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

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beary said:
I would go there again in a heartbeat. I really don't have any bad things to say. We have the highest passing rates on board scores of any school in the country (100% for several years in a row). IC rocks. Gorgeous facilities. Nice people. As someone who just went through the match, the graduates go to great places. Tons of opportunities for pretty much anything you want.

As you are doing your applications always let me know if you have any questions about Iowa.
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whoa i didn't know about that pass rate--that's insane!
 
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wah!!!
 
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ironmanf14 said:
Don't schools seek out the best applicants, no matter what? Wouldn't it make sense to have the "best" future doctors come to your school? 😕
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Yes. I was accepted to several unranked schools. It's BS that schools reject people for being "overqualified." When high-stat applicants get rejected by unranked schools, it's often due to an attitude problem. Either they don't bother educating themselves about that school, or they let the school know that they're using that school as a back-up, or they pick schools that don't take students like them b/c of geographical considerations. (VD, don't waste your money applying to U Wash. It's a great school, highly ranked in primary care, and you'll be rejected b/c you're from the wrong state.) Many schools BRAG about rejecting people with great stats and bad attitudes. If you have high stats, you still have to play the game just like everyone else. No medical school owes you an acceptance, no matter how great your numbers are.
 
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Pemberley said:
Have you looked at Duke's curriculum? It's amazing -- one year pre-clinical classes, then one year clinical, then one year research, then the last year clinical. Even if I don't want to end up doing research primarily, it sounds way more fun than taking more med school exams. And they're p/f preclinical, which I consider a MAJOR bonus. I pretty much drooled when I found it.

1.5 years preclinical time is also a plus for Baylor (grades) and UVA (p/f).
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If you go to Duke already having a PhD, they will actually let you skip M3 and graduate a year early. 😎
 
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What you gon' do with all that junk?
All that junk inside your trunk?
I'ma get, get, get, get, you drunk,
Get you love drunk off my hump.
My hump, my hump, my hump, my hump, my hump,
My hump, my hump, my hump, my lovely little lumps. (Check it out)
 
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lilithny said:
What you gon' do with all that junk?
All that junk inside your trunk?
I'ma get, get, get, get, you drunk,
Get you love drunk off my hump.
My hump, my hump, my hump, my hump, my hump,
My hump, my hump, my hump, my lovely little lumps. (Check it out)
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That is the worst song ever written in all of human history.
 
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BrettBatchelor said:
71 takes you right to me 😀
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let's go study together! i think if we're both good at making schedules, the two of us put together must be able to get us on the ball
 
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QofQuimica said:
Yes. I was accepted to several unranked schools. It's BS that schools reject people for being "overqualified." When high-stat applicants get rejected by unranked schools, it's often due to an attitude problem. Either they don't bother educating themselves about that school, or they let the school know that they're using that school as a back-up, or they pick schools that don't take students like them b/c of geographical considerations. (VD, don't waste your money applying to U Wash. It's a great school, highly ranked in primary care, and you'll be rejected b/c you're from the wrong state.) Many schools BRAG about rejecting people with great stats and bad attitudes. If you have high stats, you still have to play the game just like everyone else. No medical school owes you an acceptance, no matter how great your numbers are.
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I was actually thinking about WashU but then someone else told me that. Makes me kinda sad 🙁
 
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I drive these brothers crazy,
I do it on the daily,
They treat me really nicely,
They buy me all these ices.
Dolce & Gabbana,
Fendi and Donna
Karan, they be sharin'
All their money got me wearin' fly
brother I ain't askin,
They say they love my ass ‘n,
Seven Jeans, True Religion's,
I say no, but they keep givin'
So I keep on takin'
And no I ain't taken
We can keep on datin'
I keep on demonstrating.
 
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I´m a barbie girl, in a barbie world
Life in plastic, it´s fantastic.
you can brush my hair, undress me everywhere.
Imagination, that is your creation.

Come on Barbie, let´s go party!
 
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QofQuimica said:
Yes. I was accepted to several unranked schools. It's BS that schools reject people for being "overqualified." When high-stat applicants get rejected by unranked schools, it's often due to an attitude problem. Either they don't bother educating themselves about that school, or they let the school know that they're using that school as a back-up, or they pick schools that don't take students like them b/c of geographical considerations. (VD, don't waste your money applying to U Wash. It's a great school, highly ranked in primary care, and you'll be rejected b/c you're from the wrong state.) Many schools BRAG about rejecting people with great stats and bad attitudes. If you have high stats, you still have to play the game just like everyone else. No medical school owes you an acceptance, no matter how great your numbers are.
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Ok, I think this makes sense because this person i know is a bit on the cocky side, he has great stats but lets you know it 👎
 
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Anastasis said:
I was actually thinking about WashU but then someone else told me that. Makes me kinda sad 🙁
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Agree with what Q said about U of Wash in Seattle.

WashU is a private school in St. Louis. Very good school. Extremely research oriented. I'm not a huge fan of the environment there.
 
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scentimint said:
Here's my situation. I found that throughout high school and college, if I put a ton of work into a class or a subject, I could definitely reap the benefits in terms of having a solid understanding the material (most important) and earning solid grades (I also graduated valedictorian, which was the icing on the TON of hard work that I put into it).

However, things did not work out the same for my MCAT experience. Before the first test in August, I did everything in the Kaplan online course, studied for probably 20-30 hours a week, really put a hold on everything else in my life, and kept seeing the same results on my practice tests (all hovering around 30). After getting my abysmal 25 on the August 2005 exam, I was devastated. But, I was determined to do things better the second time around.

