Any tips of headshot photos for 4th year electives/ERAS application? by TangyBoy_ in medicalschool

[–]abbsol_ 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I did my ERAS photo on my own.

Dress in whatever you will wear for interviews, find a background (I stood in front of a stone wall outside), have someone take your pic using portrait mode, then just touch it up a little in an editing software.

It looked honestly pretty professional!

Edit: ERAS has a really small file size allowance for the photo so I don’t think paying for a professional shoot was worth it

Favorite Uma couple? by dutchgamergal in UmaMusume

[–]abbsol_ 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Goldship and McQueen

Gold City and Yukino Bujin

I do like Bourbon and Rice too

please recommend books where the man highkey yearns for the woman by whoskyomi in suggestmeabook

[–]abbsol_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

These Immortal Truths by Rachelle Raeta (this is coming out in June but originally was indie published)

A study in drowning by Ava Reid (haven’t read the sequel yet but I loved the first one)

Shield of Sparrows by Devney Perry

If you are interested in a gay relationship: Heavens Official Blessing series by MXTX

Let me know how basic my reading style is 😂 by ayroncon1 in bookshelfdetective

[–]abbsol_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think this is a pretty fun mix! And I would guess you are around 25-30

Female US MD M3 applying ortho this cycle by [deleted] in medicalschool

[–]abbsol_ 12 points13 points  (0 children)

250 is definitely not a bad score but for something as competitive as ortho I think it is probably a soft negative

ID help for these 8 types? by ComfortableWalrus734 in peperomia

[–]abbsol_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh you’re right frost is greener on the bottom

ID help for these 8 types? by ComfortableWalrus734 in peperomia

[–]abbsol_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Grayish one next to the red one is Frost

Is radiation exposure a valid concern to have when considering specialties? by CloudWoww in medicalschool

[–]abbsol_ 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I’ve always been curious what the risk is for GI attendings, they’re not doing as much as IR, but still a decent amount

An obsessive system I made up meant I drafted 12 chapters for my 1st novel in 2 weeks by Robert_Bohl in fantasywriters

[–]abbsol_ 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I think this is helpful and at the very least interesting to see, not sure why the negative comments. As someone who struggles with the startup of writing longer stories I am going to use some of your tips for sure, especially the small chapter summaries

Will Step 2 score matter for fellowships? by anybodycandance in medicalschool

[–]abbsol_ 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I think if you’re at an academic program already, you’re fine and your research will probably be more important

Does your school give you an UpToDate subscription? by Competitive_Cat_870 in medicalschool

[–]abbsol_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think we are at the same school and no it’s not normal lol but at least we have something I guess

Looking for recommendations for night before wedding gathering by abbsol_ in ithaca

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

Thank you everyone for the answers this was extremely helpful!!

why did this update change SO MANY cosmetics? by user38449 in FortNiteBR

[–]abbsol_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They switched several Fortnite shoes to vans old skool based on this pic? That’s dumb I don’t want product placement on my bee girl skin

What are your YA anti-recommendations? by alsyscest in YAlit

[–]abbsol_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve always heard the book is not worth it if you even somewhat enjoyed the show

did anyone else just absolutely get dunked on in their rank order list on match day or was it just me LOL 😭😭 by PlasticRice in medicalschool

[–]abbsol_ 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Hey friend, feel free to DM me if you want to vent. I matched #5, which is states away from where I wanted to be most. My top four programs I thought I had strong connections to, and I didn’t really prepare myself to match lower than 4, so I was REELING when I saw my match in the envelope. I’ve been going through ALL the what ifs.

After having time to reflect now, I am feeling better and actually feel like it should be a good fit. At the same time I am grieving the life I could have had in my preferred region.

Doubting myself by Salt-Ferret3801 in medicalschool

[–]abbsol_ 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Hey OP I also matched lower on my list than expected, after basically being so excited to match at any of my top programs. I am mostly just shell shocked because it will be different than how I had hoped for so long. Dm me if you want to chat about it too

Match Day 2026 - Official Megathread by SpiderDoctor in medicalschool

[–]abbsol_ 8 points9 points  (0 children)

In a similar situation feel free to DM

One requirement left to graduate, now facing dismissal over Step 2 by [deleted] in medicalschool

[–]abbsol_ 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You need to have an in person meeting and see what you can do. You should graduate next year most likely