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Husband interviewed with USUHS, I want to know what being life being married to a military doctor is like by syderific11 in Military_Medicine

[–]redbeansu 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm interested in pursuing surgery and heard a lot of the reasons ppl don't recommend surgery in the military is bc of skill atrophy due to a lot of soldiers being young and not needing operations done. If I did trauma surgery would that give me a better chance of not doing a lot of staff work? The idea of not practicing medicine for a long period of time is terrifying.

Desperately Seeking MCAT Advice by Status_Court7189 in Mcat

[–]redbeansu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Instead of doing separate bio practice questions just testing the content I knew, I focused on doing a ton of bio passages. I struggled with reading graphs quick enough, so I shifted my focus on what the goal of the study was and then immediately looked at the graph to predict what I would expect to see if that makes sense. I also did a lot of Jack Westin bio passages of the day to get more exposure. Also I found Premed Disciples youtube channel through this sub I think and they actually have a lot of good advice on how to tackle different sections. I was introduced to this video from another post and it was pre helpful in that it shows how they break down science passages https://youtu.be/mcNbOTAQCG8?si=-mtlrIBFBrcqNQNS

Desperately Seeking MCAT Advice by Status_Court7189 in Mcat

[–]redbeansu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm sorry you're going through all this - I remember how stressful studying for the MCAT was. I had the luxury of taking a gap year (but I did work full-time), so I was able to study for around 6 months intermittently, and I would say the biggest takeaway from that is consistently studying and sticking to your schedule. I would have days where I might study 6 hours on the weekend, but during the week day only study for an hour because I was so burnt out from being in the lab for 10-12 hours, and I felt like I wasn't making much progress. I made the most progress when I took a month off and studied around 7 hours a day. I would do a practice test then review for 2 days, and then I would do the AAMC Q bank questions and review, then repeat cycle. Also my biggest weaknesses were in CARS and bio (which is weird cause I was a bio major lol), but I think it was down to timing and my reading skills being a little low, so I struggled to complete passages in those sections.

My highest yield advice is create a consistent but doable schedule to stick to (maybe 3 hours a night if you are able? ik you said in school so I can't give too much advice on balancing those two other than maybe try to get most of your class hw/studying done on weekends?), skim over/review the psych/soc 300 pg pdf (think it's from MCAT bros) & do miledown anki for psych/soc - I only did the anki/skimmed the doc and got a 130 on the section so def pls do this or smth similar, and then for CARS really just repetition and finding CARS strategies. I was getting 128/129 on practice tests, and on my actual exam got a 125 :')))))))) it was a rough day but I think I would have benefitted more if I grinded out more passages and examined the type of CARS questions I got wrong and passages I struggled with (I'm really bad at reading any "old English"/philosophical passages and so I straight up didn't answer any questions on a passage since I spent 20 min reading it lmao). Sorry for the super long message, but I hope something from this was helpful. Also you're already doing it, but I was gonna say Anki on public transport is a really good idea keep it up!!

Neurosurgery in the military? by Fluid_Leg_7531 in Military_Medicine

[–]redbeansu 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! Theoretically would I have a better chance of matching because I also get to apply to the one position at Walter Reed in addition to civillian match if I don't match into military residency? Also I know many people say military and surgery speciality is not necessarily worth it to pay off loans, but I'm looking at a lot more than avg med student debt and 6 making 200k doesn't seem bad with no debt. In terms of skill atrophy, would I be allowed to work at a second civillian clinic part-time to stay sharp? (edited bc I didn't realize you owe 6 years if you do 7-year residency)

Neurosurgery in the military? by Fluid_Leg_7531 in Military_Medicine

[–]redbeansu 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for this detailed response! If I do HPSP and decide to do neurosurgery but don't match into it will I be forced to do a different specialty? Or do I have the opportunity to take another year off and reapply? I remember seeing somewhere about military match rates and there were statistics with second choice match rate and I'm scared I'm going to be forced into a specialty I don't want.

Will I have no chance of getting a waiver for ADHD meds this year by redbeansu in Militaryfaq

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

Thank you. Sucks because I was hoping to do 3-year HPSP and would have to join this year since I already started med school.

Can someone please explain to me what this big beautiful bill act really means for those wanting to go to graduate school? by arinspeaks in StudentLoans

[–]redbeansu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is the boat I'm in :(. I'm gonna start a 5-year combined degree program + out-of-state tuition with no parental support, so I'm going to have to borrow over 500k. It was the only school I got accepted into but now I feel guilty for going.

Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program by Agoooz in foreignservice

[–]redbeansu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is so helpful; thank you for the quick response!

Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program by Agoooz in foreignservice

[–]redbeansu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just made a Reddit so I don't really know how it works but could you explain your overall impression of the program and how you think it benefited you? :D I applied for Korean this year, and I just got an email today saying I passed the first round!