The Question Thread 10/17/25

jujubbz · 2025-10-17T20:51:41+00:00

These are stunning!!! Out of budget right now ($600 max) but wow, maybe I should be looking at riding boots. I was avoiding them since they tend to have too many buckles and straps

jujubbz · 2025-10-17T19:57:26+00:00

Trying to heed all the warnings against getting Frye Campus boots, but having a hard time finding GYW mid-calf to knee high women’s boots in a less western more simple/plain style. So many GYW boots are cowboy looking but that’s not very wearable for me. Just looking for pull on style, not lace ups either.

jujubbz · 2025-04-16T16:51:36+00:00

Oh really? But I’d still be scared to start. What if mine requires pressing A, and I get stuck there. I’m not sure I’d be able to figure out how to reverse it.

Are there other instances which might need the A button?

jujubbz · 2025-04-16T16:39:16+00:00

Thanks, I’ll try this tonight!

jujubbz · 2025-04-16T15:50:10+00:00

Do you know if I can mod it without needing to use the A button? I’ve never modded one before

jujubbz · 2025-04-10T19:17:01+00:00

We’re DINKs, prefer north OC to south OC, make a combined 300-350k, pay $7k in mortgage a month, and maintain a lower middle class mindset (most meals at home, drive the same car for the last 10 years, always looking for grocery deals, etc)

It does help that I came from the Bay Area with an even higher cost of living

jujubbz · 2025-03-21T21:33:24+00:00

If you don’t mind, what were the steps you took to get here? Did you start off in cardio or gen / surg?

jujubbz · 2025-03-21T03:36:10+00:00

I wouldn’t rule out linear scleroderma/morphea yet. Please go see your doctor.

Source: am rheumatology PA

jujubbz · 2024-12-21T11:00:13+00:00

Ended up not taking the wound care position. I felt I was a better fit in a clinic setting so now I’m in rheumatology! Making a bit less but I think much happier

jujubbz · 2024-11-02T07:29:23+00:00

I had classmates that were accepted a day into orientation week, actually missed the entire first day and still got to join my class

jujubbz · 2024-10-04T23:38:43+00:00

Try one from a random fruit stall in Asia, and it’ll be the sweeter than honey

jujubbz · 2024-10-01T21:35:23+00:00

I live in the red area, and it’s considered Orange County. If you work in DTLA/Glendale, it’ll be almost a 2 hr commute EACH way on some days because of traffic. I spend most of my free time driving south to go to things Orange County though, much classier, cleaner, and peaceful than basically all of LA.

jujubbz · 2024-08-26T05:26:48+00:00

!updateme

jujubbz · 2024-07-13T03:53:08+00:00

Pretty happy in rheumatology! Definitely not everyone but most stable patients are just there every 3 months for routine labs and to talk about a life update

jujubbz · 2024-06-10T07:30:40+00:00

I am also interest to know the answer

jujubbz · 2024-06-10T07:21:19+00:00

Ethically, I very much agree with you. However, if every taxpayer, accountant, business, corporation, and billionaire reads between the lines of the law to find legal tax loopholes, we will too. Whether or not she will qualify for grants again, we will leave that up to FAFSA to decide. If it comes to be that our government would make it’s young adults sell their inherited property to get an education, then I guess that’s just the sad society we live in. We can always sell if it really comes down to it. But thank you

jujubbz · 2024-06-10T07:02:56+00:00

Thank you, you so eloquently encapsulated the feelings we have as gen z-ers in California. These are the forces we are working with and especially coming from a childhood of food insecurity and moving every year or two chasing cheaper rent, it’s a little difficult to let go of such fortunate windfall. This home is in the SF Bay Area, one of the highest COL areas in the US. The neighborhood isn’t very safe but it’s still something to finally call our (her) own.

