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Suncrusher said:
Dear medical school,

I am diverse because I look good naked, so I cyberstreak to entertain other nervous premeds. Please accept me because of this.

Sincerely,
Suncrusher


(acceptances = in the bag, now 😛)
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:laugh: I fully approve. 👍
 
I think the requirement of having science professors write LORs doesn't make much sense for people whose majors aren't science. I wasn't a science major and knew my psychology professors much better than any science professor, since required sciences are all huge lecture classes. It seems like grades should be enough to show science ability, and LORs should be about personality/character.

/endrant.
 
Suncrusher said:
Dear medical school,

I am diverse because I look good naked, so I cyberstreak to entertain other nervous premeds. Please accept me because of this.

Sincerely,
Suncrusher


(acceptances = in the bag, now 😛)
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This assertion is useless without pics.

duckgirl24 said:
I think the requirement of having science professors write LORs doesn't make much sense for people whose majors aren't science. I wasn't a science major and knew my psychology professors much better than any science professor, since required sciences are all huge lecture classes. It seems like grades should be enough to show science ability, and LORs should be about personality/character.

/endrant.
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TOTALLY agree. I wish all of my LORs could be from employers because THEY are the ones that see me more hours of the day and also know the stresses I deal with in school yet despite it all, I still remain awesome on the job. Teachers only care if I get an A or not and don't give a **** or don't know that I haven't slept in 3 days. LAME.

We should start a revolution.
 
CougarMD said:
This assertion is useless without pics.


TOTALLY agree. I wish all of my LORs could be from employers because THEY are the ones that see me more hours of the day and also know the stresses I deal with in school yet despite it all, I still remain awesome on the job. Teachers only care if I get an A or not and don't give a **** or don't know that I haven't slept in 3 days. LAME.

We should start a revolution.
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If SDN could be a musical, I would totes bust out in the Beatles song 'Revolution' right about now... 😛
 
CougarMD said:
TOTALLY agree. I wish all of my LORs could be from employers because THEY are the ones that see me more hours of the day and also know the stresses I deal with in school yet despite it all, I still remain awesome on the job.
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My current employer is my former undergrad science professor/research mentor. Best LOR ever. Tell me how jealous you are. I want to feed on your sweet, sweet jealousy

CougarMD said:
This assertion is useless without pics.
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I feel like this might break the forum rules, and if I get banned then what will I do to entertain myself while I refresh my email and admission status pages every 5 minutes for the next 10 months or so? If it's not breaking the rules, I just need to crop or pixelate something, brb real quick-like.
 
Awww, Sun, this is not a thread of jealousy...this is a thread of support🙂

loua.....my LIFE is a musical😉 That song was already running through my head😉
 
Suncrusher said:
Sigh, I wish I were diverse...

other than my amazing ability to use the subjunctive mood correctly, there is nothing that makes me stand out at all
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You'd be surprised how rare you are in that.

I feel like I have "obvious" diversity, and given that I've already mentioned some of that in my personal statement, I've been trying to come up with other things. It's hard.

CougarMD said:
This assertion is useless without pics.


TOTALLY agree. I wish all of my LORs could be from employers because THEY are the ones that see me more hours of the day and also know the stresses I deal with in school yet despite it all, I still remain awesome on the job. Teachers only care if I get an A or not and don't give a **** or don't know that I haven't slept in 3 days. LAME.

We should start a revolution.
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I second this motion.

Suncrusher said:
My current employer is my former undergrad science professor/research mentor. Best LOR ever. Tell me how jealous you are. I want to feed on your sweet, sweet jealousy
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There is a vampire joke here somewhere but I can't put my finger on it.
 
CougarMD said:
Awww, Sun, this is not a thread of jealousy...this is a thread of support🙂
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whimsical said:
There is a vampire joke here somewhere but I can't put my finger on it.
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It was supposed to be a South Park reference. Scott Tenorman episode, anyone? I guess my joke failed twice since it wasn't funny AND make Cougs feel bad
 
Just got two more secondaries! UVA & Tulane 👍! Lets hear it for 2 weeks off during Mardi Gras and spicy gumbo!
 
FlowRate said:
Up, just got UVA as well. I have like 6 to do now!!



For lunch 😀. I didn't feel like getting out of bed till 11 lol.
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6? Sounds like an awesome weekend 😛 I've got 3 I'm going to do my best to finish this weekend. At least I'm starting to figure out why I'm special :laugh: My summer classes are forcing me to work on secondaries far slower than I would otherwise.

We could be roommates Flow, b/c the 11 am breakfast is definitely how I roll 👍
 
MB333999 said:
haha im the opposite, lunch food for breakfast 👍👍
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Sometimes I wake up too late and have to skip breakfast entirely, but I always enjoy a good brinner (breakfast for dinner). A stack of pancakes with butter and syrup is good any time of day
 
rHinO1 said:
Sometimes I wake up too late and have to skip breakfast entirely, but I always enjoy a good brinner (breakfast for dinner). A stack of pancakes with butter and syrup is good any time of day
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👍 I could eat breakfast foods any time of day.
 
haha all this food talk is making me hungry. I'm going to have to leave the library in search of food...
 
Breakfast foods are the worst time-organized category of foods! You all have got everything wrong. 👎

<-- Skips breakfast; dinner foods for both lunch and dinner...and second-dinner.

I get hungry at 11am, 4pm, and 8pm. Is that really weird?
 
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rHinO1 said:
Just got two more secondaries! UVA & Tulane 👍! Lets hear it for 2 weeks off during Mardi Gras and spicy gumbo!
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yes yes yes to the bolded! got tulane's a few days ago...mmmm spicy gumbo and mardi gras 😀
 
mmmm i love breakfast foods too...dang you guys are making me hungry...i can make a bomb ass omelet too.
 
