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So I was looking around on MDapplicants.com today, and I came across an account that I swear should be mine in a few months. Same exact GPA (both overall and BCPM), same MCAT score (with a similar breakdown by section), similar school (well-known private school in the South), and very comparable extra curriculars (research, volunteering, leadership). The person was even a social science major/life science minor like myself! 😱 Needless to say, it felt very strange to see an account that so closely mirrored my own. Has anyone else ever come across this? It sure felt a bit odd...

 

[Blue Scrub]

I've never used MDApps, but that is pretty weird....maybe your long lost twin?

 

[MedicineBird]

So I was looking around on MDapplicants.com today, and I came across an account that I swear should be mine in a few months. Same exact GPA (both overall and BCPM), same MCAT score (with a similar breakdown by section), similar school (well-known private school in the South), and very comparable extra curriculars (research, volunteering, leadership). The person was even a social science major/life science minor like myself! 😱 Needless to say, it felt very strange to see an account that so closely mirrored my own. Has anyone else ever come across this? It sure felt a bit odd...

😱 welcome to the Outer Limits. doodoodoodoodooodoodoodooo 😱

 

[firebody]

So I was looking around on MDapplicants.com today, and I came across an account that I swear should be mine in a few months. Same exact GPA (both overall and BCPM), same MCAT score (with a similar breakdown by section), similar school (well-known private school in the South), and very comparable extra curriculars (research, volunteering, leadership). The person was even a social science major/life science minor like myself! 😱 Needless to say, it felt very strange to see an account that so closely mirrored my own. Has anyone else ever come across this? It sure felt a bit odd...

it just means you're not special. don't feel bad. a good majority of applicants each year pretty much carry the same stats and extracurriculars....it's no biggie. it's hard these days to stand out. even volunteering abroad brings out the occasional groan from admissions commitee..'oh, here's another one that volunteered in Africa..yawn.' the funniest thing though is when 4.0 gpa and 40+ MCAT student wonders why they don't get interviews at top schools like hopkins or harvard - what they don't realize is that unless they've shown potential to be leaders in the field of medicine, chances of getting in the school let alone the interview is pretty much null. i actually applaud these institutions for doing that....if you do happen to be lucky enough to be invited for an interview to harvard or hopkins, then a congratulations to what an outstanding student you must be.

 

[Khenon]

😱 welcome to the Outer Limits. doodoodoodoodooodoodoodooo 😱

Hey B*tch! What are you doing here?!

😉 You know I love you.

 

[MedicineBird]

Hey B*tch! What are you doing here?!

😉 You know I love you.

wahtever. go eat something

 

[Khenon]

wahtever. go eat something

I'll eat something if you bite me.

 

[mustangsally65]

😱 welcome to the Outer Limits. doodoodoodoodooodoodoodooo 😱

Isn't that the Twilight Zone? 😕

 

[MedicineBird]

I'll eat something if you bite me.

keep dreaming

 

[MedicineBird]

Isn't that the Twilight Zone? 😕

I knew someone was going to say that. THe defense I've decided on is that "dodododododooooodddododododddoooo" implies no specific tune. It could be Innagaddadavida for all I know.

 

[Khenon]

keep dreaming

I do secretly want you.

 

[MedicineBird]

I do secretly want you.

I know. They all do. Don't worry -- there's plenty of pudge to go around.

 

[45408]

16000 applicants....good chance that at least a few people are gonna be quite close.

 

[Psycho Doctor]

keep dreaming

is this a playful romance or something?

 

[Ambs]

is this a playful romance or something?

A romance on SDN? We have reached new heights of nerd-dom.

 

[MedicineBird]

A romance on SDN? We have reached new heights of nerd-dom.

Hahahaha -- nooooo. Khenon is actually engaged to be married in HAWAII this summer. Alas, she is already spoken for.

On another note -- sorry to have participated in the hijacking of this thread.

