I think research premed types tend to be more serious about school than the average premed, so there isn't as much angst and drama in this forum. For example, I've never seen any threads in here asking about how being arrested for underage drinking might affect your chances of getting into med school, what to do if a girl in your class got a higher grade because she has large breasts, or whether adcoms will disapprove if you join a frat. These were just not issues that I ever thought about even for one second as an UG, and I suspect many of you all don't, either.
I think research premed types tend to be more serious about school than the average premed, so there isn't as much angst and drama in this forum. For example, I've never seen any threads in here asking about how being arrested for underage drinking might affect your chances of getting into med school, what to do if a girl in your class got a higher grade because she has large breasts, or whether adcoms will disapprove if you join a frat. These were just not issues that I ever thought about even for one second as an UG, and I suspect many of you all don't, either.
(Basically, I'm saying that most if not all of us are big nerds.)
. And let's face it, contrary to medicine, no one does research "for the chicks" 
I think research premed types tend to be more serious about school than the average premed, so there isn't as much angst and drama in this forum. For example, I've never seen any threads in here asking about how being arrested for underage drinking might affect your chances of getting into med school, what to do if a girl in your class got a higher grade because she has large breasts, or whether adcoms will disapprove if you join a frat. These were just not issues that I ever thought about even for one second as an UG, and I suspect many of you all don't, either.
(Basically, I'm saying that most if not all of us are big nerds.)
Likewise. I've always been happier to stay home and read a book rather than going out to a club or a party. And it works out well for those of us who *are* the chicks in science, b/c we're the minority. Of course, as the inimitable Jorge Cham said: the odds may be good, but the goods are odd.Seriously! Research was my recreational activity in college and often, sadly, my Friday night date
If you have time between your gels and whatever other things you all are torturing with those pipettes of yours, read the archives from start to finish. I promise you that you won't be disappointed, but don't blame me if you don't get any work done for a few hours.)Seriously! Research was my recreational activity in college and often, sadly, my Friday night date
I've had those nights too, Weezy... Though I'm even lamer because there was never a party in the mix!
Nerd parties don't count. You're still being a nerd.Whoever ends up at an MSTP with me WILL party! I'll see to it!
Nerd parties don't count. You're still being a nerd.
When I was in college, we had a Natural Sciences Christmas party each year, and we'd invite the Social Science and Humanities majors. The chem people would make "punch" in a huge beaker and add dry ice so it was all smokey and mad science lab-looking. The nonscience folks absolutely loved it. But those of us who had spent any time in chem never drank it--we knew too much about where that glassware had been.
Two things:
Two things:
1) I like that you quote your own posts and carry the convo on by yourself when no one else is around.
2) I especially like that you are now debating about how to wash the glassware.
Don't feel bad. I have tons of holey shirts and jeans from chem lab too. Though I threw a bunch of them out when I started med school.
Hey guys, I'm a pre-mud-phud hopeful. I've just been lurking around reading your threads and wishing you guys the best of luck with your applications and such.
I've only done one semester of college, and after realizing that mudphudding was where it's at, I have some serious work to do on my GPA, but I'm working on it!
Welcome.Hey guys, I'm a pre-mud-phud hopeful. I've just been lurking around reading your threads and wishing you guys the best of luck with your applications and such.
I've only done one semester of college, and after realizing that mudphudding was where it's at, I have some serious work to do on my GPA, but I'm working on it!
It's good that you've joined SDN so early on; you have plenty of time to pull your GPA up before it comes time to apply for med school. I assume from your previous post that you've been doing some research already, which is great, but don't spend so much time on it that your school work suffers. 
to you. 
Hey guys, I'm a pre-mud-phud hopeful. I've just been lurking around reading your threads and wishing you guys the best of luck with your applications and such.
I've only done one semester of college, and after realizing that mudphudding was where it's at, I have some serious work to do on my GPA, but I'm working on it!
Welcome.
BTW, my recommendation for study advice is to ask upperclassmen, TAs, and/or your profs for tips to get better grades in your classes. You may know the material well, but not be studying effectively for that particular prof's tests. In that case, you need to learn how to be a savvier testtaker. If the prof lets people keep their old tests, see if you can get copies from an upperclassman so that you can get an idea of what kinds of questions the prof asks and practice doing them. Sometimes profs even hand out old exams, so definitely take advantage of that if they do. Also, go to test review sessions; when I was teaching organic, I'd work sample problems during the review sessions that were amazingly similar to the test problems. It always astounded me how few of my ostensible gunner premed students came to them, but the ones who did invariably made As. FWIW, I am also a big fan of doing a little work every day instead of trying to cram for a couple of days before the test.
to most of this. Pickles, I don't know how you manage to pull off the good grades you need to get into an MSTP with cramming and not going to class; seriously, hats off to you. I'm a lot more like Solitude in this respect; I need to go to lecture and do a little work every day to absorb all the material, and I seldom do well when I have to cram. I know people who can, and it's a little frightening. 
Trolls only hit the bigger targets. I think the biggest jekrs would find the PhD bit to be a waste of time considering it doesn't do much for prestige and earnings potential so they don't post here. We have had a few trolls over the years... It's been awhile since our last one. THAT'S NOT AN INVITATION! Then again maybe we're so far down on the list now nobody can even find us on the main page
