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It all started with the following post by @avgn :

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Thanks! You should join in on this. I'm trying to get people to have Pokémon pics so we can evolve when we're accepted, and then maybe evolve again at matriculation! Do it with me!
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Should we do the first evolution upon acceptance or matriculation? I was thinking of doing mine upon matriculation and then again when I begin residency. But just like in the original games, you can use rare candy to speed it up or press A or B to postpone evolution.

UPDATE: Here is what most are doing:
  • First evolution at acceptance, second evolution at matriculation
  • First evolution upon receiving your first interview, second evolution at acceptance
  • First evolution upon attending your first interview, second evolution at acceptance
I will mark your evolution as II (interview invite), IA (interview attendance), A (acceptance), or M (matriculation).

We need some fun during these stressful times! :)

POKÉMON CLASS OF 2020 ROLL CALL
Origins: Duke post #307, c/o 2020 post #944, Stanford post #110
(Conversion date/time and link to post are in parentheses!)

@phuynh94 (Pioneer) – Gastly #1 ➔ (IA 8/27/15 12:42 #313) Haunter ➔ (A 10/16/15 9:19 #377) Gengar
@avgn (7/24/15 17:51 #944) – Dratini ➔ (A 12/31/15 23:40 #426) Dragonair
@bobmccorweg (7/24/15 18:56 #111) – Charmander #1
@oneirologist (7/24/15 21:43 #115) – Quagsire
@integrin (7/24/15 21:55 #117) – Pichu ➔ (A 8/15/15 10:43 #367) Pikachu
@mehc012 (7/24/15 22:38 #955) – Pidgey ➔ (II 8/7/15 13:37 #203) Pidgeotto
@coatiboti (7/24/15 ?) – Vulpix #1
@jagster92 (7/24/15 22:45 #357) – Abra #1
@Pawn (7/24/15 23:38 #362) – Squirtle
@CellPowerhouse (7/24/15 23:43 #363) – Magikarp ➔ (A 10/14/15 14:56 #361) Gyarados
@mazarine (7/25/15 00:32 #119) – Eevee ➔ (IA 9/1/15 19:58 #322) Vaporeon ➔ (A 10/23/15 20:56 #408) Vaporeon ⟷ (IA 01/30/16 12:33 #430) Flareon
@spiderqueen (7/25/15 1:02 #965) – Spinarak ➔ (A 02/13/16 23:44 #448) Ariados
@VitalBeansprout (7/25/15 1:48 #386) – Bellsprout
@Joeshie (7/25/15 2:19 #388) – Bulbasaur
@FutureBenCarson (7/25/15 13:13 #391) – Weedle
@strictlyanon (7/25/15 21:50 #994) – Celebi
@tea guzzling traveler (7/26/15 19:45 #1025) – Machop ➔ (II 8/14/15 9:37 #261) Machoke ➔ (A 11/05/15 8:26 #412) Machamp
@Cotterpin (7/26/15 19:57 #1027) – Psyduck
@mauroz (7/27/15 2:44 #131) – Abra #2 ➔ (A 10/15/15 19:13 #366) Kadabra
@rudyin78 (7/27/15 ?? #224) – Geodude ➔ (II 8/20/15 17:20 #303) Graveler ➔ (A 11/24/15 22:14 #417) Golem
@kilez12 (7/27/15 22:45 #24) – Eevee #2
@dog_swag (7/27/15 22:58 #26) – Growlithe #1
@breezy16 (7/27/15 23:53 #29) – Houndour ➔ (II 8/8/15 11:31 #223) Houndoom ➔ (A 10/16/15 8:52 #376) Mega Houndoom
@Axes (7/27/15 23:58 #30) – Totodile
@Caffein3 (7/28/15 6:42 #47) - Mareep
@Temporary Superman (7/28/15 11:22 #1050) – Growlithe #2
@yeezuswest (7/28/15 8:50 #62) - Bagon
@Gambateru (??) - Charmander (Charizard Imposter)
@starlite911 (7/28/15 16:11 #68) – Fennekin ➔ (IA 8/29/15 18:45 #319) Braixen ➔ (A 10/15/2015 9:55 #379) Delphox
@scienceispower94 (7/28/15 4:27 #80) – Swablu
@porkbelly1 (7/28/15 19:20 #86) - Mankey
@ChillDawg (7/28/15 20:07 #87) - Poliwag ➔ (II 7/29/15 22:33 #230) Poliwhirl ➔ (A 10/17/15 00:58 10/17/15) Polywrath
