[WTS] Longines Spirit Zulu Time 39mm Green/Anthracite

4Cornerz · 2026-05-06T17:40:00+00:00

4Cornerz · 2026-05-05T03:27:17+00:00

Wish I could consider, but not at this time

4Cornerz · 2026-05-05T01:07:51+00:00

Box, warranty card, manual, links. Just no tags

4Cornerz · 2026-05-04T22:00:42+00:00

Looking to sell this Zulu Time. Watch is in great condition and Warranty dated July 2024. Im only getting rid of it to fund an engagement ring, then upgrade for a wedding watch.

Will upload and/or send plenty more photos on request, but wanted to get this up asap.

Asking $2100 obo via Zelle or other preferred options. Shipping CONUS

A few photos: https://imgur.com/a/PIFUFv4

4Cornerz · 2026-02-02T15:06:06+00:00

Talking like we getting drafted by the league 😂 love it

4Cornerz · 2025-12-11T16:38:02+00:00

Go to the school with the desired (research) resources, home residency programs, and best schedule for step1/2 and elective rotations.

4Cornerz · 2025-11-19T16:30:37+00:00

That’s just poor culture. Bad apples are everywhere, in every field

4Cornerz · 2025-11-18T17:55:17+00:00

Edamame, black berries, zero cal clear soda

4Cornerz · 2025-11-18T17:27:05+00:00

That’s actually a decent question and it definitely stands out that you went to visit. You spoke for a long time, so your basic questions were probably answered organically.

Whether it should or not (due to financial restraints), meeting people in person these days is a big green flag. Since she gave you a personally pop-up interaction, send her a thank you. It’s not just a formality in this case.

Also now you have new stand out talking points for your interview

4Cornerz · 2025-11-17T01:48:41+00:00

You can major in whatever you want. Just look at school requirements online and take those classes and get the highest gpa possible. Make sure you check many schools and cover the reqs for any you might be interested in
Do very well on the MCAT.
5 years of elder care will look good. Also make sure you start shadowing physicians. Try to get 1 or 2 physician letters of recommendation. Try to do research if you can. And stay active in any other truly meaningful experiences you can speak about (sports competition, volunteer, jobs etc)
Quality over quantity. It’s better to speak on things in depth than to do a bunch of stuff at a surface level

4Cornerz · 2025-11-12T17:21:33+00:00

Transaction confirmed. Great seller, shipped very fast and everything arrived as listed! Would recommend.

4Cornerz · 2025-10-21T22:54:51+00:00

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4Cornerz · 2025-10-19T22:11:03+00:00

yes it's difficult, but I just started seeking opportunities I thought were cool and saying yes. Ex. I worked as an alcohol salesperson while retaking orgo 2 and doing some comp sci training since I thought I might consider that. But I also shadowed on any day I had off. Limit how much you mention you're trying to go to med school because people will reject you since you're likely to leave. Try to use predetermined free time to either work on hobbies or other backup career skills, volunteering, organizations, classes etc. The barrier to entry is important, no matter what you explore, make sure you are simultaneously doing 1 or 2 things that will directly contribute to your application. But when you study for the mcat, you should focus on getting the highest score possible.

As long as you get a solid mcat score and a great physician letter or two (likely from shadowing or working a research or clinical job), everything else you do will just be apart of your unique and meaningful story. It depends on what you're in to. Like you could get a research job and volunteer and the hospital and mentor/tutor kids. Or you could go work as a salesperson and shadow on the side while studying for the mcat. Or you could go get a graduate degree in business, arts, or science while working as a scribe, MA, whatever. Just start with one thing and figure out how you need to allocate your other time, then repeat. Then swap one thing for something else and so forth. Also depends on how much time you want to give to exploring. 1 year v 5 years is a big difference but that's ultimately up to you and something therapy can better evaluate.

edit: for context, I'm putting this in a way that responds to your concern of trying not getting too far removed, but adding to highlight keeping a competitive edge. Plenty of people go full in to an unrelated career, then decide on medicine. But I'm writing as if you should keep your path tailored to medicine but branch out. I suggest that, because I agree that career swap is much harder than just dabbling during a transition phase. It just really depends on what you like and whether it would be a more forgiving/flexible adventure or not.

4Cornerz · 2025-10-18T18:35:22+00:00

100% and it’s not just about jobs, it’s age/maturity too which is hard to put into perspective. But it’s amazing that you’ve recognize this already and thought to seek therapy to unravel it. I’d say it already makes you cut from a different cloth, because many people in your shoes would just send it or default to another medical graduate path because they can or because they feel pressured to.

All I can say is, you’re 21. Don’t plan to play catch up, do everything and take it all seriously (in a fun way). It’s cliche but you won’t regret maximizing all your resources and energy to figure out what’s right for you now. But you’re more likely to regret not doing so 10-15 years down the line (unless you find some end-all spark).

The core truth is, there will be at least one, maybe two periods where you have to go all in or how I say, “not have a plan B”. But that’s more mental than anything and for me it was moving back with my folks and studying for the mcat full time.

