Free backpack?

[lostintime]

I heard this rumor that we get free backpacks at some point....

 

(And the fact that I see med student clones carrying those same green backpacks around hahaha)....

 

So I am in need of a new backpack, and if this rumor is false, I should really get one now as opposed to later. Does anyone know how exactly these "free/clone backpacks" came to being?

[Madz25]

ummm we (at dal) got ours during O-week...dunno how it works for other schools.

[BMO guy]

the backpacks are given out by MD Management...

at UBC they have a little event where they have free pizza and give out the backpacks at the beginning on the year.

[lucy98]

Hey lostintime,

 

If I recall from previous posts, you're headed to UWO. Last year at UWO, we got our backpacks just after the White Coat Ceremony. They are pretty decent backpacks as well. And, it's a good way to identify your fellow classmates in the first few weeks (or in my case, months) when you still don't know everyone yet!

 

Lucy

[onlytemp]

The backpacks have been around a while. I think my class (started in 1999, graduated 2003) were either the first or second class to get them (think the first). They seem to have gotten a lot nicer, from what I see of current/recent students.

 

The zipper is broken on mine, but my husband still takes it camping/snowboarding occasionally.

 

At first people do look like clones, and we had a bit of a problem with grabbing each others' backpacks accidently in class and the computer lab... but after a while it becomes a great way to identify other people in your med school year from around the country. When you're away on electives, at the airport, etc, it's nice to see someone with the same bag as you... you know immediately that they're a med student and in the same year. Occasionally I still see some antiquated dinosaur roaming around with a "Class of '03" bag!

 

the colors ought to have repeated right? i remember several years ago, the bags were blue too hmmmm

[Dante]

YES BLUE!!! the green ones were... not pretty.

 

i think most of the recent years were some shade of blue... it was just this past year that went green. or so i'm told.

[Poolboy]

My friend put a patch on his and now he stands out among the clones. I tried using mine, but I only lasted a week - I found last years had so many pockets that I got frustrated wit trying to fit in my big books - I did like the free pen light though!

[mbene085]

Score, my friend asked me what colour it would be this year and I randomly guessed blue, just because I wanted it to be blue. Clearly I can manipulate the universe. Now I must go use my powers for evil...

[lostintime]

Yay! I wanted blue too! Is it like turquoise blue? Navy? Gah, too curious for my own good. I'll find out in a couple of weeks.

[lostintime]

Whattt...it's baby blue?! Ick....

[reminisce]

just think of it as "sky blue" =)

what about a red one?

[Charlatan]

Hey aranndil,

 

Is it really going to be baby blue this year? Or did you just guess or make that up?

 

Baby blue or sky blue is quite acceptable to me actually

[lostintime]

So from another thread, they ARE going to be "sky/baby" blue. *groans* Must not be too greedy...free backpacks...good...good....*repeats to self*

[onlytemp]

So from another thread, they ARE going to be "sky/baby" blue. *groans* Must not be too greedy...free backpacks...good...good....*repeats to self*

 

argh baby blue? i guess i'll use a crayon and color over it

[lostintime]

Lol aranndil must be psychic.

[Jikuty]

I'm going to drop out and reapply next year for a better colour.

[0T6]

I used to love the meds backpack but it's lost a bit of its novelty this year - I like the anonymity of a good old MEC backpack

[Swift Fox]

Sky blue eh? Well you will be able to identify med students from pretty far away with that bright color.

 

So if you got it and want to flaunt it...

[KennethToronto]

I guess we should be happy for a free bag But it'd be really great if they gave out sweet MEC or Black Diamond bags that were rebadged or whatever. Nothing beats the quality of those bags

[silverjelly]

I for one actually liked the green. It really stands out, and is a welcome change from the sea of blue and black backpacks you see around school campuses in general.

[rogerroger]

I have one sitting in my bedroom now (as Calgary starts early we get our backpacks early) and I would NOT classify the colour as baby blue.

 

Not even close.

 

I would say the blue is closer to a royal blue (a bit lighter) and the bag has black and grey accents. It's kind of the colour of the QuickTime logo...if that helps

 

Quicktime eh? That's a pretty good color. WAY better than baby blue! Thanks for the clarification futdoc!

[worriedandwaiting]

I think a picture should be posted

[jajabinks]

yup! futdoc08 - cough up the photo please

 

(wow...are we an anxious group of almost-med-students!)

[DrTruth]

a few of your are gonna have to get your bags cleaned the moment you get em if you stay this excited

a bag sighting:

http://photos-220.ll.facebook.com/photos-ll-sf2p/v307/201/72/501601220/n501601220_1664417_5301.jpg

[jajabinks]

nice! darker than the previous years..