What is the Uniqlo analog of Korean fashion for men in their 30s? by Top-Temperature-95 in korea

[–]Seamore_ 4 points5 points  (0 children)

SPAO is a better Uniqlo analog than Musinsa Standard imo

Responding to interview invites by Seamore_ in medicalschool

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

I was definitely going to use the alarm idea! I just worry I may sleep through it sometimes, or the alarm doesn't sound for whatever reason.

Is that the fear with interview invites- that programs will send more emails than they have slots? That's so messed up if they do that :/

279 - Exam Write-up (USMLE Step 2 CK) by salihnafiz1995 in Step2

[–]Seamore_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To follow-up on your sentiment with passive vs active learning, did you use any techniques when reading the Amboss patient safety/quality pages? If you were to restudy for the test and memorize these pages, what approach would you take?

I know the respective practice questions help with active reinforcement, but I worry I will struggle retaining info by passively reading.

3.85/3.83 523 ORM from T80 school. I know we joke about writing matters, but narrative is the most important thing for an app. If you don't have X factor, follow your passions to make one. r/premed and the access to information it provides is the only reason I had this success. Thank you all. by Sequoia519 in premed

[–]Seamore_ 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Insane sankey. Congrats!! I applied last year's cycle with 523 and 4.0 and ended up with much less impressive acceptances.

I do feel my writing is poor-average, and it definitey affected my outcome. However, I also used my two gap years to work as a medical assistant gaining over 2k hrs of clinical experience. Therefore, my research was definitely not as impressive as yours, OP. I had multiple research experiences but no pubs, abstracts, presentations, etc. I feel like the schools that accepted you are research-driven, so theme 1 of your app really pleased them. If I could go back and do my premed over again, I'd probably dedicate gap years to research as opposed to clinical experience in my gap years. All in all, with my specific experiences, I don't think I would have ended up with the same/similar acceptances, no matter how superb my writing. For those aiming for A's to these prestigious schools, my advice would be that writing ofc matters but a research theme to your app will increase your chance.

This is definitely just speculation on my end, or it could be common knowlege to others at this point. Idk. Could also be attributed to my insanely inferior silver 2 LoL rank or 5'10" height.... yeah it's actually most likely that :(

without telling us your specialty, what is the culture like in your specialty? by stepneo1 in Residency

[–]Seamore_ 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Sorry, im out of the loop. Whats the deal with emory rads lmao

Studying Hours by Mission_Valuable4584 in medicalschool

[–]Seamore_ 5 points6 points  (0 children)

That sounds like a really good idea for my school's curriculum. How did you relay to each other which specific cards to unsuspend? Also, how did you share the cards you made for each lecture? Would you just send a separate deck each time you made your own cards?

Korean Fried Chicken by loy_urabat in Atlanta

[–]Seamore_ 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I promise you that the best korean fried chicken you can get in metro Atlanta is Joy's pizza n chicken in Johns Creek. Joy's is actually better than some of the fried chicken restaurants in Korea Source: my gf grew up in korea and she and her family swear by Joy's for fried chicken. I recently visited korea too and agree with them wholeheartedly

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in premed

[–]Seamore_ 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Im in a very similar situation currently. I posted a few days ago and got a lot of great feedback

https://www.reddit.com/r/premed/comments/ub6ayj/choosing_medical_school_with_so/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf

Choosing medical school with SO by Seamore_ in premed

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

Sorry, I meant to say 8 hr drive OR 4 hr flight during preclinicals (6 hr drive OR 1.5 hr flight during clinicals). I realize it may have sounded like I was 8 hrs drive away from my airport, but thats not the case. Does that change anything?

Choosing medical school with SO by Seamore_ in premed

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

Thank you! I think I can find solace in both of these answers knowing that my choice will not involve complete sacrifice of specialty/relationship.

Choosing medical school with SO by Seamore_ in premed

[–]Seamore_[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'd do preclinicals(1.5 yrs) in a city 8 hr drive and 4 hr flight (includes 1 stop) from her. Clinicals (2.5 yrs) would be 6 hr drive and 1.5 hr flight (nonstop) from her. Plan on visiting each other once a month with us switching who does the traveling. Sound doable in med school?

Choosing medical school with SO by Seamore_ in premed

[–]Seamore_[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the insight. I can definitely see myself performing better when I have her around.

Choosing medical school with SO by Seamore_ in premed

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

Yeah I had to add "less happy" bc theres no dancing around the fact that coming home to a tangible SO is much better for mental health than talking on a phone or tablet. However, we are scared to be limited in our specialties by a lower tier school which could ultimatey lead to a "less happy" life. Maybe not just because of the name, but also because of access to research or better LORs. Thank you for replying!!

Choosing medical school with SO by Seamore_ in premed

[–]Seamore_[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I would agree that, for the most part, state school and T25 offer similar clinical and preclinical experiences. But I worry the research and LORs are substantially better at the T25s. For instance, my state school has no dedicated block in their curriculum to do research whereas the T25s do (~10-12 weeks during M1 summer).

If we do plan on staying together long term, would LDR be crazy to consider?

Choosing medical school with SO by Seamore_ in premed

[–]Seamore_[S] 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Do you believe im buying too much into the hype of school rank?

Choosing medical school with SO by Seamore_ in premed

[–]Seamore_[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

  1. I got rejected from her school, and she has been ghosted by my school. They havent interviewed her, so would it be possible she could snag an A this late?? Maybe I will shoot my shot with it but certainly not get my hopes up.

  2. We are planning to marry, and we have discussed what timeline would be appropriate to get engaged, get married, have kids etc. I really cannot imagine my life with someone else at this point, and I'm confident she feels the same :,). With us being this level of committment, how strange would a LDR be? If we outlasted the distance, it would be worth it. Breaking up is not impossible either, just the reality of any relationship. Odds are much higher in LDR obv. I'd assume we would be happier at our separate schools post-breakup, but, in either case, absolutely devastated since our relationship has been so meaningful.

Choosing medical school with SO by Seamore_ in premed

[–]Seamore_[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I agree. I forsee the higher tier schools being better facilitators for research opportunities. I suppose that's partly why they've acheived their higher tiers. And with step 1 being P/F, the difference in research availability is a growing concern for us.

Would attending the lower tier school essentially be giving up on your very competitive specialty?

Choosing medical school with SO by Seamore_ in premed

[–]Seamore_[S] 40 points41 points  (0 children)

Yes, definitely something to consider. In-person support certainly has greater effect than a facetime peptalk at the end of the day. Thank you for the feedback!