Hey, I thought it would be fun to have a thread where everyone posted their most outlandish words, especially when taken out of context, that they actually submitted in some part of their AMCAS. Particularly in EC's and Personal Statement. Please, don't just make stuff up, only actual words used. When I re-read my application the other day, it struck me that I actually used the words "sweetlips" and "grunts" (although in context they seemed to work).
Thats awesome. Especially "The Floss Twins". I'm guessing some kind of dental hygiene campaign your volunteered for?
As in ... "when I become a physician, I will be like kryptonite for illness." Very cool. I just remembered that I also used "Pigfish" in mine. Love me some pigfish.
Yeah... I was part of a group that did presentations for after-school programs... we had a skit in ours. I was a Floss Twin. It was a good time.
"Coolest words used in AMCAS" List: Charlie giant grunts Kryptonite perambulations Plaque Man pigfish Super Toothbrush sweetlips The Floss Twins Toothville
I talked about dressing up as Charlie Corpuscle, a giant blood droplet. However, I did leave out the fact that I was not allowed to wear a big pointy red hat because it was too suggestive of the KKK. No kidding.
Just using the name "Charlie" is cool. "giant" is a neat one too. When we get a good list here, we can try and come up with a funny PS using all of the words
"Coolest words used in AMCAS" List: Charlie dog giant grunts Jenga Kryptonite Magneto multivariate perambulations Plaque Man pigfish stridor Super Toothbrush sweetlips The Floss Twins Toothville Wolverine
I suspect a number of people may have used multivariate. But its cool anyway. Depakote: you get major points if you actually used "Kill Bill" in your PS. AdeadLois: Same to you. Top notch if you pulled off mentioning comic book characters in a good statement.
I think my PS must be rather boring compared with some of these! The most random words I used in mine were probably linebacker and steak.
My goal in life is to fit this joke into my amcas somehow. A guy walked into a bar and asked the bartender to give him a double entendre. So she gave him one.
Alas,I did not say "Kill Bill" nor did I quote it directly, but anyone that is a big enough fan of Kill Bill (specifically Kill Bill 2) and reads my PS will recognize the reference pretty quickly.
"Steak" is awesome. As in: "volunteering is a great way to really work up an appetite, so I always be sure to fuel up with some great steak. In fact, my appreciation for juicy steak is my main reason for wanting to go to medical school."
"Coolest words used in AMCAS" List: Charlie dog giant grunts Jenga Kryptonite linebacker Magneto multivariate perambulations Plaque Man pigfish scrabble steak stridor Super Toothbrush sweetlips The Floss Twins Toothville Wolverine
Well, the most bizzare I can think of offhand is that the word "mating" appears in my AMCAS. Ah the joys of research.
In an early draft of my PS, I had references to US Weekly and Mark Prior (yes, the Cubs pitcher). I had to take them out for space considerations.
Very awesome. Looking over my PS, the odd words that stand out are epiphanic, stymieing, transgenic, and cannulae
"Coolest words used in AMCAS" List: cannulae Charlie dog epiphanic giant grunts Jenga Kryptonite linebacker Magneto mating multivariate perambulations Plaque Man pigfish scrabble steak stridor stymieing Super Toothbrush sweetlips The Floss Twins Toothville transgenic Wolverine _____________________________________ Better yet, all of these words in a single AMCAS application
My PS intro was patterned off of "Fight Club." The most rare phrase I used (as compared to sucessful applications) was probably "...when I failed out of school..."
You have captured the essence of being straight and to the point! We need more average Joe and less MCAT 40/GPA 4.0
I gnarliest words I used in my PS were "cauterization" and "asbestos," and the most wicked phrase was "gored by a bull." If I could rewrite my PS, I would have rearranged these bodacious elements into something like: "I once saved 3 small children from an asbestos cave-in as I tended to the wound cauterization of a man gored by a bull."
"Coolest words used in AMCAS" List: asbestos cannulae cauterization Charlie dog epiphanic giant "gored by a bull" grunts Jenga Kryptonite legerdemain linebacker Magneto mating multivariate perambulations Plaque Man pigfish Rockette scrabble steak stridor stymieing Super Toothbrush sweetlips The Floss Twins Toothville transgenic "when I failed out of school" Wolverine _____________________________________
"Coolest words used in AMCAS" List: aeronautical asbestos "Bud Light" cannulae cauterization Charlie dog epiphanic ganglionic giant "gored by a bull" grunts Jenga Kryptonite laces legerdemain linebacker Magneto mating multivariate opera perambulations Plaque Man pigfish Rockette rummaging scrabble shoes steak stridor stymieing Super Toothbrush sweetlips The Floss Twins Toothville transgenic war weapon "when I failed out of school" Wolverine _____________________________________
I had skateboarding as one of my EC's... had a phrase that went something like "skateboarding is excellent cardiovascular exercise and busting tricks is pretty nice too..." Somebody must've liked it cuz I got in
A few words/terms: anatomically-correct garbage man inculcated childhood crush My personal favorite phrase and sentence: 1) "...when I guilelessly drew my self-portrait anatomically-correct..." referring to my nude self-portrait in kindergarten. 2) "The truth is that I first wanted to be a garbage man."
I think the use of "busting tricks" in a successful essay takes the cake here so far Waaaaaay cool And Looque, talking about drawing yourself nude would definitely be the ...uh ... most original approach that I have heard so far. But hey, at least you didn't include the portrait with your secondaries. Props for originality (Edited just in case it sounded like request for the pic. Please, don't forward any images)
I'd love to do that. A couple years ago, I had my parents frame the drawing. I could send it as supplementary material...
"Coolest words used in AMCAS Apps. by SDNers" List: aeronautical anatomically-correct asbestos "Bud Light" "busting tricks" cannulae cauterization Charlie "childhood crush" dog epiphanic ganglionic "garbage man" giant "gored by a bull" grunts inculcated Jenga Kryptonite laces legerdemain linebacker Magneto mating multivariate opera perambulations Plaque Man pigfish Rockette rummaging scrabble shoes steak stridor stymieing Super Toothbrush sweetlips The Floss Twins Toothville transgenic war weapon "when I failed out of school" Wolverine zeitgeist _____________________________________
I call BS. why would you use "hammered" and "drunk" when something like "intoxicated" would work? Maybe its just late and my imagination is fading out.