 

[Ambs]

Hahahaha -- nooooo. Khenon is actually engaged to be married in HAWAII this summer. Alas, she is already spoken for.

On another note -- sorry to have participated in the hijacking of this thread.

So, uh, does that mean you're single and available? 😉

 

[patzan]

I knew someone was going to say that. THe defense I've decided on is that "dodododododooooodddododododddoooo" implies no specific tune. It could be Innagaddadavida for all I know.

Eight doo's? That's definitely Twilight Zone...also eerie.

 

[MedicineBird]

So, uh, does that mean you're single and available? 😉

As flattered as I am by your interest, you have already offended me by interviewing in Portland and not even bothering to take a small trip over to Seattle to say hi to me. Plus it seems you have a love for fruit I could never share as I am allergic to most unprocessed fruits. Ambs, it will never work between us. Best of luck in the pursuit of your future on line romances.

 

[MedicineBird]

Eight doo's? That's definitely Twilight Zone...also eerie.

8 doo's could be the opening line to "Georgia on my Mind"

 

[Blue Scrub]

dooobeeedoobeeedooooooo

 

[MedicineBird]

doowahdoowahdoowaaaaaahhh

 

[GuyLaroche]

This was a fun thread. Now, back to obsessing about Harvard. So if I am complete and cannot log into the financial aid website, that means I am rejected, right?

 

[MedicineBird]

This was a fun thread. Now, back to obsessing about Harvard. So if I am complete and cannot log into the financial aid website, that means I am rejected, right?

no but it may mean you have been exposed to Ebola and that your mom was actually born a man. I read this in USN&WR so it must be true.

 

[Ambs]

This was a fun thread. Now, back to obsessing about Harvard. So if I am complete and cannot log into the financial aid website, that means I am rejected, right?

You should have written Harvard a short story or play as an update.

 

[Ambs]

As flattered as I am by your interest, you have already offended me by interviewing in Portland and not even bothering to take a small trip over to Seattle to say hi to me. Plus it seems you have a love for fruit I could never share as I am allergic to most unprocessed fruits. Ambs, it will never work between us. Best of luck in the pursuit of your future on line romances.

AH! But you were my top choice! 😡

How can you reject me with such a swift, seemingly apathetic review of my credentials? So I have a red flag or two on my application! But my numbers are beautifully proportionate!

I withdraw from further consideration. 😡

 

[MedicineBird]

AH! But you were my top choice! 😡

How can you reject me with such a swift, seemingly apathetic review of my credentials? So I have a red flag or two on my application! But my numbers are beautifully proportionate!

I withdraw from further consideration. 😡

Oh **** -- you're right!! I forgot to lead you on and build false hopes before cashing your check!

 

[Ambs]

Oh **** -- you're right!! I forgot to lead you on and build false hopes before cashing your check!

Yeah, who was looking for a long-term thing?! It was supposed to be a short, sweet deal ended abruptly with no real explanation. Alas, it will never be.

 

[MedicineBird]

Yeah, who was looking for a long-term thing?! It was supposed to be a short, sweet deal ended abruptly with no real explanation. Alas, it will never be.

so you're after a Tulane whereas I am more into a VCU type of rejection.

 

[getunconcsious]

- what they don't realize is that unless they've shown potential to be leaders in the field of medicine, chances of getting in the school let alone the interview is pretty much null.

But I just want to be a garden-variety follower in medicine. Is that so wrong? 😕

 

[Ambs]

But I just want to be a garden-variety follower in medicine. Is that so wrong? 😕

How are you feeling today? Better?

 

[Ambs]

so you're after a Tulane whereas I am more into a VCU type of rejection.

You speak the truth - this could never work. 🙁

 

[getunconcsious]

How are you feeling today? Better?

