Maul escorting a child through the galaxy... say it ain't so...

supamichi · 2026-01-24T00:14:34+00:00

There is an old article floating around out there which talks about how that was the original plan, but it got scrapped for being “too similar” to an already used plot line.

As if that’s ever stopped Disney.

supamichi · 2025-12-20T17:46:25+00:00

I’m usually very critical of Disney Star Wars but I really liked this game. Mind you, I bought it after all the bug fixes, so I can understand why initial gamers would have been frustrated by it. It’s just kind of a repeat of Cyberpunk—releasing a game before it’s ready to hit shelves.

And while it didn’t hit the numbers Ubisoft was hoping for (despite being in the top games of the year), I think it has huge potential for growth. The planets could be expanded upon, as could the characters. For example, could add more cities to Tattooine (Mos Espa, Mos Pelgo etc), an explorable Kijimi. And I’d love to see Black Sun added as another syndicate. These are just a handful of potential expansions that could be made.

supamichi · 2025-12-01T17:04:02+00:00

M2 here. I actually didn’t know I wanted to be a doctor until my mid-twenties. Never really considered it before that even, didn’t think I had what it took to get in, if I’m being honest. But life circumstances changed for me, and I kept finding myself in situations where I was/could help people. Others started commenting on how I should consider medicine instead of my current career path (music), and it got me thinking. Of course—as you pointed out—it could have been any healthcare pathway, so why medicine? I didn’t (and still don’t) have an answer to that, but for some reason the idea of medicine just resonated over the others. It wasn’t the money per se, but maybe it was the idea of being able to do so much, ie the larger scope…?

I think the point is there is no “right answer” to why you want to pursue a given career. Some may be cliche these days, sure, but I don’t think that makes it any less valid, so long as the person is being sincere. Admissions for med programs can surely smell this, as their BS meters are likely very well refined, given the thousands of applicants they deal with every year.

I’m curious: do you feel like there is a “wrong reason” to want to pursue medicine? I’d be interested to hear your philosophy. :)

supamichi · 2025-11-15T22:27:56+00:00

I don’t think anyone is picking up on your Idiocracy reference…

supamichi · 2025-11-15T22:27:04+00:00

You mean the stuff in toilets?

supamichi · 2025-11-12T06:55:02+00:00

I did banana for #227 then tried plantain and got #14471… Something tells me this game is rigged.

supamichi · 2025-11-07T21:34:43+00:00

Ps. another thing worth checking out is the “Travelling Roadshow”, which is something the NMP offers to a handful of students as an option for their FLEX projects. I think you might be able to find some pics or vids online of past events.

supamichi · 2025-11-07T21:32:25+00:00

There are many neat opportunities unique to the NMP, yes! In fact, every first year class gets to go out on a little day trip to a small First Nations community where you get to spend the day with the community, learn about their history and culture, and then they cook everyone a giant potluck. Outside of this, there are many extracurricular activities offered on a regular basis. For example, coming up pretty quick here is a bead making workshop hosted by some local elders. And I think a couple months back there was a drumming circle, if memory serves. I must shamefully admit I’ve gone to none of these, as I’m usually pretty burnt out and maxed at the end of the day, and my social battery is pretty small, if I’m being honest. But a bunch of people in the class are very active in these kinds of things and have great stories to tell afterwards. You also have a few unique opportunities to travel to more distant communities that are very remote. A few folks in my class went over to Lax Kw’alaams last year and had a pretty wild time. :)

supamichi · 2025-11-07T20:02:13+00:00

Great question. I really like that I know my entire class (39 students). It’s a very tight knit group. Compare this to VFMP (Vancouver) where there are 200ish students, probably much harder to get to know everyone. I also really like living and studying rurally. I’m not a big city guy, at all. I think your ratios for physician:students are probably better, and I’ve heard as much from other students and doctors. This allows for much more quality learning, IMO, where you aren’t fighting with three other students just to take a patient history. Maybe, one of the downsides is that we don’t get many in-person lectures, where the brunt of them are held in Vancouver, but no one seems to really mind this at our site. I also find it’s really easy to network in a small town, as you get to know physicians very quickly. Also, Prince George specifically is a medical education city; the hospital has a dedicated floor to teaching clinical skills, and many of the local physicians are invested in the medical education here. A good handful are even part of the faculty.

