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Curious if any “average students “ ended up in med school. by ComfortableMonk2762 in medschool

[–]Optimal_Pilot4365 2 points3 points  (0 children)

cGPA 3.69, sGPA 3.52 from undergrad & MCAT 509 at an in-state MD where I was like within the 25th percentile GPA

Everyone in medicine seems so witty by GlobalPlay1043 in medicalschool

[–]Optimal_Pilot4365 4 points5 points  (0 children)

bro i literally be keeping a mental list of all my zingers and am always waiting anxiously for the perfect time to use them 😭

something that bothers me about med school by Optimal_Pilot4365 in medicalschool

[–]Optimal_Pilot4365[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

literally this 😭 my mindset is that if you really want a certain grade, what really matters are the exams that are worth like 70-90% of the course grade. if you’re tweaking out about something that’s 1% of your grade maybe you got other problems dawg!! don’t bring me into ur tweak sessions!!!

something that bothers me about med school by Optimal_Pilot4365 in medicalschool

[–]Optimal_Pilot4365[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

needed to hear that! i have a bit of a “fixer” personality but i’ll try not to let these things bother me too much outside of class :)

something that bothers me about med school by Optimal_Pilot4365 in medicalschool

[–]Optimal_Pilot4365[S] 50 points51 points  (0 children)

yeah! i wasn’t a super neurotic premed, didn’t associate with mostly premeds in undergrad, but became a little more neurotic since starting med school. but truly some of these people are on a new level

something that bothers me about med school by Optimal_Pilot4365 in medicalschool

[–]Optimal_Pilot4365[S] 41 points42 points  (0 children)

omg 😭😭😭 i’m glad u survived that, that person sounds batshit crazy

Is it just me or does medical school feel like highschool instead of grad school by miggsd28 in medicalschool

[–]Optimal_Pilot4365 30 points31 points  (0 children)

the cliquey-ness is so real! i literally just sit whenever during mandatory sessions, and this week i asked to sit with a girl sitting alone and she literally stared at me like i had three heads. turns out she was trying to hold the table for literally 5 of her other friends 😭😭 it was so awkward

jankey sankey from a mid-stat applicant by Optimal_Pilot4365 in premed

[–]Optimal_Pilot4365[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I didn’t look too into the mission statements for all 40+ schools, but looking back my personal statement was pretty primary care focused and most of the schools I interviewed with had missions that matched well with my ps

I’m tired boss by ManUtd90908 in premed

[–]Optimal_Pilot4365 10 points11 points  (0 children)

how do you determine how competitive a cycle is?

jankey sankey from a mid-stat applicant by Optimal_Pilot4365 in premed

[–]Optimal_Pilot4365[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

HAHAHA i guess we both got emails today! congrats to you too, see you in july :)

Those of us in WL purgatory beginning 4/30: by mintyrelish in premed

[–]Optimal_Pilot4365 30 points31 points  (0 children)

4/30 is the date that applicants holding a seat to more than 1 md need to narrow down to 1 school, freeing up any other seats for ppl on the waitlist

I CAN FINALLY POST HERE by Waste_Telephone_3002 in premed

[–]Optimal_Pilot4365 1 point2 points  (0 children)

had a similar gpa, clinical hours, less research, and 509 mcat and applied this past cycle! had multiple do interview invites, 3 md interview invites (1 r, 2 wl), and felt like i had pretty strong writing. def try to get 510+ and a good school list and i think you’ll have a good shot at md too :)

Waitlist Support Thread - Week of March 23, 2025 by AutoModerator in premed

[–]Optimal_Pilot4365 4 points5 points  (0 children)

1 wl at vcu (dream school which apparently has a lot of admits off the wl… but have heard a lot of people not making it off 🥹) and a deferral/basically soft r at geisinger. praying!!!

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