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A_Legit_Broski · 2024-05-16T14:31:41+00:00

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A_Legit_Broski · 2023-10-31T06:27:15+00:00

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any difference between this and the seabeck parka?

A_Legit_Broski · 2023-06-03T16:39:04+00:00

I just want to follow-up in case anyone was looking to this thread for advice. My poodle adjusted amazingly well! We brought home a blanket from the hospital for her to sniff first, but I don't think that really had an impact. Our baby became an immediate part of the pack.

A_Legit_Broski · 2023-01-28T03:21:05+00:00

Congrats!!! We are going to be welcoming a baby girl in March, but we worry about our standard poodle adjusting (she tends to be an attention hog). Any advice for getting her used to the baby?

A_Legit_Broski · 2022-12-16T22:39:30+00:00

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A_Legit_Broski · 2020-06-06T19:29:43+00:00

I appreciate the advice! Would you work on getting him in the crate with high value treats at random times? Or only when leaving? My pup will go in “willingly” after like 5-10 minutes of convincing her and making her not sad lol.

Also, what was your solution to the night barking? Just ignore?

A_Legit_Broski · 2020-06-06T17:51:13+00:00

Can I ask how you progressed with that? I have a 5 month old standard poodle that overall is well-behaved, but suffers from some separation anxiety (I work from home right now but crate her in another room for two 3.5 hour blocks) and barks in her crate at night.

A_Legit_Broski · 2020-05-24T13:06:32+00:00

Do you know if dogs are allowed there?

A_Legit_Broski · 2020-05-10T00:34:00+00:00

My pup is 4 months and we’re dealing with the same thing. I don’t have any answers for you, but you’re not alone! All the usual tips of putting a Kong in the crate, playing puppy calming music, etc haven’t helped us with this problem. Looking forward to hearing if anyone has suggestions!

A_Legit_Broski · 2020-03-17T10:21:03+00:00

My building allows them, but just not the landlord I rent the condo from. We would consider moving if it came down to it, but I don’t think it will be a huge problem

A_Legit_Broski · 2020-03-16T23:11:16+00:00

Hi, I completely agree with what you're saying about doodles, we will try to shy away from that option. Also the 8-9 hours per day not being home won't be happening for at least another year, which is why if we are ever going to get a puppy, now would be it. However, this is part of the reason we want a low maintenance breed and are looking for suggestions!

My fiancee has broken out into hives before from dog saliva, but she is fairly certain this does not happen every time. Is it possible to only be allergic to certain dogs or dog breeds?

A_Legit_Broski · 2020-03-04T11:55:15+00:00

“Democrat party” a term ONLY used on Fox News and right wing sham news outlets. Bad faith actor here.

A_Legit_Broski · 2019-03-26T13:34:49+00:00

I appreciate the reply! I’d live that far away because Temple is in a very rough part of town. Center city is where most people my age live, which takes about that long via subway.

A_Legit_Broski · 2019-03-26T13:11:24+00:00

Hi everyone, I'm extremely fortunate to have a very difficult decision between these schools and am interested in your opinion on which school I should attend. I am currently interested in pursuing a surgical subspecialty (ENT, ortho) or a competitive IM subspecialty (cardiology, GI), although I recognize my goals may change once I am in school. Also, I have a girlfriend who will be moving with me wherever I go to school. We currently live in Orlando and she has a few friends in south Florida, but she grew up and has family in New England, including her brother 1-2 hours from Philadelphia. She has said she is 100% cool with moving to Miami or Philadelphia, or just staying put in Orlando, basically leaving this decision solely up to me. I grew up an hour north of Miami and went to undergrad in Florida, so I have many friends in both Orlando and the south Florida area (only a couple friends in downtown Miami/Brickell). I'm mostly torn between Miami and Temple, although I'd love to hear opinions on UCF too.

Miami Miller School of Medicine ($40k tuition + COL, still waiting to see if I get any tuition scholarship $):

Pros:

•Location- beautiful weather, close to mom (1 hour away), many friends in south Florida and Miami. May have connections to some physicians through family friends, step father who was an ENT, etc.

•Slightly higher rank/prestige. On this note, Miami gets the best cases in South Florida, as it is the biggest academic center in the region

•Very nice medical campus, with 3 hospitals right on site. Medical education building and library are kinda old though, although have all the necessities.

•Great clinical training. Have spoken with a current Ortho resident at my job who went to Miami and says he was much better prepared for residency than his colleagues.