Suncrusher said:
Breakfast foods are the worst time-organized category of foods! You all have got everything wrong. 👎

<-- Skips breakfast; dinner foods for both lunch and dinner...and second-dinner.

I get hungry at 11am, 4pm, and 8pm. Is that really weird?
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😱

but no that is not weird. although i never have set times that i get hungry...i just eat whenever, no matter how early or late
 
I tend to get hungry around 10, 11:30 3 and 6. I have a light snack around 3 and then dinner at 6
 
Someone pinch me to wake me up. I think I'm living in a nightmare. My LOR writer from biology didn't use official letterhead or sign the letter (how is that even possible?) apparently. :scared: Bonus: he no longer works at the university and I have no way of getting a hold of him now. Don't really know what to do now.
 
duckgirl24 said:
Someone pinch me to wake me up. I think I'm living in a nightmare. My LOR writer from biology didn't use official letterhead or sign the letter (how is that even possible?) apparently. :scared: Bonus: he no longer works at the university and I have no way of getting a hold of him now. Don't really know what to do now.
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sorry that sucks 🙁. I went through a similar problem with 2 of my writers not signing their letters.

Try your profs university e-mail. Hopefully he forwarded to whatever account he is currently using.
 
Geekchick921 said:
Alright... they supposedly have all of my transcripts now. Grrrrr.
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Yaaay!

Also *gulp* I just got my first interview invite. Literally hours after I submitted the secondary. This ish is starting. Right now.
 
whimsical said:
Yaaay!

Also *gulp* I just got my first interview invite. Literally hours after I submitted the secondary. This ish is starting. Right now.
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Yay! :clap: Wow! That was quick! :luck:
 
whimsical said:
I literally screamed in my cubicle.
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This is precisely why I am going to wait until I am finished with work, drive an hour to my home and log onto my computer there before looking at my MCAT score. :scared:
 
duckgirl24 said:
Someone pinch me to wake me up. I think I'm living in a nightmare. My LOR writer from biology didn't use official letterhead or sign the letter (how is that even possible?) apparently. :scared: Bonus: he no longer works at the university and I have no way of getting a hold of him now. Don't really know what to do now.
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I am living the same nightmare....but for more than one letter....so screwed🙁


whimsical, congratulations!!!!! Can I ask what school?🙂
 
Suncrusher said:
It was supposed to be a South Park reference. Scott Tenorman episode, anyone? I guess my joke failed twice since it wasn't funny AND make Cougs feel bad
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You can make me feel instantly better with some pics😉


I am SO lame when it comes to South Park references....I apologize for my lack of cool pop-cultureness.


I am seriously crying about the LOR thing.

1 letter - promised to be in a week ago. Is MIA. WTF
The other letters - 1 for sure not on letterhead.
1 - maybe not on letterhead - no way to find out unless a school calls me on it because prof is gone until Sept
 
CougarMD said:
You can make me feel instantly better with some pics😉


I am SO lame when it comes to South Park references....I apologize for my lack of cool pop-cultureness.


I am seriously crying about the LOR thing.

1 letter - promised to be in a week ago. Is MIA. WTF
The other letters - 1 for sure not on letterhead.
1 - maybe not on letterhead - no way to find out unless a school calls me on it because prof is gone until Sept
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Such a cougar, Cougs. Love it.

Hm, seems like it's time for some emergency e-mailing. First - harass the writer of the first letter about this letter any way possible.

Second letter - maybe try contacting the school to see if they know where he went?

And I'd suggest you start thinking of alternatives, even if they're not your first choice. You can do this! It will all work out, as soon as you calm down. *SDN e-hugs*
 
whimsical said:
Such a cougar, Cougs. Love it.

Hm, seems like it's time for some emergency e-mailing. First - harass the writer of the first letter about this letter any way possible.

Second letter - maybe try contacting the school to see if they know where he went?

And I'd suggest you start thinking of alternatives, even if they're not your first choice. You can do this! It will all work out, as soon as you calm down. *SDN e-hugs*
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Yeah, luckily I was able to send an email to the missing letter writer saying "don't forget to put it on letterhead"! Hah🙂 We'll see if she gets the hint. She told me today at the absolute LATEST but more likely 2 weeks ago. Blah.

School doesn't know...it is a CC. It is not too horrible though because he is science letter #3....if the other two are fine and on letterhead, it can just be chucked. I got an extra for exactly this reason.

Email was sent to the non-letterhead prof which she must be expecting because my friend who got a letter from me was the one who told me his wasn't on letterhead.

I can't believe I didn't know about the strictness of letterhead enough to remind people🙁 Except for this one lazy letter, all of my letters were into Interfolio in March🙁

I've done all the damage control I can do for today.

I think I need to go watch Tom Cruise blow stuff up.
Edit: Could I possibly say "letterhead" any more than I already have?
 
wait a second... what is this letter head thing? I just asked for letters, how do i know if they are on letterheads and signed? the F!?!
 
CougarMD said:
You can make me feel instantly better with some pics😉


I am SO lame when it comes to South Park references....I apologize for my lack of cool pop-cultureness.


I am seriously crying about the LOR thing.

1 letter - promised to be in a week ago. Is MIA. WTF
The other letters - 1 for sure not on letterhead.
1 - maybe not on letterhead - no way to find out unless a school calls me on it because prof is gone until Sept
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You can call amcas to verify if your letters are signed and on letterhead. Sorry you're stressing.
 
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