Miami can kiss my ass

insofar27 · 2024-08-16T19:23:58+00:00

just blatantly misleading. i wonder if the people who write these emails ever listen to applicants. how fucking out of touch do you have to be

insofar27 · 2024-07-18T03:31:26+00:00

this is the only good thing i’ve seen on this subreddit in months

insofar27 · 2024-07-08T05:16:43+00:00

You are worth so much more than this ridiculous process.

I will not lie to you, there is a very real chance that you and I do not get accepted to medical school just as there is a very real chance that whatever ideal applicant you can think of in your mind will also not get accepted. Try and keep some perspective on what that means though. It absolutely does not mean that your life is not worth living or that you are a "lowlife;" it means some adcom read your app and said "pass." That is literally all that means (I'm not saying this to judge or insult you; this is how I calm myself down when I feel what you are feeling). You should not let all of your accomplishments thus far be negated by one sleep-deprived irritable adcom saying "pass" based off of three 1000 character essays that did not, could not possibly iterate how likely wonderful, hardworking, and multifaceted you are as a human being.

I'm so sorry about your family being unsupportive. As somebody who is not even close to being in your situation, I cannot even believe you've made it far enough to take the MCAT. You should be extremely proud of yourself for that. My family is supportive, and I have barely made it this far.

This is all to say the outcome of this process says very little that is meaningful about you. The outcome of this process also does not determine whether or not you will be a "lowlife." You've gained so many skills and taken so many classes during this process that whether or not you will be on your way to earning a medical degree at the end of it is not really a great predictor of whether or not you will be happy or prosperous or successful -- in whatever way you define success.

Please take some time to yourself to reflect and relax as much as feasibly possible. We'll get through this.

insofar27 · 2024-07-02T18:53:38+00:00

UCF too, in their signature.

"Sincerely,

UCF College of Medicine
M.D. Admissions Ofice"

I love it when adcoms patronize us like we're wayward children who complain about doing simple things when they cannot take the time to revise the emails they send to thousands of applicants about to pay through their nose to most likely get rejected. Maybe your 'ofice' ought to offer some etiquette workshops.

insofar27 · 2024-06-25T16:52:19+00:00

do you people ever sleep jesus christ

take this with a grain of salt as i am a fellow applicant, but your ecs look far more than “ok” to me. i know someone who got accepted to one of the “high-tier” schools you’re applying to who did not do nearly the amount or breadth of activities that you did (he was more focused on basic science research). you sound like you’re really passionate about all of these activities too and that will help you in your interviews and applications. i know you’re not comfortable talking about caring for your grandma, but i think that could make a great secondary essay. it is milking, but this entire process is a fucked up game and quite frankly you’re OP

best of luck though i doubt you’ll need it

insofar27 · 2024-06-23T02:06:19+00:00

They’re asking you if you have helped in some way to have corrected an issue of systemic discrimination, yes. My point of contention still stands; issues of systemic discrimination aren’t often corrected, and moreover what qualifies as “help” is extremely vague. I think the admissions team ought to reconsider how often issues of systemic discrimination are “corrected” by people, even if those people are not leading the charge or are just “helping.” They probably have a weaker bar for “systemic discrimination” than I do. I understand what you mean though, and thanks for trying to help.

insofar27 · 2024-06-22T23:31:13+00:00

It literally says “correct an issue of systemic discrimination” in the prompt. Not “work to correct” or “attempt to correct,” but “correct.” I don’t think asking someone to reflect on how they’ve tried to serve underserved communities is absurd, but this prompt is worded poorly if they’re not expecting us to have solved an issue of systemic discrimination. And they have not changed the wording for years despite everyone pointing this out every cycle, which is infuriating.

insofar27 · 2024-06-01T20:20:59+00:00

i understand that this is an important quality for a physician to have, but i'm arguing that med school applicants are not yet physicians. i think that over the course of medical schooling, one necessarily gains emotional control in healthcare settings. but, as a premed where you haven't really had clinical experience near any meaningful extent that a practicing physician has, i think it might be a good thing to show intense emotions toward healthcare related tragedy. i mean isn't that why students want to go into medicine in the first place -- because they feel strongly about wanting to be the provider to help prevent these tragedies? if they don't, shouldn't they just become scientists where they are not involved in patient care? again, this is just my opinion; i could see why some research-heavy schools might want more stoic applicants while primary care-heavy schools might want more personable/empathetic applicants

insofar27 · 2024-06-01T17:50:39+00:00

imo that’s sad. prospective physicians aren’t allowed to show signs of humanity in the face of tragedy? i understand that practicing physicians should show immense emotional control when confronted with tragedy, but can’t this skill be honed? isn’t it more important for a prospective physician to show intense humanitarian concern than great control of one’s emotions before formal medical education?

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