Actually yea, thanks for asking! My bootleg SSRI's have finally kicked in it seems. 🙂

 

[MedicineBird]

spoze the name of this thread shoud be changed to "random babbling"

 

[getunconcsious]

spoze the name of this thread shoud be changed to "random babbling"

LOL, spoze you're right. Now, back to fulfilling my mission of being SDN's version of 'Debbie Downer' from SNL 👍

 

[Ambs]

Actually yea, thanks for asking! My bootleg SSRI's have finally kicked in it seems. 🙂

I'm glad you're feeling better. 😉 But you're feeling better because you're going to med school this fall, and you rock.

On a "serious" note, I roomed a patient today who was on Celexa, trazodone, temazepam, morphine, and oxycodone. If any one of us were on those meds, we would be out for week(s).

 

[Ambs]

spoze the name of this thread shoud be changed to "random babbling"

Why does the sign in the restroom at my work say:

Wash your hands "before" you return to work.

Why is the before in quotations? What, is it a joke, like no one really does it? Did someone say that, and they're just quoting that person? WHY?

 

[getunconcsious]

I'm glad you're feeling better. 😉 But you're feeling better because you're going to med school this fall, and you rock.

On a "serious" note, I roomed a patient today who was on Celexa, trazodone, temazepam, morphine, and oxycodone. If any one of us were on those meds, we would be out for week(s).

Thanks ambs! 😍 And to think I was depressed all this time over UNSOM...I must have been crazy.

All I can say about your patient on the tricyclic/painkiller cocktail...that better be absolutely necessary.

And the handwashing sign in your bathroom at work is indeed confusing. In the lab where I work, the PI's started using 1:10 dilutions of liquid soap at the handwashing sink! Cheap bastard! How much can it possibly cost to have real soap when you've got RO1 grants??

 

[Ambs]

Thanks ambs! 😍 And to think I was depressed all this time over UNSOM...I must have been crazy.

All I can say about your patient on the tricyclic/painkiller cocktail...that better be absolutely necessary.

And the handwashing sign in your bathroom at work is indeed confusing. In the lab where I work, the PI's started using 1:10 dilutions of liquid soap at the handwashing sink! Cheap bastard! How much can it possibly cost to have real soap when you've got RO1 grants??

You're welcome! 🙂 UNSOM is ridiculous - they seriously need to get around to saying they'd love to have you. And then you can reject them!

Yeah, that patient... is... interesting. There's quite a few of them like that, and I don't know what to think of it any more.

The soap at my work is so bad on our hands that is actually causes dryness on the verge of bleeding knuckles. 😱 Yeah. So, I actually bought soft soap for us and some Lubriderm.

 

[abraxas20]

If someone is allergic to most unprocessed fruits, what part of the fruit are they actually allergic to? I am totally curious about this.

 

[MedicineBird]

If someone is allergic to most unprocessed fruits, what part of the fruit are they actually allergic to? I am totally curious about this.

If you figure this out be sure to let every allergist I've seen know. It's not insecticides (I've done bleach washes). It started out during puberty as only being allergic to apples and thanks to IgG has moved on to pears, peaches, apricots, plums -- pretty much anything that grows on a tree. I am also allergic to Birch and almonds which happen to be in the same family as apples. I can eat them after they've been cooked so you'd think it's a protein that denatures -- but the liklihood of that dereases as the number on the list of fruits increases. Another theory is that it is the sulfonamides in the pits of the fruit leaching into the flesh of the fruit. Either way I have yet to find an allergist that knows what to do about it. I would do unearthly things to be able to eat a peach.

 

[liverotcod]

So I was looking around on MDapplicants.com today, and I came across an account that I swear should be mine in a few months.

When you created the profile you must have checked the "Release results to past" checkbox.

 

[mshheaddoc]

no but it may mean you have been exposed to Ebola and that your mom was actually born a man. I read this in USN&WR so it must be true.

This might be quote worthy ... and must be ingrained in this thread forever.

 

[MedicineBird]

This might be quote worthy ... and must be ingrained in this thread forever.

So nice to know my humor is appreciated.