Recent content by Saxappeal1

OP, if you get into the other medical school (not the linkage,) take it and run.

OP, granted it has been a while since I've done this, and please know that I am not being antagonistic, holier than thou, because lord knows that I don't want to come off that way: So I graduated medical school somewhat recently. I went to a state medical school, and I remember people matching...

So I am retaking the boards: I'd like some input about my study strategy: 1. Starting Uworld 40-60 questions a day this month on non-working days and 10-20 questions a day on working days (I am a nocturnist that works 9p-7a usually in 7 night stretches.) When that is done, do MKSAP x1 while...

Granted it has been about 10 years since I took the MCAT, and the MCAT that I took was nothing compared to the monster 2015+ MCAT was, but from my experience, I would not go in with just pre-med course work material. The MCAT is not just pre-med content, it is a standardized test. You need to go...

She always wanted to be MD, but was financially unstable, becoming a nurse was a faster route to money while still being in the medical field

My wife wants to go to medical school. She is a 27 year old African American Woman who went to nursing school with a nursing school GPA of 3.52 We live in Nevada, Las Vegas to be specific. She graduated from CSN with an associates degree in 2015, general studies Associates in Nursing 2017...

Yeah I don't know why I keep thinking it will be released sooner than it was the years before. I just want this over with

Anyone else checking ABIM website like 100 times a week even though last year and the year before results were second week of October

I finished my first pass Uworld right in the middle, median percentile. Reset it, was going to do rapid fire. Have done some board basics. Test on Tuesday. Should I spend my time doing Uworld or board basics in the mean time?

Hey all, I am an IM attending nocturnist taking my ABIM on August 22 (pray for me,) and I wanted to ask about the correlation between UWorld percentages/percentiles with ABIM passing. I know that 1 in 10 people fail ABIM, so logically if I am above the 10th percentile, I should be fine. But...

^Also that. What if you were to not make it at the Caribbean school? Believe me I am not saying this to be mean. With the GPA and MCAT, it may be beneficial if @gyngyn or @Goro could make a comment about whether or not a post-bacc would be helpful for your path to medicine. Also you'd have...

It is one C+. I bet you there are plenty of people that wish they had a 3.9. Breathe my friend, you are ok. And if they do ask you, I agree, just be honest. Last thing you want to do is turn a mole hill into a mountain by getting anxious during the interview and thinking about how to "cover" for...

OP, I agree with the above posters. Firstly, in the grand scheme of things, what is worth more, your education or these loans? I'm an attending now and I will be paying off these loans for a long time. But, that's just it. They are loans. I'm not suggesting at all that financial situation before...

OP, can I ask you, what are your motivations for becoming a physician?

Well, since they are optional, I can't see why you would need to answer all of them.