tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3138625163039637769.post9048068878681264514..comments2024-03-12T14:43:01.539-06:00Comments on Asystole is the Most Stable Rhythm: Admissions Committees are Just Not that Into MeAlbinoblackbearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15222730484450544498noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3138625163039637769.post-44066771954214142192009-02-18T10:30:00.000-06:002009-02-18T10:30:00.000-06:00There is a (probably apochryphal) story of an appl...There is a (probably apochryphal) story of an applicant who was rejected but showed up and started going to classes. As the story goes, two weeks into the semester, he went to the registrar and told them "I've been attending classes for two weeks, let me in."<BR/><BR/>It's a shitty system, and admissions committees are looking for people like them. So interesting people, with life experience and social skills don't cut it, no matter what the propaganda says.<BR/><BR/>Just remember, that you don't want to be like them.Beach Bumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02321849281292778811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3138625163039637769.post-27309244653443464392009-02-09T17:30:00.000-06:002009-02-09T17:30:00.000-06:00I believe it went something to the tune of "I frua...I believe it went something to the tune of "I fruahgign deserved to be acceptttted to you garsh darn progtam. You fcalksers hav no idaaaaaa what you're missing out on....I need mroe scotch now"Bostonian in NYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16806067349785623843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3138625163039637769.post-17545684998543263302009-02-09T01:43:00.000-06:002009-02-09T01:43:00.000-06:00BINY--I think your next post ought to be that re-w...BINY--I think your next post ought to be that re-write of your incoherent personal statement! :)<BR/><BR/>Glad you are still alive!Albinoblackbearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15222730484450544498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3138625163039637769.post-22145022189280675712009-02-08T14:57:00.000-06:002009-02-08T14:57:00.000-06:00I remember my first go at the med school applicati...I remember my first go at the med school application thing ended with me sitting on the couch at my parents house drinking several glasses of scotch and writing an incoherent re-write of my personal statement. <BR/><BR/>What do admissions committees want? They want you to be the first application on their desk for that year with a middle of the road MCAT and GPA that doesn't seem too unique. The line between original and flaky is very thin for most adcoms. <BR/><BR/>As WC said, it really doesn't matter where you go to school...as long as you do well on your boards, work your butt off on the wards and speak English (although the final point is negotiable at some programs). <BR/><BR/>You're in, and that's the only thing that matters.Bostonian in NYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16806067349785623843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3138625163039637769.post-53788022046105184922009-02-06T21:05:00.000-06:002009-02-06T21:05:00.000-06:00I'd take Simmers up on his offer if I were you. Bu...I'd take Simmers up on his offer if I were you. But I'm totally biased, cause Calgary is the closest you can be to us while in med school. <BR/><BR/>Pooooop to U of C. Poop. They have no idea what they just passed up. No. Idea.Nature Nerdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04232129726148297612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3138625163039637769.post-6465994137787374532009-02-06T16:18:00.000-06:002009-02-06T16:18:00.000-06:00WC-I agree that education is what you make of it.....WC-I agree that education is what you make of it...and now that I am a dorky 'adult learner' with 5 years of primary care/ER nursing under my belt I think I will do well (maybe even enjoy??*gasp*) medical school.<BR/><BR/>I just hope that going to the Caribbean will not adversely affect my residency options later on. Or as my housemate put it "how are you going to explain that your degree is written on a banana leaf?" har har.Albinoblackbearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15222730484450544498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3138625163039637769.post-45822495385976165792009-02-06T08:08:00.000-06:002009-02-06T08:08:00.000-06:00Take it from experience - Doesn't matter so much w...Take it from experience - <BR/>Doesn't matter so much where you go to medical school. What matters is what you make of your education. <BR/>The only time people ask me where I went to medical school is when I apply for hospital privileges.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06561557089676907651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3138625163039637769.post-20712811685197990102009-02-04T15:22:00.000-06:002009-02-04T15:22:00.000-06:00haha-Nice one Simmers. Yeah. I know you could do i...haha-Nice one Simmers. Yeah. I know you could do it to!! :P<BR/>If only...Albinoblackbearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15222730484450544498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3138625163039637769.post-59096342266406914652009-02-04T15:08:00.000-06:002009-02-04T15:08:00.000-06:00Just show up. I'll put you in their database.Just show up. I'll put you in their database.simmershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14885774179498261696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3138625163039637769.post-16693874142360624972009-02-03T16:05:00.000-06:002009-02-03T16:05:00.000-06:00KK--hahahYeah as I said when I got the Queens reje...KK--hahah<BR/><BR/>Yeah as I said when I got the Queens rejection, waving a bottle of wine in my free hand: "You CANT fire me because I QUIT!!!"<BR/><BR/>Or send them a letter saying, "Unfortunately, you cannot offer me an interview because I withdraw my application"...but I have to say I like your angle much better. <BR/><BR/>My brother suggested I just show up in Sept and start going to classes...I told him that simply wont work.Albinoblackbearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15222730484450544498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3138625163039637769.post-9140966839343481322009-02-03T16:01:00.000-06:002009-02-03T16:01:00.000-06:00Thanks OMDG--much appreciated. :)I found your blog...Thanks OMDG--much appreciated. :)<BR/><BR/>I found your blog when I was in my third semester of prereq hell (from googling 'teratoma' of all lovely things). I must say that reading about your experiences often reminded me why I was putting myself through things like physics and MCAT studying....because I think when you go into medical school later in life you have a better idea of how to separate the BS of it all from the valuable and rewarding aspects of it. <BR/><BR/>Well...hopefully. :P<BR/><BR/>And yeah, gray would be a bit ambiguous wouldn't it?Albinoblackbearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15222730484450544498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3138625163039637769.post-73801056804176110222009-02-03T15:48:00.000-06:002009-02-03T15:48:00.000-06:00Do you get to write back?Or are they Do-not-reply ...Do you get to write back?<BR/>Or are they Do-not-reply addresses.<BR/>I think you should send them some feedback, starting with unfortunately, i can't accept your rejection letter, as I am the best candidate to take a seat in your stupid ass school.<BR/>Or something.<BR/><3 K.Keethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14045997674311429691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3138625163039637769.post-33073812971361152072009-02-03T15:01:00.000-06:002009-02-03T15:01:00.000-06:00I forgot to add: CONGRATULATIONS ON GETTING ACCEP...I forgot to add: CONGRATULATIONS ON GETTING ACCEPTED (to the US schools)!!!! <BR/><BR/>That's what really matters, anyway. I got rejected from a ton of places too. <BR/><BR/>(The red/green thing might mess up the color blind boys..... they'd be like, What does gray mean? Maybe a big YES/NO would work better?)OMDGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17937425894428802591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3138625163039637769.post-6139998441110425022009-02-03T14:59:00.000-06:002009-02-03T14:59:00.000-06:00Really they are still looking for borderline Asper...<I>Really they are still looking for borderline Aspergers applicants who have biochem degrees, 40 MCAT scores, and a research background.</I><BR/><BR/>Just in the MD-PhD candidates.<BR/><BR/>;-)OMDGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17937425894428802591noreply@blogger.com