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After much debate, I have decided to go ahead and continue my application to UHSUHS. But now I'm starting to think I might not make the cut....
Number one reason is, I have ADD and take Adderall and Strattera. I'm on low doses, and it's very well-controlled with no issues, but from the sounds of the "excerpt," the very fact that I'm taking these is possibly disqualifying.
Second, I'm very anemic. I don't really have any issues, but I have a form of beta-thalessemia. Never needed to be tranfused, but on paper my hematocrit and hemoglobin look scary-low (even though my body is used to being this way and it doesn't cause an difficulties with my activities- I'm a marathoner for Pete's sake!)
Can anyone comment on either of these? Especially for the ADD thing, I can't imagine that it really is disqualifying given how common it is....but the wording says "ANY psychiatric meds" are disqualifying.
Number one reason is, I have ADD and take Adderall and Strattera. I'm on low doses, and it's very well-controlled with no issues, but from the sounds of the "excerpt," the very fact that I'm taking these is possibly disqualifying.
Second, I'm very anemic. I don't really have any issues, but I have a form of beta-thalessemia. Never needed to be tranfused, but on paper my hematocrit and hemoglobin look scary-low (even though my body is used to being this way and it doesn't cause an difficulties with my activities- I'm a marathoner for Pete's sake!)
Can anyone comment on either of these? Especially for the ADD thing, I can't imagine that it really is disqualifying given how common it is....but the wording says "ANY psychiatric meds" are disqualifying.