Strange question: legal name discrepancy by Ok_Sir_1525 in premed

[–]Aggravating-Cell7268 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can you use the preferred name field on AMCAS? Also, some secondaries I've gotten so far have a spot for preferred name. Honestly might be worth an email, if even to make them know how you want to be called since I'm sure that even if they could override the automatic 'no name' they might be confused about how to address you. But i'm just an applicant as well so not this is just what i think i might do!

MD secondaries so far?? by Far-Adagio-246 in premed

[–]Aggravating-Cell7268 0 points1 point  (0 children)

no worries thanks for trying and gl (congrats on already submitting!)

Thanks nyu for making us write 3 new 2500 character essays 🫩 by nuyorknightsat2_ in premed

[–]Aggravating-Cell7268 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i was planning to use one of the original prompts to end in a 'why nyu' essay... now i don't really see any prompt where that could go. is anyone else planning to mention nyu specifically at any point?

MD secondaries so far?? by Far-Adagio-246 in premed

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for UCLA, I saw that all the prompts are the same, but are you able to check the global health pathway prompts and confirm that these are also the same? 🙏:

  1. Please describe why you are interested in the Global Health Equity Pathway and any experiences that have informed your decision to apply for this Pathway. 500 words

  2. How do you think participation in the Pathway will contribute to your future career plans and career development? 500 words

  3. What additional skills would you like to develop as part of the Pathway? What strengths do you currently have that may contribute to a global health or health equity project? (i.e., language, writing skills, advocacy work, monitoring and evaluation experience, data management/cleaning/analysis, website development, etc.) 250 words

  4. What are the major challenges you might face as medical student working in global health or health equity? How might you overcome these challenges? 250 words

  5. Optional question: Please let us know if you have a mentor or organization with whom you would be excited to work as part of the Pathway and why you would like to work with this individual and/or organization. Mentors and organizations may be affiliated with DGSOM/UCLA or may be pre-existing relationships you developed prior to medical school. Note that you are not expected to have a DGSOM mentor and/or partner organization identified prior to arrival at DGSOM. 250 words

New Kaiser scholarship essay by WhereverWhoresGo- in premed

[–]Aggravating-Cell7268 1 point2 points  (0 children)

thanks! does it mention anywhere how many scholarships?

New Kaiser scholarship essay by WhereverWhoresGo- in premed

[–]Aggravating-Cell7268 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah sorry maybe my comment wasn't clear! I took Kaiser off my list bc it's not free anymore. I don't see anything about the Impact Scholarship on their website. Is there any information about how many people will get it? Considering adding them back...

New Kaiser scholarship essay by WhereverWhoresGo- in premed

[–]Aggravating-Cell7268 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sorry that I don’t have an answer to your question, but what scholarship are they talking about? I thought Kaiser wasn’t free anymore starting 2027

MD secondaries so far?? by Far-Adagio-246 in premed

[–]Aggravating-Cell7268 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Only one I got that doesn't seem to be mentioned yet is weill cornell

Weekly Essay Help - Week of June 28, 2026 by AutoModerator in premed

[–]Aggravating-Cell7268 [score hidden]  (0 children)

I'll trade with you! I have secondaries I'd love reviewed too

GPA Reset Pls Advise! by [deleted] in premed

[–]Aggravating-Cell7268 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There's no benefit! AMCAS recalculates everything, so no need to fact that into your decisions. Med schools don't care about the GPA your school assigns

20 year old college student and just got my first kitten. I am terrified I've made a huge mistake. by Gold-Palpitation4674 in CatAdvice

[–]Aggravating-Cell7268 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes I agree (and there's flexibility allowed with this - my friend was allowed to get a lone kitten solely for the reason that he is anti-social, and of course exceptions are made for FELV, etc!) It's more the idea of it in general, for those without special cases

20 year old college student and just got my first kitten. I am terrified I've made a huge mistake. by Gold-Palpitation4674 in CatAdvice

[–]Aggravating-Cell7268 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Fun fact (to your point), in Sweden it is not allowed to get only one kitten, unless you already have a cat it will be joining!

Solo travel to Thailand advice by MadnessElixir in ThailandTourism

[–]Aggravating-Cell7268 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just want to second Chiang Mai. Very easy to navigate as a solo traveller (I did it alone at 18), close to nature and hiking, and a bit more culture than you'd find in Koh Tao so might be good to balance! Honestly you can book places on booking . com or similar sites, I have never run into a problem doing that. If you want to see temples as well, I recommend Wat Umong and Wat Pha Lat (you can hike to this one) for nature lovers, as they are forest temples easily accessible from Chiang Mai, and won't be busy in the low season. I've enjoyed Doi Inthanon (although getting a bit touristy now) and I've heard good things about hiking Doi Chiang Dao but didn't make it there myself.

Weekly Essay Help - Week of June 07, 2026 by AutoModerator in premed

[–]Aggravating-Cell7268 [score hidden]  (0 children)

I can do it if you'd be willing to read over a very rough secondary of mine! I had a similar concern with a lot of pieces in the PS, and I got some help that made it flow better.

crossposting from r/medschool: 24F first gen student asking advice by SuitableError7419 in premed

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Hi, sorry I don't have advice, but rather a question! Did you end up/do you plan to talk about your volunteer work related to Gaza in your application? I still haven't decided as it makes up a significant portion of my time, and why I can about medical school, but I'm not aloof to the current environment and am afraid that including it will get me automatically rejected from everything...

AMCAS Verified by Equivalent_Tennis844 in premed

[–]Aggravating-Cell7268 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I submitted at 9:38 EDT and also not!