Per advice from people on SDN and elsewhere, I bought AAMC exams, re-enrolled in the Kaplan online course to have access to the remaining practice tests, and set up a study schedule from late January right up until test date. I took 7 practice tests (2 Kaplan and 5 AAMC tests including the most recent AAMC 9), and again my average was around 30. This time, however, I felt much more prepared because a) I had seen the *real thing* before and knew what it felt like to sit through the actual test day, and b) I had taken enough practice tests that were like the *real thing* and scored consistently around a 30.

I didn't score well on the MCAT, but in my case I don't think it had anything to do with a lack of work ethic or discipline. I worked my butt off to study for the MCAT, and I can't really see what I could or should have done differently. My best practice test scores this time around were 31, so I definitely hoped to do much better than a 28. I just don't know if there's anything else that I could have done, I don't think I could improve enough on practice in the next 2 months to have a good chance in August, and I think (&hope) the rest of my application is strong enough to counterbalance the not-so-wonderful MCAT score. I'm starting to realize that no one has the complete package...you just have to do the best with what you have. If it really turns out that I don't get in anywhere this application cycle only because of my MCAT score, it will make me lose some faith in the whole "complete package" idea. But if that's really the case, I'll bite the bullet and try again.

Anyway, sorry for the long rambling post. That's what's going through my head right now. Thanks to all you guys for being supportive & encouraging. 😍
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I don't think you should take it in August either, S&M. There will be some programs that don't like you because of your MCAT score. (I got grief from some schools for my UG GPA in spite of my MCAT score.) That's just how things are, and that's why you aren't only going to apply to one school. I think if you apply broadly, and you're willing to look at some of the other options that we talked about, you will make it. :luck: Do you have your list of schools yet?
 
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beary said:
Agree with what Q said about U of Wash in Seattle.

WashU is a private school in St. Louis. Very good school. Extremely research oriented. I'm not a huge fan of the environment there.
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My bad. I meant U of Wash for my comment as well.

And I'm not so interested in WashU because I think that's a really big reach for me and I'm not interested in research
 
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Anastasis said:
From what you guys are saying I think I will add Vandy and UVA. The lack of diversity at Vandy might bug me but I am from TX 🙂p) I can tough it out. Does Vandy give scholarships?
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Yes. Every school I mentioned to you gives them.
 
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Anastasis said:
Mother ****er. I hate premeds.

This guy just told me I was a waste of a good MCAT score because I wasn't interested in research. 😡 😡
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what a dick, don't even listen to crap like that..... get VD on his ass!
 
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Anastasis said:
I was actually thinking about WashU but then someone else told me that. Makes me kinda sad 🙁
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No, no, not WASH U. I'm talking about U of WASHINGTON, in Washington state. You shouldn't apply to the one in Washington unless you're from one of those exchange states, which you're not. U Wash has very strict residency requirements. If you're not from a member state, you're wasting your time and money. But you definitely *should* apply to Wash U, the one in St. Louis. Pemberley, you should too. Wash U is a school that absolutely loves high MCATers. I saw the new MSAR; their AVERAGE for the last entering class was a *38* :wow: That's out of control. But it's a great school with awesome facilities and a top hospital (Barnes Jewish). And they give A LOT of scholarships, some of which are specifically for women. Seriously, both of you should really think about it.
 
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QofQuimica said:
No, no, not WASH U. I'm talking about U of WASHINGTON, in Washington state. You shouldn't apply to the one in Washington unless you're from one of those exchange states, which you're not. U Wash has very strict residency requirements. If you're not from a member state, you're wasting your time and money. But you definitely *should* apply to Wash U, the one in St. Louis. Pemberley, you should too. Wash U is a school that absolutely loves high MCATers. I saw the new MSAR; their AVERAGE for the last entering class was a *38* :wow: That's out of control. But it's a great school with awesome facilities and a top hospital (Barnes Jewish). And they give A LOT of scholarships, some of which are specifically for women. Seriously, both of you should really think about it.
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Really? With its emphasis on research I wonder if I wouldn't be miserable there. I'll look around their website and see what they have for people interested in primary care.
 
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beary said:
Agree with what Q said about U of Wash in Seattle.

WashU is a private school in St. Louis. Very good school. Extremely research oriented. I'm not a huge fan of the environment there.
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I wasn't either. Very young, and shall we say, INTENSE. But some people love it, and VD may be one. She won't know until she sees it for herself. However, even if she decides that she doesn't want to go there, that's beside the point. I'm hoping VD will get a scholarship to wherever she wants to go. And in order to do that, the school she's wanting to go to has to be convinced that they can only keep her if they offer her money. This is how the game is played. If a school knows that statistically you will almost certainly come there even without any scholarship money, they won't give you anything. Ideally, you want to get a few schools bidding for you. :idea:
 
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Anastasis said:
Really? With its emphasis on research I wonder if I wouldn't be miserable there. I'll look around their website and see what they have for people interested in primary care.
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I don't like it there, and I am into research. I got accepted to their MSTP there and wasn't interested. And they were the only place I interviewed at for residency that I didn't rank.

I find the institution to the cocky and arrogant (not individual people - please don't flame me if you're a Wash U person!) It is a very formal place and feels stuffy to me. Again, just my opinion.
 
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