You Know You Are A Neurotic Premed When...

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When you have a 105 in a class and you get mad because you did not get the bonus question on the test! ( my brother freshmen in high school!!!)
 
when you're the only one who got an A, and you're mad that the prof is going to give a curve (designed to bring most people's averages to B, while your grade would stay the same).
 
When reading this thread is comforting because you know you are not the only one to self-diagnose yourself with neurosis
 
rogerwilco said:
Wait . . . you don't seriously think baseball (or any other sport at all) is any cleaner right now, do you?
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new neuroticism: not understanding what people mean when they talk about baseball being "clean" or not.

i guess i'm not THAT neurotic, i'm also a sportscenter addict
 
you know you're a neurotic premed when you think Interfolio should get the Nobel peace prize.
 
when you qualify for course credit for the amount of time you spent on SDN.
 
Pulling an all nighter for a test you have next week (definitely saw someone do this my freshman year).
 
shippudenfan said:
when you qualify for course credit for the amount of time you spent on SDN.
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:laugh:lol...could you imagine that conversation? "what are you taking this semester?"
me: I'm taking microbio, biochems, stats, calculus and oh yea SDN
 
You make deals with God promising to help every underserved and homeless person you ever see, make yearly trips to a smallpox ridden villages in africa, and cure cancer if he gets you into the school you want.

Conversely some may sell their soul to the devil to get into their favorite school...choose a path wisely :meanie:
 
Dr OCD said:
you feel obliged to ask questions even though you already know the answers (because you were neurotically reading med school websites the night before)when an interviewer asks, "so do you have any questions?"
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I've never understood the "Any other questions?" question as it is. If I've asked a bunch of stuff (or we've talked about a lot), then what if I really have all the information I want?
 
Flaxmoore said:
I've never understood the "Any other questions?" question as it is. If I've asked a bunch of stuff (or we've talked about a lot), then what if I really have all the information I want?
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Uhm.. then you say you don't have any other questions?
 
... when you have nightmares that you're taking your mcat and you haven't studied at all and don't even know the format of the test ! (this happened to me last year before i had started studying.. i woke up in a cold sweat with my heart racing)
 
You argue with your professor/TA because you could have gotten a 1/2 a point more due to grading error, even though you have a 98 on the test.
Guilty as charged...


Your only source of gossip is that so and so got a 39 on their MCAT or he/she got the highest grade in the class, or someone has an interview or an acceptance already to XYZ Med School.
 
1. when you're a world class solitaire/free cell/spider champion from all that time you've spent "studying".

2. when you've had to delete solitaire from your computer because it eats up too much study time.

3. when you know the names and ages of all your profs' kids.
 
1) When you worry about being able to get into medical school EVERY SINGLE DAY!

2) When you're not content with being 2 standard deviations above the mean.

3) When you know and constantly predict what your BCPM, AO, and Cum GPA will be, even though you're ONLY A FRESHMAN! :meanie:

4) When you know what the USMLEs are, and what's a good avg. for what specialty, and what Match Day is and contemplate what you'll possibly end up doing, and are amused by the ignorance of a not-so-neurotic premed as to what classes count as pre-reqs...

5) When you're working in a lab all weekend long with rats and whatnot while your non-premed friends are out enjoying life in the sun...


More than 5, and less than 6 of the above unfortunately somewhat describe me...😳

Premed syndrome...Hopefully it's temporary until it worsens to med syndrome 😱
 
When you're despondent about your future because out of 25 applications, you only have ten interviews... you might be a neurotic pre-med.
 
1. When you wake up and open the laptop to SDN😱
2. When you think about med school, your GPA, future MCAT, and ECs every 3. 15 minutes of everyday
3. When you have a stack of blank charts mapping out a predicted MCAT, BCPM gpa, overall GPA, and ECs with every color highlighter in CLASS😱

Yes, I know I'm a neurotic premed, but I've always been like this. Try changing the premed in the title to prelaw and change SDN to lawschooldiscussion.org:laugh: and you got me a year ago

(My favorite is #3, I love doing that, can't wait for class tomorrow, LOL)
 
You genuinely try to shuffle through your neuroses for one to post that isn't too "crazy".
 
I am always dreaming being interviewed by top-notch adcoms and they kiss my feet. :hardy:
 
When you've finished the MCAT..and finally decided not to retake it....and so decide that it's about time to study for Step 1..

(I haven't actually...but I thought about it..)
 
1) Still being on SDN when you are in med school (it's pathetic I know).
2) Recognizing people on your interview days from their SDN/mdapps profiles.
3) Recognizing interviewees from their SDN/mdapps profiles.
4) Being annoyed with your classmates who somehow got into med school without SDN/mdapps.
5) Calling people you know at your med school by their SDN names.
 
