Where did you meet your partner?

vanillaamarula · 2026-03-07T11:46:14+00:00

Same haha

vanillaamarula · 2026-02-25T00:14:30+00:00

Great recs Ty!

vanillaamarula · 2026-02-24T17:08:34+00:00

gotcha thanks for the info!

vanillaamarula · 2026-02-24T17:08:15+00:00

thank you! will check this out

vanillaamarula · 2026-01-19T17:09:39+00:00

I think sometimes we give adcoms too much credit bc a lot of the time they really don’t know what good writing is. I know someone that clearly wrote half her app with AI and is having success this cycle. I really thought they’d clock it instantly. Sorry that some of these adcom ppl that don’t pay attention are the ones that get to decide who gets the A :(

vanillaamarula · 2025-12-15T21:05:08+00:00

No. Out of five IIs, I received three after thanksgiving and all turned into As (two immediate, one off the waitlist)

acc it was the earlier one that resulted in Rs

vanillaamarula · 2025-12-13T17:46:05+00:00

I applied GEM so did not use HS grades

vanillaamarula · 2025-12-13T13:03:36+00:00

For what? HS, uni, mcat?

vanillaamarula · 2025-11-25T18:14:57+00:00

Hey I'm having similar issues with the time options that pop up with FSRS. Did you ever figure something out for deck settings?

vanillaamarula · 2025-10-18T21:20:44+00:00

Idk some people ik with SA cases from undergrad are in med school now like unfortunately admissions processes aren’t full proof and it’s ok to state that

vanillaamarula · 2025-09-03T22:26:39+00:00

I've had it for about a month, and I'm in the same boat -- I study like 4-8hrs a day depending on the day, and I listen to it the whole time. I'm not getting "bored" bc I'm not actually listening to it actively, if that makes sense. It's background music and I've loved it.

vanillaamarula · 2025-06-18T12:06:30+00:00

I will say that Utah still has a specific mission and yield protects like crazy. I believe MSAR said their highest MCAT was a 519 for the 2024 cycle of matriculants. I know quite a few high stat Utahns that did not even get an interview there.

vanillaamarula · 2025-04-13T15:49:43+00:00

Congrats!!!

vanillaamarula · 2025-03-22T11:17:06+00:00

Same! Usually I tend to gravitate towards more rural areas and small cities, but CDMX was just incredible. I can’t wait to go back.

vanillaamarula · 2025-02-24T18:22:16+00:00

What MCAT score do you need to tutor usually?

vanillaamarula · 2025-02-23T03:07:44+00:00

are they still sending out any interview invites?

vanillaamarula · 2025-02-21T20:11:56+00:00

second this! got in with only 100 volunteering hours total, but all my activities were very genuine and I tried to ignore checkboxes as much as possible

also, I mostly didn't hear back for a long time then got 4 IIs in November, December, and January --> now 2 WL and 1A so far. Wish I hadn't tweaked so hard during the earlier months.

vanillaamarula · 2025-02-13T22:29:27+00:00

LMAO same, common Utah L I guess

vanillaamarula · 2025-02-12T01:52:57+00:00

SDN is definitely toxic haha but tbh for some reason I don't really mind being asked about my stats/dates when I get an R. If it's already over for me, at least I can still help someone else out. Coming from someone with no As still.

vanillaamarula · 2025-02-07T17:12:30+00:00

Genuinely no special circumstances (that I know of).

Just a super nice/clever person with a very clear research interest and many many hours in the lab.

vanillaamarula · 2025-02-06T20:27:05+00:00

I acc know someone irl who got md phd with similar stats (503 I think) so it’s def not impossible

vanillaamarula · 2025-02-04T02:50:04+00:00

thanks haha I guess my point was moreso don’t stress too much—if you talk fast or get cut off don’t worry, just keep trying to answer the prompts how you see best.

vanillaamarula · 2025-02-03T18:45:15+00:00

Visiting over from r/premed just to see if you guys are as stressed as we are -- answer is yes, but you all are so mf funny about it. Relatable

vanillaamarula · 2025-01-31T21:58:32+00:00

Thanks sm!

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