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I feel like I see the same 10 people always on here every time I sign on. Just out of curiosity, do you study as you post? Of course there's value in the information contained here, but I would also imagine there are diminishing returns. If time it took to post 10,000 posts were spent studying for MCAT or classes or volunteering, wouldn't that be more productive?

I really don't mean to put anyone down, I'm just really curious about you guys....
 
I do post off and on while studying. There are diminishing returns in obtaining information, but not in providing other people with the information you've gained. That said, I still spend time on here that would be better spent elsewhere.
 
gels take a loooooong time to run. and then it just became habit.
 
I mean, I don't have thousands per say, but I can definitely see how you can accumulate that many posts quickly. Look at the Class of 2004 thread, many of the "high posters", and myself as of recently, gain a lot of posts because we tend to treat SDN more like AIM or Gchat. It's more of a conversation through posts and you'd be really surprised how fast they add up. Craziness! So, I can't give you the actual answer, all I can say is that they add up VERY fast if you use it as a chat.
 
Meh, I only average like 2 - 3 posts/day. 🙄
 
I'm studying right now...
 
I don't have thousands...but I do feel like I am always on here, and yes, I study and post at the same time. It's like a little ritual.

EDIT: To answer your other question, I would probably be more effective if I stayed off, but the bottom line is I get done what I need to.
 
I don't have a thousand posts

But I also don't study that much (since it's senior year...fluff time)
 
BBender716 said:
I mean, I don't have thousands per say, but I can definitely see how you can accumulate that many posts quickly. Look at the Class of 2004 thread, many of the "high posters", and myself as of recently, gain a lot of posts because we tend to treat SDN more like AIM or Gchat. It's more of a conversation through posts and you'd be really surprised how fast they add up. Craziness! So, I can't give you the actual answer, all I can say is that they add up VERY fast if you use it as a chat.
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Class of 2004, huh ;-)

and yeah, that thread is making my count go up pretty quickly.
 
Sluggie said:
I feel like I see the same 10 people always on here every time I sign on. Just out of curiosity, do you study as you post? Of course there's value in the information contained here, but I would also imagine there are diminishing returns. If time it took to post 10,000 posts were spent studying for MCAT or classes or volunteering, wouldn't that be more productive?

I really don't mean to put anyone down, I'm just really curious about you guys....
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Were you studying as you typed up that post? If not, you really could have been doing something more productive. 🙄
 
pfft, more posts = more good luck. just look at ksmi
 
rockaction said:
I don't have a thousand posts

But I also don't study that much (since it's senior year...fluff time)
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Amen to that, I don't study anymore so time better spent on SDN helping neurotic premed 👍
 
western blots and immunofluorescence assays are my excuse, but I'm on a lot either way.

Some of these threads make me laugh or are quite a bit entertaining sometimes.
 
I signed up the last week and a half of October and I must say I need some SDNotherapy, I am addicted to this thing. I study and on my breaks I just come to SDN and see whats going on. Also, when i am at work and there is no calls, I need to feed my boredom with something 😀...
 
The people you talk about who have 10k posts can be residents and medical students who probably joined SDN as pre-meds. It really builds up.
 
1. not everyone applying to med school is currently a student.

2. couldn't you be doing something more productive with you time than judging how other people use theirs?
 
dw2158 said:
1. not everyone applying to med school is currently a student.

2. couldn't you be doing something more productive with you time than judging how other people use theirs?
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Agreed with both of these points.

And based on my "encounters" with him, OP is a cranky complainer.

SDN has a lot of good information, but you have to learn how to "move on by" the stuff that is not helpful to you. I have learned that the hard way - I don't spend as much time on "the dark side" as I used to. I try to be helpful, and I appreciate the helpful posters a great deal.

SDN is especially valuable once you cross the threshhold from just another cranky premed to an applicant. For actual applicants - people with skin in the cycle - SDN is invaluable, especially on the school threads. I really appreciate the people who keep those threads alive and informative.
 
I have a 1.72 GPA so far.
 
I am proud to say I am an SDN groupie. These are my only "friends" that know the struggle the accomplishments etc. I do not have any real friends in Miami I was laying in bed posting while I was being driven home etc. I am not a student I was just applying working full time shadowing volunteering and being a single mother next year I will still be here but in my class of 2014 forum

😍😍😍
 
Well, I do have thousands of posts, but I've also been a posting member here for 3+ years. I'm no longer a student... SDN is one of the sites I check after work (can't access the internet at work) to decompress. Just habit, I guess.
 
My computer's allways on, so I keep an SDN tab open for posting while I'm doing other stuff at my computer.

Most of my post count was generated during my senior year of college, during which I did pretty much nothing.
 
It is a good study break, it is like checking out the news headlines. 😛
 
bleargh said:
gels take a loooooong time to run. and then it just became habit.
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for real, its something to do in between down time of experiments, or when I'm bored/procrastinating after I get home.

Hey, I went from a curious rare lurker to a compulsive poster, questioning if this was affecting my study habits, and my MCAT improved by nearly 10 points... so more posting = more success.
 
maybe I should have posted when I was studying for the MCAT LOL


Longshanks said:
for real, its something to do in between down time of experiments, or when I'm bored/procrastinating after I get home.

Hey, I went from a curious rare lurker to a compulsive poster, questioning if this was affecting my study habits, and my MCAT improved by nearly 10 points... so more posting = more success.
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