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So I can't sleep and so I was wondering if anyone had any weird rituals that they've developed throughout this whole pre med shenanigans process. For me I drink a large Budweiser and watch or read Christopher Hitchens the night before an exam every time without fail. Then in the morning I make my bed perfectly (very abnormal for me) and use a green glitter pencil every time. Anyone else? Lol
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Haha. I can't sleep either. I'm averaging around 3.5-4 hours of sleep a night. Thinking of setting a sleep timer on my laptop. And if I didn't have to work, probably popping a Benadryl...

Rituals during the pre-med shenanigans process, eh? Well, I live at home (while working because hell, NYC is expensive) and the night before interviews (and the MCAT), I was too wired to sleep. So I would go into my grandma's room and we'd watch Law & Order SVU until 6am while snacking on graham crackers and tea.
 
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mdhopeeful said:
PM your address. You can fall asleep in my arms. ;)
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Awwww how sweet!!! I'm 3/4 the way About to pm my number since I'm so bored of insomnia I can barely function hahaha jk jk
 
mdhopeeful said:
Trust me, you don't want me to sing unless you plan on staying up all night.
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Lol PM me your number and I will gladly take that risk just to hear your supposed squawking lol
 
What is going on here lol
 
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A love is blossoming before our eyes. I'm bored and sleepless too, by the way. I trust you are both on the East Coast where it is ridiculously late/early/who knows?
 
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wiloghby said:
A love is blossoming before our eyes. I'm bored and sleepless too, by the way. I trust you are both on the East Coast where it is ridiculously late/early/who knows?
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I'm in Alaska haha

......just kidding lol. West coast for me though.
 
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As far as rituals go I'm a strong believer in lucky socks. I have a pair of lucky socks that I've had since high school and wear them any time I have a big test. I wore them for the mcat and under my dress socks at interviews! They are mostly just holes at this point but you don't mess with success :p
 
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This has nothing to do with being pre-med, but I always eat Skittles in exactly the same order. Orange, then purple, yellow, green, and I finish with red. In other words, I go from worst to best flavor. Might have to reconsider with the new green apple flavor. A lot of people do this, though, right?







Right???
 
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Reckoner said:
This has nothing to do with being pre-med, but I always eat Skittles in exactly the same order. Orange, then purple, yellow, green, and I finish with red. In other words, I go from worst to best flavor. Might have to reconsider with the new green apple flavor. A lot of people do this, though, right?







Right???
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My preferred method is to squish a few into a mega skittle and proceed from there.
 
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I listen to Shake It Out by Florence and the Machine right before taking exams.
 
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xroc said:
My preferred method is to squish a few into a mega skittle and proceed from there.
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I take Skittles and I put it between two Starbursts....It's nice because the flavor of the Starbursts really bring out a similar flavor in the Skittles.
 
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Before every MCAT practice test/problem set/the actual thing, I listened to this track:

It became my little call to arms track. Not even sure why, I just liked it and it made me feel calm but prepared.
 
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I play my little hand-held solitaire or yahtzee game right before bed. It seems to lull me to sleep quite nicely.
 
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Niiiice. Good to know, I'm taking notes.

Haha jk jk


Nope I'm taking notes.
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Taking notes for what!?? Lol it wasn't like THAT haha
 
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Shot of Bushmills single malt irish whiskey aged 10 years.

However I have read more studies that drinking alcohol within like 3 hours of sleep makes you sleep worse because it affects your ability to enter rem. So while you fall asleep faster, your sleep is more restless.
 
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Reckoner said:
This has nothing to do with being pre-med, but I always eat Skittles in exactly the same order. Orange, then purple, yellow, green, and I finish with red. In other words, I go from worst to best flavor. Might have to reconsider with the new green apple flavor. A lot of people do this, though, right?







