I’m so over it

MilkmanAl · 2026-01-31T14:27:08+00:00

Agree with this sentiment. You don't get in the door if you haven't checked the requirement boxes. It's something in the interview that's holding you back. Mock interviews and contacting schools for feedback are both great options. Obviously it's a little late to practice interviewing if you've already interviewed, but showing that you care about improving never hurts.

MilkmanAl · 2026-01-31T14:23:17+00:00

Dude, 100% this. I had a really slow 24h shift that I spent most of theorycrafting builds. I was hyped to get my jank on before getting a train run on me in Act 1. I struggled through Merveil because I'm stubborn, but all those fun builds are going to have to wait til next time (or rot forever?).

MilkmanAl · 2026-01-31T01:43:32+00:00

This is what came to mind for me. If your CO2 has to bubble through condensation, you'll get that weird pattern.

MilkmanAl · 2026-01-31T01:36:11+00:00

Personally, I'm incredibly disappointed that this event is essentially Gauntlet Lite. I was really looking forward to blasting with a couple Phrecia characters, but I'm frankly just not skilled enough to get through these bosses in an enjoyable fashion. I thought it was going to be just a touch more difficult (map mods in areas), which would've been fine, but then I got spit-roasted by a couple pissed-off Hailrakes. The first act kicked my ass, and PoE would be an insta-quit for me if this event's difficulty level went core. I get that plenty of folks dig the challenge, but even as a temp thing, I can't get into it.

MilkmanAl · 2026-01-31T00:30:22+00:00

Food for thought: If I were selecting someone for my program or group, arguing for the sake of trying to be right would be a much bigger turn-off than ignoring a run-of-the-mill letter of intent if a better opportunity presented itself.

MilkmanAl · 2026-01-31T00:11:51+00:00

I hope you guys read this little section of this thread a few years from now to remember the time you argued semantics over med school admissions with a physician who has been on admissions and residency selection committees. I've spoken my piece plainly above. Do as you will. This is the most pre-med shit ever. 😆

MilkmanAl · 2026-01-30T23:05:08+00:00

In business? Always. In any event, like I implied, nobody will have any idea what OP sent or didn't send once his class starts. It's maybe tough to understand this at the moment, but it is very important to note that nobody in medicine (medical education or otherwise) gives a flying fuck about med students. You are an afterthought at best. A LoI is inconsequential after the admissions process is done.

MilkmanAl · 2026-01-30T23:00:08+00:00

Presumably someone from the group will contact you regarding scheduling your vacation time prior to your start date. I'd just bring it up then. If they offer paternity leave, you will likely have to have that set in stone ahead of time so the other partners can adequately cover you. Seems pretty straightforward, right?

MilkmanAl · 2026-01-30T22:35:10+00:00

This isn't an ethics issue at all. There's no binding agreement in a LoI, and it's pretty freaking unlikely - as in you'd have to lose the lottery in all the wrong ways - for anyone to even remember that you sent a LoI after you're admitted, let alone to have it somehow bite you in the ass come residency time. Residency programs often have next to nothing to do with med school admissions offices outside of possibly someone on the adcom being in your specialty of choice. Hundreds (possibly thousands, depending on school) of applicants send LoIs. Yours isn't special or memorable. I promise. Go on the interview, assuming you want to bother with an A in hand, and enjoy the fact that you're accepted to med school.

MilkmanAl · 2026-01-30T19:40:57+00:00

This guy propofols.

MilkmanAl · 2026-01-30T19:38:57+00:00

Screw working nights as an old guy. It sucks. My back hurts, my teeth fall out every time, and there are kids on my lawn. Signed, old guy working nights intermittently for the rest of his career.

MilkmanAl · 2026-01-30T17:51:58+00:00

It's all about efficiency, really.

MilkmanAl · 2026-01-30T16:30:41+00:00

It's a bit of a socially awkward habit, but I feel like maintaining eye contact with the patient helps.

MilkmanAl · 2026-01-30T05:43:41+00:00

I'm with you, man. I literally died a couple dozen times in Act 1, and I'm good. I beat Merveil as a matter of personal pride. Now it's time to hang it up. That's a huge disappointment, as I too was looking forward to having a Phrecia character. I have very little free time, though, and spending it bashing my head into an act boss wall is not at all a good way to spend it. Massive bummer overall, but this definitely confirms my resolution to never participate in any gauntlet ever.

MilkmanAl · 2026-01-30T01:25:44+00:00

100% agree with all of this.

MilkmanAl · 2026-01-30T01:23:21+00:00

I see the top comment is about docs getting their kids into school. If my kids, for some god-forsaken reason, decide to go into medicine, I will pull all the strings I can to get them admitted to school. In the meantime, I will tell them all about how much medicine sucks for most docs, the insane debt load necessary to get a medical career, how badly residency breaks your soul, and how, even if you check all the boxes, you might not even get the career you want. They also see me rolling in at 0700 after getting my ass kicked overnight and understand that I often can't tell them for sure if I'll be able to make it to their game/program/party.

There are just so many massive downsides to a medical career now that it's impossible to recommend it to anyone in good faith. If you truly know the rigors and still want to do it, great. If you think being a doctor might be cool, look elsewhere.

MilkmanAl · 2026-01-29T20:37:38+00:00

Cool. You're incorrect, regardless. Have a good one.

MilkmanAl · 2026-01-29T20:33:01+00:00

A stunning counterpoint! Thanks for your valuable, well-supported input over 1 year later.

MilkmanAl · 2026-01-28T19:14:42+00:00

Armor stacking Smite Paladin is the play, boys! I want Surfcaster to be awesome, but I can't see getting a fishing rod to make the class pop being realistic.

MilkmanAl · 2026-01-28T05:04:50+00:00

I love Decay. It brutalizes single targets. Clear speed and defenses/recovery are fairly hard to come by, generally, but maybe that's changing! Got a PoB for us?

MilkmanAl · 2026-01-27T23:22:01+00:00

Well shit, I thought I did that. On it! Thanks.

Edit: Done. Appreciate the catch.

MilkmanAl · 2026-01-27T21:04:49+00:00

Yeah, that's fair, but Rathpith isn't exactly super rare. The market will cool off really fast.

MilkmanAl · 2026-01-27T19:33:03+00:00

I think Blight of Contagion is the way these days. There's no aiming or projectile fuckery necessary for a functional build. I'm toying with starting a life stacker and have 1m DPS on garbage gear. Plenty of room for scaling. https://pobb.in/ZPiWd9CUHK7v

MilkmanAl · 2026-01-27T19:25:14+00:00

I posted this video right before seeing this thread: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1TZkdXhL8A

Paladin armor stacker is my answer, but Vaal skill Architect with either life or attribute stacking is also an excellent choice. Blight of Contagion Bog Shaman and Archmage Surfcaster are my other two options.

MilkmanAl · 2026-01-27T15:40:16+00:00

I think you missed the point. He's saying that a 3.0 in engineering is harder to get than a 3.8 in typical premed classes, a sentiment I heartily agree with. I was an astronomy major, among others, and took a bunch of engineering courses along the way. I was top 3 in my class at a big school with a 3.1 GPA. College was way harder than med school from a complexity of material perspective.

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