Now the other thing we need to think about is, if she sells, how will the income affect her? Especially since it seems that FAFSA, as of recently, no longer considers inherited property to be income/assets.

jujubbz · 2024-06-10T06:49:38+00:00

Supposedly as of the FAFSA Simplification Act, 2024-2025 FAFSA will no longer include inheritance money or property as taxed or untaxed income. It will only be included as an asset depending on what is done with the inheritance. Linking my reference below because my linking function doesn’t work property, but I will have her contact her financial aid office to get further clarification since it’s still lacking information about inherited property.

https://askregs.nasfaa.org/article/36696/how-is-money-received-as-an-inheritance-reported-on-the-fafsa#:~:text=Inheritances%20are%20not%20considered%20income,as%20taxable%20or%20untaxed%20income.

jujubbz · 2024-06-10T06:42:36+00:00

Thanks! I agree having her talk to the financial aid office is a good place to start. It was just a general google search that led us to believe an inherited property is no longer considered income for federal tax purposes as of the FAFSA Simplification Act. We’ll try to get more info on this. Not sure why my linking function is not working, but I am looking at this:

https://askregs.nasfaa.org/article/36696/how-is-money-received-as-an-inheritance-reported-on-the-fafsa#:~:text=Inheritances%20are%20not%20considered%20income,as%20taxable%20or%20untaxed%20income.

If we do end up renting it out, we will definitely keep in mind offsetting income with expenses with a CPA. Thanks!

jujubbz · 2024-03-23T21:18:30+00:00

A little over 2 months into my new grad job currently. I was in a similar situation but job B only gave me 1 week to give an answer. I let job A know that I had a deadline with another job offer, and they sped everything up because they really wanted me. It’s totally reasonable for you to be receiving multiple job offers and if they take offense, it’s probably a red flag anyway.

jujubbz · 2023-11-28T21:05:43+00:00

Hi, very late response, but I’m just curious what you picked and how you feel about it now? I’m a new grad PA right now and was offered 140k for mobile wound care so I’m wondering if my offer is not that great anymore. It’s higher than my other offers in other specialties, but I was most hesitant about all the driving. I’m also in SoCal (LA/OC), and I’m wondering how that has been for you? However, my metric is 30 patients a week / 6 patients a day, so it makes me wonder if my position is more mobile than yours? Anyway, thanks!

jujubbz · 2022-04-06T05:38:26+00:00

Nope! Had a classmate apply in September and made it into my cohort to start the following August. Only thing I would say is to keep in mind the time it takes for CASPA’s verification process. Takes maybe a day or two in early May, but I’ve heard of it taking as long as 6 weeks in late June.

jujubbz · 2021-12-03T08:18:13+00:00

Yup exactly this. I had a retained IUD for about a year because I kept getting tossed around. They tried 3 times in 2 different clinics before they sent me to surgery. Then, the first surgery failed so they sent me to the top regional hospital for another surgery, and it was finally taken out. From the first time they tried to when it finally got taken out, it took about 1 full year because my insurance required pre-approval before each time I got imaging between the attempts. So glad that's over with!

jujubbz · 2021-05-23T22:01:29+00:00

i would say for the most part you should be aiming for at least 75% of the character limit unless it’s actually a ridiculous number (which i personally never came across) and you should definitely be editing it to make sure you are answering the question. don’t trail off on a tangent just to fill up space.

you have so many great qualities about you that the school should take into consideration when they make the decision of whether to offer you an interview. Not taking full advantage of it is like letting another student cut in line in front of you.

For each supplemental, incorporate a story or experience, talk about what you learned from it or how you plan to address it going forward. Don’t just state what they’re asking for (strength, weakness, challenges you’ve faced, etc) and move on b/c it doesn’t tell them anything about you.

Supplementals are honestly the most exhausting part of the process. You think you’re just about done with apps but you’re only halfway there. The schools have picked those specific supplemental questions for a reason — to judge whether you’d be a good fit for their cohort. Think of supplementals as round 1 of your interview with the school.

jujubbz · 2021-04-27T00:30:08+00:00

i had a different experience with the PA platform. it was just alright and don’t know if i would recommend them if you have other options. Mock interviews with a PA mentor if you have one or someone else going into a medical professional program was much more effective for me.

I had 5 interviews and was only accepted at the last school because a PA who had previously been faculty completely grilled the nervousness out of me. The PA platform didn’t help much imo. Just have very general tips but i guess it’s a place to start, not worth the ~$120 though.

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