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tourniquet1963 said:
dont forget about eating vareniki and blinces 🙂
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any good news from any school?
I am waiting for 2 right now. I have been accepted in 1, waitlisted in the other and sitting on 2 schools who have not decided yet. While one school just interviewed me, the other is dragging their business for too long.

I really like that school though. It is Univ of Minnesota. Program is fantastic, curriculum is freaken amazing. It is a little cold in the winter though.

I need to ask my tiescha to make me some blinchiki. I already forgot how they taste.

By the way, a little tip for those who want to watch russian movies and shows here in the states for only 8 bucks a month.
There is a website I am subscribed to, it is www.memocast.com
it has all the russian movies and cartoons, and shows like KVN and others. Just tons of stuff. If you sign up you can watch it any time, fastwarward, rewind and pause. It is a really good source of any russian movies. All old and all new stuff is on it.
Just thought for those who wanted and was looking for it would be helpful.
Udachi.
 
vasyaiya said:
any good news from any school?
I am waiting for 2 right now. I have been accepted in 1, waitlisted in the other and sitting on 2 schools who have not decided yet. While one school just interviewed me, the other is dragging their business for too long.

I really like that school though. It is Univ of Minnesota. Program is fantastic, curriculum is freaken amazing. It is a little cold in the winter though.

I need to ask my tiescha to make me some blinchiki. I already forgot how they taste.

By the way, a little tip for those who want to watch russian movies and shows here in the states for only 8 bucks a month.
There is a website I am subscribed to, it is www.memocast.com
it has all the russian movies and cartoons, and shows like KVN and others. Just tons of stuff. If you sign up you can watch it any time, fastwarward, rewind and pause. It is a really good source of any russian movies. All old and all new stuff is on it.
Just thought for those who wanted and was looking for it would be helpful.
Udachi.
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im sure you can use bit torrent and download those movies.. i downloaded Nu Pagadi... its awesome.

im not applying this cycle.. applying in june of this year.. im excited.. assuming i do better on my MCAT.. Good luck to you though!

And, Im assuming you're not from NY, b/c here you can just buy blinchiki from the russian stores.. and kalbasa and silyodka.. haha.. can you tell im hunrgy?.. (lunch in 10 minutes.. YES!)
 
Lunch is good.
No I am not from NY, California.
How are the NY Russians doing?
It is a long and hard process.
How did you do on your first MCAT?
I had 2 interview invites for NY schools. One in Buffalo and one in NYU. But I decided not to go.
I just thought spending about 1000+ for both interview expenses (flight, hotel, transportation) was not my priority, once I was accepted somewhere else. And I would rather go to that school over NY schools.
It is cheaper, cost of living is more reasonable and some other reasons why I thought NY would be a little too costly for me.
But it is a beautiful city and many russkies live there.
So go figure.

Are you taking any prep class for mcat?
If you do, plan on studying at least 8 hours a day. If you do less, with all the brilliance in the world, it is a waste of money and time if you don't put in enough time.
You need more than 31 to get in some place nowdays (though people with less scores get in, it is rare, and they have some super extracurricular and high gpa), to be more or less competitive.
And you need to be hitting at least a 10 in every section, during your practice tests. If you are not hitting, you should probably wait and study more until you do. You don't want to take it a third time.
And practice tests are very much similar to the actual thing.
I got about the same score as on my practice test on the real thing.
So ruskies, get excited, and post your excitement here.

Poka.
 
vasyaiya said:
Lunch is good.
No I am not from NY, California.
How are the NY Russians doing?
It is a long and hard process.
How did you do on your first MCAT?
I had 2 interview invites for NY schools. One in Buffalo and one in NYU. But I decided not to go.
I just thought spending about 1000+ for both interview expenses (flight, hotel, transportation) was not my priority, once I was accepted somewhere else. And I would rather go to that school over NY schools.
It is cheaper, cost of living is more reasonable and some other reasons why I thought NY would be a little too costly for me.
But it is a beautiful city and many russkies live there.
So go figure.

