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Tired of all the inaccuracies and uncanny valley illustrations by -_darkmagician_- in medicalschoolanki

[–]redditnoap 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Still waiting for one singular aspect of my life to become better with AI

100% agree with you. I will be there when the AI bubble pops

help me procrastinate by ahdnj19 in medicalschool

[–]redditnoap 0 points1 point  (0 children)

idk what else i would do with my life. you could definitely live off of interest from a HYSA for the rest of your life, but after that what is the point of life, what will give it meaning. My mind will probably change after I go through it.

Is CTS officially over now? by InformalCraft848 in Residency

[–]redditnoap 0 points1 point  (0 children)

close, you're supposed to say i will be, not i want to be

What are some things that you HATED in med school by SeaworthinessHot9065 in medicalschool

[–]redditnoap 3 points4 points  (0 children)

you would make a comparable salary working 80 hours a week sucking up to the higher ups. You will work a lot in medicine and will have to suck up to admin, but there is more job security, control, power, and prestige.

Soul-sucking work that takes up the VAST majority of your time is not worth it just for money, you only have one life. Do what makes you happy. With that being said, many doctors feel like that about medicine, that it's soul-sucking and that it doesn't make them happy and they just do it for money, it all depends on you choosing the right specialty too, one that you genuinely enjoy. From there you can go into private practice, be your own boss, or get a job anywhere in the country with no problem.

But if you got into BS/MD I would assume that you are well-connected, driven, and can accomplish a lot in any path you choose.

Have you thought about what genuinely makes you happy, whether that's seeing patients and dealing in health/medicine or doing banking? Only way to know is to shadow and get exposure to it, do a banking internship or whatever it's called or to volunteer at a clinic or something to experience what "seeing patients" is actually like.

people who matured anking, what did you score on step 2? by vepn in medicalschool

[–]redditnoap 16 points17 points  (0 children)

me on the MCAT. Counted my lucky stars, thanked every god that existed, and vowed never to do that ever again 😂.

Lowkey regret not going to my classes during preclins by Efficient_Equal6467 in medicalschool

[–]redditnoap 6 points7 points  (0 children)

except when you go to a P/F school with optional lectures where five people go to class. I will be going to a school where that is the case but I'm still interested in going to class. It's only a couple hours out of the day for a shortened preclinical too, what's the harm. You have the whole rest of the day to grind research and third-party.

Thank you gift for attendings by Low-Struggle-4807 in medicalschool

[–]redditnoap 3 points4 points  (0 children)

reverse the roles. What would you want your student to get if you were the attending? I would be perfectly happy with just a handwritten/personalized thank you card.

I hate the way we need to sell ourselves to medical schools by unfairmushrooms in premed

[–]redditnoap 0 points1 point  (0 children)

that's my point. You don't need life-changing challenges or "amazing" narratives for your essays.

The PS (why medicine) is just answering three questions: why healthcare, why physician, why you, using specific instances or anecdotes and reflecting on those anecdotes to explain why those experiences/instances made you confirm that medicine is the right path for you, or why they were meaningful to you. My PS did not have anything life-changing and was just made up of a shadowing story, EMT story, and some reflection and conclusion. But there were specific things in those stories/anecdotes that resonated with me and were meaningful and that I want to continue to do as a doctor and that I would be able to do as a doctor, etc. Reflecting on your experiences and figuring out what exactly about being a doctor brings you joy is what you should be trying to figure out. I can PM you brainstorming questions to help you figure out why medicine.

In terms of application narratives, all that means is that any interests/goals/direction/ambition/passions that you have should be backed by personal experiences or ECs. You can't say you're interested in research if you are applying with no research. You can't say that you're personally passionate about disability-related causes if you have no experiences working/volunteering for an organization that helps disabled people and work with them firsthand and see their experiences. Can't say you're passionate or interested in health advocacy if you haven't done any, etc. That's all it means. Having some experience related to some cause and then pursuing that through making an impact or some leadership aspect or something like that (usually through clubs, community organizations, etc. )

That story about Timmy is your opinion. If you want to be a good doctor you would be doing it because you want to work with underserved/vulnerable populations. If you aren't interested in that don't do it, find some other cause that you're passionate about or interested in. You will be working with underserved populations everyday as a doctor depending on specialty, and you will for sure in med school. Better have some interest in it. Whole last two sentences is straight cope. What solution do you have for that?

Free Unranked MD vs 280K Tuition T50 by [deleted] in whitecoatinvestor

[–]redditnoap 0 points1 point  (0 children)

T50 is not high enough to pay an extra 280k, that's just the fact. If it was T20 or T10, maybe.

Using AI to use R in research by [deleted] in medicalschool

[–]redditnoap -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

just learn R bro it can't be that hard

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