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@hellanutella , when are you UCSD'ing?
Many congrats to @hellanutella for UCSD!! Very exciting!!!
Also, I've been meaning to ask -- @turayza, do you and your boyfriend have any interviews in common or in the same general area?
@hellanutella, I'm curious: your #1 choice on the east vs your #1 choice on the west
Who wins?
Wait, @turayza's a girl???????? ...I need to start paying more attention to everyone's genders........Many congrats to @hellanutella for UCSD!! Very exciting!!!
Also, I've been meaning to ask -- @turayza, do you and your boyfriend have any interviews in common or in the same general area?
@hellanutella, I'm curious: your #1 choice on the east vs your #1 choice on the west
Who wins?
Edit:
This question also applies to anyone else that's applying to both coasts @infinitessimal @No Limits @sunflower18 @ProbablyAPenguin
@turayza (most likely I'm missing ppl)
Thank you! I'm so excited to spend some time at @hoihaie 's alma mater!
@infinitessimal
October 21st! (Will I see you there as well as Vandy?). Good luck on your interviews! You're doing Columbia & Penn right now, correct?
Waiting for a time series to finish, so here's an interview photo dump. Warning: long post ahead.
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Ayres Hotel at UCI. So. Many. Tiny. Boats.
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UCI campus. The weather was so serene.
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Big 'ol meaty plate of nigiri sushi in NYC.
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Spying on folks at the Met. I spent a full day here because I'm such a museum dork.
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Sinai's Annenberg building. (The small glass pyramid to the left is the Guggenheim pavilion).
I appreciate your response!Oooof. Hard one. Let me see how I like the rest of my interviews and who accepts me.
Personally, if I was lucky enough to be accepted to either of my NYC schools, I'd take off there in a heartbeat. Really feel like the city would be a good fit for my personality and I felt at home on both campuses. I was very frugal during UG, so I would not be opposed to picking a private/OOS school over a UC.
However, I think the biggest factor will be second look. I went to an UG that was personally not a good "fit" ...and it was a very long four years. The personality of the student body will be a huge deciding factor for me.
Do you want to move away from NYC, or would you like to stay?
I think you will have a choice between arctic weather and 1st ave (if I'm correct about the schools). And they are vastly different!Interesting question!! I haven't really delineated my top choices into regions before... I don't have ANY west coast interviews yet, so I guess my regions right now are midwest vs east coast. As of now, I have one top choice in the midwest and another on the east coast, and they are extremely different in ways other than region as well. I'm not quite sure what to make of that... I'll have a clearer answer after I have interviewed at both, but my gut tells me that the midwest school is where I'd most like to end up. Where I'm most LIKELY to end up? Different story I love both of my top choices though and I would be so honoured to be accepted to either one. My guess is that I will not have the fortune of choosing between them.
I think you will have a choice between arctic weather and 1st ave (if I'm correct about the schools). And they are vastly different!
I appreciate your response!
For obvious reasons (and more ...), my life in NYC has been far from splendid. And I often dream about med school on the west coast (hence my cameos in the Cali school specific threads ) Although, I am fully aware that (under better circumstances) this is one of the best places to live and attend med school. And it's great for me to come across ppl that would likely choose NYC over Cali because it gives me a fresher perspective (@sunflower18 is already aware of this paradox ).
In other words, I don't want to lose sight of the amazing places in my immediate area, and it helps that others are eager to come here.
My choice will be easy to make - whoever accepts me lulz (although I'd love to attend UNC above all else)
@hellanutella Those donuts are making me so hungry! I also ran today and haven't eaten all day, so...lol.
The only picture I took was of the pylons at WVU.
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@hellanutella your pictures are fantastic!!! I haven't taken very many Bad sunflower. MCW is tomorrow, Mayo is Monday! Penn State review being posted momentarily!
@sunflower18 when is Mayo for you? I'm so excited for your next batch of school recaps.
PS: @onceawolverine how did you like USC? (And what time will you be at UCSD?).
Crossing my fingers for you! A pity they release decisions after the 15th. Good luck at Mizzou!
Annnnnddd..... more photos:
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Pitt's Cathedral of Learning!
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The old medical school building at UVA
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Early morning at USC (had to beat traffic). Sadly, no palm trees @Cyberdyne 101
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Gourmet doughnut run post 'SC interview (clockwise: s'more, thin mint, cinnamon-sugar cronut, and key lime pie).
Honestly, I can't think of any complaints. Wait, if you really want a Haagen Dazs shop close by, you'll have to take CornellGreat to have the east coast perspective as well! We all want what we currently don't have. What have been your biggest complaints about NYC thus far? (Aside from the insane COL)
Hopefully CA will give you some love when you apply! I must admit that it's a real sweet place to be... except when it comes to med school applications.
@hellanutella, I'm curious: your #1 choice on the east vs your #1 choice on the west
Who wins?
Edit:
This question also applies to anyone else that's applying to both coasts @infinitessimal @No Limits @sunflower18 @ProbablyAPenguin
@turayza (most likely I'm missing ppl)
Wait, @turayza's a girl???????? ...I need to start paying more attention to everyone's genders........
My choice will be easy to make - whoever accepts me lulz (although I'd love to attend UNC above all else)
IM A GIRL TOO!
IM A GIRL PENGUIN PENGUINS HAVE GENDERS TOOI thought you were a penguin. Now, I feel lied to.
Our leader has betrayed usI thought you were a penguin. Now, I feel lied to.