Are you taking any prep class for mcat?
If you do, plan on studying at least 8 hours a day. If you do less, with all the brilliance in the world, it is a waste of money and time if you don't put in enough time.
You need more than 31 to get in some place nowdays (though people with less scores get in, it is rare, and they have some super extracurricular and high gpa), to be more or less competitive.
And you need to be hitting at least a 10 in every section, during your practice tests. If you are not hitting, you should probably wait and study more until you do. You don't want to take it a third time.
And practice tests are very much similar to the actual thing.
I got about the same score as on my practice test on the real thing.
So ruskies, get excited, and post your excitement here.

Poka.
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hey bratan!

are you from CA? Did you get into a CA school? If so, screw New York. I really hated it there, I thought it was a toxic dump, and people have a real bad attitude.

I got into a UC school, and am VERY happy😀 :hardy:. I really don't understand why would someone want to go to the east coast if they have the option of staying here. Plus it will be harder to come back to CA for residency
 
Doublecortin said:
hey bratan!

are you from CA? Did you get into a CA school? If so, screw New York. I really hated it there, I thought it was a toxic dump, and people have a real bad attitude.

I got into a UC school, and am VERY happy😀 :hardy:. I really don't understand why would someone want to go to the east coast if they have the option of staying here. Plus it will be harder to come back to CA for residency
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dont hate on NY.. you probably think its a dump cuz you stayed in Brooklyn (brighton in particular)
 
I just interviewed at Loma Linda. I hope to stay here, where the weather is nice. But ultimately whereever I would be accepted I would go, given only one choice.
Thanks.
 
OMG, I'm so glad to see that I'm not alone trying to get into med school with this horrible russian accent 🙂 I HATE IT 😴Don't get me wrong, I'm proud of my Russian/Ukrainian background, but the accent is killing me. I've been in the country for 5 years now, will be applying to med school this year, although I should have really applied last year. I wasn't happy with my MCAT score, primarily because of VR...but I see that I'm not the only one here struggling with it 😳
Anyway, I plan to apply this year and get in 🙄 chego i vsem zhelayu 🙂
 
Hey, I live in Brooklyn...born in Ukraine but moved here when I was 2 in '88. People need to stop ****ting on New York, it's actually one of the best places to live. Not Brighton Beach, but there are some very upscale neighborhoods in Brooklyn.

I would highly recommend coming to NY. There are lots of things to do and a pretty good Russian population, if that's what you're into. Most of my friends are Americanized Russians though. We eat Katleti at home and then go party in the City away from the Russians lol
 
MystA RavE said:
Hey, I live in Brooklyn...born in Ukraine but moved here when I was 2 in '88. People need to stop ****ting on New York, it's actually one of the best places to live. Not Brighton Beach, but there are some very upscale neighborhoods in Brooklyn.

I would highly recommend coming to NY. There are lots of things to do and a pretty good Russian population, if that's what you're into. Most of my friends are Americanized Russians though. We eat Katleti at home and then go party in the City away from the Russians lol
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Got another admission to one of my top choice schools.
 
I say it's time to bring back the good old Russian Mafia back? What do yo all think?
 
I am Russian, Ukrainian, and Polish from NYC
e ya toja gavaru po ruske
 
Всем Привет!

Another fellow Russkiy o SDN 😀 😍
 
ya hochu pisat' mcat vesnoi i podavat' v medshkoli etim letom. i ya zdes' s malogo vozrasta. ya konechno hochu uchit'sya na vracha no dumau moi roditeli etogo hotiat bol'she chem ya. mne lichno ohoto krasivuu devushku i ob etom ya v reale nikomu ne zhaluus'(viglyadit tupo ne pravda li?). v rossiu tyazhelo poehat' potomu chto u menya net rossiiskogo passporta hotya ya rodilsya tam. ya poetomu kak tol'ko postuplu v med shkolu poprobuu poehat' v pribaltiku (ne nuzhna viza). no chto to ya inogda pishu krasivim devushkam iz estonii i oni menya posilaut na 4 storoni. voobsche navernoe nado iskat' zhenu v estonii potomu chto im skoro otmeniat vizi v usa, a devushek iz rossii prosto tak v gosti suda priglasit' nel'zya.
voobsche ya bi esli mog poshel bi uchit'sya na ekonomista ili tomu podobnoe. no uvi, mne gorazdo lucshe poluchaetsa v predmetah kak physiologia..
a kak u vas s lubovnoi zhizn'u?

u menya kstati ochen' malo druzei. v univere kataus' na lizhah, a v svoem "rodnom gorode", t.e. NY ya nikogo ne znau i znat' ne hochu.
 
