Recent content by Street Philosopher

it's like studying for the mcat all the time.

i think the personal statement is over-valued anyway. i don't think it's cheating, but i wouldn't use it because i want to control how i present myself. but that's a luxury i have because i'm a gifted writer. :)

me too

i just want to say that the netter's atlas is the tool of the devil!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i think the moore book is the best anatomy book for the money. i'm going over the limb muscles right now, and it's the only book that i've used that separates each muscle, showing insertion/origin individually. plus it has all the clinical vignettes you need. its pictures are very helpful...

if you nail step 1 you will probably go to a better residency. if you nail step 2 you will probably be a better doctor. who cares about being a better doctor, it's all about prestige, baby. i voted for step 1

you are clearly insane!

yup it's definitely going to suck.

i signed up to work at the LA free clinic a few years ago... a YEAR later i got some random phone call about volunteering. naturally i was confused and told her i had no idea what she was talking about. of course right after i hung up the phone and thought about it for a second i realized it was...

i'm laughing because i failed by a point. ;)

Dear God I just read this post. I don't know if this applies to most people, but personally I find medical school "science" to be MUCH more mind-numbingly dull than undergrad "science" courses. Organic chemistry seems almost interesting to me now. If I were you, I would SERIOUSLY re-consider my...

Hello Auricae. I was a philosophy major and I am now in medical school. I have second guessed myself countless times since starting school this past August. I want to give you a nice pat on the back and say that medicine is the most fulfilling thing and that my decision was absolutely the right...

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