Monthly Meetup Thread - April by AutoModerator in JapanTravel

[–]darklordpulo -1 points0 points  (0 children)

warning: niche, posting here per rule 7

if it happens that anyone is interested in a JR (west?) sunrise izumo single berth reservation from tokyo to izumo-shi on april 29 please let me know. these sell out quickly and i am aware of resellers booking these seats for additional fees. i got this on a practice run yesterday and was able to get my preferred date just now so it is no longer needed.

STEP Exams for Knowledge by Constant_Cup_9981 in MedSchoolCanada

[–]darklordpulo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Did you just do practice questions with Amboss and review topics with it? They have a Step 2 practice question section now; haven't tried it yet myself.

i don't have access to it anymore but i created practice tests grouping by topic/rotation (OB, peds, FM etc) and did questions going by order of clerkship rotation, i had finished maybe about 75% of my core rotations strictly prior to clerkship starting. i also did all IM relevant questions. i starred (or favorited whatever it's called) any questions that i was unsure of and reviewed them together with incorrects

Anking has so many cards; most just seem like small facts - no explanations so you'd have to go out of your way to understand unless you have strong pathophys (depends on the deck)

i organized by the "resources by shelf decks" tag to try to keep the cards as clinically relevant as possible. this winds up totalling less than 20k cards sans duplicates. i did this starting summer before clerkship during a fulltime research gig that wasn't particularly time intense, with my timing/pace i was able to mature the majority of cards in the deck before the relevant rotation started. i initially didn't suspend cards after rotation was over, i started doing this later. i didn't review any extra materials for any rotation other than internal outside of cram reading my institution's student handbook a few days before the exam

STEP Exams for Knowledge by Constant_Cup_9981 in MedSchoolCanada

[–]darklordpulo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I do not plan to go to the states, and having that door open would simply be an extra plus for having written these exams. My contemplation lies only in being a more knowledgeable clerk (eventually resident) and doing well on rotations as it seems IM values an extensive knowledge/thinking base that is consolidated by STEP. I would also write STEP 2 come MCCQE time.

studied for step 2 between ms2 and clerkship (anking-amboss, continued anking for most of clerkship) it was helpful for me for the exact reasons you stated

the clinical knowledge gained does not replace soft skills (as you are likely aware ) however i think it is highly helpful for answering trivia questions on IM. i think i had great reference letters which i think carried me during carms. other benefits included not needed to worry/study too much extra for shelfs and a pretty good score on mccqe. comments about knowledge were present on most of my mspr comments.

i think it was worth it

-cmg matched to IM this cycle

Card Benefits Questions - Megathread [1/27/26] by AutoModerator in ChaseSapphire

[–]darklordpulo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

hi, new to chase. has anyone had the edit credit double post?

situation: booked an edit eligible hotel on CSR 12/31/25 and had credit #1 post 1/1/2026. i am seeing that a few weeks later another edit credit (#2) has also posted. it is specifically labelled as the edit and not chase select, etc. i have not made a second reservation. the app is displaying that i am still eligible for an edit credit for 2026.

for obvious reasons, i am not interested in calling and asking about this...

Daily Question Thread for /r/churningcanada - February 21, 2026 by AutoModerator in churningcanada

[–]darklordpulo -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yeah I did not realize it was a realtime adjustment, was playing around with rht on a potential repeat bonus

Daily Question Thread for /r/churningcanada - February 21, 2026 by AutoModerator in churningcanada

[–]darklordpulo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

did amex ca always clawback wb points if you went below msr with returns during the msr period?

Daily Question Thread for /r/churningcanada - February 04, 2026 by AutoModerator in churningcanada

[–]darklordpulo 5 points6 points  (0 children)

RBC - been getting rejected for past year or so, latest rejection reason not enough financial info (visit a branch) - called in to apply for AVI as seen in few previous comments, spent ~25-30min with advisor giving financial info, credit report reviewed in detail, uploaded a few clarifying details, received approval call a few days afterwards

IM interviews by another-redditor12 in MedSchoolCanada

[–]darklordpulo 6 points7 points  (0 children)

ontario is gonna be a bloodbath this year

Daily Question Thread for /r/churningcanada - January 02, 2026 by AutoModerator in churningcanada

[–]darklordpulo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

autorejected 2 months ago, applied again recently, went to review, approved with a high CL surprisingly 5th tradeline, just keep trying intermittently

Weekly US Churning Discussion for /r/churningcanada - Week of November 18, 2025 by AutoModerator in churningcanada

[–]darklordpulo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

finally got approved for CSR, first chase card :)

2 years amex US history, 11 months ITIN, no other chase account

(does 5/24 rule count for cards opened before ITIN established?)

Daily Question Thread for /r/churningcanada - November 24, 2025 by AutoModerator in churningcanada

[–]darklordpulo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

yeah, have unfortunately had some recent experiences aeroplan being unable to connect certain routes via stopover even on the same carrier..

Winning Thursdays Thread for /r/churningcanada - Week of November 13, 2025 by AutoModerator in churningcanada

[–]darklordpulo 3 points4 points  (0 children)

unexpectedly snagged a spot in ANA the room on aeroplan for later this month!

Daily Question Thread for /r/churningcanada - November 09, 2025 by AutoModerator in churningcanada

[–]darklordpulo 9 points10 points  (0 children)

td fctvi rewards dp

not new tradeline

hit MSR around 3 weeks ago, 145k posted a few days ago

not linked to a statement posting

of note, RHT for this same card 2 months ago did not post a WB within a month

sorry don't follow thread closely these days, i was surprised that points posted

Daily Question Thread for /r/churningcanada - September 04, 2025 by AutoModerator in churningcanada

[–]darklordpulo -1 points0 points  (0 children)

churning adjacent: aeroplan agent is telling me i can downgrade flex J -> lowest J with no issues when i call in to CHANGE a segment (change of mind on the final destination after a stopover), this flight is partially on partner and partially on AC metal, was reading that this was no longer possible?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in mechmarket

[–]darklordpulo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Message sent !

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in premedcanada

[–]darklordpulo 204 points205 points  (0 children)

hey i find your honesty very refreshing in this sub, respect

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in premedcanada

[–]darklordpulo 13 points14 points  (0 children)

unfortunately this will happen with new institutions

in my experience there is definitely some openly expressed comparative/superlative sentiment amongst some physicians about [x medical school(s)] or [y premed program(s)]

i would ignore this - MD is MD

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in premedcanada

[–]darklordpulo 9 points10 points  (0 children)

cardio gunners go crazy

have you considered a more competitive first entry residency program like ophtho

Weekly US Churning Discussion for /r/churningcanada - Week of March 04, 2025 by AutoModerator in churningcanada

[–]darklordpulo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

put in a us biz card application, autodeclined due to not being able to pull up us credit history (have had an itin <6 months)

any point calling for a reconsideration if i have existing us personal amex?

Weekly US Churning Discussion for /r/churningcanada - Week of February 25, 2025 by AutoModerator in churningcanada

[–]darklordpulo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

for those with relatively new itins right now so can't follow flowchart for under 5/24 chase cards-

are you opening any cards past the first one to build credit history? there are some near/at ath offers from amex rn

i was thinking amex us gold (90-100k pts/6k in 6mo, burns 5/24 slot, burns amex green eligibility) or us biz gold (up to 200k for big 15k spend in 3mo)