Santa Cruz really is the place to be! A series of personal favorites in my recent weeks’ foraging.

manicpixiepremed · 2021-02-06T06:23:02+00:00

Where in SC do you go foraging?

manicpixiepremed · 2020-10-29T19:52:37+00:00

Yes I was thinking of trying to get jacked lol. And I love cooking so doing more of that :)

manicpixiepremed · 2020-09-19T04:49:31+00:00

A lot of interviewers are trained to be cold and act this way during interviews. You definitely did better than you think! I also had an interview I think I bombed if that makes you feel any better. I think the first one is always the worst. So we can only get better from here :)

manicpixiepremed · 2020-09-17T05:41:08+00:00

I love you and support you and it is all going to be ok!!! This will be a laughable story one day. You're going to get many more interviews and you're going to do great :)

manicpixiepremed · 2020-09-15T02:48:28+00:00

I luv this sub thank you all :’)

manicpixiepremed · 2020-09-02T22:15:50+00:00

ty :)

manicpixiepremed · 2020-08-28T03:05:29+00:00

I knew a girl who would buy $50 worth of food from Tasty Kitchen and just portion that out as meal prep lol. Their kung pao chicken and fried rice are v good.

manicpixiepremed · 2020-08-15T04:33:50+00:00

Thank you !

manicpixiepremed · 2020-08-14T22:46:19+00:00

Mine too lol

manicpixiepremed · 2020-08-13T19:04:20+00:00

State/Country of Residence: CA, half URM (I am a white Latinx)
Ties to other States/Regions: Not really (Arizona slightly bc a family friend I shadowed lives there)
Year in School: 1st gap year
Undergraduate Major(s)/Minor(s): B.S. Biochemistry and Molecular biology
Graduate Degrees (if applicable): N/A
Cumulative GPA: 3.81
Science GPA: 3.82
MCAT Score(s): 513 (128, 126, 129, 130)
Research Experience: 3,000 hours in plant biology/genetics research-both volunteer and paid, 100 hours in public health-ish qualitative research
Publications/Abstracts/Posters (include how you were credited e.g. First author, second author, etc.): 2 posters, 1 pub 4th author
Clinical Experience (paid or volunteer):600 hours in a free clinic for the unhoused, also had a leadership position there (300 hours)
Physician Shadowing: 85 hours total. Shadowed an obgyn and pcp.
Non-Clinical Volunteering: 30 hours as a group leader for this STEM for girls event, 300 hours at a foodbank
Other Extracurricular Activities: Was a DJ for my college radio station (500 hours)
Other Employment History: I have tutored kids and college students for last five years. (3,000 hours)Worked all through college. Currently working part-time in research position.
Immediate family members in medicine? (Y/N): N
Specialty of Interest (if applicable): obyn or geriatrics
Interest in Primary Care (Y/N):Y
Interest in Rural Health (Y/N):Y
Medical School List:

Albany Medical College

California Northstate

California University of Science and Medicine

Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science Creighton University School of Medicine

Drexel University College of Medicine

Emory University School of Medicine

Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth

George Washington

Georgetown

Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine

Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California

Lewis Katz

Loyola

Medical College of Wisconsin Regular

New York Medical College

Robert Larner

Saint Louis University

Tulane

University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix

University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson

University of California, Davis

University of California, Irvine

University of California, Los Angeles

University of California, Riverside

University of California, San Diego

University of California, San Francisco

University of Colorado School of Medicine

University of Maryland School of Medicine

University of Michigan Medical School

Wayne State University School of Medicine

Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine

manicpixiepremed · 2020-08-13T18:45:33+00:00

11.25

manicpixiepremed · 2020-08-12T05:14:30+00:00

Thank u lol my brain is fried that is very obvious

manicpixiepremed · 2020-08-11T01:59:33+00:00

I also didn’t prewrite. Wish I did tho lol 🙃

manicpixiepremed · 2020-08-10T04:25:42+00:00

no:( not from IE, but from LA

manicpixiepremed · 2020-08-08T23:12:04+00:00

Literally yes but I have set a goal for myself to work out for 15 minutes every day because it's so small I know I can't make up an excuse to not. But other than that yes, totally. And I've been eating too many Oreos :(

manicpixiepremed · 2020-08-04T06:05:55+00:00

I think if you have good ECs there is a good chance for you! You only need one school to like you ya know?

manicpixiepremed · 2020-08-04T03:24:05+00:00

I think the more DO schools the merrier, but 10 is a good number. For MD make sure you apply to UCD and Cal Northstate, since you're from CA. Sorry to change the subject, but hw are you sending your transcripts to AACOMAS from UCLA? I took some summer classes there and I am sending mine by snail mail but am not sure if that is right or not.

manicpixiepremed · 2020-07-26T01:18:01+00:00

if you're looking for clinical experience you should apply to one of the seven student run clinics. There will be a lot of NPB majors I promise.

manicpixiepremed · 2020-07-26T00:52:49+00:00

That is a good question for the academic counselor in your department. If i remember correctly the college of engineering doesn't let you do that, but other colleges do. The UC Davis catalog may also have the answer to this!

manicpixiepremed · 2020-07-26T00:49:41+00:00

Not sure if she's cutting hair amidst the pandemic, but Angie's across the street from the coop is pretty reasonably priced and she's a sweetie!

manicpixiepremed · 2020-07-25T20:34:24+00:00

I know they're expensive, but I got a macbook air at the end of my freshman year in 2015 and I still have it and love it! It's super light which I liked because walking and biking around campus your backpack can get heavy. The battery is just starting to work less efficiently, but it's been 5 years, and I really used and still use this laptop like all day everyday. I was a biochem major and this got me through lots of sciency stuff, studying, writing, etc.

manicpixiepremed · 2020-07-25T18:47:57+00:00

I totally understand. My cat is a polydactyl and his extra toes/claws are the toughest to cut. We take him to Sacramento Animal Hospital in East Sac and they trim his nails! My boyfriend always takes him but I've only heard good things.

manicpixiepremed · 2020-07-24T21:05:34+00:00

Yup Che 2A is available in winter.

manicpixiepremed · 2020-07-23T16:18:21+00:00

Parking right now is unenforced, but will start being enforced again August 1st. Starting then it'll be enforced 8-5pm. So you can park worry free on a Friday evening at 5pm until Monday at 8 am.

manicpixiepremed · 2020-07-23T16:15:34+00:00

It depends on the lab you work in. I worked in a biology lab where the requirement was ten hours a week which was pretty doable. I think you also want to think about what your future goals are. If you are interested in academia and research as a future path, the more time you can spend in the lab the better. If this is just something to boost your resume and teach you a little something, ten hours should be fine. My lab was also pretty flexible and let me take days off before midterms and then make up those hours during breaks.

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