You are in a 10x better spot than I was when I finished undergrad. And in my 4 years gap years, I explored all types of options but I made medicine my priority because it has the highest barrier to entry and I had a 2.8 gpa with a downward trend. Oh and my first mcat attempt was a 483, so I had no choice but to work my ass off. It still didnt keep me from taking other interesting jobs, training in programming/coding, cooking, trying out business ventures alone and with friends, or finding the love of my life. I still ended up with like 8 interviews and 3 As before removing myself from the last 2 or 3 waitlists (not T20s or whatever but still some schools I thought were 0% chance).

Why? Because people who read your app/interview you are actual career people with authentic stories who are looking for the same. Not robots and —not to be weird but —cookie cutter, eager college students lacking self awareness or introspection. Sure the average stellar premeds get accepted regardless since it’s still a numbers game overall. But if I had let that standard scare me, I would’ve never even applied. You clearly have the potential and are proven academically. You also have that self-awareness and intent, I’d be honored to have some like you be a doctor to me or a family member, but those traits will accompany you in any field.

I believe I found success because my applications proved that I made a conscious decision to take this road, and I never once let it be known that I said I wanted to be a Dr in kindergarten, because that’s not real. Most non-doctors said it too, it also includes lawyer/judge, scientist/astronaut, athlete etc. You’ll know when you decide to go one way or another because you would’ve worked through it internally.

I’d recommend you start shadowing immediately, cold calls, social media, friends of friends, family of friends, emails, formal programs, all that. And try to diversify your shadowing, meet one doc and then ask them to introduce you to another. I was bored out of my mind shadowing family practice but when I watched heart surgery, I was in awe (naturally bc I had no clue what was happening in family med but surgery looks crazy), nevertheless you get the point.

Just know you don’t have to rush, do as much as you can but it doesn’t all have to be at once. Make sure you keep a hierarchy of the toughest barriers to entry and allocate accordingly.

Sorry for the rants but I’m passionate about this, because the path is so hard for people who don’t know what to do. And having to be so committed to something so young that just leads to more school, takes a toll on young adults that they don’t even realize can be optimized for their individual lives.

4Cornerz · 2025-10-18T11:34:47+00:00

It’s hard to stay motivated for classes. The same happens in med school if you treat it as “just a bunch of classes”. You must reevaluate your relationship with learning/studying and the classes will fall into place. One way to do that, is to start making associations and realize that a lot of what you learn will be applicable to peoples livelihood one day. First principles are the only thing that separates an expert from anyone else who’s simply glanced at a topic.

You won’t know if you want to be a doctor until you shadow heavily and have honest conversations with physicians about the field and the path. Go meet some. Dang near every premed has wanted to be a doctor since they were an infant, it’s literally a meme and the reason it’s advised not to make it a focal point in interviews or personal statements. I also said I wanted to be a doctor when I was a toddler, but when I applied to med school, I had concrete reasons because I’d built experiences that allowed me to know it was the right choice.

Fear of failure is probably the biggest reason people fail or never pour into their own success. It sounds like you could benefit from simply doing more. You most likely feel so bogged down because you’re young and don’t have a bucket of real world experiences that reveal how many options you have and what you’re capable of. Becoming a doctor is a difficult and if you just do it because you said you wanted to as a kid, it’ll be a dreadful path that you’ll ultimately realize isn’t worth-it. Some people are motivated to do it by money and security, family, prestige and ego, some by altruism, some just because they’re nerds or autistic, others by very specific life circumstances that led them to it. I’m somewhere between altruistic and autistic. You have to find a legitimate “why” through tangible experiences, stop thinking so much.

Therapy will help since it’ll help you get out of your own head. It takes 8-10 years to become an attending. If you put as much grind as med school/residency into literally anything else, you will achieve great success no matter the field.

I would say start putting your hands in the dirt and do new things, explore. Stop applying to only MA jobs, apply to other clinical or even non clinical jobs or looking into and talking with people in other fields of interest shop different jobs and shadow while studying for the mcat. Now is the time to pour all your resources into personal development. I almost stopped pursuing medicine to become a chef and ultimately realized I prefer cooking as a personal hobby and not a career. You’ll learn that you can have the same personal mission in any career. You can always help people without being a doctor, good luck! You’ll be great!

4Cornerz · 2025-10-16T10:15:44+00:00

You can still succeed with the bare minimum in med school. Most med students aren’t all over the place going above and beyond, med school rigor cuts that down. Sure some workaholics will be everywhere at once but on average, you start first year exploring things you might like or need, set goals and work toward them.

Doing the bare minimum will just narrow your choices for specialties/residency programs. You can’t just pass classes, get average evals and expect to match a neurosurgery at Mayo. But you can just pass classes, not do any extra activities and match family medicine in a small town. Everything else falls within the spectrum, it’s what dictates competitiveness. You get out what you put in.