@Holmwood (7/30/15 4:00 #91) – Piplup ➔ (IA 10/10/15 11:21 #354) Prinplup
@Stephanie012694 (7/30 12:32 #449) – Nidoran ♀
@MAOHOUHUA (7/30/15 21:54 #95) - Goomy
@NotAnotherPreMed (7/30/15 23:24 #96) - Magikarp ➔ (A 10/15/15 14:51 #371) Gyarados
@Wildhorse (7/30/15 23:44 #97) - Wooper
@DocConk (7/31/15 15:32 #101) - Kabuto
@timeflies (8/1/15 3:35 #114) - Togepi ➔ (A 11/04/15 10:27 #414) Togetic
@canttellmenothin (8/1/15 17:49 #121) - Cyndaquil
@HalpSendHalp (8/1/15 21:22 #125) - Pikachu
@SimonSwift (8/2/15 17:29 #134) - Wooper
@zero0 (8/3/15 00:56 #139) - Scyther ➔ (A 10/10/15 7:52 #352) Scizor
@Svenson (8/3/15 11:08 #140) - Cubone ➔ (A 10/19/15 12:17 #393) Marowak
@PureGRIT (8/3/15 21:53 #145) - Growlithe #3
@oOKawaiiOo (8/4/15 7:25 #148) - Pachirisu
@Pleides (8/4/15 10:34 #162) - Igglybuff ➔ (IA 9/12/15 22:49 #339) Jigglypuff
@Okazaki Frag Grenade (8/4/15 14:11 #474) – Munchlax
@Snow Ninja (8/5/15 9:22 #185) - Cleffa
@Lisha (8/7/15 17:04 #212) - Koffing ➔ (II 9/11/15 18:03 #338) Weezing
@mashinator (8/8/15 9:34 #217) - Cyndaquil
@Dawnclouds (8/8/15 9:52 #218) - Ponyta
@grey_wind (8/8/15 11:16 #220) - Gastly #2 ➔ (IA 9/16/15 14:27 #347) Haunter ➔ (A 12/05/15 12:42 #421) Gengar
@takius (8/11/15 11:43 #249) - Misdreavus
@quintessences (8/11/15 11:59 #253) - Caterpie ➔ (II 12/05/15 11:55 #420) Metapod ➔ (A 12/20/15 15:44 #424) Butterfree
@radish2 (8/12/15 1:25 #257) - Oddish ➔ (II 8/12/15 1:25 #257) Gloom ➔ (A 10/26/15 17:50 #409) Vileplume
@Pseudo Logic (8/12/15 13:13 #258) - Shinx ➔ (II 8/12/15 13:13 #258) Luxio ➔ (A 10/15/15 14:53 #372) Luxray
@Krabbeman (8/14/15 11:55 #262) - Nidoran ♂ ➔ (IA 8/27/15 15:55 #314) Nidorino ➔ (A 10/15/15 14:49 #360) Nidoking
@xerei (8/18/15 18:54 #297) - Eevee #3 ➔ (A 10/19/15 21:21 #397) Umbreon
@vanillabear55 (8/23/15 20:58 #309) - Froakie ➔ (IA 9/17/15 21:20 #350) Frogadier
@Silence in ER (10/10/15 8:38 #353) - Chiquita ➔ (II 10/19/15 10:59 #391) Bayleaf
@arc5005 (10/15/15 11:10 #370) - Oddish
@KatniP (10/16/15 9:19 #378) - Togepi
@MikeyDub (10/16/15 15:28 #383) - Slowpoke
@Teioh (10/17/15 17:04 #385) - Larvitar
@feather421 (10/19/15 11:05 #392) - Vulpix #2 ➔ (A 10/19/15 11:05 #392) Ninetails
@ch1cag0 (10/19/15 12:52 #394) - Squirtle ➔ (A 10/19/15 12:52 #394) Wartortle ➔ (A 10/19/15 12:52 #394) Blastoise
@yaka (10/20/15 15:12 #404) - Fletching
@musicalfeet (11/09/15 18:34 #415) - Sandile
@foxm1 (12/05/15 13:38 #422) - Zorua ➔ (A 12/08/15 11:53 #423) Zoroark
@btb93med (12/23/16 5:17 #431) Zubat ➔ (A 12/23/16 5:17 #431) Golbat
@Smoove (7/15/15 11:34 #436) - Cyndaquil ➔ (II 7/30/15 11:34 #436) Quilava ➔ (A 10/15/15 11:34 #436) Typhlosion
@dermocrat88 (II 02/05/16 15:56 #440) - Igglybuff ➔ (A 02/10/16 20:24 #447) Jigglypuff

POKÉMON CLASS OF 2021+ ROLL CALL

@theonlytycrane (7/30/15 3:59 #90) - Sandshrew
@[Future]DrPrincess (8/04/15 13:38 #165) – Oshawott
@Doctor Dream (8/04/15 20:15 #173) - Spheal
@Halcyon32 (9/17/15 5:17 #349) - Beldum
@AirplaneFruit (10/14/15 22:07 #365) - Gastly
@Conflagration (10/15/15 18:38 #374) - Swirlix
@Hospitalized (11/25/15 16:12 #418) - Treecko
@Tugak (12/26/15 #425) - Weedle

Feel free to add yourself by stating your class year and Pokemon name and I will update the list periodically.
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Lol so would a fellowship be mega-alakazam?
 