Right???
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Just as normal as my taking all the non circular cheerios/fruit loops out of my bowl so i can only eat the ones that were circles. And its totally normal, right? Right? RIGHT?? :heckyeah::heckyeah:
 
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Ashley1989 said:
Awwww how sweet!!! I'm 3/4 the way About to pm my number since I'm so bored of insomnia I can barely function hahaha jk jk
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You can give it to me... as a responsible protector of cats... and foxes, I am certain I'm your right bodyguard. :naughty:
 
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Ashley1989 said:
Any friend of Hitch is a friend of mine lol
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Hitchens is the man... @BlueLabel
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Agent B said:
You can give it to me... as a responsible protector of cats... and foxes, I am certain I'm your right bodyguard. :naughty:
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Haha I was like aww and then I saw the face and I was like oh dear lol
 
Reckoner said:
This has nothing to do with being pre-med, but I always eat Skittles in exactly the same order. Orange, then purple, yellow, green, and I finish with red. In other words, I go from worst to best flavor. Might have to reconsider with the new green apple flavor. A lot of people do this, though, right?







Right???
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I eat my skittles in pairs of the same color. I understand
 
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to answer the original question: I listen to music right before exams. It soothes me and also drowns out the neurotic premeds who are frantically running around asking each other last minute questions.
 
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Every night before a test I study but get burnt out before finishing. I promise myself to wake up a couple hours early the next morning to cram some studying in before the test. I set my alarm and go to sleep. The next morning, without fail, I snooze through my alarm and end up not studying at all. I don't know why I even try.
 
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I got accepted to all the schools where I did pullups before going to the interview. Maybe they were 'mirin my lats too much to hear all the stupidity coming out of my mouth.
 
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Agent B said:
I guess your phone is giving you some cues. :naughty::nod::naughty:
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You are soooooooo silly lol
I actually chatted hopefuls ear off last night. I hope he wasn't bored lol
 
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Sticky the thread and title it SDN personals...
 
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Agent B said:
While you cruelly and coldly denied me... ouch... :cryi:
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What?!?!?! Look, I was much more talkative last night because I celebrated ending midterms with too many drinks. Now I'm all shy again hahaha it's not rejection I swear!
 
Ashley1989 said:
What?!?!?! Look, I was much more talkative last night because I celebrated ending midterms with too many drinks. Now I'm all shy again hahaha it's not rejection I swear!
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Sure sure... I'll... just sleep.. in the dumpster... all alone. +pity+ +pity+

With this recent abandonment I shall proceed to answer the main OP:

Ashley1989 said:
So I can't sleep and so I was wondering if anyone had any weird rituals that they've developed throughout this whole pre med shenanigans process. For me I drink a large Budweiser and watch or read Christopher Hitchens the night before an exam every time without fail. Then in the morning I make my bed perfectly (very abnormal for me) and use a green glitter pencil every time. Anyone else? Lol
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Well I go posting on SDN social/class threads as a friendly, fun guy... and try to minimize getting rejected coldly. That and listen to weird genres of music.
 
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SDN: The #1 dating site for lonely, insomniac pre-meds
 
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Gene Parmesan said:
SDN: The #1 dating site for lonely, insomniac pre-meds
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Lol omggggg. Seriously why can't people chat about life without it being like that haha. Ugh I regret this thread haha
 
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Today I learned that the average SDN pre-med is both horny and OCD. A potent combination.

@histidine you are not alone. I do literally the exact same thing. What's wrong with us!?!
 
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I've found that I constantly refer to myself as "Sackler" or "Langone" or "Elmezzi."
 
Muad'Dib said:
Today I learned that the average SDN pre-med is both horny and OCD. A potent combination.

@histidine you are not alone. I do literally the exact same thing. What's wrong with us!?!
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Hahaha. It's kind of funny, because I'm usually gung ho about doing well. But in the morning, sleep is king. Gotta change that for med school/residency/life
 
Ashley1989 said:
Lol omggggg. Seriously why can't people chat about life without it being like that haha. Ugh I regret this thread haha
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Haha I'm just giving you a hard time. I think it's cool that two strangers talked to each other after meeting on an SDN thread.
 
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