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    jenkins reacted to FingersCrossedPls in Moving away   
    Congrats on your acceptance! I just wanted to point out that it is very brave of you to move out right now! Everyone in this thread is sharing their personal experiences and how they rose to the occasion, but I can guarantee you they did not do it during a Global Pandemic! Of course you are nervous and you have every right to be! It will be hard being away from family and friends while simultaneously not being able to effectively make new family and friends (of course you can make friends online but you know what I mean), or not being able to explore your new home for at least a few months. But you beat the odds of getting into med school and you’ll surely beat the odds of your own expectations for your capabilities. Best of luck! Go crush it! 
     
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    jenkins reacted to anon12223 in Moving away   
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    jenkins reacted to peachyjeon in Moving away   
    My sister lived in Ontario her whole life then moved to BC. She said that while it is tough at first to live so far away from home, she feels like it is actually a great experience. She loves BC. She's also meeting LOADS of great people. I'm actually quite jealous because she loves it there so much haha.
    Congrats on the acceptance to UBC btw!
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    jenkins reacted to ArdentMed in Moving away   
    This is an opportunity to learn and foster more independence. I would view this as a blessing in disguise. 
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    jenkins reacted to conbrio in Incoming McMaster medical student convicted of voyeurism   
    At his court proceedings, this guy will quickly type out a detailed 300 word response at a rate of 120 WPM making sure to carefully assess all aspects of his situations and carefully craft a reply that takes into account different perspectives, doesn't hurt the judge's feelings, and provides a best outcome for everybody.
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    jenkins reacted to Bambi in Moving away   
    Life is about taking responsible risks, leaving our comfort zone, expanding our horizons, seeking new challenges and always developing, as we each contribute to our personal growth and to society in our own unique way. This is why you are embarking upon your journey! 
    I too moved away for professional school where everybody, at first, were strangers. My only friends in the world now  are from this school and we rarely get together as we are all in different cities.
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    jenkins reacted to IMislove in Moving away   
    It was, i giggled. I agree with your comment if that wasn’t clear. I enjoy straight shooters like yourself.
    To OP, like cleanup said, moving young is a gift as you get to experience so much and change as a person, hopefully for the better. It establishes more maturity, more self reliance, and you get to see a bit of the world. Plus don’t need to freeze your butt off all winter which is a plus ahah.
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    jenkins reacted to cleanup in Moving away   
    You're moving to BC, not to Zimbabwe.
    You're young and you would benefit greatly from seeing this as an opportunity to learn, be open minded, meet new people, and experience life.
    If you want life to be stable, predictable, same-same, forever, not only will you a) be sorely disappointed but also b) possibly bored and stunted. That's just my opinion, but I would argue that as someone who is going to professional school, you may want to maintain that curious, open, experience-driven mindset.
    I grew up in a small town for 15 years, and then moved halfway around the world to Asia for a few years. It took a lot of convincing from my family, but it is by far and above a defining period in my life. It opened my mind, it opened my world. I would not be who I am today if not for that experience. Truth be told, I think my life would be much more regressive, narrow in experience and boring had I not been exposed to something so unfamiliar.
    I then moved to Toronto when I was 18 for school, and lived on my own while my family was still in Asia. That again, was initially worrying, but living on my own, responsible solely for myself, with only myself to rely upon, was again untold in its enriching value.
    Have fun. Enjoy yourself. Learn, meet, grow.
    I would not be surprised in the least if 4 years from now you end up staying in Vancouver, or moving somewhere you never would have dreamed of now. You're young as hell; don't let the importance and freedom of that be lost on you.
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    jenkins reacted to molarmania in Moving away   
    I have a friend at UBC dentistry and he tells me that living on a campus on the other side of the country isn't as difficult as it seems. He flies home around twice a year (once for the holidays and once for reading week) and so he just has to organize his reunions with old friends around this timeframe. With that said, I've heard that you can easily make new friends by finding people from the same province during orientation
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    jenkins reacted to ploughboy in Being in your 20s   
    Youth is wasted on the young.
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    jenkins reacted to Bambi in Being in your 20s   
    This is the stepping stone for the rest of your life if you do the journey well, notwithstanding any setbacks along the path. Uncertainty and ambiguity follow you always along your journey of life, no matter what your age. Taking advantage of your energy, intellect, ambition, focus and drive helps you achieve your goals. You have less attachments and are able to follow your dreams and to correct any mistakes with minimum disruption. Indeed, this IS the best time of your life!
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    jenkins reacted to lifeadvice in Being in your 20s   
    Who says that?
    Being in your 20s can be both amazing and terrifying. We do most of our 'finding ourselves' and personal growth in our 20s and maybe early 30s. That can mean a lot of heartache, sorrow, confusion, frustration, stress, depression, anxiety, uncertainty. But it can also mean a lot of wayfinding, travelling, having new experiences and meeting new people, discovering our passions, discovering our likes, dislikes, wants and needs, establishing our boundaries, loving and being loved, showing ourselves to the world, and learning how to be authentic.
