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bombing the hell out of the MCAT. 🙁

I'm sure it didn't help with everybody under the sun texting me and doing wht they could to distract me. Still discouraging knowing that I have less than a week before I take the damned thing. sigh.
 
bigballer27 said:
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im glad you left out the details
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haha yeah all I'm saying is that no matter how long you've been around the hospital... every so often something happens where you say : now THAT is gross! :laugh:
 
BWSTW said:
bombing the hell out of the MCAT. 🙁

I'm sure it didn't help with everybody under the sun texting me and doing wht they could to distract me. Still discouraging knowing that I have less than a week before I take the damned thing. sigh.
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keep your chin up... hardly anybody feels 100% ready for the MCAT.

Just look at your average test scores and don't let 1 test get you scared 🙂
 
rHinO1 said:
keep your chin up... hardly anybody feels 100% ready for the MCAT.

Just look at your average test scores and don't let 1 test get you scared 🙂
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Thanks, I appreciate the words of encouragement. 🙂
 
Hmm...all I hear is crickets. I guess I should have gone out tonight! 🙁
 
im here....too tired to go out tonight after a loonnng week

i need my body to recuperate at least until tomorrow night
 
duckgirl24 said:
Babysitting. We're gonna rage. Haha not a big weekend for me.
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children can be so hard lol. just take them to an arcade, let them run around and play for a little and then they come home and crash so hard hahaha
 
bigballer27 said:
children can be so hard lol. just take them to an arcade, let them run around and play for a little and then they come home and crash so hard hahaha
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Or give them large amounts of candy and they go wild until they fall asleep. Actually for the ones I'm babysitting all that's involved is Disney movies and pizza. Pretty easy. 👍
 
duckgirl24 said:
Or give them large amounts of candy and they go wild until they fall asleep. Actually for the ones I'm babysitting all that's involved is Disney movies and pizza. Pretty easy. 👍
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yeah boring though, no? unless you havent seen the movies either lol...
 
I also enjoy how a few guests are following this action-packed conversation. We're just so interesting and awesome 🙂
 
duckgirl24 said:
I also enjoy how a few guests are following this action-packed conversation. We're just so interesting and awesome 🙂
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:laugh:..i don't blame them.

is it family you're babysitting? or is it like for some side cash$$$
 
bigballer27 said:
:laugh:..i don't blame them.

is it family you're babysitting? or is it like for some side cash$$$
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Neighbors. So an easy commute is another bonus.

Yikes, didn't realize how tired I was. I think it's time to call it a night. 😴 Thanks for the random small talk though 🙂
 
duckgirl24 said:
Neighbors. So an easy commute is another bonus.

Yikes, didn't realize how tired I was. I think it's time to call it a night. 😴 Thanks for the random small talk though 🙂
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hah no prob. night
 
FlowRate said:
BTW the cupcakes were a big hit last night 😀
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I cannot wait for Monday....at my little place the special is blueberry lemon and the surprise flavor is pink lemonade. 😍
 
Sigh, 3 more weeks of summer session left. Can't wait for it to end. Been doing summer sessions for awhile now and have been doing school nonstop since deciding on going into medicine. Looking forward to the second half of this summer, even if I have do finish up secondaries during it 😛.

Anyone super excited at the thought of going on interviews this fall? I can't stop thinking about it!!!🙂
 
FlowRate said:
Interviews are gonna be sweet. I love traveling! I just hope it doesn't stress the semester too bad :x
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Yeah, tell me about it. I'm starting this research program in August that's full time and haven't mentioned to them that I might need time off in September-January for interviews, particularly because I don't want to jinx anything 😕. I'm stoked about interviews though, hopefully I get a lot back east, would be fun to fly across the country and check out Boston/NY etc.

I know people did this awhile back, but my top choices are Cornell/UCLA - We'll see how it goes, I'm applying to too many reach schools lol may not get in anywhere.

Question, to kill time: What has been the toughest part of this whole pre-med process for all of you?

