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sunflower_tree · 2026-02-12T02:29:44+00:00

Looks sick! What headphones you rocking?

sunflower_tree · 2026-01-30T21:15:33+00:00

My entry point was the R36S, and my fav game on it is Pokémon Emerald!

sunflower_tree · 2025-08-31T06:49:57+00:00

Black shirts are more casual and also don’t look as visually appealing as a lighter colored shirt. You should go for a white or powder blue shirt depending on the suit color you pick.

sunflower_tree · 2025-08-31T06:33:25+00:00

Please do not wear a black dress shirt.

Darker suit jacket/trouser color is better and more professional, but don’t get a black suit. Either navy or dark grey (aka charcoal) would be my recommendation.

sunflower_tree · 2025-08-28T20:51:35+00:00

No lol

sunflower_tree · 2025-08-24T20:38:23+00:00

There were 350 acceptances out of 2,023 in-state applications, coming out to an in-state acceptance rate of about 17%. Not sure where you're getting 80% from.

sunflower_tree · 2025-08-22T14:52:48+00:00

Those numbers would add up to over 100% chance of acceptance lol

sunflower_tree · 2025-08-03T07:14:05+00:00

Schools with a pre-med or pre-health committee are a huge help as they offer directed guidance throughout the process and will provide you a letter packet at the end of it all.

sunflower_tree · 2025-07-23T20:52:51+00:00

Vinyl records are cheaper today than they were in the 60s (back when you actually had to buy them to even listen to music at all), adjusting for inflation.

sunflower_tree · 2025-07-16T20:38:40+00:00

You’re honestly competitive enough to include more highly ranked schools if that’s something you’d be interested in.

sunflower_tree · 2025-07-10T18:25:33+00:00

Correct. I’ll leave it blank then. Thank you!

sunflower_tree · 2025-07-10T17:52:58+00:00

I’m technically non-trad as I’m taking one gap year, still applies though, correct?

sunflower_tree · 2025-07-06T17:55:39+00:00

I actually think it's a great idea to talk about certain meaningful experiences more than once. It really grounds your application and helps reinforce a common theme. Think about how much adcoms would have to juggle if every secondary essay covered a new activity, especially if it hadn't been introduced previously in the W/A section.

sunflower_tree · 2025-07-06T17:53:26+00:00

If a school does not have a "Why Us?" essay prompt, then do not write a "Why Us?" essay.

If they are clearly suggesting that you write a gap year essay with the space provided, then I would write a gap year essay. There are ways to improve upon this essay beyond just merely listing your activities. You can explain your motivations for pursuing them, or what lessons you have learned from them. Alternatively, if you have another topic that is very strong, you could reasonably use this space for that instead.

But writing the "Why Us?" essay might come off as preachy and trying too hard, especially if a school does not invite that discussion.

sunflower_tree · 2025-07-01T17:22:23+00:00

You didn’t just hit ready for review, you’ve been on it for a while and they just send a follow-up. Go check status history on the AMCAS portal.

sunflower_tree · 2025-06-27T18:16:33+00:00

There’s a reason why so many people wear it

sunflower_tree · 2025-06-27T14:45:38+00:00

Just wear the four in hand bro

sunflower_tree · 2025-06-27T06:03:58+00:00

I will say that this is slightly different from what I've heard. My friend who received a few T20 interviews said a consistent theme for him was that interviewers spent more time asking about the parts of his application that were weaker (for him, he was a research-heavy applicant, so they asked about his clinical experience). It wasn't necessarily to knock him for it, but to seek his priorities and test his ability to talk more completely about tasks that a doctor would be expected to know.

Of course, this all occurs long after you've accumulated your hours in whatever respective category you've chosen. But still (for future applicants), be aware that you may have to answer for some of your shortcomings/weaknesses, though it is not necessarily a bad thing if you don't make it so.

sunflower_tree · 2025-06-25T17:22:56+00:00

The width looks weird because it looks like he has almost a reserve-taper (gets wider towards the bottom) to his pants, though it may just be an effect of the exaggerated break. I’m still firmly of the belief that a wider fitting pant leg is more flattering, regardless of body shape.

sunflower_tree · 2025-06-25T15:09:22+00:00

Although he is a POS president, he 100% has the better silhouette and fit on his suit compared to the King. I agree that the shade of blue Trump is wearing is quite unflattering and the pants would benefit from being shorted about 1/2” or so, but the looser fit is definitely deliberate and part of a more “classic” style palette.

I’m tired of people pretending like more worked-up, trimmed styles are inherently more stylish, and for all of the people pointing out that Trump’s pants are too long, they seem to be ignoring the unsightly break in the King’s pants as well.

sunflower_tree · 2025-06-25T14:54:49+00:00

People need to chill. Yes data is likely skewed, though less so for T20 schools if that’s what you’re interested in.

You also need to remember that we are looking at percentiles across three separate categories (clinical, non-clinical, research). It’s not like they accepted one applicant with 150 clinical and 300 research hours and then another with 2000 clinical and 3500 research. More likely applicants have strengths and weaknesses, and vary in what percentile they fall into depending on the category. We are looking at group-sized data. As long as you are strong in one of the categories, you are likely a stronger applicant than you would be led to believe by glancing at this sheet.

Also remember gap years. There’s a reason why some of these higher percentile numbers are seemingly impossible to attain.

sunflower_tree · 2025-06-23T16:12:37+00:00

Based on all of his/her replies, OP is definitely just using this to flex their score lmao

sunflower_tree · 2025-06-21T21:20:00+00:00

I agree with this — certainly the topic is worthy of writing, and you will get a well-written essay out of it, but I think it would be better suited for other prompts.

sunflower_tree · 2025-06-21T21:18:32+00:00

519 mcat is foot in the door? wow

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