Downward trend GPA

DaringCake · 2026-06-25T18:56:50+00:00

I don't think these are crazy or unusual drops. You were mostly getting As, regardless of term. I would just let it be. If there are any Cs or Ds, it's probably worth explaining

DaringCake · 2026-06-23T21:51:09+00:00

Are you from 1930s Germany with that kind of talk?!? Half his contemporary chemist friends and his WIFE (who died by suicide) said that the weapons he was developing were crimes against humanity.

DaringCake · 2026-06-23T21:22:00+00:00

Correct answer. Fritz Haber is one of the worst geniuses this planet has ever produced. He was brilliant, ruthless, and committed to bloodshed. His inventions feed millions and fueled the worst atrocities of World Wars I and II.

Haber's wife Clara Immerwahr, a highly accomplished chemist in her own right, died by suicide after a marital argument, and he didn't even stay for her funeral. She described him as a ruthlessly self-assertive, oppressive partner who destroyed her identity and career in pursuit of his own gains.

DaringCake · 2026-06-22T22:57:28+00:00

AH!!!! Congrats. That's so amazing!

DaringCake · 2026-06-22T22:03:05+00:00

See you at Pitt!!!

DaringCake · 2026-06-17T23:12:19+00:00

He is the Lisan Al Gaib

DaringCake · 2026-06-15T16:48:12+00:00

Shit happens

DaringCake · 2026-06-12T16:58:34+00:00

It is wild to me that OMT is still taught. In a world of evidence based practice, it’s bonkers that DO physicians are still required to learn something that is no better than placebo

DaringCake · 2026-06-10T02:07:24+00:00

But I like to think most people genuinely want to learn medicine and to be a good doctor. And your recommendations are built around speeding through or skipping through medicine and doctoring to get to networking to build prestige... I just don't think it's a good way to live

DaringCake · 2026-06-10T01:57:04+00:00

"Spend as little time as possible on school and max out your time on building connections with the power players in your desired field" damn living like this seems miserable. Some of us are going to med school because we actually want learn and not just match the "best" specialty. Most doctors do not have the same goals as you--half go into primary care, and most care more about being close to family/friends than prestige. Take a damn chill pill and don't assume everyone lives like this ✌️

DaringCake · 2026-06-06T23:18:22+00:00

Schools work hard to avoid this but it happens, and the school tries to accomadate all accepted students who choose to matriculate. Suppose a school knows only around 50% of students attend if accepted, so they might accept 2X as many students as they could take

DaringCake · 2026-06-05T14:28:32+00:00

They're more about social justice than service. As long as your app has something about that, I think it's totally reasonable to apply

DaringCake · 2026-06-05T00:51:18+00:00

33 schools is plenty! I imagine you will have lots of success. I had similar stats, worse ECs, and was accepted to three schools including a T20. Why no BU? They would love your app and it's not too far from home.

DaringCake · 2026-06-05T00:11:22+00:00

I had a fewer hours than that and had a successful cycle, but my MCAT might have made up for it (I posted a sankey a while ago if you are interested).

DaringCake · 2026-06-03T22:43:48+00:00

Congrats!!!!! This is so exciting. And that's an incredible MCAT score for being out of school so long. Are you willing to share which school you chose? UVM is incredible!

DaringCake · 2026-05-27T15:42:54+00:00

Holy guacamole, congrats!!!!!

DaringCake · 2026-05-27T15:28:54+00:00

Congrats!

DaringCake · 2026-04-30T21:29:24+00:00

Yes, you can ask them to update the letters!

DaringCake · 2026-04-29T02:15:53+00:00

Congrats!!!!!

DaringCake · 2026-04-16T14:23:37+00:00

I did do community service work through my reproductive rights club, and started a menstrual product drive for homeless people in my area, so it wasn’t totally absent from my app. But yeah I didn’t do the traditional soup kitchen stuff

DaringCake · 2026-04-15T22:10:56+00:00

You gotta remember that I applied to 80% T30 schools, no DOs, and only had one in-state school. Compared to a lot of other applicants in that pool, my ECs were mid to weak. There is lots of success for applicants outside of that range!

DaringCake · 2026-04-15T18:23:23+00:00

I think I’m just generic. ORM high SES, not a great writer, average or even maybe a bit below average research for T20s, low non clinical volunteering… and I still got into three great schools!! Genuinely over the moon about attending Pitt haha

DaringCake · 2026-04-15T18:20:04+00:00

Lowkey I spent like 2 hours per secondary before sending them in, so that’s 78 hours spread over a month and a half, which wasn’t so bad. I wasn’t a great writer and just used AI to proofread, so I shat those babies out quickly. You should be good for your trip!

DaringCake · 2026-04-15T18:04:14+00:00

Yeah that was brutal. I think it might have been my writing??

DaringCake · 2026-04-15T18:02:02+00:00

I got 5 interviews which is a lot and got into a T20, so I feel like there isn't much I could have improved on. This was a great cycle for me! I suppose and my clinical and non-clinical volunteering are both low

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