FemalesCANTDriv said:
1) Still being on SDN when you are in med school (it's pathetic I know).
2) Recognizing people on your interview days from their SDN/mdapps profiles.
3) Recognizing interviewees from their SDN/mdapps profiles.
4) Being annoyed with your classmates who somehow got into med school without SDN/mdapps.
5) Calling people you know at your med school by their SDN names.
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I have a hunch that you really like SDN:laugh:😉
 
...when you read MSAR as a bedtime story...and you still have 2 years left before you apply. (Not me, a friend of mine...I swear)
 
eight sat up said:
...when you read MSAR as a bedtime story...and you still have 2 years left before you apply. (Not me, a friend of mine...I swear)
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I second your friend! I am reading MSAR every other night before I fall asleep. I am a sophomore, too!

Let me add one more thing. I am also cracking a medical dictionary and memorize 20 different diseases/syndromes every day. Is it too bad now? 😎
 
When you are playing the board game "Life", and you draw a card that says you become a doctor, and it is almost as good as you imagine the real thing will be.
 
When you think about your GPA, med school, and the MCATs more often than you think about sex.
 
1. when you start finding grey hair before you're 20.

2. when you have >2 alteregos on SDN so that you can respond to yourself when no one else does.

3. when you read this thread and all you can think of is coming up with a joke of your own.
 
pakbabydoll said:
When you always compete with total strangers in your class, and after you get your test back you go around asking random people what they got on the test.
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lol guilty 🙄
 
skyeblue0610 said:
1. When you wake up and open the laptop to SDN😱
2. When you think about med school, your GPA, future MCAT, and ECs every 3. 15 minutes of everyday
3. When you have a stack of blank charts mapping out a predicted MCAT, BCPM gpa, overall GPA, and ECs with every color highlighter in CLASS😱

Yes, I know I'm a neurotic premed, but I've always been like this. Try changing the premed in the title to prelaw and change SDN to lawschooldiscussion.org:laugh: and you got me a year ago

(My favorite is #3, I love doing that, can't wait for class tomorrow, LOL)
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haha I've done one and two 😳
I love this thread!!!!!👍
 
review every single reaction and mechanism studied during the day in your sleep
 
Heyeon said:
review every single reaction and mechanism studied during the day in your sleep
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sooo true.

You know you're a neurotic premed when you surround yourself with the smartest people in your school so that you can keep your enemies close.

(Hope none of my friends are reading this)
 
when you keep checking whether or not someone in SDN land responded to your last post so much that the refresh button no longer works.
 
shippudenfan said:
1. when you're a world class solitaire/free cell/spider champion from all that time you've spent "studying".

2. when you've had to delete solitaire from your computer because it eats up too much study time.

3. when you know the names and ages of all your profs' kids.
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lol. I'm definitely guilty of #2.
 
...when you can expect exactly when to pee after drinking a cup of coffee to stay awake, and you structure your study breaks around that piece of info
 
When you get a 92 on the first test of the semester in Gen. Bio, and you start flat-out crying while reviewing it with the professor because you really knew the answers to 2 of the 4 questions you missed, and the only reason you failed them is they were ambiguous, and you didn't know how to interpret them, and if you can't understand the prof's questions, how can you possibly pass the class?

(I know that was one long sentence, but....)

The prof actually said to me, "moi, if you're crying because of this grade, I am honestly afraid of what you'll do to yourself if you ever make a B" After the semester was over, she told me that she never forgot that episode, and that after every test she reviewed the questions I failed to see if they were ambiguous and decide if she should throw them out.
 
when you read these posts and think "what a good idea!" (i.e. forward .edu emails to cell phone)
 
When you get 97 on a test and its the top grade but you want to understand why/how you missed that 3 percent. I got a sheeps heart thrown at me in comparative anatomy for that....
 
Whaty said:
When you get 97 on a test and its the top grade but you want to understand why/how you missed that 3 percent. I got a sheeps heart thrown at me in comparative anatomy for that....
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perfect present for valentine's day!
 
moi said:
When you get a 92 on the first test of the semester in Gen. Bio, and you start flat-out crying while reviewing it with the professor because you really knew the answers to 2 of the 4 questions you missed, and the only reason you failed them is they were ambiguous, and you didn't know how to interpret them, and if you can't understand the prof's questions, how can you possibly pass the class?

(I know that was one long sentence, but....)

The prof actually said to me, "moi, if you're crying because of this grade, I am honestly afraid of what you'll do to yourself if you ever make a B" After the semester was over, she told me that she never forgot that episode, and that after every test she reviewed the questions I failed to see if they were ambiguous and decide if she should throw them out.
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You're a neurotic premed if you use the terminology FAIL for missing single questions on a test. The terms right or wrong apparently no longer apply. It is now between right or FAIL. 😉
 
You should have been in bed 3 hours ago, but you are still up chekcing SDN.
 
when you live in a foreign country teaching english for a year and instead of taking advantage of what life has to offer, you are on sdn, you know you are a neurotic pre-med!
 
You make excuses to dip out on social events - you're really thinking to yourself that you have to get home to check the mail for rejections/acceptances.
 
PanicAttack said:
You make excuses to dip out on social events - you're really thinking to yourself that you have to get home to check the mail for rejections/acceptances.
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im caught! :laugh:
 
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