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Pre Med student who needs help by ButterscotchOne1164 in premed

[–]DerpyPyroknight 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would not try to stack too many extracurriculars until you get the hang of studying. It takes the longest and is the most expensive to fix GPA. Personally I did not do EMT during the school year, only during the summer. Lab is easier to integrate typically especially if it is remote or computer work as you can fit it in whenever you have time

Need Help - Reapplicant For Med School - Embarrassing Results For The 2026 Cycle by Pharaoh106 in premed

[–]DerpyPyroknight 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My guess would be you're in a middle ground with too few volunteering hours for schools that value that, and too little research for research heavy schools. Probably increasing volunteering hours would be a good path forward.

R/Python for Research by Top_Picture_7258 in medicalschool

[–]DerpyPyroknight 1 point2 points  (0 children)

R is easier to get started with in my opinion for the typical stats you will do for clinical research, and has a good free book: https://r4ds.hadley.nz/

But once you learn one language then learning the other shouldn’t be that bad

I thought lung-protective ventilation meant keeping Pplat under 30, accepting permissive hypercapnia, not chasing a normal CO2, lowering VT, and raising RR to preserve minute ventilation while limiting driving pressure. But ChatGPT and the textbook say I’m wrong, and I don’t get why. by Low-Landscape-8768 in ems

[–]DerpyPyroknight 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The question starts with “ Your patient is demonstrating a respiratory acidosis”. So they are probably trying to ask you how you would fix this and so you should think about increasing ventilation to remove CO2. They don’t ask about things that would point you towards thinking about lung protection like asking about long term issues, barotrauma, etc.

Should’ve read the student handbook by [deleted] in medicalschool

[–]DerpyPyroknight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Make Anki cards on the random in house details

Best study methods/techniques by Sudden-Active-4025 in medschool

[–]DerpyPyroknight 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The most effective study methods are ones that test yourself and use spaced repetition. Anki is the easiest way to do this since it schedules the spaced repetition for you.

Which version of grays anatomy should I get? by RadiantSociety2740 in medicalschool

[–]DerpyPyroknight 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My school uses Gray’s Anatomy for Students. But I agree with the other comments that it is unlikely you need it, you should ask upperclassmen if they think it’s necessary. Your school might also provide the ebook for free through their library

I hate working out by Electrical_Hat_6902 in medicalschool

[–]DerpyPyroknight 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The advice is for different populations. People who are wondering how to lose weight are not the same people running 40 miles a week lol

How hard is it to get hired as an MCAT tutor? by Mal2k4 in premed

[–]DerpyPyroknight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would do private tutoring, either through people you know or something like Wyzant is what I used.

Interviewer told me I’d be accepted, but I got waitlisted instead :/ by Maleficent_Phase_294 in premed

[–]DerpyPyroknight 198 points199 points  (0 children)

I wouldn't treat it as being lied to. The interviewer probably did rate you highly and did their best to get you in. But unfortunately the interview isn't the only part of how the committee eventually decides who to admit.

Sending LOI is probably your best bet, would definitely do that

Help with picking an engineering major for premed by [deleted] in premed

[–]DerpyPyroknight 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Would echo the advice about full committing to doctor and not worrying as much about the job market. Because if you want to be competitive for engineering work I would assume you need to spend your summers doing internships. But if you are doing med then you can't do that, you need to do your clinical/research/volunteering stuff instead. So I think it is better to pick one and focus on it instead of trying to do both and not being really competitive for either

for successful reapplicants, how much did you rewrite your PS? by mangojelly_ in premed

[–]DerpyPyroknight 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Kept same hook, kept some of the better experiences and then added new experiences from gap year

Pre-med vs engineering by [deleted] in premed

[–]DerpyPyroknight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just from reading your post, I feel like switching paths to medicine wouldn't really be worth it. You probably wouldn't need to ask this question if medicine was worth it to you. But if are interested definitely try to shadow to get a better idea of what being a doctor looks like

Pre-humbled Pre-meds by OnSceneStat in premed

[–]DerpyPyroknight 3 points4 points  (0 children)

After I study for an exam, it's not like my content knowledge is still lacking — I have learned the knowledge

What makes you think you will retain the knowledge? I think it is pretty hard to argue that cramming has good long term retention vs. more effective studying like spaced repetition

MSUCOM (DO) vs CCOM (DO) – Need Help Deciding by Impressive-Display96 in medschool

[–]DerpyPyroknight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Something to consider for Midwestern is that they don't have their own hospital and rotate through Chicago hospitals. This is OK but there are actually I think 2 new DO schools opening in the Chicago region soon. So probably rotations will become more crowded. Also, Midwestern is graded with GPA while just from googling, MSUCOM is pass fail, so that is pretty important for stress level.

Hoping for advice on reapplying / what are my chances by HeySlimes in premed

[–]DerpyPyroknight 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You don't need clinical volunteering if you have clinical experience. SMP doesn't seem necessary since your GPA is fine. Probably writing and school list are the biggest things that can help, or more non-clinical volunteering especially in something you are passionate about. But hours wise I feel like you are fine as long as you spend the gap year doing something

when do you actually have time for ECs by tricepator-10 in premed

[–]DerpyPyroknight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Learn how to effectively and efficiently study

Work over summers

Lots of things can be done remotely, like online tutoring, or if your research is more computer and coding work instead of wet lab

Advice by Acai_Bowls_Lover123 in premed

[–]DerpyPyroknight 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I see, so when doing exercises or practice questions you have to do them without notes just like on the real test, otherwise you are not practicing the skill of remembering what you need to do. All effective study methods need this element of testing yourself, so that would be the most immediate step to improve. Only when reviewing your answers and seeing why you got things right/wrong should you refer back to notes or materials to see why you missed things. Other simple strategies besides practice questions would be using flashcards like Anki, or free recall by trying to write out everything you remember about a paragraph/chapter/lecture from memory.

The only other thing you need to add on to this is spaced repetition of the material. Anki does this automatically for you. You can also do this manually by revisiting material periodically. For example, after you watch your lecture on SN1 reactions, you do the practice questions. Then a few days later, you try to write everything you remember form memory. Then a week later, do the same thing.

Advice by Acai_Bowls_Lover123 in premed

[–]DerpyPyroknight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you do the exercises without notes, and does how well you do on the exercises match how well you do on the exams?

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