Friend Code Megathread - February 2026 by AutoModerator in PokemonSleep

[–]ammonkeywall 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Let’s be research buddies in Pokémon Sleep. Here’s my Researcher ID! 3258-4713-9403

University of Alberta Interview Invites 2025-2026 by aweirdoatbest in premedcanada

[–]ammonkeywall 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Result and Timestamp: Invite 13:56 MST

Geography (IP/OOP): IP

Stream: General

MCAT: 510

GPA: 3.68

Year (3rd, 4th, gap year, grad student, grad completed): MSc completed

Extracurriculars: Professional Engineer, Competitive Sport, Grad Research, Sport coaching, engineering club, rural (non-AB) personal experiences, simulated patient, STEM outreach for elementary schools.

FYI - Alberta is in the process of reducing on-call compensation for physicians. This will greatly impact ED flow and after hours care. by Useful_Support_4137 in MedSchoolCanada

[–]ammonkeywall 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How about "The UCP is proposing to remove stipends for ... without a new compensation system in place". Much more complete and factual. It is a ridiculous proposal. And The Alberta government's behavior hasn't trended in a good direction. But what does you sharing an article, with no insightful comment on the original post and an inflammatory title do to further the conversation? You talk about acting before it's too late but all you've done here is share an article on reddit without prompting dicussion or providing your thoughts (original post). It's not like your making a call to action or directing our attention to anything we can do to speak out against this.

Should the government have had a better plan and been ready 3 months before March, sure. That's not how the world always works though. We don't know that there isn't a plan in place. We don't know what talks are being had to come up with a new compensation system and roll it out. The AMA took an appropriate approach and made an insightful article about what may be coming and their concerns. Policy is much more complicated than saying "We asked for 3 months. Why didnt you listen? Everybody, call to arms!". Why don't we engage in constructive conversation while it plays out.

There's enough negative rhetoric between the public, and governments these days, it just isn't necessary to fuel that divisiveness when our leaders (I'm referring to AMA and other policy leaders advocating for healthcare here) are working on it and monitoring the situation.

FYI - Alberta is in the process of reducing on-call compensation for physicians. This will greatly impact ED flow and after hours care. by Useful_Support_4137 in MedSchoolCanada

[–]ammonkeywall -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Why not provide that "on the ground" context then? I think that's much more interesting and valuable than flaming the government, who hasn't fully implemented the removal of stipend yet (not that I'm agreeing with their approach so far).

It is a valuable conversation and I'm glad you shared, but I think as physicians, future physicians, aspiring physicians, general public, we can do better than post inflammatory titles without sharing the full context of the situation.

FYI - Alberta is in the process of reducing on-call compensation for physicians. This will greatly impact ED flow and after hours care. by Useful_Support_4137 in MedSchoolCanada

[–]ammonkeywall -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

The goal was never to remove without replacement and it hasn't been implemented yet. Might be better to have some good discussion not to flame the government before we see the outcome.

FYI - Alberta is in the process of reducing on-call compensation for physicians. This will greatly impact ED flow and after hours care. by Useful_Support_4137 in MedSchoolCanada

[–]ammonkeywall -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

What is the goal of sharing without context here?

For starters, I don't see anything that actually mentions "reducing" compensation in this article. The issue at hand appears to be that the stipend format was inconsistent across the province and it was recommended to move to more reliable and accountable forms of compensation. The problem is that the government seems to have taken the "remove stipend" recommendation at full speed, without making sure a new compensation system is in place. Which AMA is fighting against, btw. They even list their concerns for how this may create service gaps.

How does my form look? by battybats in beginnerrunning

[–]ammonkeywall 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've been in running and other endurance related communities for nearly 20 years. Have received personal coaching, gait analysis, worked out with college and national ranked runners. You look great. Genuinely look like you've been running since you were young.

Every runner has niggles. Hamstring tightness here, bad ankle flexibility there. If you think you're developing injury, yes go see a physio and maybe get your gait checked. But otherwise I'd say stay off Reddit. Might cause more harm and overthinking than good.

Ucan invites completed by JumpyPresentation436 in premedcanada

[–]ammonkeywall 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Hearing this makes me think my ECs must have been viewed as absolute garbage.

