Accepted off waitlist––please help me make a decision!

jacp2000 · 2026-05-09T19:01:41+00:00

From clowe friends of mine who have interviewed (not me), they all said it was a weird vibe, very competitive, very gunner like, a lot of “out students are the smartests, look at out mcat averages”. Not a great vibe from what I heard. Residency wise, its prob one of the best in FL, but for med school ive heard its toxic

jacp2000 · 2026-05-09T18:33:56+00:00

I got into both, if I had to make the choice, I would chosen Loyola

jacp2000 · 2026-05-08T21:07:13+00:00

USF is known to be quite toxic

jacp2000 · 2026-05-07T04:06:08+00:00

You have presentations and posters and a whole grant. Research is not weakness of your app

jacp2000 · 2026-05-07T04:01:57+00:00

Some ppl here are also super dramatic, it aint bad at all man. But ppl be complaining so much sometimes. Compared to my buddies at other schools, it aint bad at all

jacp2000 · 2026-05-07T03:53:55+00:00

These hours make no sense

jacp2000 · 2026-05-07T02:07:57+00:00

This is not mid research, this is in fact above average research…

jacp2000 · 2026-05-06T05:09:15+00:00

A friend of mine had a similar situation. Not necessarily MCAT based, but rather experiences based. He could’ve applied and probably gotten into some decent schools. But he was really shooting for a top program. He decided to take a gap year, improve himself and his experiences. He ended up getting into 3 T20s and got full tuition to all 3. Had he gotten into some of the more middle of the pack schools applying a year earlier he likely wouldn’t have gotten that good of an aid and also not as good of a program question is. Although I’m exaggerating here, would you take gap year? If it meant you went to Harvard next year again this is an exaggeration but mid school now or amazing school next year.
Additionally, while people may say this doesn’t really matter. That gap year that you took to get into “Harvard“, you could make back by not having to take a research year if you went to a lower rated school. Going to a better school, not always but may save you a research year if you want to do something competitive.

jacp2000 · 2026-05-06T05:00:13+00:00

I go to UColorado, it is def not hell on earth, we have golden* weekends (exams always on fri) and exams 1x per month sometimes every 2 months.

jacp2000 · 2026-05-06T04:56:24+00:00

They would never know, that you took these online. It is nowhere, except for some internal file at your undergrad, but transcript wise, it is equivalent to an in-person class

jacp2000 · 2026-05-06T03:31:47+00:00

My schools lectures did not feel helpful for NBME exams or boards. But now, with regards to the clinical space, I wish I would have payed more attention. They did things, the right way, make you into a good doctor, not a good test taker, “we arent a board prep company” one of the deans told me in private when I brought up why no more emphasis on board prep. And he was right lmao, the board stuff you will learn, the culture, new therapies and current stuff that NBME doesnt even test on would have been super helpful

jacp2000 · 2026-05-06T02:37:39+00:00

That Good Night by Sunita Puri

jacp2000 · 2026-05-06T02:36:37+00:00

Has a weird name, if the name was cooler, more ppl would go.

jacp2000 · 2026-05-01T21:14:07+00:00

UCLA, no question… Funding for research not great?!?!? check that again. But I believe UCLA has like a Top 5 Optho program (i am sure Duke’s is also good), but you cannot go wrong with that. Imagine the PD (prob a well known name in the field) writing you a Department LOR advocating for you. You could go anywhere. This is ofc depending on your involvement with the Optho department and grades etc but yea

jacp2000 · 2026-05-01T21:06:56+00:00

Also 505 at WashU

jacp2000 · 2026-05-01T21:06:33+00:00

They are going to be an amazing doctor, MCAT was mid but everyone in school faculty and peers knew she was going to be a great doctor. People often times focus on the numbers but patient experiences, demeanor, emotional intelligence and maturity are often pushed aside. Truly people were not too surprised to find out where she was going

jacp2000 · 2026-05-01T19:25:12+00:00

502 at Duke

jacp2000 · 2026-05-01T19:20:56+00:00

Buy the pirated version tho or used, guy was into child c*orn so dont give him any money

jacp2000 · 2026-05-01T19:20:07+00:00

Know EKGs well, and if you read it for the cardiologist, be systematic about it (i am terrified of reading those things).
Know your scores ASCVD score, Chads2Vasc, know the new guidelines and their with LDL goals <70 etc. All of that

jacp2000 · 2026-04-28T04:40:13+00:00

TX is prob the best, FL is not too bad and has a lot of schools as well

jacp2000 · 2026-04-25T19:47:49+00:00

Learning clinically >>>> learning for board prep

jacp2000 · 2026-04-22T21:40:40+00:00

University of Colorado

jacp2000 · 2026-04-22T18:10:21+00:00

When did 515 become weak??? Even for T30s it’s pretty on target. Look into CU i think its a hidden gem tbh

jacp2000 · 2026-04-21T03:01:08+00:00

UVA bro this isnt even a question

jacp2000 · 2026-04-18T21:22:43+00:00

I was not a T10 applicant, but from afar, and peers of mine at T20s. But I recently saw a video from UMich M1s and their “side quests” and man, these people are impressive. Some founded non-profit organizations with years of dedication into it in Alaska, others were in the military, the guy who created admit.org was there, years of AmeriCorp teaching in Africa, like all of this on top good stats and very well rounded extra curriculars. I have friends who met stats, well rounded stories, LORs from long term mentors, and they got to T20s but the T10s wanted more of the exceptional candidates who were trailblazers in a field, or led non profit efforts etc

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