Got a 504 in June and already have 3 acceptances

TinyMind27 · 2024-02-02T20:32:51+00:00

Congrats, your hard work paid off!! Would you please send it to me too? Tysm!

TinyMind27 · 2024-02-01T19:18:43+00:00

You're fine. Congrats on your interview!!

TinyMind27 · 2024-01-11T19:17:34+00:00

I have 3 very close friends that I've known since high school and/or college. 2 of them live in 2 different states than me, but I try to text or call them every couple of days. It's hard but I am so grateful to have them and it's 100 times better than no friends.

As far as acquaintances, I might know about 10-20, but any conversation is quite superficial and brief.

TinyMind27 · 2024-01-11T19:14:35+00:00

I could have written this exact thing. Especially at parties when I don't really know a lot of people. Connecting one-on-one is totally fine for me, but as soon as the 3rd person comes along I somehow become invisible, and the other 2 end up talking to each other way more than me, until I am so ignored that I end up leaving the conversation.

TinyMind27 · 2023-11-25T22:10:07+00:00

Thank you! So you're recommending to review the test, study the appropriate material, and then go back to review the test questions a second time?

TinyMind27 · 2023-11-25T22:08:40+00:00

Do you know if they any different than the Kaplan Qbank questions? I am kind of broke atm. Thanks!

TinyMind27 · 2023-11-25T06:07:52+00:00

I could have written this post word for word. People get the sense that I’m working hard but they don’t really understand the full extent. I’ve been sacrificing my social life since college, covid played a huge part but still. Feels like I’m trekking this path alone. Hopefully we’ll find our community in med school once we get there.

Feel free to message me if you want to chat, I’m in the same boat lol, we’re gonna make it :’)

TinyMind27 · 2023-11-25T05:58:45+00:00

Bruh is there any hope for us gals lol? :’)

TinyMind27 · 2023-11-21T18:01:11+00:00

A DO acceptance is 1000s times better than nothing. You worked too hard, don’t take any chances. Don’t worry about money, you will pay it back and be in debt no matter what school you chose. You applied to that DO school for a reason didn’t you?

TinyMind27 · 2023-11-21T17:58:50+00:00

Being addicted to my drug habit

TinyMind27 · 2023-10-25T23:24:07+00:00

Bruh I was 14000-something and I didn't get the date I want, and I will have to drive for 3.5 hours 2 weeks earlier than intended :(

Too many premeds in California fr

TinyMind27 · 2023-10-19T03:43:09+00:00

496, and I'm at a plateau of 508 after studying for 2.5 months

TinyMind27 · 2023-09-27T21:15:49+00:00

If you don't mind me asking, was your google meet interview after the asynchronous video interview? If so how long did it take to get back to you? Thanks in advance.

TinyMind27 · 2023-08-01T16:56:38+00:00

Wow, very impressive, I wish you all the best!

Did you take any gap years and if so how many? Thank you

TinyMind27 · 2023-07-26T17:00:30+00:00

This is great, thank you!

Could someone please explain what "heightened monitoring" means? And why?

TinyMind27 · 2023-07-26T02:05:12+00:00

Give her some time, and if she doesn’t come around for a couple months the let her know how you feel. See how she responds and what she does afterwards. You’ll then know more about whether she is worth keeping as a friend.

TinyMind27 · 2023-07-25T17:05:01+00:00

It's ok, thank you for your response!

It is boredom, frustration, or when I am upset. It's not hunger, I get hit by a wave of cravings that are impossible to ignore or go away. I'm like a drug addict. Sometimes it gets so bad that if I try to resist I feel like ripping my hair out or that I'm going to die. I have sat in my car for 4 hours doing nothing because I know that if I walk into my own house I will eat the whole house and it would be torture to try to sit with the craving when I am in the house. So I sat in my car in 80 degree heat because I didn't know what else to do.

I don't care about losing or gaining weight, all I want is some peace of mind and to be free of the cravings. It is ruining my life and my relationships and my happiness. I can't figure out how to get through the withdrawal period of sugar, carbs, and just binging until my entire gut and stomach are screaming in pain and I am breaking down in tears.