    They're simply two sides of the same coin.
    I don't believe that any of these things really go away as we get older, but for most people, the tumultuous nature of their 20s tends to dissipate and fade as they enter their 30s, if only because people begin to become established in their careers, maybe they've married someone or at least settled into a long-term relationship, and since they do know themselves somewhat after a crazy up-and-down time in the past decade, they maybe seek out fewer 'new' things, seek our fewer 'new' people, they're more sure of themselves, who they are, and the way they see the world.
    Honestly, cue the famous Charles Dickens opening to A Tale of Two Cities.
    That said, in my experience, most people who have a rough time in their 20s merely have a better time in their 30s, and possibly even better in their 40s. Life satisfaction tends to go up as we get older. Some people who yearn to be 20 again are merely feeling nostalgic for a time when they had fewer responsibilities and were a little more free spirited. I'd argue that you can easily maintain those two aspects of life well into your 30s and 40s, it all depends on what you value and how you choose to live. We really only put the burden upon ourselves to do things that we think we ought to do; maybe we should reflect on where these desires actually come from, whether they're really ours or not, or if we just think they are. 
    Keep in mind that you, in your 20s, trying to get into a health professional program, and continue onward in that path, are unique in that manner. You've decided to stay in school, and pursue more of it, for the promise of something that you think you want at the end of the road. The process isn't always really meant to be easy, or enjoyable, or fun, but it has to be at least somewhat meaningful. You do have to find those pieces and moments of fulfillment along the way; you have to realize that the climb is, often enough, and perhaps deservedly so, more important than the destination.
    For me, my 20s were strange. They were filled with a lot of discovery. But also a lot of pain. A lot of self-doubt. A lot of "I don't know what the fuck I'm doing." 
    Those things never really go away entirely, not 100%, but as I am progressing into my 30s now, I'm grateful for all the shit that I wade through in my 20s. All the heartaches, stressful times, disappointments, lost friends, failed endeavours, regrettable achievements, awkward moments. It made me, me. And I really like me, at least now I do. A hard decade in your 20s will make you a wise person in your 30s. I don't wish everyone to go through the same troubles, or worse, that I did, in fact, I hope no one makes the same mistakes I did, but I do hope everyone learns the same lessons, and if feeling stressed, worried, and fucking up constantly is the way to get there, then it might just be a worthwhile journey nonetheless.
    So don't fret over what seems like a rough time in your 20s. It just means you're climbing. And it means you're learning. And it means, in many ways, you're doing it right.
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    jenkins reacted to polarbear123 in Being in your 20s   
    In my twenties I was deeply involved in the arts scene and having a really good time. It was also a terrible time in terms of figuring myself and my path out. Tbh, I am enjoying my thirties a lot more (despite no longer going to cool parties), because I have a lot more clarity and self-awareness. I would not go back to being in my twenties, but also do not regret how I spent them. 
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    jenkins got a reaction from doodobro in UWO Dentistry- June 30th deadline   
    I’m doing a course based masters so I’m not sure if there’s a different deadline for a thesis one. When I called she said I have to be done done everything by aug 15th, this includes any presentation as well. 
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    jenkins reacted to Loulouloux3 in UWO Dentistry- June 30th deadline   
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    jenkins reacted to Loulouloux3 in UWO Dentistry- June 30th deadline   
    Just thought I should update this in case it's useful for someone else.
     
    So the deadline is a hard deadline for June 30th for a THESIS based Master's (different from course based, which I believe is August 15th). So I would either have to send in my transcript OR send in this form. The form requires signatures from my supervisor, and graduate department saying that I will have completed all my requirements for my thesis. So I believe I will have to talk to my department and see if they will be ok with me defending a few weeks later than the June 30th deadline (but will still complete before the school year). If the department is ok with that, then admissions will have no problem with it either.
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    jenkins reacted to Fentist in February 2019 DAT Thoughts   
    Could you please post the pdf file on the forum 
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    jenkins reacted to Fred VanVleet's Tooth in Should I retake the dat?   
    They're not like terrible. Could be stronger though. 
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    jenkins reacted to Chaxon in Should I retake the dat?   
    No. That being said it is possible you get in, just not that probable. Write it again, see how you do.
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    jenkins reacted to toothurty in my chances?   
    i'm only familiar with ontario schools ... i'd say you have a good shot at western... put a lot of thought into your ABS and personal statement and interview will be make or break 
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    jenkins got a reaction from kaminscm in my chances?   
    My school gives out letter grades so when I converted it to percentage this is what it came out to. I used the OMSAS scale 
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