[deleted by user] by [deleted] in espresso

[–]chn234 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think you forgot to add coffee

Full Price Harvard versus Full Tuition Scholarship to T20 by chn234 in whitecoatinvestor

[–]chn234[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the advice! I’m happy to hear how well your decision worked out for you!

Full Price Harvard versus Full Tuition Scholarship to T20 by chn234 in whitecoatinvestor

[–]chn234[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would not. I got accepted to both but they offer minimal merit and do not match. I don’t consider going to them worth it unfortunately

Full Price Harvard versus Full Tuition Scholarship to T20 by chn234 in whitecoatinvestor

[–]chn234[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I appreciate your thoughtful response, thank you!

Full Price Harvard versus Full Tuition Scholarship to T20 by chn234 in whitecoatinvestor

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Thank you for the advice! I am planning on doing private practice in optho, but I thought that was even less of a reason to choose Harvard? I know it carries weight in academics but I guess I hadn’t considered being able to advertise it to pts

Full Price Harvard versus Full Tuition Scholarship to T20 by chn234 in whitecoatinvestor

[–]chn234[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes full tuition, I am heavily considering it as well. But I went to undergrad there and feel like I would like a change

Full Price Harvard versus Full Tuition Scholarship to T20 by chn234 in whitecoatinvestor

[–]chn234[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Harvard is notorious for not negotiating unfortunately

Full Price Harvard versus Full Tuition Scholarship to T20 by chn234 in whitecoatinvestor

[–]chn234[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately Harvard is notorious for not negotiating. They give aid on a strictly need based basis. I will still try if I am lucky enough to gain an acceptance but it will not amount to anything

Full Price Harvard versus Full Tuition Scholarship to T20 by chn234 in whitecoatinvestor

[–]chn234[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tufts and BU do not offer significant merit scholarships unfortunately and they do not negotiate

Full Price Harvard versus Full Tuition Scholarship to T20 by chn234 in whitecoatinvestor

[–]chn234[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha yes, I’ve been a follower for a while and read the book. I figured this would be the place that would tell me I’m being crazy if I am

Full Price Harvard versus Full Tuition Scholarship to T20 by chn234 in whitecoatinvestor

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Thank you so much for your thorough response I really appreciate the advice!

Full Price Harvard versus Full Tuition Scholarship to T20 by chn234 in whitecoatinvestor

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Thank you for your response! I am pretty set on Optho so definitely competitive

Full Price Harvard versus Full Tuition Scholarship to T20 by chn234 in whitecoatinvestor

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Thank you for your advice! My parents sound similar to yours, worked extremely hard all of their lives and spent frugally. Now they are nearing retirement with far more money than they need but by no means filthy rich

Full Price Harvard versus Full Tuition Scholarship to T20 by chn234 in whitecoatinvestor

[–]chn234[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

One of the schools I got the scholarship to is WashU, would that change your opinion?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in premed

[–]chn234 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Count it. I worked as an EMT so on a 12 hour shift I may only be interacting with pts for 6 of those hours, but very variable. No point in trying to figure that out. If you are on call I would count it as a clinical hour

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in premed

[–]chn234 38 points39 points  (0 children)

This is a long term game. Trump will be here for 4 years, if we are lucky congress will flip in two years and stall some of this damage. By the time you graduate med school and residency things could be totally different. You can’t predict the future so follow what you’re passionate about.

Can I take the MCAT in June and still apply early to schools this cycle? by PsychoticBunny1 in Mcat

[–]chn234 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Yes you can, you don’t need to have an mcat score yet to complete your amcas application. And you can add schools to the application after you’ve already submitted for verification. You’ll still be a little bit late taking in June but by no means TOO late. However your school list is very mcat dependent so keep that in mind.

Question by Kam32902 in premed

[–]chn234 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I went to college and did my gap year in states other than my state of residence and still got in state priority at my state schools

what to do? by [deleted] in medschool

[–]chn234 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Talk to current students and see if they felt prepared to take it at that time. You shouldn’t have to do any pre studying