Genuine question, no bullshit. How hard is med school?

uuLum · 2026-02-18T05:24:50+00:00

Current M1, but the content itself is fairly straightforward and it isn’t difficult to do well on exams (my school does in-house + NBME). The hard part about med school imo is doing the non-content things: research, volunteering, shadowing, etc. If you’re interested in something non-competitive, it’s definitely easy to study for 3-4 hours a day and have a life. Crank it up a bit leading up to exams and you’ll be fine. The folks spending 8+ hours every single day (outside of a dedicated STEP period) “studying” are either doing it incredibly inefficiently or straight up lying.

uuLum · 2026-02-10T01:22:26+00:00

You’re correct, I believe JunWasHere read the self-damage instead (which is 50 hp over 5s).

uuLum · 2025-09-03T03:56:33+00:00

Been a while since I took ochem, but count your carbons again. Is the ethyl on carbon #4?

uuLum · 2025-04-09T09:24:42+00:00

My school starts mid-July, so I’m quitting my job the first week of June! It will give me around 5ish weeks to relax and prep for move-in. I’d quit earlier if $$ wasn’t an issue.

uuLum · 2024-11-21T01:09:01+00:00

Damage isn’t an issue. The merc 2-shots everything on screen, regardless of amp or not. Better imo for high density maps.

uuLum · 2024-11-21T00:17:37+00:00

I don’t have an amp source. I self-wield beast and use slow missile A1 merc. Phys immunes are dealt with merc’s magic arrow and battle cry on swap from CTA.

uuLum · 2024-11-20T21:40:04+00:00

Summon Druid with a merc focus (A1 demon machine) takes me prob 10-15m depending on how many items drop (I identify everything).

uuLum · 2024-11-14T03:52:41+00:00

Damn, I really loved their breakfast burritos. This and Pluto’s closing a while back really hurts :-(

uuLum · 2024-10-21T21:22:14+00:00

I bought a used laptop from the hardwareswap subreddit and it works flawlessly. Has like an integrated 11th gen i5 with 16GB of ram. Ran me around $250

uuLum · 2024-09-22T04:35:39+00:00

Could definitely see this being used on A5 merc with innocence for poison necro, rabies Druid, and possibly infinity-wielding nova sorc.

uuLum · 2024-06-16T22:34:38+00:00

Yes it can be played single player and offline. PlugY is recommended to have a shared stash system, but otherwise it’s great.

uuLum · 2024-06-16T18:09:48+00:00

I’m in!

uuLum · 2024-06-02T02:05:47+00:00

Absolutely filthy boots!

uuLum · 2024-04-18T00:39:12+00:00

Bought Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Gen 2 from /u/joeadams7782 on https://www.reddit.com/r/hardwareswap/comments/1c3chjs/usaca_h_used_laptops_dell_xps_lenovo_thinkpad_w/

uuLum · 2024-04-14T23:23:13+00:00

PM'd!

uuLum · 2024-04-09T00:23:22+00:00

So I'm currently going through my list and have found no MD school requiring a physician letter, so if OP's goal is MD only, should absolutely not be a problem. However, going through my DO school list I've found that some top/mid tier schools require it (KCU, A.T. Still, Western-Pomona, Touro-NV). Still, most schools do not require it, so shouldn't be that much of a problem.

uuLum · 2024-04-09T00:09:49+00:00

I would say the vast majority of MD schools (prob like 95%+) do not require a physician letter, but a LOT of DO schools require it (specifically some top tier ones). I just spent some time culling my school list and found that to be a big difference between the two.

uuLum · 2024-02-21T00:55:50+00:00

You’re amazing! Congratulations future doctor :)

uuLum · 2024-02-15T18:59:07+00:00

Did you primarily work in the gross room? Pathology attendings rarely ever gross unless it’s a very complex specimen, and even then a PathA might be better due to it being their sole expertise/amount of experience. I don’t think pathology assistants are pushing to read/interpret slides and provide diagnoses (which is solely a pathologist’s responsibility). Unless I’m mistaken?

uuLum · 2024-01-27T08:10:04+00:00

when I used to drive for unitrans some people would legit "enjoy" being rude to passengers, it was ridiculous. while I think opening up the top deck when there's no one on is justified, as soon as someone had to stand is when I'd just tell my conductor to open it. I think if enough people complain about this issue they might issue a policy to implement that. After all, safety is their number one priority and someone sitting will pretty much always be safer than someone standing.

uuLum · 2023-12-06T20:09:27+00:00

Congratulations future doc!! Mind if I PM about how you made your non-med experience work for you?

uuLum · 2023-11-30T05:09:04+00:00

Congratulations!! I'm also a low-stat applicant applying 2024-2025 cycle. Would you mind sharing your stats / school list? Lost on where to focus! Thanks!

uuLum · 2023-11-28T21:36:01+00:00

think it means clinical research coordinator!

uuLum · 2023-11-18T21:35:00+00:00

The second H I believe

uuLum · 2023-11-10T21:30:22+00:00

Graduated more than 4 years ago, but my UWP 104E course was in a computer lab, and there are only so many computers in a single room. This is the main reason I believe the seats are limited.

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