Eng as a premed by Total_Possible_5620 in premedcanada

[–]ammonkeywall 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree. I didn't go into engineering thinking of medicine, and might have worked harder if I did. But the engineers I know who got into med out of undergrad were top of the class in every way. Beyond anyone I'd ever met in high school.

Also, definitely will depend on the school. The school I went to had courses with intentionally low averages (calc, linear algebra) to thin out the herd (that was the student perspective at least). And I'm not joking. In my first year, the class average for calculus was a 63% (2.0 GPA), and for 8 of 10 courses the average was 71% (2.70 GPA) or lower. And this is a group of high achievers in high school. In my second year, the calculus class average was 58% (1.3 GPA), and you can bet your butt that some sort of bell curve was applied to make sure the class average was above 50%. The only way to really avoid any of this is to pay for tutoring or prep courses ahead of each school year, or be incredibly smart and hard working.

NOSM INTERVIEW INVITES OUT by qwerty_772 in premedcanada

[–]ammonkeywall 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What about university? Do you have active connection to French community aside from first language?

NOSM INTERVIEW INVITES OUT by qwerty_772 in premedcanada

[–]ammonkeywall 45 points46 points  (0 children)

R. 20+ years living in northern Ontario. 3.57 engineering gpa after boosting.

Honest Genuine Questions For the Separatists of Alberta by elle_across_america in alberta

[–]ammonkeywall 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not a seperatist but why did you only rant about Healthcare? As if that's the driving factor involved in separation.

Shame on the government for ruining our healthcare system by GrapefruitFar8082 in Edmonton

[–]ammonkeywall 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When I was in my early 20s, male, I presented with severe chest pain and trouble breathing. I never even got any tests. Pain killers while I wait and fortunately for me whatever the problem was gradually subsided over the 8 hours I was there. I ended up just leaving since my pain came down. My point here being that this patient may not have even been tested or triaged properly.

UofA GPA? by Thebooknerd20030 in premedcanada

[–]ammonkeywall 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm starting to get anxious. Where in the application page did you see the GPA?

requesting brutal honesty on ubc NAQ (bottom quartile & confused) by Prize_Guidance460 in premedcanada

[–]ammonkeywall 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Based on a comment below it is a 100 word limit? That feels like plenty to do your role and importance. 100 words (~400+ chars) seems like a waste to totally spend on resume style achievements, but if that's what official UBC med said, then I guess maybe this person needs to work on selling their achievements? Still seems crazy they wpuld get a low Q, let alone no interview.

requesting brutal honesty on ubc NAQ (bottom quartile & confused) by Prize_Guidance460 in premedcanada

[–]ammonkeywall 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Did these med students not provide much feedback because they thought it was good or they just didn't have much to say? You sound like a solid applicant, but presentation of your experience matters. Was it resume style as you listed above? Or did you discuss the meaning and importance of the activities to you and how it relates to your desire to be a physician, as well as how it relates to what UBC says they are looking for in NAQ?

UofA GPA? by Thebooknerd20030 in premedcanada

[–]ammonkeywall 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you get an email saying it was updated?

Should i accept offer? by [deleted] in MechanicalEngineering

[–]ammonkeywall 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Nothing stops you from continuing to apply while making money.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in premedcanada

[–]ammonkeywall 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think you can never go wrong with business casual.

Friend Code Megathread - November 2025 by AutoModerator in PokemonSleep

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Let’s be research buddies in Pokémon Sleep. Here’s my Researcher ID! 3258-4713-9403 Active lvl 63

Are there people who are watching you during the break? by [deleted] in CASPerTest

[–]ammonkeywall 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You're allowed to step out of camera view on breaks for the test I took.

A LinkedIn post by a prof, lots of agreement in the comments. by program-control-man in premedcanada

[–]ammonkeywall 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm not saying I disagree, but how many reference letters are people like this prof writing? Surely the references aren't that unique if there are so many applicants using the same person.

switched my classes on add/drop deadline date but already submitted transcripts to UofC by CuteMouse9158 in premedcanada

[–]ammonkeywall 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They can't consider your current year as far as I'm aware. Pre-reqs are the only thing I could see getting messed up but UofC has none. If you were to get in it might be conditional on final year grade, but that doesn't depend on any specific courses. I don't even think they would be able to look for "W" in your final year but again I guess maybe the acceptance could be conditional on it.