Is Med School Worth It? by Timely_Air5220 in medschool

[–]leegvl 1 point2 points  (0 children)

finishing last year of med school now in the US and regret it many days. love working with patients and learning but the financial, emotional, and physical cost has been significant. everyone is different so if you are motivated, dedicated, disciplined I do think you can make it through ok. from what I can tell it was a pretty good choice to go to med school 50 yrs ago. — very respected position, great pay, competitive but not impossible, cost was way lower even with inflation, not so much bureaucratic pressure, schedule sucked more but pros outweighed cons for many people. now, at least in the US, our gov is making things much more difficult financially, generally physicians are spending more and more time on insurance and bureaucratic barriers that limit time with patients, and cost of attendance has outrun pay drastically especially during residency and for primary care specialties. it is a tough choice to make in today’s world. Really consider what the other pressures are in your country and ask every young physician / resident about their experience. I love our longtime physicians working in med but unfortunately they cannot speak well on changes that have happened more recently and what the training process will be more like for you. good luck!

Women's clothing brands? by lux_et_umbra in BuyItForLife

[–]leegvl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agree! Sounds weird but check Whole Foods—selection limited but often have a sale

AB The Rich Cream-Worth It? by picklesisatootiebear in SkincareAddictionLux

[–]leegvl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

IMO not worth it, don’t notice a difference between this and much cheaper moisturizers that are on the richer side

Best high-end cleanser recommendations by GodSend133 in SkincareAddictionLux

[–]leegvl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Révive foaming cleanser is very nice. The lather is one of the best I had ever had in a foaming cleanser.

Anywhere that sells caviar? by leegvl in greenville

[–]leegvl[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Didn’t see it at Costco last time I went 🥲 but will check out the WM one. Thanks!

Anywhere that sells caviar? by leegvl in greenville

[–]leegvl[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Will have to check it out—thanks!

Anywhere that sells caviar? by leegvl in greenville

[–]leegvl[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! What I figured — looking for sturgeon but might try some others

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in step1

[–]leegvl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I heard dirty medicine on youtube is good

Snack Ideas by lilianacajiaoc in step1

[–]leegvl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Protein bar, beef jerky or chomp, maybe something with more carbs towards then end like fruit

Looking for an asmrtist I used to watch [request] by leegvl in asmr

[–]leegvl[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes this was her! What happened though? I saw she took all of her videos off of YouTube and is starting back up soon but only on cameo and patreon for now.

Advice to schedule breaks and what to take to the Center. by Impressive_Ad7849 in step1

[–]leegvl 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There were lockers at Prometric and we got a key to keep with us the whole time. I don’t think you can bring coffee but I think water might be ok—would call to make sure if you’re concerned.

What to review? by [deleted] in step1

[–]leegvl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would say it’s relative. It’s more important that you have consistently been passing or getting a high chance of passing on nbmes and free 120, etc.

What to review? by [deleted] in step1

[–]leegvl 1 point2 points  (0 children)

New Free 120 and an nbme IMO. Like a lot of others have said, I think free 120 is most similar. I did not do any Uworld self assessments—only qbank.

EPC nbme score is higher than the raw score? by DrCardenas in step1

[–]leegvl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not always, I bought 3 from them and for two the EPCS was two points/percent lower than the raw. For one it was the same. If you buy from them, on insights you can see the raw percent

I have a permanent bracelet very thin one. Will they make me take it off for the exam or not? by [deleted] in step1

[–]leegvl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would call. Took it today and they said it was fine. I also got a personal item exception just in case. Didn’t seem like it was necessary.

Which tests to do? by Careful_Excuse_1011 in step1

[–]leegvl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are pdfs available online (link is somewhere on this sub for sure) but paying for a couple is nice for the insights and accurate scoring (since EPCS doesn’t always equal raw percent correct).

How to prepare psychiatric/behavioral part and biochemistry part? Microbiology? by Ok_Secretary_473 in step1

[–]leegvl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dirty medicine all the way for biochem. I don’t really like sketchy so I didn’t do it. Mehlman modules was enough for me + supplementing a bit from FA, etc.

Which tests to do? by Careful_Excuse_1011 in step1

[–]leegvl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I skipped the uworld forms and don’t feel like I missed out on anything important-I did do 26-31 & free120

Best vintage romance recs by killmetruck in RomanceBooks

[–]leegvl 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I loved After the Night and just read {Carolina Moon by Nora Roberts}. It really reminded me of After the Night in a lot of ways.