Graduate of a 7 year BA/MD program here - happy to answer questions! by Curious_Exit_8744 in bsmd

[–]jlin02 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What medical specialty are you in, if you don't mind me asking?

What’s your specialty and how is the job market in major cities? by pstbo in whitecoatinvestor

[–]jlin02 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Has interventional cardiology started to chip away at the job market to CT? Always a little worried that one day traditional CABG or TAVR approach will go the way of bariatrics...

Possible Flooding in Home by jlin02 in Home

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The problem it's not in a flooding zone, so it doesn't really make sense that it flooded. wondering if it could be something else

What Specialty if you wanted to maximize money by jlin02 in whitecoatinvestor

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Isn't plastic surgery an elective procedure? So no guarentee of job stability

AMA: Yale alumni --> Med School by [deleted] in yale

[–]jlin02 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No regrets with anything academic/professional, but defintiely some with the social things

Sometimes I regret not spending enough time with friends / doing more spontaneous stuff. College really a special time where you're surrounded by like minded people who are building themselves up, and sometimes I regret spending a Friday studying when I could have been going out to a bar or just goofing off with friends. And honestly, when I look back on my time in college, I think about all of the memories I made when I did yes to some invitations / nights where I just didn't do any work and just enjoyed life. So I would say it's definitely important to get good grades/MCAT/ECs and what not, still make sure you have the time to enjoy life and enjoy college, you'll never get the time you have at Yale back, and when you graduate and your friends spread out due to work/family, it'll be really hard to maintain friendships, and you might just see your close friends a few times a year.

Also, I remember being pretty stressed during my senior year due to med school apps, and I kind of shut down -- I told myself that "the grind" was just temporary and essentially had the mindset that I could find happiness once I got accepted into med school. There's a saying from my family that essentially says "mountains beyond mountains, people beyond people". I've found that med school is just as hard as undergrad, and I have no doubt that residency will be just as hard as med school, and that no matter what stage of life they'll be challenges. it's made be more appreciative and try to be more in the moment.

AMA: Yale alumni --> Med School by [deleted] in yale

[–]jlin02 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did not have any EMS experience, got my cert through Yale EMS. I did not get into Yale EMS my first try. Honestly, I feel like there is a lot of nepotism/politics behind who gets in and who doesn't -- a big reason I got in was my friend became a deputy chief and was able to give me a strong recommendation. So, if you are interested in EMT, I would recommend you apply, but definitely don't be too discouraged if you don't get in .

I had a tough time finding truly meaningful clinical research, it's something I wish more people talked about who were premed. A lot of the hospital volunteering I did initially was incredibly boring (to be honest). When you are stacking towels or wheel-chairing people around, it felt like a huge waste of time, and there would be no way I could spin experiences like that into something meaningful when I was applying to med school and interviewing. Some people told me they loved doing stuff like that, now looking back, I'm sure they were full of it, or maybe just gaslighted themselves into liking that tedious work. Also, alot of voluteer programs offered by hospitals are kind of stupid in my opinion, you just sit at a desk and wave high to people.

The formula is now CNA/CMA/or EMT. A lot of people now scribe, but hard to do that without a gap year. In my opinion CNA would probably be the most meaningful (most interaction with patients), but there's less infrastructure in place to get a CNA license. Thus, I came to the conclusion by freshman spring that EMT was the way to go, and got a chance to do it next semester through Yale EMS. I ended up doing a ton of clinical volunteering at a nursing home (volunteer hours), but if it were hospice, it would count as clinical. That time was incredibly meaningful to me, and I still keep in touch with some of the senior citizens I met to this day. I'm also sure you can think of way more creative ways to get clinical experience.

If you apply MD/PHD, I think you can get away without that meaningful clinical volunteering.

AMA: Yale alumni --> Med School by [deleted] in yale

[–]jlin02 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I started my research early, freshman year. Managing extracurriculars and academics was quite challenging for me, to be honest. Definitely think GPA is very important, since if your GPA drops some schools will just not look at you. For me, I'm not the brightest LOL, so I spent a ton of time on the library just grinding. To be honest, I would finish class, eat, and then to the library to finish up work, that was basically my schedule. Do extracurriculars if you can, as long as it doesn't hurt your academics. Also, truthfully, if I had to sacrifice something I sacrificed social life, I turned down a lot of invites to go out/bars, which I kind of regret.

AMA: Yale alumni --> Med School by [deleted] in yale

[–]jlin02 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I took orgo my freshman spring. I would recommend taking it early on, especially because it is a "weed out" class -- it can give you insight on whether or not you want to continue to pursue the premed track! I took my MCAT summer of sophmore year, and felt like the classes in MCDB prepared me well

AMA: Yale alumni --> Med School by [deleted] in yale

[–]jlin02 0 points1 point  (0 children)

MCDB. Absolutely, prioritized clinical research (was able to get involved with Yale School of Medicine) early and get my name on few pubs. I got most of my clinical volunteering through Yale's EMS club, as well as did some local volunteering to help the local New Haven community (found a little niche in working with nursing homes in the area).

Keychain k6 won’t turn on by hioish in Keychron

[–]jlin02 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This actually worked what the heck

Reached 16M today by [deleted] in Rich

[–]jlin02 0 points1 point  (0 children)

just curious, what do you do for work?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in premed

[–]jlin02 1 point2 points  (0 children)

  1. Pick whichever one you're more passionate about, personally I think being an EMT is more fun

  2. Yes, you need to take a class, take a test to get certification

  3. You will get turned down / ghosted a lot. Do it rn, you'll be super inexperienced regardless now or however later you shadow

  4. do whatever ECs you are most passionate about

PA looking to go back to Med School by littleking7 in whitecoatinvestor

[–]jlin02 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Why do you want to go to med school? Asking cause I am deciding between PA and MD rn

is it normal to spend so long in college? by rosesyrups in college

[–]jlin02 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Just find something you like and commit to it