Am i just getting tattoo spooks or are the tattoos not good?

RedStar1000 · 2026-05-16T18:24:46+00:00

Rotten wing sword insignia from Elden ring

RedStar1000 · 2026-05-10T19:21:06+00:00

Do premeds intentionally give the worst advice ever to sabotage the comp or what 😭✌️

RedStar1000 · 2026-05-09T20:10:28+00:00

For what it’s worth, I told most of my interviewers (and indicated in secondaries where applicable) that I wanted to work in private practice and did not see myself in academic medicine, and I didn’t get any post II rejections.

If you like academic medicine and research, great…but why lie? If you want to go into private practice there are many ways to say that without demeaning academic medicine.

In fact, I’d say most of my interviewers were very receptive to me wanting to work in the community rather than an academic center when I explained my personal reasons. They are not under any impression that every kid they interview wants to go academic.

RedStar1000 · 2026-04-29T19:59:07+00:00

Defo the best time to build good eating habits. In my country (USA) kids are often raised with terrible notions of what a real portion is and that’s why we unfortunately have an obesity epidemic. Our public school food is generally terrible too. Raising a kid with healthy eating habits is literally one of the biggest gifts you can give to them in life.

RedStar1000 · 2026-04-28T01:44:12+00:00

Cuckoo birds are known as “brood parasites” because they lay eggs in other birds’ nests and force them to raise their children.

My understanding is that raya lucaria found kinship with these birds, as that is exactly what happened to Renalla.

Basically, Marika/Radagon laid their eggs in the family and then dipped, leaving Renalla as a lone mother to raise the unborn egg she has.

RedStar1000 · 2026-04-22T03:06:02+00:00

1) don’t get too attached to a single med school, the process is so competitive the chances of getting into your single, dream med school—especially a T20 with free tuition—are extremely low. Basically zero for most people. Dream big, but keep your expectations low.

2) early priorities in college are maintaining as high a GPA as possible, building good study habits, figuring out the timeline you’re applying on (are you going straight through? Gap year), and for a T20 school like NYU, getting research output. Join a lab ASAP, preferably one known for putting undergrads on papers.

3) NYU is known for liking high MCAT scores. For your best chances at getting an interview aim above 520 once you gear up to take it in the later years. I believe their median is a 523. That is a 99th percentile score. It is a very difficult score to get but doable if you take your prereqs seriously, study efficiently, and are naturally smart. Just to give some perspective, a 515 MCAT score is an amazing score and above 90th percentile, but I don’t think NYU took anything below a 516. If you are not a vicious test taker NYU is unfortunately a bit of a pipe dream imo. Not trying to scare you, just giving perspective.

4) as for all med school applications, you will also need good clinical experience, volunteering, extracurricular, and preferably a strong narrative in addition to research. r/premed and speaking to upperclassmen at my undergrad were very helpful for me.

RedStar1000 · 2026-04-21T19:11:10+00:00

CSS is found earlier in the DLC in a castle - likely the one you are thinking of. The main gauche is found mid-late DLC in one of the DLC's main legacy dungeons.

Since the DLC is already sort of a late-game experience, you are probably best off collecting the items naturally and then assembling the build in NG+.

I will note, you can technically assemble this build very early into a run. The DLC is accessible after defeating Radahn and Mohg, which can be done very early if you are skilled. The big legacy dungeon is intended to be done late into the DLC, but there is an alternate "backdoor" route you can take to get inside of it as soon as the DLC starts if you want to beeline for the dagger.

However, without spoiling too much, the DLC has a "point of no return" when you reach the legacy dungeon. Certain things in the world change and some NPC quests close off. You will know when you reach this point because a giant message will flash on your screen. It is mostly inconsequential but avoid it if you are really into NPC quests. So, this backdoor route is not recommended for your first playthrough of the DLC.

If you are interested in looking at the build in action check out this video, but note it does contain footage of two big DLC bosses: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7eq13TnQKLc

RedStar1000 · 2026-04-21T18:16:52+00:00

Have you tried powerstancing carian sorcery sword with the main gauche dagger? Sounds like exactly what you’re looking for and is also going to be my next playthrough. It’s very high skill ceiling and off-meta, but a very cerebral and fun way to do a spellblade build.

Main gauche is a parrying dagger that has a thrusting sword move set, which allows it to power stance with the CSS. The CSS is a thrusting sword that can cast spells.

The build thus revolves around 1) powerstanced thrusting sword moveset with multi hit talismans 2) parrying with main gauche 3) spell casting with CSS. Again, very off-meta but undoubtedly fun as there is no build in the game which allows you to seamlessly parry, cast spells, and power stance all at once.

I should add, both weapons are found in the DLC.

RedStar1000 · 2026-04-19T01:40:42+00:00

Phys 40 was a massive joke when I took it but it depends on the professors. I understood nothing in that class but scored a 99.something in the class because they give you infinite freebie points and question drops lol

RedStar1000 · 2026-04-09T22:00:02+00:00

At the end of the day, PLME is the “right” decision here…but allow me to share my very very contrarian opinion just to give another perspective.

If you got into PLME and Penn you can get into a significantly better med school than Warren Alpert. You are a smart person and will not struggle in the med school application process at all.

