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i think in a joint program you train to become certified to practice both pediatrics and dermatology, but in a dermatology residency followed by peds fellowship you are only certified to practice dermatology, albeit on both adults and kids.

i agree with above. i am planning to go to all of them.

I think we're confusing the meaning of the term 'social skills.' As we well know, the way one interacts with a patient is not how one interacts with one's friends. Sho may not know how to act if I were to, say, ask for his phone number (not that I would; that?d be cradle robbing), but the...

what if we receive them after may 15? does that mean we'll have to decide and withdraw certain acceptances without knowing how much aid we're getting?

i'd bet that a lot of schools in NYC must offer it (demands of patient population).

tweetie, please don't give up yet. i'm willing to wait an extra year for you to be my doctor.

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goodmonkey i know exactly how you feel. :( funny how all of a sudden i think bulldogs are the cutest dogs in the world when a year ago i thought they were just chihuahuas in really loose outfits.

if you want to see some stats and get a real scoop on whether or not undergrad counts in this process, check out this link. http://web.princeton.edu/sites/hpa/2003.pdf

columbia waitlist, emory and dartmouth reject (pre-int), tufts and ucla acceptance TO ADD TO THIS LIST: (1) JUST CLICK ON THE QUOTE BUTTON AT THE BOTTOM OF THE POST (2) DELETE PREVIOUS POSTER'S COMMENTS (AND SUBJECT) (3) DELETE THE QUOTE AND BOLD CODES AT THE BEGINNING AND, VERY IMPORTANT...

xaelia, that's cool that you got a comment about the websie, but i can't make myself belive that he personalized all the other letters. in fact, i wrote a letter of intent and got a response letter that was phrased exactly (with maybe 1 or 2 word differences) as the letter i got for sending a...

klp, you sound like you have some trust money. if you need help squirreling it away you're welcome to use my account. i might have to nibble now and then but i promise to pay it back! :p i got my W2s like two weeks ago (dunno why so early, prob cuz i made so little money?), but still have...

mm... DW, a BFG with wit and charm Woots and GMonkey, for being perfectly funny and nice Kovox, completely fearless, and the opposite of shallow the boy wonder, has really really funny posts and Street Philospher, for his daily dose of inspiration, er, reality. :)

adding for siempre595; also adding nyu accept, gtown highly-select (withdrew), ucsd a-pool, cornell and pritzker rejections. TO ADD TO THIS LIST: (1) JUST CLICK ON THE QUOTE BUTTON AT THE BOTTOM OF THE POST (2) DELETE PREVIOUS POSTER'S COMMENTS (AND SUBJECT) (3) DELETE THE QUOTE AND BOLD...

Only 320543 days before USNews&World #1 School of Medicine (aka UNWSOM) sends out its decisions! Let's start counting down now... so, are the letters sent to our permanent address or school address? email or phone calls? 10 by 13 or 9 by 12 envelopes? anyone??? ps. bump this up every day!