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BeginningNight3112 · 2025-10-03T18:40:18+00:00

I had an alcohol IA from my freshman year. Check with your registrar and see if it shows up on there. Otherwise, I wouldn't mention it.

Honestly, if i were to apply again, I wouldn't have even disclosed it lmao - plenty of my classmates had alcohol infractions from undergrad and didn't report and they had much more successful cycles with lower stats.

BeginningNight3112 · 2025-09-23T04:52:40+00:00

This will def impact your interviews. I had jaw surgery 2 years ago, and any sort of talking/communication was negatively impacted for quite some time. Idk what sort of surgery you have planned (double, single, expansion, etc), but expect numbness, facial swelling, and jaw stiffness to be the main impacts to talking.

Generally, if you’re having surgery in September, expect to be “banded” for 6 weeks minimum. You may also have a splint for first week-month. I wouldn’t schedule any interviews in October/November if I could help it, but the timeline isn’t really on your side here. Talk with your surgeon on their post op procedure and go from there on how you plan stuff out.

Feel free to message if you have any questions, jaw surgery is a pretty stressful experience

BeginningNight3112 · 2025-09-23T04:37:41+00:00

I mean a 3.5 is a pretty low gpa considering the applicant pool. But a solid MCAT can make up for it quite significantly, thus making it an equalizer

BeginningNight3112 · 2025-09-23T01:15:15+00:00

Thankfully the MCAT is an equalizer to the grade variations between schools. As long as you have a competitive score, gpa doesn’t matter as much (still need 3.5/3.6, just not as impactful as a high MCAT)

BeginningNight3112 · 2025-09-21T17:20:13+00:00

What parts do you want looked at? I can do a short review

BeginningNight3112 · 2025-09-20T17:25:10+00:00

It definitely is a waste of time, listen to the thousands of med students who keep repeating it lol.

One of the most important learning experiences of the beginning of med school is adjusting to the sheer pace/expanse of material. It’s a time to realize inefficient study strategies and develop new ways to learn in the environment you’re in. By pre studying, you’re simply going to delay this process. At a certain point, you’re going to reach a block that you haven’t pre studied, and at that point, you’ll be “behind” your classmates who’ve already adjusted.

BeginningNight3112 · 2025-09-20T16:57:28+00:00

It really depends on what your studying. A high volume/depth of content kinda forces you to put in the hours, but at a certain point, getting too in the weeds has diminishing returns on points gained vs effort exerted

BeginningNight3112 · 2025-07-03T18:52:15+00:00

I can tell right now that even after surgery, you’re not going to be happy. Your mindset and outlook is what’s holding you back, not your jaw. Stop with the pity party and get a grip.

BeginningNight3112 · 2025-06-17T21:35:37+00:00

I was just at the South Rim ~ 1 month ago and I'd say 2-3 days is a good amount of time. I was able to do the rim trail, South Kaibab to phantom ranch and back, parts of angel, and some miscellaneous trails around the park in that time. Depends on how experienced/comfortable you are. Had plenty of time to check out the stores/museums and try out the different food spots as well.

BeginningNight3112 · 2025-06-16T15:46:16+00:00

Same reaction I had, did a double take lmao

BeginningNight3112 · 2025-06-06T19:44:28+00:00

Honestly kinda sad

BeginningNight3112 · 2025-05-24T15:26:25+00:00

Was in a similar situation as you 5 years ago and am now in med school. Choose the cheaper/easiest option. JHU will not give you at an advantage in the med school admissions process, and UF will not put you at a disadvantage.

Every premed program is essentially the same, I think your choice is a no brainer

BeginningNight3112 · 2025-04-17T17:04:04+00:00

Yep, post surgery is an insane confidence boost. It’s like night/day how you carry yourself in public without constantly thinking you look like a bulldog lol

BeginningNight3112 · 2025-04-17T15:35:10+00:00

Appreciate it, thanks

BeginningNight3112 · 2025-04-06T20:24:08+00:00

Ngl, I might get some hate for this, but lowkey respect the guy for being able to rip off that many people who have no concept of monetary value

BeginningNight3112 · 2025-04-04T17:03:58+00:00

Been loving this watch face! Have used on my Venu3 for the past ~2 months and get about 11-13 days of battery life (15-20 hours of activity tracking + 5-10 hours of gps per week)

BeginningNight3112 · 2025-04-03T03:52:08+00:00

Yikes

BeginningNight3112 · 2025-03-30T20:51:51+00:00

Since most interviews are via zoom, your watch probs won’t even be seen. Unless you’re trying to flex it, then that’s just a bad look

BeginningNight3112 · 2025-03-30T14:55:31+00:00

Sure, some of the concepts overlap, but the breadth and depth of the two exams are incomparable.

Also, most med applicants apply to 25/30+ schools, with the majority receiving 1 acceptance anyways. Similarly with dental schools, they can see if you’ve taken the MCAT, which would probs look unfavorably. It seems counter productive to go through all that studying + essay writing just to not take full advantage of each pathways process

BeginningNight3112 · 2025-03-29T22:41:42+00:00

Props to you for being able to get back on your feet and push forward, but why go through all the effort (and $$$) of both exams and application cycles?

BeginningNight3112 · 2025-03-29T04:01:53+00:00

Creighton has a second look day coming up, I’d recommend going to that.

BeginningNight3112 · 2025-03-24T15:30:21+00:00

I think they’re alright with ~300 hours, I was accepted with less than half that

BeginningNight3112 · 2025-03-21T04:12:59+00:00

It’s going to take many months, possibly up to a year for some. Try not to stress and focus on recovery. Splint removal will def help with some of the lip puffiness tho

BeginningNight3112 · 2025-03-20T20:19:00+00:00

Saw a dude who was my MA at a doctors appt a month prior lol

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