such. Everyday like 1/2 of my research was "shadowing" i suppose
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Yea, it's just some of the physicians are really busy and are open for a day thing, but can't really continue past that, and I atleast want some exposure to what they do so I can ask them questions. I just hope it doesn't look like I shoved it all till now because I honestly didn't have the time with my thesis going on 🙁
 
Artimacia said:
Yea, it's just some of the physicians are really busy and are open for a day thing, but can't really continue past that, and I atleast want some exposure to what they do so I can ask them questions. I just hope it doesn't look like I shoved it all till now because I honestly didn't have the time with my thesis going on 🙁
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looks like Ross for arti...

I'm just kidding. You'll be fine. Your EC's rock!
 
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