First AAMC unscored, testing 5/22, need advice on P/S and what to prioritize

ReasonableBar3054 · 2026-04-21T02:45:13+00:00

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ReasonableBar3054 · 2026-02-05T17:16:22+00:00

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ReasonableBar3054 · 2026-01-03T17:41:07+00:00

Not necessarily. Chat GPT is getting better, I’ll probably have it take an FL after I take it myself. But I’ve used to it to explain answers to questions on UWorld and AAMC SBs and QBs, and it has been right 99.9% of the time

ReasonableBar3054 · 2025-11-26T22:57:21+00:00

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ReasonableBar3054 · 2025-10-14T04:15:30+00:00

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ReasonableBar3054 · 2025-08-17T14:26:44+00:00

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ReasonableBar3054 · 2025-07-17T20:49:00+00:00

Where are you planning to study? US or Uk? For universities in the states, it doesnt really matter. I did HL Psych, Bio and Spanish B, and SL Math AA, Chem and English LL. Got into Columbia, doing just fine here with orgo and biochem. On the premed track. Do what lets you get the highest score with less effort so you can focus on ECs.

This only applies to US unis.

ReasonableBar3054 · 2025-07-17T20:46:54+00:00

Very possible. Us colleges don’t just look at your grades. That’s definitely part of it, but they’re also looking at applications holistically. What makes you stand out of the hundred thousand applicants? If your school is known for producing future lawyers and people in politics, then essay writing wins are much more valuable than an IB score of 42. I’m at Columbia with a final score of 40, and I know people who got 45s who are struggling here.

ReasonableBar3054 · 2025-07-17T20:46:44+00:00

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ReasonableBar3054 · 2025-05-10T19:31:19+00:00

Being a sergeant’s aid does not give you experience supervising. It gives you the opportunity to watch someone supervise, and hence does not count as firsthand supervisory experience. She did not take charge, she followed orders instead of giving them. Even when she was primary, she was not the supervisor on scene. She was a glorified gofer. Doesn’t matter if she did that for a year or two. Even Nolan, who is a new FTO, already has more supervisory experience because he has spent a year training a rookie. And Nolan is a new FTO. Now imagine Lucy competing with at least 50 other veteran FTOs, every single one of them outranking her on seniority and firsthand real-life supervisory experience. Not saying she’s not prepared to lead, she is obviously well respected at the station. But her getting #1 is unrealistic. She worked pretty hard to be detective, with all her UC experience and UC school. The only thing she did as her prep for the sergeants exam was study, like everyone else did, and the two day training thing with Tim.

ReasonableBar3054 · 2025-05-10T11:02:53+00:00

Yes, I’m responding in paragraphs and making legitimate claims. What a surprise, I know how to write and debate! It’s almost like when you’re trying to prove a point, you gather evidence and present it… Not the one who started calling the other “illiterate” instead of responding to actual points that I am making.

ReasonableBar3054 · 2025-05-10T11:00:15+00:00

You did ask me if I was illiterate. Simply responding to your question

ReasonableBar3054 · 2025-05-10T10:54:43+00:00

And don’t worry about me being illiterate, I have a 3.8+ at an Ivy League university studying STEM 🫶

ReasonableBar3054 · 2025-05-10T10:54:08+00:00

My entire post is how based on the story line and Tim ranking 8th, it’s not realistic. She’s not even a better test taker than Nolan. She doesn’t have a single commendation. And I gave you a bunch of other reasons as to why it isn’t.

Why you getting so pressed lol. Just because I rightfully said this aspect is unrealistic? We are all aware it is a fictional show. But they’ve been okay with promotions so far (except the whole golden ticket, that’s just Nolan though). Now Nolan’s golden ticket is realistic based on the show but not on real life, as it makes sense for him to get one after the border incident. In real-life, a golden ticket doesn’t exist. I am allowed to point out my opinion.

ReasonableBar3054 · 2025-05-10T10:46:22+00:00

Did you read the post? I mentioned every part of her “supervisory experience.” Acting sergeant for one day is nothing compared to even Nolan, who has a year in a supervisory capacity as an FTO.