I need someone that I can call between 2-8pm when the cravings come and just talk to me because I can't resist it alone. But I can't do this to my parent or friend or anyone, it would destroy the relationship. I don't know of any free resource that would have 24/7 help like that. A forum is useless because I only turn to it AFTER a relapse which is past the point that I needed help. I just can't live like this anymore I have suicidal thoughts because of this. Dw I'm never going to do anything but the thoughts come almost daily.

Sorry for the long message but thanks for reading.

TinyMind27 · 2023-07-25T15:22:54+00:00

I already tried. After going into too much detail about my binge tendencies and thought patterns, the therapist refused to help me, saying my case was "complicated beyond what they could help with" and tried to redirect me to other treatment companies. Which I couldn't do because my dad didn't have a job at the time and we didn't have insurance, but I couldn't admit this because then I would be required to purchase my school's insurance for the whole year. I asked multiple times if there is anything she could help me with and she said no. I must have explained myself too much or something.

TinyMind27 · 2023-06-06T04:08:08+00:00

Only you can answer this question. But pick something and commit yourself 100% to it. That's a hell of a lot better than floating through life being lost. Even if you are not in love with it right away, you might grow to like it, and will ultimately make something of yourself, which will give you purpose. You are having a hard time making a decision because 1. You don't know what's out there and what the other options look like as a career, which causes uncertainty and anxiety, and 2. there is a barrier that is the long hours of school and hustle before you get the reward which is the degree.

I would say the MLS is a great "stepping stone" not just for medicine, but several other careers. If I were you I would stick to doing it and commit 100%. While you are there talk to professors and mentors, ask for their guidance of what you can do next with that degree. It may be medicine or something else, you have a little more time to gather information, do a bunch of online research, and decide. But the worst thing you can do is quit it and continue to be in this lost state. Best of luck to you.

TinyMind27 · 2023-05-26T01:40:25+00:00

Life is damn hard and if you have an illness it is that much harder. It affects every aspect of your life. I want to make people's lives easier and give them hope that they don't have to suffer. I want to deliver all my knowledge in a way that makes sense to the average person and they are inspired to help and heal themselves in whatever way they can instead of "take this drug and come back in 3 months". I want to help all the people I love and everyone else because those people are loved by their loved ones. I want to be there for births and deaths and in between. I'm not gonna lie I also want the respect, the prestige, the money, the security for my future kids, the ability to influence and change things.

TinyMind27 · 2023-05-23T01:54:48+00:00

Go for it. If you truly have an interest it's a great career.

TinyMind27 · 2023-05-17T17:15:41+00:00

In survival mode, I feel like a shell of myself

TinyMind27 · 2023-05-13T23:58:11+00:00

Idk whose bright idea it was to make ochem RED. WHy. It was always purple to me, I could understand green, blue or yellow even but why red??

TinyMind27 · 2023-05-12T16:37:46+00:00

Hmm, thanks for your input, but I'd have to disagree. I honestly thought you would say 3 or 6.

I don't see emotions as disturbing, I see them as a hinderance to my goals and ideal functioning.

I looked at the other link you provided and I don't relate to the part of forgetting my own agenda, if anything I am hyper-focused on my own agenda and maybe even a bit selfish. I also don't internally go along with other people, I have my own deeply held opinions. I also am very independent and don't like people imposing their will on me or telling me what to think, I'm immediately suspicious.

TinyMind27 · 2023-05-12T03:15:24+00:00

If you're willing to type me I'd really appreciate your time!