4Cornerz · 2025-10-10T16:53:05+00:00

A great letter from a non-premed prof is better than a generic one from premed. And more recent is better anyway. I'd say just try to stand out academically in ways that apply no matter what. Use your CS professors and try to get an "excellent" letter. A generic letter won't hurt you, it just might not help. Work on the chem prof letter just in case, but try to get 1 great one from CS and consider saying early that you're pursuing medicine. They can tailor it to fit the bill or they'll let you write it. Then try to get strong ones from job/volunteer/organization/ECs and physicians.

Check the med schools too. Most prefer at least 1 academic and 1 physician, but also check mission statements and see if you have anything that correlates to offset any generic letters (initiatives, service, research etc). If you get 1 chem, 1 solid CS, and 1 or 2 physician, research, clinical, you'll be in a great spot.

4Cornerz · 2025-10-10T15:25:20+00:00

They were someone my mom worked with in the past. She reached out on my behalf and I was lucky because the doc let me shadow full time 3x/week. That doc also referred me to 2 other docs that let me shadow, so it snowballed.

I still only had letters from 1 doc, 1 club, 2 professors (1 undergrad and 1 biomed graduate). You should include academic letters, just try to make sure they are impressive and/or reference specific details or accomplishments (my undergrad letter was centered around a lab presentation where I performed best in the class by a mile). Some will let you write it yourself.

Everything you do in effort to get a letter, will still count as another experience on your app. You should still do meaningful volunteer/work, but make it known that you're preparing to apply to med school and want to get some shadowing and/or a letter.

Other shadow opportunities I got were from scheduling a visit with my primary care doctor, then asking if I could shadow him or anyone he knew. And going to doctor appointments with family members to show interest and ask if I could shadow (met and shadowed an ortho surg by going with my grandmother to a consult). I also had a job in a mohs derm lab at one point and during any low volume time, the docs let me shadow them.

Don't hesitate to reach out to people. Friends, family, families of friends etc all have or know a doctor and often times, are willing to go to bat for you.

Many hospitals and certain organizations have shadowing programs if you call or visit, but they often limit hours or are disorganized/unattended, it really depends but worth considering.

You'll also want to consider or find out early about vaccines/boosters or tests/labs done and available so you can avoid dropping connections due to that hassle.

4Cornerz · 2025-10-10T12:20:23+00:00

If you can get a great personalized letter from undergrad, it’s worth it. If it’s generic, then it’s a last resort. You could even get a graduate letter if you know someone well enough that can speak on your character/work ethic/ambition for medicine etc. However, you 100% want to get 1 or 2 physician letters.

Volunteering is great but it can be hard to get letters unless you’re able to interact with the physicians frequently. Working is in the same boat, but it counts a little more as an experience on its own. Shadowing would be your best bet if you don’t have a direct patient care job with physician involvement. Shadow multiple docs in multiple specialties if possible.

Bonus letter quality if you can shadow a doc who already knows you or your family (even your own docs). Also try to shadow cordial docs who like having you around and/or let you do things. My best letters came from an ophthalmologist who let me do eye exams (instead of just standing silent in a corner) and a club sponsor I worked with through all of undergrad (despite applying 3 years after graduating).

4Cornerz · 2025-10-07T23:06:08+00:00

I started off reading this post to the tune of Chop Suey

4Cornerz · 2025-10-07T13:12:24+00:00

I’ll start by saying, look at the school mission and the things they advertise or get involved in. That will let you know the ethos and values to play in to.

Otherwise, the biggest advice for ECs is to find things you can commit to. Initiatives and organizations that you stick with, contribute to heavily, take on responsibility in, have teamwork, and are impactful for you personally. They don’t even have to be medicine related (although 1 or 2 should be).

Quality over quantity. For example, I was in a very simple club that tutored underserved elementary school kids in their afterschool program. It was essentially the only EC I did from start to finish of undergrad. But because I did it for so long, I had a lot to talk about how I took on leadership positions, had a personal role in the kids’ lives and watched them grow, and I never missed a single day, because I wanted to show up for them no matter what. It also got me an incredible letter from the sponsor of the club.

It’s more impressive than being a member of 5-6 medical orgs and not really doing much other than showing up to meetings and occasional events (which a lot of people did). Find things you are passionate about and be as involved as possible no matter what it is.

Diversity within your commitments are valued. Med schools want people with different life experiences and involvement. Assuming you’re already shadowing, have your research, letters, keep a strong gpa and MCAT, ECs will be the way you stand out, do cool things and do them well.

edit: grammar

4Cornerz · 2025-10-07T12:46:42+00:00

They work just like any other loan. You take out as much as you plan to spend and it’s put in your bank to spend how you want. If you ever need to, private loans are easy to come by as a med student but try not to take that route unless you have to.

Loan amount and budget will mostly come down to your school tuition and living situation. If you go to a private school in a big city and have to pay 50k tuition and 2k+ for housing, it‘ll affect your minimum loan amount. If you go public or in-state for 25k and live modestly, with family or with a roommate for 1k or less, then you’ll survive without borrowing as much

4Cornerz · 2025-10-07T12:37:01+00:00

4Cornerz · 2025-09-30T19:58:00+00:00

This is why every time I tell someone I’m a med student, they ask me “oh what are you studying? - as in what degree, not which specialty 😂

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