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I think most of you will have stopped caring long ago by the time you reach residency...
 
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I'm going to evolve when I get my first acceptance. Since I'm Eevee, maybe if I'm lucky enough to get multiple acceptances, I'll change to different Eeveelutions depending on how many I get, starting with the original three. (Doubt I'll ever get to Glaceon or Leafeon, but one can dream...)
 
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Go Pokemon!!!

I'm doing acceptance, then matriculation. That's a fair guess at how long we'll be active on SDN lol
 
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@avgn I'm going to copy-paste your roll call from the Class of 2020 thread, haha.

avgn said:
POKÉMON CLASS OF 2020 ROLL CALL
Origins: Duke post #307, c/o 2020 post #944, Stanford post #110
(Conversion date/time and link to post are in parentheses!)

@phuynh94 (pioneer) – Gastly
@avgn (7/24 17:51 #944) – Dratini
@bobmccorweg (7/24 18:56 #111) – Charmander
@oneirologist (7/24 21:43 #115) – Quagsire
@integrin (7/24 21:55 #117) – Pichu
@mehc012 (7/24 22:38 #955) – Pidgey
@coatiboti (7/24 ?) – Vulpix
@jagster92 (7/24 22:45 #357) – Abra #1
@Pawn (7/24 23:38 #362) – Squirtle
@CellPowerhouse ((7/24 23:43 #363) – Magikarp
@mazarine (7/25 00:32 #119) – Eevee
@spiderqueen (7/25 1:02 #965) – Spinarak
@VitalBeansprout (7/25 1:48 #386) – Bellsprout
@Joeshie (7/25 2:19 #388) – Bulbasaur
@FutureBenCarson (7/25 13:13 #391) – Weedle
@strictlyanon (7/25 21:50 #994) – Celebi
@tea guzzling traveler (7/26 19:45 #1025) – Machop
@Cotterpin (7/26 19:57 #1027) – Psyduck
@mauroz (7/27 2:44 #131) – Abra #2
@rudyin78 (??) – Geodude
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Bringing the roll call here! (I'll stop posting this list in the 2020 thread lol)

Edit: see post #1 in this thread
 
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i stopped liking pokemon when i was 13
i mean you guys are rocking the original 150, might as well start collecting social security and getting those hips replaced
 
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I'm doing first interview, then acceptance. To me, there's no guesswork between acceptance and matriculation, so it's not the same kind of milestone. Plus, as I've said elsewhere, I'm applying with a 3.3, so odds are good that any II I hopefully get will be the pinnacle of my app cycle, and I'd hate to stay as Pidgey only!
 
I only have one evolution, so I might have to go through different stages. Like right now, Psyduck is asleep. Then maybe when I get an interview, he'll wake up. I probably won't evolve into Goldduck until matriculation. :xf:
 
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mehc012 said:
I'm doing first interview, then acceptance. To me, there's no guesswork between acceptance and matriculation, so it's not the same kind of milestone. Plus, as I've said elsewhere, I'm applying with a 3.3, so odds are good that any II I hopefully get will be the pinnacle of my app cycle, and I'd hate to stay as Pidgey only!
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Hmm, that makes a lot of sense. My GPA is on the low end as well, so now I kinda want to do the same and evolve after my first interview... argh, this is what happens when you have 7 (edit: oops, I meant 8. Forgot Sylveon existed.) possible evolutions but no second evolutions. What do you guys think I should do? It would be cool to progress through at least several Eeveelutions.

(Yes, this is totally what I should be thinking about right now.)
 
Evolve to the color of the medical school you have interviews coming up :)
 
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VitalBeansprout said:
Evolve to the color of the medical school you have interviews coming up :)
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OOH. Good idea. What if I interview at two schools in a row that both have blue and white as their colors or something like that?
 
I'm going to see where my first interview is from! If it's one of my top choices (probability: 5/14) then I'll evolve! If not, I'll wait until acceptances I think.
 
mehc012 said:
I'm doing first interview, then acceptance. To me, there's no guesswork between acceptance and matriculation, so it's not the same kind of milestone. Plus, as I've said elsewhere, I'm applying with a 3.3, so odds are good that any II I hopefully get will be the pinnacle of my app cycle, and I'd hate to stay as Pidgey only!
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Fair!
Cotterpin said:
I only have one evolution, so I might have to go through different stages. Like right now, Psyduck is asleep. Then maybe when I get an interview, he'll wake up. I probably won't evolve into Goldduck until matriculation. :xf:
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Genius! That is actually such a good idea. I recommend this to other people who only have single evolutions to work with!
VitalBeansprout said:
Evolve to the color of the medical school you have interviews coming up :)
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I think that's a good suggestion, but honestly for Eevee there's so many choices that you could just change to the color of the first school you get an interview at! Then when a school comes up that has colors corresponding to another one, change it to that. Then acceptance, do whatever you want!
 