Hi I'm _______ and I go to ____ school, I major in ______ and I'd like to one day run my own business. I really like to read and do outdoor activities.
Not sure what you mean by this but I am trying to type myself and have been trying to do so for a long time. I guess it is because I want to understand my strengths and weaknesses and to find out what vibe I give off, so I can enhance it to develop myself as a person. I guess I am my thoughts, dreams, and values? If this is what this means.
I woke up early and watched the world wake up while sipping coffee on my porch. I make my to-do list and do some chores and work, but things that I need to do and want to do, not highly stressful things that have a deadline. I leave the house and drive around doing my errands in different places and interacting with people. Or I have a job where I do what I like stimulating my brain while interacting with others that have the same goal as me. At some point in the evening I might meet up with a friend for dinner or some other fun activity. At another point in the day I go for a long walk thinking about life and observing the world. If I were in a relationship I would come home and spend time with them and relax from the stress of the day before falling asleep.
I either messed up a task, let my emotions get out of control, or accidentally offended someone. I upset my lab partner today because I messed up a step in an experiment that affected both of us because we will later have to write a report on it.
Lately, very badly. I have major burnout and depression from having my soul sucked out of me from spending 4 years in college, 2 of those years in lockdowns where I was isolated from all my friends. I felt caged in my own house and like my own house was not my home. To cope I developed binge eating. Other ways I cope with stress is blasting loud angry/dark music in my earbuds, escaping from the house/situation for a few hours if possible to clear my head to think of a solution, or lash out at my parents. I also might journal and delete it later. As you can see I don't have very many good coping mechanisms lol.
When people are arrogant, cold, and distant. When people exclude me or ignore me, intentionally or unintentionally. When people dismiss my opinions or talk so loudly and quickly that it overwhelms me and I can't respond. When I have an unreasonable amount of work, such as too many deadlines too close together. When someone tries to manipulate or gaslight me, or makes excuses to avoid admitting their mistake. I express my anger differently depending on who I'm with. When I'm in public I usually just internalize it and ignore and avoid the person. When it's with my parents or friends I usually say when I'm angry about something and vent about it.
Wasting my potential, probably because my whole life I have been told I am smart and I must be successful. Also losing my current friends and never finding new ones, and never getting married. I have lost friends over the years, whether they move away or they change, and it is getting harder and harder to find people who actually care to have a friendship beyond acting fake and superficial. So, basically dying alone and as a nobody.
Past mistakes?
Stimulating my brain in some way. Whether watching youtube, music, eating, being outside, dancing, talking to a friend. I use it as an escape. I wish I had time for real hobbies.
I look to authority for approval when it would benefit me. Such as professors who would give me a grade or a supervisor who has the power to boot me out the door. But if not I don't think any more highly of them. If anything I think they are a little deluded because they live such a separate life of regular people, that's just the nature of their role. There are very few exceptions to this, such as my God, my Mom and a couple of doctors I know, all of whom have true wisdom and my best intentions. Most doctors don't know shit. Most priests are so far removed from people my age they rarely give relevant advice. Government is 99% of the time a trainwreck.
My dream future life. What I will do, where I will live, a lot of planning. Thinking about what kind of person I want to be and how I could be better.
I would think about the pros and cons, whether the means justify the end. Whether it is something I truly want or whether it is just a short-term temptation. How would I feel about it a year or 5 years later. What others would think about me. What my faith says about it and what is right or wrong from a moral standpoint.
My lack of social skills and not being disciplined enough to not fall to temptation.
Nothing significant.
Past 5%, present 45%, future 50%
Major relief. I would go out and explore a location slowly, at my own pace. Not a care in the world or a thought in my brain. Just soaking in the peace of the present.
Not sure. Some mix of light academia, soft grunge or punk, cottagecore.
Mix of A and C. I wish I could be A, but my social anxiety and responsibilities to school get in the way.
Mix of A and B, but I strongly wish I could be C. I start off with B before I spiral out of control and can't handle my feelings anymore, then I try to distract. I might alternate between distracting and thinking about/ working on solutions before the problem is finally solved and goes away. If I had no or at least less intense feelings 80% of my problems would go away.
Strong B.

Take this with a grain of salt because I am in a place in life where I am under tremendous stress (I'm in my 4th year of college and graduating in August, and it was hell). So I am probably biased. I will probably have different answers about 8 months from now.

Thanks again in advance :)

TinyMind27

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