MystA RavE said:
Hey, I live in Brooklyn...born in Ukraine but moved here when I was 2 in '88. People need to stop ****ting on New York, it's actually one of the best places to live. Not Brighton Beach, but there are some very upscale neighborhoods in Brooklyn.

I would highly recommend coming to NY. There are lots of things to do and a pretty good Russian population, if that's what you're into. Most of my friends are Americanized Russians though. We eat Katleti at home and then go party in the City away from the Russians lol
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you must be so cool. 😳
 
hairlessmexican said:
ya hochu pisat' mcat vesnoi i podavat' v medshkoli etim letom. i ya zdes' s malogo vozrasta. ya konechno hochu uchit'sya na vracha no dumau moi roditeli etogo hotiat bol'she chem ya. mne lichno ohoto krasivuu devushku i ob etom ya v reale nikomu ne zhaluus'(viglyadit tupo ne pravda li?). v rossiu tyazhelo poehat' potomu chto u menya net rossiiskogo passporta hotya ya rodilsya tam. ya poetomu kak tol'ko postuplu v med shkolu poprobuu poehat' v pribaltiku (ne nuzhna viza). no chto to ya inogda pishu krasivim devushkam iz estonii i oni menya posilaut na 4 storoni. voobsche navernoe nado iskat' zhenu v estonii potomu chto im skoro otmeniat vizi v usa, a devushek iz rossii prosto tak v gosti suda priglasit' nel'zya.
voobsche ya bi esli mog poshel bi uchit'sya na ekonomista ili tomu podobnoe. no uvi, mne gorazdo lucshe poluchaetsa v predmetah kak physiologia..
a kak u vas s lubovnoi zhizn'u?

u menya kstati ochen' malo druzei. v univere kataus' na lizhah, a v svoem "rodnom gorode", t.e. NY ya nikogo ne znau i znat' ne hochu.
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"ne xochu uchit'sya, a xochu zenitsya":laugh:
vot kak eto nazhivaetsya...
ti davai uchis' --grizhi granit nauki poka... nikakix devushek.
 
lisichka said:
"ne xochu uchit'sya, a xochu zenitsya":laugh:
vot kak eto nazhivaetsya...
ti davai uchis' --grizhi granit nauki poka... nikakix devushek.
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ya voobsche mogu plunut' na vse eto. so svoim b.s. degree horoshuu rabotu ne poluchit', no mogu poiti officerom v pehotu i zatem mba poluchit' i krutuu rabotu v moskve. no kak to neohoto bit' neobrazovannim. vse taki v univere chitaesh' vse eti stat'i s pubmed a v pehote ya bi chital manuals po tomu kak granatu kidat' ili kakaya pravilnaya strizhka dolzhna bit' u 18letnih rebyat.
 
Privet Vsem.
Davno ne obschalis.
Kak uspehi?
Est prodvizhniya?
A to sezon uzhe pochti zakonchilsya.
Kakie plani na leto?
 
Come on guys.
Be more active.
Any success stories?
I applied to 60 schools,
received 7 interview invites,
went to 4 interviews,
3 acceptances,
1 waitlist.

Anyone else has a story?
 
i am homesick :cry:
what do i do?
 
Doublecortin said:
malchik:zip:
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malchik spalchik ili cute/tall/athletic? if the latter, i am giving you my number. how's that.....


i malchik-spalchik ubezhal za lesa-okeani....
 
lisichka said:
malchik spalchik ili cute/tall/athletic? if the latter, i am giving you my number. how's that.....
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arnold-schwarzenegger-vince-gironda.jpg


:d
 
lisichka said:
malchik spalchik ili cute/tall/athletic? if the latter, i am giving you my number. how's that.....


i malchik-spalchik ubezhal za lesa-okeani....
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where u at, lisichka?
 
I like this mafia idea. I'm Ukrainian and I'm in...
 
I love that movie.
Gentelmeni udachi. I also have it.
Lisichka, did you get into any school?
How about you Doublecortin?
I like that spark of romance on this forum.
Love :clap:
 
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