Are pokemon (pokemen?) the new penguins for this years app cycle?
 
@Gambateru Are you one of us or is that avatar just coincidence? If the former, I'll add you to the roll call!
 
mazarine said:
@avgn I'm going to copy-paste your roll call from the Class of 2020 thread, haha.
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avgn said:
Bringing the roll call here! (I'll stop posting this list in the 2020 thread lol)

POKÉMON CLASS OF 2020 ROLL CALL
Origins: Duke post #307, c/o 2020 post #944, Stanford post #110
(Conversion date/time and link to post are in parentheses!)

@phuynh94 (pioneer) – Ghastly
@avgn (7/24 17:51 #944) – Dratini
@bobmccorweg (7/24 18:56 #111) – Charmander
@oneirologist (7/24 21:43 #115) – Quagsire
@integrin (7/24 21:55 #117) – Pichu
@mehc012 (7/24 22:38 #955) – Pidgey
@coatiboti (7/24 ?) – Vulpix
@jagster92 (7/24 22:45 #357) – Abra #1
@Pawn (7/24 23:38 #362) – Squirtle
@CellPowerhouse ((7/24 23:43 #363) – Magikarp
@mazarine (7/25 00:32 #119) – Eevee
@spiderqueen (7/25 1:02 #965) – Spinarak
@VitalBeansprout (7/25 1:48 #386) – Bellsprout
@Joeshie (7/25 2:19 #388) – Bulbasaur
@FutureBenCarson (7/25 13:13 #391) – Weedle
@strictlyanon (7/25 21:50 #994) – Celebi
@tea guzzling traveler (7/26 19:45 #1025) – Machop
@Cotterpin (7/26 19:57 #1027) – Psyduck
@mauroz (7/27 2:44 #131) – Abra #2
@rudyin78 (??) – Geodude
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I added this to the original post on the thread. :)
 
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Eevee's hidden ability of anticipation is very important when it comes to med school admissions

Also, pulled a Psyduck on my MCAT. A wile organic chemistry lab technique appeared. dog_swag became confused. It hurt itself in its confusion.
 
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dog_swag said:
Eevee's hidden ability of anticipation is very important when it comes to med school admissions

Also, pulled a Psyduck on my MCAT. A wile organic chemistry lab technique appeared. dog_swag became confused. It hurt itself in its confusion.
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Growlithe looks so confident there! Just like you'll be for the cycle, right? :D
 
Where are the 3rd-6th gen Pokemon? All I see is weak sauce right now...
 
Can't believe this isn't taken, but I'll do charmander.

Edit: never mind, it is taken. I'll take Totodile
 
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When the hell did Celebi get an evolution????
 
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I'd TOTALLY join you all if I was applying this cycle.. *sighs*
 
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Futurama+anyone+_3726ca14a386cca3667285d35f447deb.jpg

avgn said:
Nope! I daresay we're better ;)
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This means war :penguin::p
 
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This is kinda funny. I'm actually doing the same thing with Futurama characters. It'll be a scary day if I ever make the professor my avatar...

Note: Also, Scyther and Magmar never got an evolution as far as I know, so I would have been out of this one.
 
Where the heck is Koffing or Jynx ? I'm disappointed kids.
 
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supremus said:
Where the heck is Koffing or Jynx ? I'm disappointed kids.
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Jynx doesn't evolve (at least not in the original, and most of us seem to be from that era) and Wheezing/Koffing seems a bit incongruous for a doc, no?!?
 
Stagg737 said:
This is kinda funny. I'm actually doing the same thing with Futurama characters. It'll be a scary day if I ever make the professor my avatar...

Note: Also, Scyther and Magmar never got an evolution as far as I know, so I would have been out of this one.
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Well, for Magmar, you can always do Magby - Magmar - Magmortar. Scyther evolves into Scizor.
 
Stagg737 said:
This is kinda funny. I'm actually doing the same thing with Futurama characters. It'll be a scary day if I ever make the professor my avatar...

Note: Also, Scyther and Magmar never got an evolution as far as I know, so I would have been out of this one.
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Look up Scizor (gen 2) and Magmortar (gen 4).
 
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mazarine said:
Well, for Magmar, you can always do Magby - Magmar - Magmortar. Scyther evolves into Scizor.
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I briefly considered Magmar, but the evolutions are so ugly...
 
Ah I have to join!! Hope I can become ampharos this cycle!

@Caffein3 - Mareep
 
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