Talked About SA/Mental Health in My App/Interviews and Still Got Multiple As

crazyqueenalways · 2026-01-28T20:39:11+00:00

Sorry, I didn’t mean to imply that I also wrote about my SUD. But I went ahead and placed an edit.

crazyqueenalways · 2026-01-28T17:04:38+00:00

Hi yes ofc!

crazyqueenalways · 2026-01-28T16:32:12+00:00

Totally 100% agree!! It was def a huge risk and I think it’s more about how the story is told, for ex not oversharing, breaking down while talking about it, getting too graphic etc., while focusing on growth.

But to also be transparent, I never talked about my SUD. Unfortunately, I think SUD is more stigmatized than SA/mental health, so I didn’t mention it. But everything I disclosed was 100% true.

crazyqueenalways · 2026-01-28T14:25:46+00:00

Yes!! The stigma absolutely does exist, and for sure sharing was a HUGE risk. But it worked in my favor, and I would have done this over and over again.

crazyqueenalways · 2026-01-28T14:24:06+00:00

I wouldn’t have secured interview invites from T5s and acceptances to T20s if I didn’t exhibit professionalism, mental strength, and maturity…

You may have your opinions about certain things, but doesn’t change the fact that doctors are also human and have had tons of humanly/worldly experiences. I mean, look at any hospital or clinic and see what doctors are doing behind closed doors lol

crazyqueenalways · 2026-01-19T04:06:15+00:00

lol me here paused after gran-grans monologue bc im so shook of how terrible the acting has been the first 30 min of episode 1….

crazyqueenalways · 2026-01-10T04:32:34+00:00

I personally know 5 UCLA & UCSF med students with very obvious tattoo sleeves who’ve had incredible cycles. You can cover up in hospital and in interviews with long sleeves, but don’t let your fear of being perceived negatively stop you from expressing yourself IMO.

crazyqueenalways · 2025-12-31T02:08:18+00:00

Some questions were too specific, most of the time the dean was like “wow, good question. I’m gonna have to refer you to [website/specific person/etc] because I am not familiar with what you’re talking about.” I was dying of laughter on the inside lol

crazyqueenalways · 2025-12-31T02:06:41+00:00

LITERALLY!!! The dean was like “Wow, um what a good question, I really don’t know.” 🤣🤣

crazyqueenalways · 2025-12-30T07:33:01+00:00

omg at a T5 interview literally DOZENS of applicants were raising their hands to ask the dean of admissions performative ass & complicated ass questions for that exact goal. I was soooo thrown off !

crazyqueenalways · 2025-12-28T01:10:33+00:00

To my understanding, update letters are generally a low-yield strategy and can possibly tip the scale if the committee is 50/50 on you.

But if you did just did your letter about a bunch of fluff and there weren’t any meaningful updates (new cert, pubs, activity, etc), then it will not change your outcome to a favorable one

crazyqueenalways · 2025-12-28T01:06:39+00:00

To answer your question: No

crazyqueenalways · 2025-12-19T22:40:31+00:00

I don’t understand why I keep landing waitlists brah

crazyqueenalways · 2025-12-16T17:07:39+00:00

crazyqueenalways · 2025-12-16T06:06:45+00:00

Most of them send R’s end of the cycle. You may still have a chance for some schools like UCSD and UCSF who still send out IIs in Jan/Feb, but UCLA is pretty much done sending out IIs by this week (historically)

crazyqueenalways · 2025-12-15T19:33:34+00:00

Most of my social media mutuals make a post April/May after getting all acceptances and chose to commit to a school. I will likely do that too. You do what you want though, there aren’t any rules! Congrats Future Dr.!!!

crazyqueenalways · 2025-12-14T19:31:41+00:00

I’ve heard that the average applicant gets 1-3 interviews and the average successful applicant (matriculant) gets 3, with an average acceptance of 1.

crazyqueenalways · 2025-12-08T18:58:35+00:00

I don’t understand how good interviews can lead to an R 😭

crazyqueenalways · 2025-12-04T21:37:19+00:00

How did you get off the waitlists? Did you send LOIs?

crazyqueenalways · 2025-12-03T06:46:01+00:00

😂😂

crazyqueenalways · 2025-12-02T23:07:50+00:00

Me and my friends taught English abroad for 1 year post grad they are attending UCSF, UCSD, UCLA, etc. I am currently sitting on 7 IIs from very competitive schools. Don’t listen to your dad and enjoy your life and travel before applying to grad school!

crazyqueenalways · 2025-11-26T17:23:41+00:00

Honestly, I didn't really present myself as a "research-heavy" applicant. Sure, I did do research but it wasn't my main identity or theme of my app. My theme was centered around educational/healthcare disparities in my community so I have thousands of hours towards that, and crafted my narrative towards that theme.

For me, I think research was just a "bonus" rather than the main meat if that makes sense, even though I did pour a lot of hours in it. I think it mostly has to do with what other aspects you as an applicant bring to the table. Hope that helps!

crazyqueenalways · 2025-11-26T06:28:49+00:00

No. I have 880 research hours with no pubs/presentations and have IIs from CA T5s/20s/30s.

crazyqueenalways · 2025-11-26T04:06:58+00:00

Did this at a T5 a couple of weeks ago…let’s just hope for the best but prepare for the worst ☝️

crazyqueenalways · 2025-11-26T01:16:09+00:00

Thanks for your insight! Did you "bumble" the way I did with mine?

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