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I don't have facebook, and I don't know if there is an active thread on here for Penn c/o 2022, but I am moving out of state and have some furniture available that may be useful to a new student moving to Philly. Can anyone help me get that info to the incoming class?

Oh cool, NVM! Thanks for the correction. I see your point about best of both worlds.

TBH some of the best doctors I have worked with came from the Caribbean or other traditionally "lesser-than" schools. So you are good there. Do you know what kind of residency you are interested in? On the pro side, Midwestern allows you to basically do all externships so you can meet many...

Don't sweat it. At NC State they really couldn't care less. Students there have had every wacky hairstyle/color you can imagine. Tatted up? Who cares. Gauged out, pierced all to hell? Whatever. Act professional, polish your weird-ass hair up, no one cares. NCSU is all about diversity...

I did a master's program right before I applied successfully. If Colorado is at all in your sights, or even if not, consider their plan B master's program (I am not sure if they call it that anymore). At the time I was there, you could do a degree in biomedical sciences or toxicology. A...

Re: dating within your class, YMMV. We had a few ****shows develop, but several couples got married to each other and were nauseatingly adorable. Re: long-distance and relationships in vet school, YMMV. My dude and I have been together 11 years and have spent 2 years apart. We don't talk...

I was a creative writing major. Don't overthink it - take what you want. Physics is fun and you'll need it regardless, and I also love anatomy. Keep the Italian while your brain is more plastic :P

- If someone starts teaching you something you already know, don't stop them or interrupt them because they won't ever bother to teach you anything again. - If there's a doctor or tech who makes your life hard, discreetly find out when they work and volunteer at different times. It will make...

Oh don't apologize, I like where I am at. Everyone gets where they are going.

That's cute. I started vet school at 28...

Absolutely. And the reactions from classmates were always "OMG you didn't know that?!" or alternately, "OMG, they're MARRIED?!" So many undercover married faculty people at NCSU. Honestly I liked it that way, it was always a fun surprise.

Yes, but they often wind up marrying each other... If you’re on the prowl, may I suggest checking out engineering school social events?

Sure do! I hope I am of some help. I second what people have said here about letters of rec, application timeline, and competitiveness of the specialty. Match rate this year was about 15%, and I don’t expect it to rise anytime soon. I will be beginning a residency program in July. I didn’t...

When I'm talking with students, many of them say the "I'm just doing GP" thing. I always tell them to scratch the "just" - GP isn't easy and the world needs good people in GP. I wish sometimes that it were more to my liking, because I have a lot of respect for general practitioners.