For me it was balancing family life with the rigors of schoolwork and studying. I was taking care of my sick mom until she passed away in February, and doing that and taking classes was really stressful. Also, after she passed, staying in school and doing well and studying for the MCAT while dealing with her death was really hard.
 
rafflecopter said:
Question, to kill time: What has been the toughest part of this whole pre-med process for all of you?

For me it was balancing family life with the rigors of schoolwork and studying. I was taking care of my sick mom until she passed away in February, and doing that and taking classes was really stressful. Also, after she passed, staying in school and doing well and studying for the MCAT while dealing with her death was really hard.
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For me its been overcoming my difficulties with math. I am very science oriented and have a photographic memory so those classes were fun for me. I struggled insanely through chem and physics, simply because of the (basic) math involved. 👎
 
rafflecopter said:
Yeah, tell me about it. I'm starting this research program in August that's full time and haven't mentioned to them that I might need time off in September-January for interviews, particularly because I don't want to jinx anything 😕. I'm stoked about interviews though, hopefully I get a lot back east, would be fun to fly across the country and check out Boston/NY etc.

I know people did this awhile back, but my top choices are Cornell/UCLA - We'll see how it goes, I'm applying to too many reach schools lol may not get in anywhere.

Question, to kill time: What has been the toughest part of this whole pre-med process for all of you?

For me it was balancing family life with the rigors of schoolwork and studying. I was taking care of my sick mom until she passed away in February, and doing that and taking classes was really stressful. Also, after she passed, staying in school and doing well and studying for the MCAT while dealing with her death was really hard.
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Definitely anything MCAT related. Studying, worrying, waiting, then worrying again when scores came back. I'm insecure about my score lol.

Also, overanalyzing my application/stats/chances. I'm taking a year off and since I'm not in school I feel like a waste of life.
 
rafflecopter said:
Question, to kill time: What has been the toughest part of this whole pre-med process for all of you?

For me it was balancing family life with the rigors of schoolwork and studying. I was taking care of my sick mom until she passed away in February, and doing that and taking classes was really stressful. Also, after she passed, staying in school and doing well and studying for the MCAT while dealing with her death was really hard.
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Gosh, I'm sure that was rough. I wouldn't want to have to go through that.

Like ducky said, I think the hardest part of all this is the worrying. I think even the more laid back of us still worry all the time. There's a lot of vulnerability and related stress in applying to MD school.
 
FlowRate said:
Like ducky said, I think the hardest part of all this is the worrying. I think even the more laid back of us still worry all the time. There's a lot of vulnerability and related stress in applying to MD school.
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I agree. Especially when you see that 55% of the people who apply to medical school don't get in. Course I'd venture to guess that the majority of them don't spend every waking minute on SDN getting the right information they need to do well in preparing their application, getting study tips for the MCAT and classes, and generally learning how to do everything right in this process. I'd say the numbers for people like us are a lot closer to 80% acceptance.

There are simply way too many people who do not take this seriously. At my testing center, I talked to a guy who didn't even know that the AAMC had any practice tests available 😱. A friend of mine has a cousin who thinks he's a super genius and doesn't need to study for the MCAT or take any practice test of any kind. He's going to take it in a week and I don't have high hopes.
 
rafflecopter said:
I agree. Especially when you see that 55% of the people who apply to medical school don't get in. Course I'd venture to guess that the majority of them don't spend every waking minute on SDN getting the right information they need to do well in preparing their application, getting study tips for the MCAT and classes, and generally learning how to do everything right in this process. I'd say the numbers for people like us are a lot closer to 80% acceptance.

There are simply way too many people who do not take this seriously. At my testing center, I talked to a guy who didn't even know that the AAMC had any practice tests available 😱. A friend of mine has a cousin who thinks he's a super genius and doesn't need to study for the MCAT or take any practice test of any kind. He's going to take it in a week and I don't have high hopes.
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:xf:
 
rafflecopter said:
Yeah, tell me about it. I'm starting this research program in August that's full time and haven't mentioned to them that I might need time off in September-January for interviews, particularly because I don't want to jinx anything 😕. I'm stoked about interviews though, hopefully I get a lot back east, would be fun to fly across the country and check out Boston/NY etc.