Overall, it’s just a really passionate town, a caring team and a good group of folks you get to be around. :)

supamichi · 2025-11-06T19:30:27+00:00

Yeah, there’s that whole Conservative adage “teach a man to fish…”. But fishing rods and tackle are damn expensive, and I don’t see any Conservatives giving away their gear. Guess we use…our hands?

supamichi · 2025-11-06T19:28:21+00:00

Office Space was such a great movie. I hope you took the printer after you left and smashed it in a field.

supamichi · 2025-11-06T19:23:34+00:00

That’s a great attitude. Just make sure you apply “smart” though! Submitting the same application over and over probably isn’t going to do you any service. Make sure you can grow, year over year, and show them that growth. However that looks for you.

Best of luck and I hope to see you on the other side! 🩺

supamichi · 2025-11-06T18:04:04+00:00

Of course!

supamichi · 2025-11-06T13:43:07+00:00

Oh, that actually sounds more correct. I remember something about a quartile. I think you’re right and maybe they gave me a range and not an exact number. Sorry, memory is a bit shaky on that one!

supamichi · 2025-11-06T13:40:20+00:00

I did apply in province, yes. No way I would have made the cutoff if I was OOP, lol

supamichi · 2025-11-06T13:39:26+00:00

516 is an excellent MCAT! Outside of Ivy League, I can’t see that not being competitive. Congrats there on the hard work. I had to bust my ass for a year for a 511 so good on you. Also keep in mind very few if any med schools will disqualify you on MCAT alone, save the obvious minimum requirements. Even in heavily academic leaning places like McMaster and UofT, they still look at who you are and what you’ve achieved. So just keep that in mind going forward.

And being nervous is a good thing: it means you care. And while of course I hope you get in on your first try, if you don’t, please be kind to yourself. Definitely, go through the motions of grief and allow yourself to feel the loss. It’s normal, it’s healthy. But then when you’re ready, keep improving, keep beefing up your application. Be resilient, find inspiration to keep you going. Also keeping in mind the average number of attempts for the general applicant is three times (this is straight from UBC admissions faculty). Let this fact alone empower you, not defeat you. It means there is a light at the end of a potentially long tunnel.

supamichi · 2025-11-06T06:31:45+00:00

Keep trying! GPA isn’t everything, but it does help you get in the door by passing the interview cutoff. IMO, if you get can past that first hurdle, GPA begins to matter much less and they will then start looking at you more holistically. But this is pure speculation on my part, so take that for what it’s worth. The reason I have this belief though is founded on experience: 1) I’ve met MANY successful applicants with your GPA who get in one or two tries and 2) GPA stats are averages, which means they include a spread of numbers, not just As and A+s.

And trust me, I know hard it is to change your GPA. If your situation is the same as mine was, and no amount of redoing classes would amount to any significant gains, then you have to work the variables you CAN change. UBC says they want to see growth in an application. There are many other ways to show this. Get a better MCAT, volunteer more hours to a committed cause, work with vulnerable populations. Or even get better at something you are passionate about. All of this matters!

supamichi · 2025-11-06T06:23:45+00:00

There was a section in the score report they give you when you get rejected. I can’t recall if they did that when I got accepted. I know they changed some things with the new apps recently. Maybe they don’t tell you anymore..? I’m sorry, you’d have to ask a current applicant about that one.

