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"Fireside chat"
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11.) What are the characteristics of the most successful students in your class? How, if at all, do those characteristics differ from those of the most successful undergraduate students?
Bonus question: how do stress levels compare in the first 2 years to: a) average undergrad, b) mcat prep, c) application season?
So MaenadsDance gets called out as a gunner

Very cool! Thank you for organizing this Alex.
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Great talk, guys! Very helpful and very informative!
Very cool! Thank you for organizing this Alex.
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I just caught the last 10 mins, but it was awesome. I'm glad to see some genuine, from the heart, medical school advice.
Can't wait for the next one good job guys!
Thanks guys. That was very worthwhile to watch. 👍
Whew...anyone got a cigarette.
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NickNaylor should put this in the OP
You guys should do that again in the future, Very helpful and informative
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Thanks for your time guys!
Yay, I joined today xD
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Yay, I joined today xD
Welcome to SDN! 🙂
Please keep your arms and legs inside the ride at all times.
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Good job NickNaylor (and UChicago friends) and mmmcdowe! Your experiences at med school and advice are very useful, and I greatly appreciate you guys for taking the time to do it.
Welcome to SDN! 🙂
Please keep your arms and legs inside the ride at all times.
Haha, I'm too excited, 😀
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Haha, I'm too excited, 😀
Glad to see that! Hope you have fun in SDN!
Glad everyone liked it. We all had a great time, so we'll definitely do this again in the future. If you have any suggestions for improvements, some questions you'd like asked but we didn't answer, or any other feedback, please let us know.
And we were laughing because we were chatting on the side. 😉
And I apparently went down the wrong road with the Galapagos Islands. Dave said he studied abroad there and had a good time... lol.
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And we were laughing because we were chatting on the side. 😉
And I apparently went down the wrong road with the Galapagos Islands. Dave said he studied abroad there and had a good time... lol.
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I'm sure someone will be able to make use of this somewhere
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Oh good lord. What have I done. Also I apologize for my interpretation of that question... I paraphrased it in my notes in a way that made it sound more gunnerish than it actually was.
My bad!
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I'm sure someone will be able to make use of this somewhere
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This image is forever burned into my mind now.
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I wish there's some way to add the view count to the video.
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I'm sure someone will be able to make use of this somewhere
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I wish there's some way to add the view count to the video.
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Tumblr it... haha, random question but, what's up with the pancakes???
Tumblr it... haha, random question but, what's up with the pancakes???
Search "pancakes every day SLU" on YouTube for the reference.
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Tumblr it... haha, random question but, what's up with the pancakes???
This summarizes it nicely.
Medical School is like eating 5 pancakes every day. Not a big deal so long as you eat them every day. But, what if you don't want to eat pancakes one day? Well then you have to eat 10 pancakes the next day or 6 pancakes for five days. Pretty soon you end up with 40 pancakes to eat and only a day to do it in.
I stole this metaphor.
This summarizes it nicely.
Oh... Oh, my stomach hurts already, pretty much the same feelings right now since finals are next week
Thanks for the stolen metaphor 😛
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Caught the first 10 or so minutes. Looking forward to watching the rest later 🙂
Thanks NickNaylor. Currently watching. Btw, you remind me of Seth McFarlane (??).
Thanks NickNaylor. Currently watching. Btw, you remind me of Seth McFarlane (??).
Not sure if gracious... Or insulted...
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Not sure if gracious... Or insulted...
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Not an insult. You kind of favor him actually. I like Seth, he's not bad looking.
Not an insult. You kind of favor him actually. I like Seth, he's not bad looking.
haha "he's not bad looking"...quite a compliment
haha "he's not bad looking"...quite a compliment
In a "boy next door" way. Nick just know that it isn't an insult...AT ALL. You're definitely more attractive. Again, that wasn't the point of me mentioning it.
Not an insult. You kind of favor him actually. I like Seth, he's not bad looking.
Lol I don't mind either way, no worries. 😉
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In a "boy next door" way. Nick just know that it isn't an insult...AT ALL. You're definitely more attractive. Again, that wasn't the point of me mentioning it.
Well... that was odd...
I'm on top three times in a row. Just to mention it for no reason.
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