I know people did this awhile back, but my top choices are Cornell/UCLA - We'll see how it goes, I'm applying to too many reach schools lol may not get in anywhere.

Question, to kill time: What has been the toughest part of this whole pre-med process for all of you?

For me it was balancing family life with the rigors of schoolwork and studying. I was taking care of my sick mom until she passed away in February, and doing that and taking classes was really stressful. Also, after she passed, staying in school and doing well and studying for the MCAT while dealing with her death was really hard.
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Haha, I think my top choice school changes every other day (which is good, since it'll be hard for me to be disappointed). Some of the cities I'm applying to I either haven't been to or it's been ages since I've seen them. I'm really focusing a lot on location for this, since I'm from a small town and went to college in a moderately small place. I'd really like an urban experience (though I'm not sure I can handle all that Manhattan has to offer).

Re: the worst part of this process... I'd have to say it's the worrying and uncertainty. That and worrying about how to save money so I can avoid having a lot of debt. A lot of people aren't so concerned about the money, but I'd prefer to avoid debt as much as I can while still being happy.

Man, 2015 has been dead this weekend. What's everyone been up to?
 
rafflecopter said:
Question, to kill time: What has been the toughest part of this whole pre-med process for all of you?
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For me it was balancing taking care of my son, doing well in classes, working, conducting research, volunteering, and doing all of the things that you need to do to be successful in this game.

In my opinion the hardest part of getting accepted is over. Filling out applications and interviewing is a lot more exciting than the day to day grind of getting to this point. I know there is a lot left to do, but there is no way in hell I am going to fall down at the finish line.
 
rHinO1 said:
In my opinion the hardest part of getting accepted is over. Filling out applications and interviewing is a lot more exciting than the day to day grind of getting to this point. I know there is a lot left to do, but there is no way in hell I am going to fall down at the finish line.
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this.
 
y'all know about sdn live right....?
 
rHinO1 said:
dude I bet that felt good to quit... I've got a horrid new manager and if I wasn't so professional I'd love to tell her off when I put in my notice.

Sorry about UCLA, but I can't wait to hear the inside info on UCD.

nerd 😛

j/k, you know I 😍 ya
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Hahaha...I am a nerd...and I'm proud, dammit. I bet YOU can't recite lines from both The Cosby Show and Stargate SG-😉

Elijah05 said:
sure i could always give you guys some stuff here when im done with M1. 🙂. Youll have to remind me this time next year though.
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Done.
FlowRate said:
BTW the cupcakes were a big hit last night 😀
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Did the ladies love you?

rafflecopter said:
Yeah, tell me about it. I'm starting this research program in August that's full time and haven't mentioned to them that I might need time off in September-January for interviews, particularly because I don't want to jinx anything 😕. I'm stoked about interviews though, hopefully I get a lot back east, would be fun to fly across the country and check out Boston/NY etc.

I know people did this awhile back, but my top choices are Cornell/UCLA - We'll see how it goes, I'm applying to too many reach schools lol may not get in anywhere.

Question, to kill time: What has been the toughest part of this whole pre-med process for all of you?

For me it was balancing family life with the rigors of schoolwork and studying. I was taking care of my sick mom until she passed away in February, and doing that and taking classes was really stressful. Also, after she passed, staying in school and doing well and studying for the MCAT while dealing with her death was really hard.
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Three things: knowing my own limitations and respecting them, ignoring naysayers, and learning that most information about myself should be given on a "need to know" basis only.
I know I have a better chance of getting in if I apply to certain schools but I also know that my quality of life is very important to me that I do not want to be in another crappy grad school situation unless it is a last resort. Like....third cycle last resort. Also, people suck and love you give you career advice even though they don't know ****.

Like rHinO....I am feeling like it is mostly happy stuff from here.

Hoody said:
y'all know about sdn live right....?
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?
bigballer27 said:
i think we were all pretty much lost without you the last few days
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fixed.
 
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