Random non-MCAT and only peripherally related to the MCAT thread - Part 2

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ironmanf14 said:
ohhhhh man i wasn't even thinkin about that whole situation with kids.....you better watch out though, there might be a couple SDN people who tell you "a truly dedicated doctor is willing to abandon her family for the dream" :laugh:
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Yeah and I would tell them to stick where the sun don't shine. 😉

Family will always come first. 😀
 
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oxeye said:
How much sleep did you end up getting last night?
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2-3 hrs. I actually feel like collapsing now but don't want to sleep 8 hours now. But I might just crawl into bed anyway. I am hungry but too tired to heat up a can of soup. 😳
 
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ironmanf14 said:
so what was harder, step I or step II ?
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Hmm... I think most people would say Step 1. Generally people get about the same score on Step 2 and they do on Step 1 even though they study much less for Step 2. Personally, I dropped 40 points from Step 1 to Step 2 but that was because I had graduate school in the middle of medical school and hadn't even completed some core clerkships (like ob/gyn) before I took it. So I would say Step 1 is harder.
 
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Nikki2002 said:
aw beary! 🙁
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I'm fine, just tired. 🙂 I think I might just go to bed. So much nervousness and stress went into today that now I'm just beat. And I have that stupid test tomorrow (which has no consequences, so it doesn't matter, but don't want to start off on a bad note). I'm sure I'll be back in a few hours after a little snooze. Gotta play some Warcraft, and watch the pre-race NASCAR stuff from 30 miles away! 👍
 
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beary said:
I'm fine, just tired. 🙂 I think I might just go to bed. So much nervousness and stress went into today that now I'm just beat. And I have that stupid test tomorrow (which has no consequences, so it doesn't matter, but don't want to start off on a bad note). I'm sure I'll be back in a few hours after a little snooze. Gotta play some Warcraft, and watch the pre-race NASCAR stuff from 30 miles away! 👍
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i'm glad your day went so well. i'm excited for you! 🙂
 
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oxeye said:
Me too. This was a hard part of being a non-trad - e-mailing a professor/thesis advisor you haven't spoken with in 4 years and asking "Hey, remember me? Want to help me get into medical school?" :laugh: Fortunately, she did remember me and was very agreeable! 😀
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I was in a similar predicament...except it has been anywhere from 6 - 8 years for me! Fortunately, my stunningly good looks left an indelible mark on the lady professor's brain! 😉

I don't know what to say about the male professor who remembers me well...must have been the beauty of my brain! :laugh:
 
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Hey Oxeye - (and anyone else who wants to weigh in)
What do you think of this idea? Since AMCAS will let you add schools, I'm thinking about submitting it tommorrow (it's basically done anyway) with the schools I KNOW I'm applying to and then add some safety schools afterwards based on my MCAT. That way I get ahead of the massive post-MCAT score release group.
 
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beary said:
I'll get some supplies at Cabela's and bring the country music.
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Cabela's...bring back great memories of the time I was stranded in Sidney, Nebraska (had to replace my transmission)...Cabela's was having a huge sidewalk sale that people drove from miles away to participate in. I had one helluva time finding a place to stay for the three days it took!
 
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Anastasis said:
Hey Oxeye - (and anyone else who wants to weigh in)
What do you think of this idea? Since AMCAS will let you add schools, I'm thinking about submitting it tommorrow (it's basically done anyway) with the schools I KNOW I'm applying to and then add some safety schools afterwards based on my MCAT. That way I get ahead of the massive post-MCAT score release group.
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I want to do this too, but I still hate my PS...I don't know how I will ever feel satisfied with it!
 
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danjo said:
Cabela's...bring back great memories of the time I was stranded in Sidney, Nebraska (had to replace my transmission)...Cabela's was having a huge sidewalk sale that people drove from miles away to participate in. I had one helluva time finding a place to stay for the three days it took!
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That's the original Cabela's! The Cabela brothers still live in Sidney. People in Nebraska are bonkers over Cabela's.
 
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Anastasis said:
Hey Oxeye - (and anyone else who wants to weigh in)
What do you think of this idea? Since AMCAS will let you add schools, I'm thinking about submitting it tommorrow (it's basically done anyway) with the schools I KNOW I'm applying to and then add some safety schools afterwards based on my MCAT. That way I get ahead of the massive post-MCAT score release group.
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I think you should definitely do that! I would do that also if I weren't doing EDP. I just don't want to look like an idiot if I submit before scores are out and then I don't have the minimum MCAT requirement.

But you should definitely do that. I have my application set to submit immediately after I see my score.
 
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but won't schools not even look at your app if there is no mcat score?

or are you just submitting just to get it out of your hair?
 
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Nikki2002 said:
We're having an amish block party--ima bout to get a funnel cake
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i love funnel cake!

VD...i think that sounds like a good idea if you want to do it. however, from what i've heard, i don't think it puts you at a huge advantage over the others since i think they send the first group out all in one batch at the beginning of july. this is just what i've heard though...clearly i don't work for AAMC or i would know my score by now (and all of ours 😛)
 
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hey guys!!!!! I have seen the devil... and it is step 1. :laugh:

woah... seriously i dont know what to say. i'm drinking vodka right now as we speak trying to forget the last month and a half of my life. i wrote it all out in the usmle forum before i forget it all:

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showpost.php?p=3802435&postcount=475

i dont know guys, its just wait and see now. there were lots and lots and lots and LOTS of guesses... well, maybe not that many but whenever i'm not 100% sure i call it a guess. :laugh: some of those questions were sooooo easy... the other 80% were i-n-s-a-n-e. i got lucky on embryo, i suck at it and they only asked a couple of questions. i wasnt very strong in micro and pharm though and that was like half my test. 😱 really, i like pharm but the pharm on this bitch was all "this patient is taking drugs a, b, c, d, e, and f. which med would you take him off to improve his problem with urinary urgency?" like i know the side effects of every drug... *smacks head* i was expecting mechanisms and these bastards hit me with drug interactions up and down... its like they were psychic and knew what to hit me with... bugs and drugs. :laugh:

i just hope i passed at this point. had i known a month ago what i know today i would have spent half my time on pharmacology and micro... seriously. in reality i spent maybe a week on those 2 combined. not smart. i was just hoping for something with more pathology and physiology that i could knock out of the park but this thing wasnt it. enough of this... i think i i did ok... i seriously tend to freak out about exams, whatever i wasnt sure on i think i got wrong. 🙄 i only slept maybe 4-4.5 hours last night, i was just to anxious i couldnt fall asleep. my heartbeat was seriously racing. when i woke up my eyes were RED. ok..... vodka vodka vodka... i need to pickle my brain to thank it for not studying more pharm and micro. :meanie:
 
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oxeye said:
I'm sure you did better than you think you did A-man! How long until you get results?

I'm glad you'll be back on the boards again!
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thanks oxeye... i hope i guessed well, thats all i have to say.

everyone who takes step 1 between mid-may through late june should have their results by july 19th. *crosses fingers*
 
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