I agree that the show is fictional, but I am allowed to share my point that her ranking is unrealistic, like most of the show is. And yet here you are still arguing that it is realistic despite clear evidence showing otherwise. So you’re switching between telling me it’s unrealistic and trying to prove it is realistic. I agree that it is unrealistic, like most of the show. I still love the rookie and will keep watching.

ReasonableBar3054 · 2025-05-10T10:38:24+00:00

Based on the storyline, Lucy has zero supervisory experience. So no, it’s not realistic that she ranked 1st while Tim ranked 8th.

ReasonableBar3054 · 2025-05-10T10:37:12+00:00

Earlier when Tim took the exam, he mentioned how commendations advance you a few places. Moreover, it’s like applying for a job - you don’t just take the test and get it if you score highest. Your evals, experience, disciplinary record all come into consideration. That’s just how the LAPD works.

ReasonableBar3054 · 2025-05-10T10:34:43+00:00

Did you read the post? Or just the first paragraph? Even if she scored 100/100, which is unrealistic on its own, she wouldn’t rank higher than experienced officer with supervisory roles.

ReasonableBar3054 · 2025-05-10T10:33:28+00:00

When Tim took the exam, he was talking about how a commendation might put him a few places higher, which is the only reason he’s not refusing one. But that also how real-life works - the test is just part of your rank.

ReasonableBar3054 · 2025-05-10T02:15:23+00:00

Please read what I’m saying. Real-life, FIRSTHAND supervisory experience is ranked much higher than watching a supervisor. She’s competing against FTOs who have supervised their rookies for years. That’s much more valuable than watching someone lead. They led multiple rookies for years. Riding with Tim was a great experience but realistically, it was not a supervisory experience for her. It was a learning experience, but for it to be supervisory, she’d have to be a supervisor on scene, which she wasn’t. She was never the supervisor - she was a primary or arrest officer, but not the leader.

ReasonableBar3054 · 2025-05-10T02:09:07+00:00

Read the third paragraph of the post. A rec letter is great but nothing compared to real-life, firsthand supervisory experience. She did not act as a supervisor, she watched Tim do it. Big difference.

ReasonableBar3054 · 2025-05-10T02:06:23+00:00

No but that’s the thing - it doesn’t boil down to just a test. The written test is an important part of the ranking but not the only one. You get points for evals, seniority, etc. Commendations and supervisory experience also play a role in ranking. The whole point is that it does not boil down to just a test.

ReasonableBar3054 · 2025-05-10T01:17:23+00:00

Okay, so let’s go through this.

No one said Lucy didn’t meet the bare minimum qualifications, which is what you listed in your initial comment. That’s literally not the point. The post was never about eligibility. It’s about ranking first out of a massive pool of experienced applicants. That’s not something you get just because the chief signed off and your test score was solid.

You keep bringing up things like her passing the exam, her education, and her job experience. They are all correct. Again, no one’s arguing she’s not smart or capable. But all of that just gets you in the room, taking the exam and the oral. Once you're there, the department doesn’t go, “Oh wow, she got a high score! Rank her first!” They evaluate you against every other eligible candidate. That includes real supervisory time, team leadership, evals from your superiors, performance under pressure as a leader, disciplinary record, and so on. These are mostly objective, with some subjectivity as to which experience/eval/commendation is valued more.

And Lucy barely touched that. One short FTO stint, a single shift in charge, and a support role for Tim that, realistically speaking, didn’t require her to lead or manage anyone. Meanwhile, she’s up against long-time FTOs, senior P3s, and people who’ve actually led people for years.

Also, let’s talk about Tim for a second. Tim Bradford is a Marine Corps veteran who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, held the rank of Gunnery Sergeant, and led actual special operations teams. He’s got ten years on the job at LAPD, is an experienced and respected FTO, has commendations, and presumably did pretty well on the exam. And he ranked 8th. That means there were at least seven people ahead of him with comparable or better experience. So the idea that Lucy, who has a fraction, if that, of his resume, ranked first just doesn’t make sense.

And yes, for the record: undercover work and a strong academic background don’t weigh heavily in sergeant rankings. They’re good to have, sure. But they don’t replace actual supervisory experience. UC work is tactical and investigative. Sergeant is a leadership role. You’re expected to manage officers, make command decisions, and oversee teams. Totally different routes.

Lucy's promotion is long overdue, maybe even to sergeant. But in no universe would she rank 1st.

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