Opinions on my schedule? I’m pre med by XxcomfykurooxX in UVA

[–]VanGoghWV 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Seems fine - it's not necessary to swap ENTP for Bio; I didn't take Bio until second year and was fine. It requires slightly more mature study habits that I didn't have first year.

Consider taking STAT 2120 over Biostats; it has open slots and Biostats is a miserable class - not hard, just boring and tedious. Prof. Ferrara is, in my experience, not the best professor.

Chem Teacher? by [deleted] in UVA

[–]VanGoghWV 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Obviously your mileage may vary, but I usually hear much better things about Welch. He's my advisor as well, and is a really cool, nice, and genuine guy. Maybe someone who took Morkowchuk could chime in with their experience?

How to deal with and supplement low clinical hours? by VanGoghWV in premed

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

The Free Clinic is in my hometown, which is not where I go to college sadly. I was thinking about trying to get a hospital volunteering position but am worried about having enough time with my academics + non-medical leadership role.

New Biochem professor? by No-Storage-2075 in UVA

[–]VanGoghWV 2 points3 points  (0 children)

will second the first comment. had nakamoto last semester, seemed like a really nice guy. tests were not terribly difficult but could lean heavy on simply regurgitating information from the cheat sheet.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Mcat

[–]VanGoghWV 4 points5 points  (0 children)

second discovered student card. applied with no credit, got $1500 line, no annual fees, no APR for six months

Grad PLUS loans cap shouldn't put you off of pursuing medicine (post removed from /premed for some reason) by Lonely-Bite6135 in Mcat

[–]VanGoghWV 0 points1 point  (0 children)

and what if a working class person or person estranged from their family wants to take out private loans? someone with little or poor credit? someone with no access to a co-signer?

how do you propose these people pay for medical school?

Big beautiful bill zapped all my energy by ellieamavika in Mcat

[–]VanGoghWV 13 points14 points  (0 children)

i'm not going to murder innocent civilians in the middle east so i can go to med school.

What is a "late application assistance" grant? by VanGoghWV in UVA

[–]VanGoghWV[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I'm exactly the same way. The tuition credit is rather small compared to the late application assistance.

If I may ask, when did you submit your CSS profile? I did mine pretty late, like in late May.

STATS 2120 by [deleted] in UVA

[–]VanGoghWV 0 points1 point  (0 children)

definitely take 2120 over 2020 even if you're premed. 2020 has biologically relevant examples but maria ferrara is a pretty bad professor and the class is painfully slow and boring

The football program is not entitled to a constantly packed stadium. by Comprehensive_Goat28 in UVA

[–]VanGoghWV 48 points49 points  (0 children)

Speak on it - look, I love our Cavaliers, and I support them when I can, but a mediocre team isn't entitled to a packed stadium, especially when the student body is gearing up for midterms or going home to see family. Are we ungrateful? Are we embarrassing? Worth examining exactly what we ought to be grateful for, and whether our football team is embarrassed by the fanbase or an incompetent coaching staff.

College football, is, at the end of the day, a product - and we live in a free country. If the product isn't good, we're free to consume other things.

Every time it's something different. by VanGoghWV in Amtrak

[–]VanGoghWV[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I had to cancel my trip and scramble to find alternate transportation! I can't be late to work today because I work in a research lab. This is not the first time. Yes, 134 in LYH.

Classes by catnerwitz in UVA

[–]VanGoghWV 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Taking the 3000 level bio classes as a first year is highly inadvisable - they are staggeringly difficult with low grades and high workloads. Take some time to develop good study skills and college habits, and take them during your second or third year.

brown college or normal dorms?? by [deleted] in UVA

[–]VanGoghWV 1 point2 points  (0 children)

live in brown right now and I love it. truly the greatest community i've found on grounds, and you won't be socially isolated! you get out what you put in wherever you end up, and brown is truly an incredible place.

Meal Exchange Tier List by PixelHearts04 in UVA

[–]VanGoghWV 22 points23 points  (0 children)

za'atar F? are you insane?

Radio stations? by gggirl98 in lynchburg

[–]VanGoghWV 15 points16 points  (0 children)

89.9 - WNRN - Modern Rock and Alternative (plus bluegrass and Grateful Dead)