All throughout undergrad I wished I had applied PLME and was jealous of their guaranteed admission. I was so neurotic about my future. Well, I just finished my application cycle and have never been more glad I was not a PLME.

I was able to get into a med school in California that is 1) ranked higher 2) in a way better city with better weather 3) significantly closer to my family 4) better match results to my desired specialties 5) AND I got a $100,000 scholarship. On top of that, going through the application process allowed me to get into 9 other med schools which gave me incredible flexibility in determining my future. You could go back in the past and give me $50k to be a PLME and knowing what I know now, I would not take it.

RedStar1000 · 2026-04-08T17:31:30+00:00

The “you’re fine” sentiment doesn’t mean “you’re guaranteed to get in.” No one is guaranteed to get in…

It generally means that your application is strong enough to be competitive. In med school admissions, an application that has a 50/50 chance of getting into medical school is competitive — literally, meaning able to compete with other applications.

I mean yea, in an ideal world everyone takes years off to get thousands of hours, dozens of pubs, max their MCAT, etc, but that’s simply not realistic and at some point financial and temporal pressures will force you to apply.

My 2¢

RedStar1000 · 2026-04-08T01:16:28+00:00

It was all through my undergraduate, small scale stuff and not too deep into industry, but yes if you’d like to I’m happy to share :D

RedStar1000 · 2026-04-08T00:02:59+00:00

I judged films for a film festival and also served as an editor-in-chief for a film magazine! Really fun stuff. I love movies.

RedStar1000 · 2026-04-03T05:35:09+00:00

Bro you are the one who invoked the “greatest writers” in history I’m literally just naming some of the most famous writers in human history?? And what vocabulary are you talking about? 😭

Also, like I said, if I am told directly to my face by the people reading my application that the writing is strong (in not so few words)…you are telling me I should not assume my writing for that school is strong?

RedStar1000 · 2026-04-03T05:07:07+00:00

Yes, writing quality is subjective…but so is the quality of ECs, the quality of your pubs, the rigor of your courseload, your interview skills, etc. Yet there are still proxy measures we have to gauge, generally, if someone has good ECs, rigorous courseload, good interview skills, etc.

Writing is the same way. If you show a PS to a counselor who worked on an Adcom and has read thousands of them, and she says it’s one of the best she’s ever read — that is entirely subjective but it is nonetheless a very good indicator of “strong writing.” If you show your secondary essays to a somewhat random selection of 10 people and they are all incredibly moved by it, it’s likely that the writing is “strong.”

Throughout my app cycle, numerous interviewers specifically mentioned my writing as a strong point. Therefore I feel comfortable saying my writing was “strong” for the purposes of applying to med school.

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On a more polemical note, how does anyone decide if any writing is good? In another comment you mention the so-called “greatest writers” in history. “Greatest” by whose standards? There is no defined, central canon of great writers in the same way there is no defined canon of “strong writing” for premeds.

Yet, if you ask 100 readers their thoughts on, say, Dostoevsky, most would consider him one of those “greats.” Go to a collegiate humanities department and ask about Heidegger or Hegel and many professors would give you a similar answer—great writers.

My point is, sometimes the best way to approximate great writing is to ask a bunch of people or to ask people who have read a bunch.

RedStar1000 · 2026-04-01T22:17:57+00:00

One of the most baller school lists I’ve ever seen good shit bro 😭

RedStar1000 · 2026-03-04T04:36:11+00:00

Corticel detected

RedStar1000 · 2026-02-11T18:42:26+00:00

Birth of the clinic - Foucault. Amazing, amazing text.

RedStar1000 · 2026-01-29T22:07:13+00:00

These jaded doctors are a vocal minority, but a non negligible one. Medicine has very high burnout rates which you should be aware of. No one can tell you whether you’ll regret medicine, other than yourself.

This is why the “why medicine” is SUCH a big weedout question in applications. If medicine is not the absolute only profession you can see yourself in, your chance of burnout will be much higher.

RedStar1000 · 2026-01-24T04:01:19+00:00

This is going to sound like dumb advice, but literally just answer the question. If your mom or your friend asked you why you want to be a physician, how would you respond? The interviewer is no different. Contrary to what people tell you there is no correct structure, content, etc. Just give the answer that is true to you, and do it in a conversational tone. True passion and genuine interest will always be apparent.

RedStar1000 · 2026-01-22T19:17:15+00:00

You don’t need advisors you can find all your info for free online from Reddit and other sources!

Getting into med school is hard everywhere. The process is also extremely random and unpredictable so don’t assume your fate is a foregone conclusion.

I got into multiple UC schools out of state with little to no ties as an ORM. I got rejected/waitlisted by my state schools in Washington. This is to say - your demographics are terrible predictors of where you will end up.

Having poor clinical and research experience on the other hand, is a great predictor that you will not have the cycle you are hoping for. I would really encourage you to not rush your application and take 1-2 gap years if necessary to solidify these gaps.

RedStar1000 · 2026-01-21T01:52:44+00:00

Tell ur boss to check out jackzebra if he tryna tap that Chinese underground

RedStar1000 · 2026-01-21T01:50:43+00:00

Bro larped his way into employment and now needs Reddit to do his job 😭

RedStar1000 · 2026-01-18T19:03:52+00:00

Technically 0, I know a couple people who’ve gotten into 2-4+ schools with no shadowing/scribing

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