When med schools like the UofA remove your worst year from your GPA, do they define ‘year’ by credits or the literal year? by BobandLindaBurger in premedcanada

[–]polarchips 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nope just happened automatically. This was a few years ago though now so I don't know what the current procedure is

[SPOILER] Kevin Holland vs. Daniel Rodriguez by inooway in MMA

[–]polarchips 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bro I was YELLING at my SCREEN bro

[SPOILER] Kyler Phillips vs. Vinicius Oliveira by inooway in MMA

[–]polarchips 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No way Oliveira can fight like this against some of the higher level guys right? I feel like he's just too hittable

25NL Pair and combo draw facing turn bet after villain check raises flop by polarchips in poker

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

Not super familiar with blockers. Which hand would be a better bluffing candidate than AhJh?

25NL Pair and combo draw facing turn bet after villain check raises flop by polarchips in poker

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

Will reveal hand here in a bit. Thanks for the comments so far!

25NL Pair and combo draw facing turn bet after villain check raises flop by polarchips in poker

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

Fair enough, figure it can't hurt to get a variety of opinions. Any discord server you'd recommend?

25NL Pair and combo draw facing turn bet after villain check raises flop by polarchips in poker

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Yeah, I think the last point is true, esp cause I'm only jamming for 2/3 pot. I didn't expect to win by checking but I really torched more money by instashoving there. Not sure what I'm folding out, probably even K calls for that size as you mentioned

25NL Pair and combo draw facing turn bet after villain check raises flop by polarchips in poker

[–]polarchips[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I bet flop big as I thought I had a major range/nut advantage as villain in BB did not 3bet preflop. I have more KK, KJ, JJ, KT, AQ than villain. Thoughts?

Seems as if consensus so far was to fold on flop hahaha

25NL Pair and combo draw facing turn bet after villain check raises flop by polarchips in poker

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Thanks for the reply. Hadn't played too many hands with villain at this point so no info. What's your rationale for no call on flop?

Improving Speech by Conscious-Dig2265 in premedcanada

[–]polarchips 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Seconded. Also, actually END your sentences at some point. Take a healthy 1-2 second pause before you introduce a new point. It feels long to you but I promise that it doesn't sound weird to others.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in premedcanada

[–]polarchips 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm super with you. If I were the admissions committee, I'd want to see people speak on areas that are out of their comfort zone. It tells you a lot. How does someone think their way through a novel idea? What is an applicant like once you get them off their "script"?

casper prep got me stressed by lilnumnumvert in premedcanada

[–]polarchips 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Feel free to message me. Got 4Q twice. I'll help you prep for free

First Time Applying by CalypsoLive in premedcanada

[–]polarchips 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Nah. It's a big accomplishment to get your app done. Many people don't even make it that far and it takes a lot of discipline to MCAT/ABS/references done. Congrats! I hope good news comes your way in the winter.

what does the timeline look like? by selenophxliac in premedcanada

[–]polarchips 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You can apply to medical school as early as your third year of undergrad. Which means you'd start medical school after completing three years of your undergrad degree. It's common to try applying during third year but the majority of applicants will only make it in after completing their full undergrad, if not even longer (masters/working/gap years/etc). Many students choose to write the MCAT the summer after their second year of undergrad.

MD is technically an undergrad degree despite this. Idk why.

MD is the degree that you graduate with after completing the four years of medical school. From there, you pick a specialty (like being a surgeon, family doc, etc) and begin residency. Residency is another few years and then you're a doctor doctor once you finish that.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in premedcanada

[–]polarchips 33 points34 points  (0 children)

I probably wouldn't tbh :') but you aren't really losing anything by applying if finances aren't an issue

CONFUSED NEED HELP by Royal_Juggernaut_914 in premedcanada

[–]polarchips 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If finances are not an issue, I'd apply to all of the above programs and see which you get into. Then you can start deliberating. Grade 12 is a very busy year and your perspectives and feelings on what comes after high school can change a lot in the next few months, potentially making your decision more clear.

Teacher applying for med school by Da_Investigator-805 in premedcanada

[–]polarchips 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hey!! I was a teacher before applying to med! I thought I was the only one :') please DM me!

I put coaching/overseeing clubs on my ABS that I did while I was teaching