why tho lol
You are so non-stop creative and funny that you should really consider dropping med school and writing for late night TV.
Lol I feel a bit of a personal stake in this comment
I'm not so sure about that, because I really don't think he is serious. He apparently enjoys generating the reaction, and probably also likes testing how far he can go without being stopped. I, for one, find it amazing how he comes up with most of this stuff, and am more than a little surprised how many otherwise intelligent people take him seriously. Reading one or two of his posts, maybe he is a little off, but taking all of them together (including the ones where he is not being outrageous), it seems clear to me he is trolling us!
Not at all; I really don't think he has an NYU interview. I just think what he posts is so outrageous that he can't possibly be serious -- it's as though he is a caricature of the smartest, worst applicant ever. He reminds me of a Sacha Baron Cohen type of comedian pranking an intense forum like this one. I don't mean to condone it, because, if I'm right, it means he is mocking all of us, but I really would be shocked if it turns out he is for real.
No, I'm saying he is Stephen Colbert on The Colbert Report, where he was mocking conservatives by playing an outrageous version of one, and conservatives who weren't in on the joke actually thought he was one of them.
I wouldn't doubt it if CPM was who he says he is. Perhaps you don't have to take everything he says seriously but he has mentioned things here and there that are reliable.
You might be right, but if I remember correctly, you were the first one to call him out for trolling on his very first thread!
It's not real; it's a caricature of the most clueless applicant of all time.
This is calipremed slander and I won't have itYou might be right, but if I remember correctly, you were the first one to call him out for trolling on his very first thread!
I only believe he is real to the extent that he is a premed applying to med schools. That explains not only the legit things he posts, but also how he knows how to push buttons here. He could as easily be getting the information he posts regarding IIs and Rs from the school specific threads as from personal experience. Whether or not he is real, the sheer volume of new threads he starts suggests he has way too much time on his hands, whether he is trolling or just sharing too much.
There is always a thin strain of plausibility in each of his posts; that's what makes them so sublime and why they attract so many responses. But, after a while, it just can't be real -- super high stats, super terrible school list, applying to a large number of schools off the top, adding a ridiculous number of additional schools in response to everyone's suggestions, not having NYU on his original list, having an II there a few weeks later, not knowing what yield protection is, being socially awkward, wondering if writing a potentially offensive PS might be the reason he gets early Rs, flash cards on all potential interviewers, etc. -- It's impossible to believe one person would do all of these things. It's even more impossible to believe he would come on here and share it all with us!
In a way, I am also defending him against those who think he is for real!!
To me, he is Schrodinger's premed and I'm okay with thatIn a way, I am also defending him against those who think he is for real!!
You are assuming that only members of the admissions committee will interview you. This is false. LCME only requires that voting to admit be formally adcom members. At many schools interviewers can be adcom, basic science faculty, clinical faculty, and others that may not appear on any NYU sheet. They can also be current students. At any large school you will have a pool of 50 to 150 who will take part in evaluation and interviews. At some schools you may be told ahead who will interview you. And I have been told on more than one occasion by more than one admissions person at more than one school how a candidate seemed to spend more time knowing facts about the school or faculty and how this as best laughable to creepy,
Doesn't it depends on how the candidate uses the info about the school or faculty? won't medical schools have why this school prompt? If so, aren't candidates already spending time on researching schools and faculty (for potential research opportunities)?
There is a big difference between knowing about the school and having an idea about some research opportunities with some faculty as opposed to planning to do In-depth biography back rounds of any possible interviewer.This goes beyond any sort of typical premedical neurotic behavior and borders on OCD Stalking behavior
Okay. You have some very solid points. I've grown a warm spot for CPM so maybe I'll have to reassess whether I consider him a troll or not.You might be right, but if I remember correctly, you were the first one to call him out for trolling on his very first thread!
I only believe he is real to the extent that he is a premed applying to med schools. That explains not only the legit things he posts, but also how he knows how to push buttons here. He could as easily be getting the information he posts regarding IIs and Rs from the school specific threads as from personal experience. Whether or not he is real, the sheer volume of new threads he starts suggests he has way too much time on his hands, whether he is trolling or just sharing too much.
There is always a thin strain of plausibility in each of his posts; that's what makes them so sublime and why they attract so many responses. But, after a while, it just can't be real -- super high stats, super terrible school list, applying to a large number of schools off the top, adding a ridiculous number of additional schools in response to everyone's suggestions, not having NYU on his original list, having an II there a few weeks later, not knowing what yield protection is, being socially awkward, wondering if writing a potentially offensive PS might be the reason he gets early Rs, flash cards on all potential interviewers, etc. -- It's impossible to believe one person would do all of these things. It's even more impossible to believe he would come on here and share it all with us!
From my perspective, the more you like him, the more you HAVE to consider him a troll, because the alternative is truly disturbing!
Interesting observation is OP starts a thread , never respond again but goes and creates a new thread!From my perspective, the more you like him, the more you HAVE to consider him a troll, because the alternative is truly disturbing!
It just shows how busy he is!!
Yes, lot of people know it's trolling but they still respond LOL
We love CPM. He's currently one of my favorite SDNers <3