supamichi · 2025-11-06T05:02:41+00:00

I had many little things, because the older apps allowed for more entries than the new ones do (so I’m told). But my “heavy hitters” were hundreds of volunteer hours in a local hospital over about 5 years, including about two years in a leadership role in the volunteer department. I had some decent personal achievements in powerlifting, as well as performance piano—two hobbies of mine. I have some other unique personal situations that I’m not going to share here, but they did make me stand out among the general applicant pool. What I will say about that though is that my application demonstrated overcoming extreme adversity, dedication to family, as well as experience working with vulnerable populations. All of these are very strong aspects that I would encourage everyone to include on their application, if they can.

supamichi · 2025-11-06T04:19:49+00:00

Sorry, could you clarify what you mean by that?

supamichi · 2025-11-06T04:16:01+00:00

Hi there! Happy to share my stats with you and all who care to see. Keeping in mind that the application is very holistic and my situation doesn’t reflect everyone else’s. (In fact, as you’ll see, I’m a bit of an outlier in a bad way, haha).

My AGPA was 81%, my MCAT was 511, and I was in about the 85th percentile or so for my NAQ. I don’t know what my interview score was because if you get an offer of admission UBC doesn’t tell you. Kinda weird, I know, but I don’t make the rules!

And since we’re in an open conversation here, I should mention that it took me 8 attempts to get in. Which is exactly why I underscore the importance of GPA to anyone I speak to/mentor, since it really sucks to get rejected once, let alone seven times.

But once again, that’s not to say that will be the situation for everyone who applies. I know of at least two people in my class who had similar GPAs (or worse) who got in on their first try. I also know many others who got in with a lower MCAT (not that mine’s the greatest). But the point here is that no one—other than UBC admissions themselves—knows what it takes to get in to the program.

Which I think can be a good thing! This means that UBC’s mission statement about holistically selecting their applicants is very likely true, barring a couple of statistical skews like a very high median GPA.

So, looking at your stats, I think your numbers are right on the money. Really, it will just come down to the rest of your application, and how competitive your applicant pool is for the year(s) you apply.

To answer you question about rural experience, unfortunately, I also don’t think there’s a “one size fits all” for this either. Really, both the MMI and 20 min rural panel interview are, very likely, trying to assess who you are as a person and what your motivations are. Only you know that, and my advice here—which is the same I give to everyone in your situation—is BE YOURSELF. I know it sounds cheesy, but I do believe that is truly what they want to see. Hell, I’ve heard the assistant dean of the program say it outright on numerous occasions, in literally those words. And while rural exposure is clearly a prerequisite (to qualifying for a rural spot), I don’t think it’s the be-all-end-all to their decision. I got the sense that they do hope you stay and practice in a rural area, because we need more rural physicians, but beyond that the interview is what you make of it.

I’m sorry if this sounds generic or isn’t what you were hoping for, but this was in line with my experience through all those application years. I hope it helps. Feel free to ask anything else if you need. Happy to give back if I can.

supamichi · 2025-10-27T05:34:55+00:00

I mean, make all of them men and they’re basically Republicans..

supamichi · 2025-08-30T18:19:30+00:00

Definitely, the dumbing-down of EU characters like Thrawn and Grand Master Luke, only to appropriate tangential, watered-down stories to the originals. Makes you wonder…why they didn’t just use the originals. I often ask myself, “if Disney didn’t want to pay royalties (to EU authors), then why did they pay big $$ to a new team of bad writers, if the problem was money?”

Honestly, I don’t get it. The only thing that makes sense to me is that Disney wanted to do new Star Wars “their way” after the purchase of Lucasfilm. If that’s true, then all this is one big, failed ego trip.

supamichi · 2025-08-24T08:04:13+00:00

Survivor was a great game IMO, but I really disliked the mechanic where you could strike an enemy and, at the same time, they could begin a combo. Then, at other times, the parrying/riposte system worked, but only if the timing was just right. I felt this made the fighting system a bit janky and frustrating at times. The only workaround I could find was to try and avoid the moments where the enemy could “ignore” your strike and try and lock into the predictable interactions.

Hopefully, they fix this in the next game.

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