A girl penguinnnnnnnOur leader has betrayed us
PS: [USER=624359]@onceawolverine how did you like USC? (And what time will you be at UCSD?).[/USER]
I really liked USC, although there were a few smaller things that concerned me ever so slightly. If I get an acceptance, I'll have to really use second look to try to tease out a few of my worries...
Right now I'm scheduled to interview at UCSD in the third week of October, but it might have to get pushed back :/
we VERY well might be meeting each other on the 21stI have a feeling second look will prove essential for any acceptances that I get. While some people can get a good "feel" for a school on interview day, I have been unable to do so. I definitely need more time to scope out everything.
Pssssssttt.... if it's the 16th... get the 21st (though it is nice they give you the option to switch!)
Unfortunately some places can be bureaucratic mazes. Hopefully it'll be fixed by this weekend.I still haven't been 'reinstated' at the school I mistakenly withdrew from. Called again today and they said they'd fix it. I'll check again tomorrow afternoon and call if it hasn't been done.
YES. I've had the core one before! It was divine. The salted caramel core one is also fantastic.
Gelato is a lot like ice cream, only it has a denser, smoother texture. A lot of this varies by brand, too.
Talenti salted caramel is definitely one of my favourites. It's got little chocolate-caramel truffles in it. Their double dark chocolate also has a dash of vermouth in it, so it has a really rich, luxurious taste.
Aside from having been locked up writing a nightmarish 45 page document (animal regulatory protocols, how much I hate writing you!!!) and working 54 hours since MONDAY I've overlooked this thread and seriously missed out
Bad sdn! BAAAD sdn! No alerts on this thread and I've missed so much! A very invigorating discussion on ice cream (I binge on cereal fyi... 6 bowls of Kix yesterday ), top choice schools and the must-hear all-important question on interview day! @hellanutella someone asked the cadaver question at my Pitt interview too (the only interview I''ve attended so far)!! LOL
And those pictures of Pitt are delightful. Here's a couple I took...
I personally hope @sunflower18 gets another top choice right here at the heart of the midwest We shall see how far I succeed! And I get to judge too because I'm interviewing at my home U on Monday Gonna be interesting from this vantage
Also, I've been meaning to ask -- @turayza, do you and your boyfriend have any interviews in common or in the same general area?
You're not the only one who doesn't like big cities! I grew up in a small town my whole life.Nooo he sucks at applying and is still working on the last few secondaries but we have UW in common. What an exciting romantic 20 minute drive we will have to the interview LOL
@hellanutella omg sashimi...looks so good... and donuts....
@Cyberdyne 101 Ooh picking a school on each coast is tough. I think west coast I'd have to go with UW...in-state tuition kind of trumps everything. And it has a great program of course. East coast--I realized after last week that NYC is definitely not the city for me (heheh I feel like the only one!!) and I'd be hard-pressed to choose a school in NYC. Lovedddd OSU (midwest) so perhaps OSU for now? Haven't gotten to see any of the Chicago schools yet but after NYC I feel iffy about big cities Also haven't seen Vandy!!
IM A GIRL PENGUIN PENGUINS HAVE GENDERS TOO
A girl penguinnnnnnn
A girl penguinnnnnnn
Nooo he sucks at applying and is still working on the last few secondaries but we have UW in common. What an exciting romantic 20 minute drive we will have to the interview LOL
@hellanutella omg sashimi...looks so good... and donuts....
@Cyberdyne 101 Ooh picking a school on each coast is tough. I think west coast I'd have to go with UW...in-state tuition kind of trumps everything. And it has a great program of course. East coast--I realized after last week that NYC is definitely not the city for me (heheh I feel like the only one!!) and I'd be hard-pressed to choose a school in NYC. Lovedddd OSU (midwest) so perhaps OSU for now? Haven't gotten to see any of the Chicago schools yet but after NYC I feel iffy about big cities Also haven't seen Vandy!!
I'm in! It's a strong group!Girl penguins unite!!
I just spent a really long time reading all of these and you all are so wonderful! I want in. Good luck everyone!
Speaking of significant others during the application process... does anybody have experience sharing an interview date with their SO? UVM assigned me the same day as my boyfriend... somewhat nervous since I do not want to be unprofessional, but I also do not want to ignore him during the day haha. Traveling together will be fun though!
Awww that's so cute!!! And Vermont is gorgeous! I can't offer any insight unfortunately but maybe this could be the time to try out the "meet-each-other-for-the-first-time-again" scenario?
And you guys coming from the same school and the same state? TOTAL coincidence.
I've got this figured out, my friend
We are coming from the same school and we are both doing research at NIH currently. He is from CA and I am a VA resident. Burlington and UVM COM are quite reminiscent of our undergrad so it will be an interesting experience for both of us.
And thanks! I think it could work out well as long as I don't act too friendly to him
Welcome fingers-crossed!!! We certainly are a rowdy but warm bunch over here... think of us as being the crazy fun distant cousins you never met over the holidays
May I entice you to join team Spongebob by any chance? What about if I give you a Krabby Patty??? With extra kelp?
This appears to be the year of the Penguin but @10Acious , @gettheleadout (our undeclared leader) and I shall remain tenacious
Oh, I am sure it will! Good luck!
On another note, if folks don't figure out by the end of the interview that you all dating they'd think your stars are aligned I'm a hopeless romantic if you can't tell already, but I promise I'll shut up now