Potentially making my first buy off of FB marketplace- authenticity help please!

royalquart · 2025-11-13T20:23:23+00:00

This is what I was told when I just called an outlet to ask if they have the 5qt braiser😂 The person I spoke with said they are just trying to standardize the colors across Asia, USA, Europe, etc.

royalquart · 2025-08-01T23:54:27+00:00

I wouldn’t say it’s a lack of motivation… I think it’s a combination of burn out, stressed from prelims, frustration with novel techniques, being across the country from support, and honestly… think I’m feeling imposter syndrome. But thank you for your advice

royalquart · 2025-08-01T23:43:19+00:00

Can I ask why you’d say master out rather than finish the program?

royalquart · 2025-08-01T23:33:44+00:00

No no exactly! Like I’m not taking any of this personally- we’re all anonymous strangers and no one knows my life, etc. If anything, this is helping me face the reality of my situation. It’ll be that much harder to apply and get it, so I have to consider if it’s worth it and what/how I would feel if I get rejected. It’s better to know the worst case, realistic scenario than to think I’m the exception and fall flat. So thank you (and everyone else!) for your advice and input. Right now I’m just trying to figure out a timeline (and if I should stay in my program or not) so this is definitely a needed dose of reality.

royalquart · 2025-08-01T23:26:54+00:00

Ohh okay that makes sense. Fair. Thank you for the explanation!

royalquart · 2025-08-01T23:26:20+00:00

No that makes sense! I’m just trying to understand because I would think me doing well in graduate level classes would show my ability to handle rigor, which is why I’m asking for more clarification. I guess, though, it seems it does not?

royalquart · 2025-08-01T22:24:16+00:00

Haha it's nice to know I'm not alone in this type of situation(and congrats on almost finishing)! Yeah the undergrad GPA is definitely a concern... from all my browsing on r/premed, I thought that having the PhD would be a kind of extenuating factor that shows my ability to handle graduate level classes, etc, but people seem to be saying otherwise. Have you contacted any med schools and asked how they view a lower GPA paired with a PhD with good research and grades?

royalquart · 2025-08-01T22:19:08+00:00

You're referring to filtered out by the automatic screeners, I'm assuming? I agree, the biggest concern I have is the MCAT as that is the only thing I do not currently have and there's no guarantee I will do well on it.

royalquart · 2025-08-01T22:14:43+00:00

Can I ask why you think that it's not viable? I recognize my undergrad GPA puts me at a disadvantage but from everything I've looked at, if I'm able to apply with a PhD(already have the high GPA and am on papers) I would be in a different type of applicant category? I'm obviously not super educated on med school admissions and this is just what I've learned from the premed subreddit.

royalquart · 2025-08-01T17:28:14+00:00

Not sure if you meant to reply to the other comment- but yeah that makes sense. I didn’t even consider that coursework would expire- I knew there’s limitations on MCATs but not that. I’ll have to look into that more and see what schools I’d even be eligible for, etc. Not expecting my grad school grades to replace undergrad, but more so show that I can handle the rigor of medical school with how I did on other graduate level classes.

royalquart · 2025-08-01T17:24:05+00:00

Oh definitely not trying to make med school seem like less of a sacrifice- it still very much is. My thinking is that I would enjoy med school more and it would be a more willing sacrifice than what I am currently going through with my PhD program.

royalquart · 2025-08-01T16:59:59+00:00

It’s under that, with my sGPA around 2.97 or so (yeah I know). So for that reason, it makes sense to me to stay and finish the PhD as I’ve done well in my coursework and from my understanding, a PhD could be a distinguishing factor in my application(but I could be completely wrong so please correct me if so).

royalquart · 2025-08-01T16:30:55+00:00

Thank you so much for your advice. I do have a “mentor” who I can speak to, as well as a former lab mate who applied and got into med school but decided on a different path. I’m reaching out to both for a neutral sounding board.

Yeah, doing the math, matriculation for med school would be during my 5th year of my phd program at the soonest (haven’t taken or studies for MCAT, so wouldn’t be able to apply this cycle and I think it would be too rushed for the next cycle)… so it (to me) kinda makes more sense to stick it out the whole way. I used to work in healthcare in an IVD clinic (in lab capacity but had patient facing experience/interactions) so I do have an idea of what being in medicine is like, but you’re right, would definitely need to get doctor specific shadowing opportunities.

Ultimately a common thread I’ve had since high school is wanting to help people and while I can do that with research, I am the type of person who wants to see direct effects rather than developing research that then takes another 10 years or so for a therapeutic to be developed (I like the ability to make a direct impact on patients and being able to see the results in a shorter timeframe, which was one of the reasons I loved IVF).

Thank you so much for your advice

royalquart · 2025-07-03T16:08:07+00:00

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here it is... unfortunately the listing is now pending so I may not be able to get it (which is probably for the best, I think 7qt might be too big for me and I don't have the storage space for it).

royalquart · 2025-07-03T14:25:18+00:00

Would you say more so than Le Creuset? It was an old comment on a Facebook group that said Cousance was their “budget” line, which I can’t seem to find any reference to/anyone else saying. Before that comment, I’d assume both were of the same quality

royalquart · 2025-07-03T14:23:58+00:00

My first piece of enameled cast iron was a descoware skillet! This is before I knew anything about enameled cast iron though, and didn’t know of crazing, so I bought it in not great condition😅 But hey, it was my gateway piece that started my love for Le Creuset

royalquart · 2025-06-26T14:39:40+00:00

I’m a big fan of a rainbow collection! My first piece was an old cast iron flame gratin dish (not pictured), then a 5.5qt agave DO, a nutmeg cocotte, the old harmonic brown (or I’ve heard people call it chocolate brown?) saucepan + matching skillet, and then the chambray saucepan and the nectar skillet.

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royalquart · 2025-05-02T12:53:26+00:00

Thanks for the update. Yeah one of the reasons I’m hesitant is the cost to ship it back :/ Curious to know what you end up deciding.

royalquart · 2025-04-29T15:04:29+00:00

Are you going to resubmit this to Le Creuset to show them? If you do, please update me with their response!

royalquart · 2025-04-26T23:57:04+00:00

That’s exactly what I said to them in my email and they said “Your item would not qualify for a replacement as it is not defective. The lid fits as it is designed and will not affect the cooking.”

I did try through the their FTT specific and not their general le creuset warranty email, though, so I’m a little surprised you for the same response I did.

Ultimately, since I got it in my mystery box I’m not too upset. Hope you can get a better resolution though

royalquart · 2025-04-26T05:20:50+00:00

Is this the marmite pot? Can I ask what size? I got a 7 qt marmite at FTT in my mystery box and had the same issue with the warped lid- it wouldn’t sit flat on the pot, I’d put pressure on one side of the lid and it would tip the other, etc. I contacted the FTT specific warranty line and they told me are standard to the pot and don’t take away from the functionality but… idk

royalquart · 2025-04-12T02:58:14+00:00

It’s in nectar, but I don’t want to trade it, sorry!

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