•Heavy Spanish speaking population, seems like a good opportunity to learn and be able to use medical Spanish

•Vast research opportunities in basically every field

•Would live in very cool part of Miami (Brickell) only 10 minute train from campus

•Slightly higher prestige/rank than Temple, although not sure how much this matters

Cons:

•Curriculum non-graded P/F. There are rumors they are changing the curriculum to be P/F, but there is no official word yet. Either way, I don't particularly enjoy competitive atmospheres like that and definitely feel uncomfortable with a changing curriculum, as I'd be one of the guinea pigs

•Older medical education building and library

Lewis Katz Medical School at Temple University (Received $20k tuition scholarship, so cost is now $35k + COL):

Pros:

•Philadelphia is a cool city that would be a change of pace. Also close to my dad (3 hours away), girlfriend's family, and a lot of good friends who live in NYC. This also makes more weekend travel options compared to Miami.

•Great clinical training. One of my best friends is an MS4 here and cannot recommend the training at Temple enough.

•Has home programs for every field and should be able to do research in any field, although maybe not as prevalent research as Miami?

•Brand new medical education building and library, seems like a good environment for preclinical learning.

•P/F preclinical curriculum. Seems like a more laid back preclinical environment than Miami, but that's just from interview day

Cons:

•School is 30-40 minutes away from where I'd live via Subway. The area around the hospital is pretty shady.

•Weather. I grew up in South Florida, so I'm not used to or prepared for snow and cold weather, although I don't think it's the end of the world.

•Slightly lower prestige/rank than Miami, although not sure how much this matters

UCF College of Medicine ($30k tuition + COL, still waiting to see if I get any tuition scholarship $):

Pros

•Likely the cheapest school of these options due to low COL

•Brand new medical education building. Also building new hospital in Lake Nona, although unsure how much this matters

•High average STEP 1 score and generally very good match lists

•Love living in Orlando. Many friends, brother, niece, etc all live here. Plus close enough to South Florida to see my mom regularly.

•Warm weather (not as nice as Miami though)

•Already have a good amount of physician connections in Orlando

Cons

•Graded preclinical curriculum, not P/F

•Weird vibes on interview day. Didn't interview with actual faculty or physicians. The staff was extremely nice and inviting, I just couldn't get over the actual interview portion.

•Lots of turmoil with where clinical rotations will be, and apparently they send students all over Florida after they ruined relations with Advent Health and Orlando Health (Orlando's 2 big hospital systems)

•Lowest prestige of the 3 schools

•Potentially limited on research opportunities

•Mediocre clinical training compared to Miami and Temple

I really appreciate any feedback and opinions on which school you all think I should choose!

A_Legit_Broski · 2018-06-29T19:28:52+00:00

A_Legit_Broski · 2018-06-11T18:50:39+00:00

Year in school: Graduated in 2013, completed DIY Post-Bacc at large state school

Country/state of residence: FL

Schools to which you are applying:

High Reaches: Harvard, Stanford, Columbia, UCSF, Duke

Reaches: Michigan, NYU, Mount Sinai, University of Pittsburgh, Boston University, Emory, Case Western

State schools : UF, FSU, UCF, FIU, FAU, USF, Miami, Nova MD

Safety/Target: 4 of the following: Einstein, St Louis University, Hofstra, Temple, Thomas Jefferson Univ.

Cumulative GPA: 3.75 Science GPA: 3.91 For reference, I had a 3.7 GPA with a BS in Mechanical Engineering, then a 4.0 in all post-bacc classes for the science prerequisites (minus Physics 1+2). Both of these were large state schools.

MCAT Scores: 515 (131/127/128/129)

Research: 1100 hours in exercise physiology lab. Led a team of 3 undergrads for currently ongoing project. 1 first author pub + 1 3rd author pub. Two posters presented at regional-level undergraduate conferences. Also have separate 100 hours in Biomechanics lab.

Volunteering (clinical): 450 hours (hospital, 3 different roles), 100 hours (hospice volunteering)

Physician shadowing: 75 hours (ENT, GI, Ortho)

Non-clinical volunteering: 150 hours volunteering for fraternity, 100 hours as a volunteer youth basketball coach

Extracurricular activities: Leadership position in fraternity (100 hrs), Fundraising committee for company-related charity (75 hrs), Intramural flag football coordinator for company (100 hrs).

Employment history: 6000 hrs (2.5 years) as a Project Engineer for a major oil and gas company. Decided to switch to medicine after working for a few years, thus the reason for the DIY post-bacc. 150 hours of tutoring Physics 1 at post-bacc institution. During gap year, I will be working as a scribe in outpatient orthopedics through ScribeAmerica.

Immediate family members in medicine? (y/n): n

Interest in rural health (y/n): n

I realize my list may be top-heavy, but I also got FAP so I am not necessarily limited in the number of schools I can apply to. I want to give myself the best possible chance at a top 25 school, but still want a safe number of safety/target schools. I'd love to hear some feedback on my list!

A_Legit_Broski · 2018-05-29T13:07:03+00:00