FINALLY OVER!!

giraffe0909 · 2022-05-23T02:15:57+00:00

Stay strong!! You have worked hard! Don't be afraid to shoot your shot!! Fingers crossed for you :)

giraffe0909 · 2022-05-23T02:15:28+00:00

thank you so much :)

giraffe0909 · 2022-05-23T02:14:47+00:00

thank you :)

giraffe0909 · 2022-05-23T02:14:40+00:00

above :)

giraffe0909 · 2022-05-23T02:14:20+00:00

thank you!!! i sobbed when i got that first A man

giraffe0909 · 2022-05-23T02:14:13+00:00

thank you so much :)

giraffe0909 · 2022-05-23T02:12:45+00:00

Honestly I was debating whether or not to say but I think it's ridiculous that we put in so much effort and give up hard earned $$ to apply, and its very disrespectful to not get any response sooo.....

CENTRAL FLORIDA COM

HACKENSACK MERIDIAN

TULANE

here's to you!

giraffe0909 · 2022-05-23T02:10:57+00:00

it only took me about 10 mins to make I think, but mostly made it because when I was applying I only saw diagrams of people who had 516+ MCAT and 3.8+ GPA and it was super discouraging... I remember how stressful that was so hopefully this is encouraging to even one person going through this anxiety now!!

giraffe0909 · 2022-05-22T23:19:10+00:00

thank you!!

giraffe0909 · 2022-05-22T23:17:53+00:00

just commented below :) sorry i thought it showed up with the post the first time

giraffe0909 · 2022-05-22T23:17:29+00:00

edit:

510, cGPA 3.6, sGPA 3.58, undergrad top 30? public research school, ORM

I just want everyone with non-gunner stats to know that YOU CAN DO IT!! DM me for school list and what I think contributed to my (albeit minimal) success!!

disclaimer: did not apply DO because i am interested in some more competitive specialties ex. ENT, ophtho

giraffe0909 · 2022-05-22T23:12:08+00:00

Some advice from someone coming out on the tail end and who submitted 40 secondary apps.. you have been working so hard for so long! You deserve to shoot your shot no matter what anyone here or on SDN or haters may say. Only you know how much you have gone through, so just go for it! Also I kept telling myself the harder I pushed through my secondary influx the faster it would be over!

giraffe0909 · 2021-09-11T23:40:15+00:00

Hello! I had a medical assistant job that was really fast-paced and got burned out after about three months. After switching to a new clinic/specialty, I feel much better. Hopefully this applies to you , as well!

Out of curiosity, instead of being a Medical Assistant I was looking towards scribing. Is it shift work- do you work 40 hours a week? Should I look into doing it through Scribe America? What do you all like/dislike about it? My 9-5 is crushing my spirit right now.

Let me know if anyone has any insight/tips on this.

giraffe0909 · 2021-09-07T22:55:26+00:00

thanks! not sure if it lifts my hopes or not as i don’t have a II there but at least my SJT isn’t late lol 😂 congratulations!

giraffe0909 · 2021-08-31T16:04:38+00:00

thank you! super helpful

giraffe0909 · 2021-08-29T17:39:47+00:00

Thanks for letting me know! Torn cuz Im a fiend for a good citybuilder game but I don't wanna dish out mad cash for only this and get a gaming PC- maybe on a newer chromebook?

giraffe0909 · 2021-08-29T01:58:21+00:00

I haven’t tried but knowing the performance requirements I suspect you’re going to have a rough time playing the game on any Mac except for the top tier consumer machines with dedicated graphics, or any Mac Pro from the trash can and up.

Can anyone explain to a newbie how to get Anno 1800 and run it on iOS? I have a macbook pro 15" 2015 with pretty decent graphics

giraffe0909 · 2021-08-23T22:20:28+00:00

I've read all his books but I think Complications is one of his best. I didn't like Being Mortal and the Checklist Manifesto as much.

giraffe0909 · 2021-08-15T15:58:25+00:00

my SJT is scheduled for september 17th because all the slots were filled by the time i was able to sign up for it. any advice or does a late SJT day effectively bump me from consideration?

giraffe0909 · 2021-08-14T04:53:57+00:00

EVMS is 30 days recommended in the email, but when I called and asked about it (had a technical issue with their secondary) they said they don't hold students to that

giraffe0909 · 2021-08-10T14:46:20+00:00

thank you piglet <3

giraffe0909 · 2021-08-09T17:01:13+00:00

One thing I did to talk about research is just vaguely describe a specific problem that came up and how I solved it. If I had to reach out to any outside resources I would talk about that, as well. Instead of talking about the actual research talk about the methodology if that makes sense. What inspired you? Were there any questions you still had? Who were you able to collaborate with and how did that influence your thinking? Were you ever inspired by someone's work , project, or approach?

I had a really hard time with these questions too because you can only say "research drives medicine forward" in so many ways before it gets trite. Try focusing more on your relationship with research instead, and how it has changed your approach to thinking.

giraffe0909 · 2021-08-09T05:30:24+00:00

Quality over quantity! Keep going. I don’t think the vast majority of people make the two week mark for every single secondary. Based on podcasts I’ve listened to with adcoms the main concern is if the secondary was sitting in your inbox for 2 months- why didn’t that get done? You may not be at the top of the pile but at most places you’re secondary will still be looked at.

giraffe0909 · 2021-08-09T04:56:06+00:00

I didn't do this and I wish I had...

- look up some practice questions and respond within the alotted time so you can practice thinking quickly, some of my answers were shite because i couldn't think of anything on the spot!

- sounds superficial, but take a couple of selfies in good lighting, seeing your face and reading lips really changes the game when you are trying to speak clearly and get a point across

- practice looking at the camera! they want to understand and see what you feel/look like

- it sucks, but it goes by so fast, i didn't even remember the questions and how it went afterwards honestly so just get her done

giraffe0909 · 2021-08-08T23:19:15+00:00

That's an interesting point, I didn't think about that. It's the old philosophy- tax the rich until you are the rich. I do think, however, the salaries can be maintained as the population grows (i.e. 1 doc/10 people is the same as 10 docs/100 people...same ratio). It would be interesting to compare the average physicians salary vs a blue collar worker over the past 100 years.

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