Recent content by Mimicat

Ouch!! Are you speaking from experience gary? You certainly sound bitter.... :rolleyes:

To the OP - I don't like flying much anymore either. What helps me is to check out the pilots and other crew. They all seem like fairly "reasonable" people, and it assures me that if they have chosen to do this every day in ALL kinds of weather conditions, then it must be ok. It just helps to...

I'll add my towel in the "it can be done" corner. I was in a long-distance relationship for 5 years - 15 hour drive, or shorter plane ride.... and we survived. Now we are married and have 3 young children, and are looking at doing it again, this time closer (2 hour drive) and with the kids...

I am 38 and hope to get in this year. I have 3 kids - 7, 5 and 3 years. Glad to see so many others in this situation :p

Also, Mommd.com if you are a parent. ;)

Have you checked out the mommd.com website? Click here: http://www.mommd.com/index.shtml - they have a pretty active forum section with lots of discussion about issues of medschool with a family in tow.

I agree with Vizzini, where do we draw the line? Although I think it is a good idea to encourage obese people to adopt healthier lifestyles, I don't think charging higher insurance rates would be effective or fair. What about other risk factors.... many doctors live very unhealthy lifestyles...

Hey Jess, I am a non-trad applicant waiting for news from Dal too. 2nd time applying. You said you are a resident of NB - are you Canadian? What's your story about being in the US? Anyway, nice to meet you.

38 and counting...;)

I have to disagree slightly with what the majority of you are posting. The twenties are a wonderful and carefree decade and the op's concerns are very valid. Once you have children, mortgages, etc etc.... the reality of life is much more complicated. Believe me, before I had kids I would've...

BMI doesn't really apply for athletes, especially those who lift much weights. It is really meant as a rule of thumb measure for the more general "couch potato" population. So I wouldn't worry about it at all.

You can count me in too, but in a bit of a round-about way. I was earning 6 figures in investment banking (post MBA) about 7 years ago, when I gave it up completely to stay at home with my first child. My kids are 6.5, 5 and 3 now, and I will not be going back into that industry for any amount...

Hi folks, I have three kids - Boy 6.5, Girl almost 5 and Girl 3. It is very busy in our house!! I just finished two years of prereqs and am waiting to hear (any day now) whether I have been accepted for this fall. It is nice to be off for the summer at least. :clap:

I am a bit worried that I will get in, but it is probably just "waiting nerves". I guess I just think that although I've been pursuing this for the past two years, my youngest child is only 3, and one more year at home with her would be really nice. On the flip side, I am already 37 :eek: and...

I totally relate to what some of you guys are saying. I worry about my memory (or lack thereof...) and I worry that I will be too outside my comfort zone. I also worry about the impact of this on my kids (age 2,4, and 6) and husband....uggg. Too much to worry about. I haven't been accepted...