Real Beef Posted May 7, 2012 Report Share Posted May 7, 2012 Good to hear from you! I'm home now, so Let the worrying begin! Where is home, Braces? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Braces4810 Posted May 7, 2012 Report Share Posted May 7, 2012 Where is home, Braces? Temagami. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Real Beef Posted May 7, 2012 Report Share Posted May 7, 2012 Temagami. Wow, you are up there a bit. Hopefully there is enough to distract you during the wait including high speed internet for some video gaming during your down time from school I have one more major research presentation to do then I will be delving back into the video gaming scene hard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eoosen Posted May 7, 2012 Report Share Posted May 7, 2012 ... then I will be delving back into the video gaming scene hard! Hey, I game too! My PSN is Jumble-Berry, add me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Real Beef Posted May 7, 2012 Report Share Posted May 7, 2012 Hey, I game too! My PSN is Jumble-Berry, add me! noted. Can't remember my PSN handle ... Protein-something ....? Xbox Live I am 'ShavedDethMonk'. I will have to look at my PSN name though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Braces4810 Posted May 7, 2012 Report Share Posted May 7, 2012 Wow, you are up there a bit. Hopefully there is enough to distract you during the wait including high speed internet for some video gaming during your down time from school I have one more major research presentation to do then I will be delving back into the video gaming scene hard! My Internet is a notch above dial-up YouTube doesn't even work! Fortunately (unfortunately?), FPS make me nauseous, so I get by with other games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benhc911 Posted May 7, 2012 Report Share Posted May 7, 2012 Temagami. haha oh wow, I'm from Haileybury (the new Temiskaming Shores), just a stone throw away (in the Northern Ontario sense). /edit/ and my gamertag on xbox is 'x Shmahh' ... I'm not sure what my psn account is because I only use ps3 for single player games Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Real Beef Posted May 7, 2012 Report Share Posted May 7, 2012 ........ 8.......... ... luckily the next four days should go fast due to doing things out of the ordinary. Heading to Sudbury to get my broken finger checked out tommorow ... going to the 'Hand Clinic', I would like my tendon in my finger reattached after suffering an avulsion fracture a couple of months ago. Need extra stability in the joint for karate. Heading to Thunder Bay one final time for the Northern Research Health Conference. Will be doing an oral presentation on Friday. With travel and all this will kill three days alone. Need to iron my power suit for the occassion After that then I only need 4 days to amuse myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eoosen Posted May 7, 2012 Report Share Posted May 7, 2012 My next eight days will be spent finishing a paper I am working on for a class I took this semester called 'Organisms as Instruments' in the Science & Technology Studies program at York. I am writing about the history of primate field studies, practices of representing social stress in model organisms, and critical analysis of stress discourse. I've written about the history of stress research (in rodents) but never about primate studies, so this project is proving interesting but difficult. I am hoping to have it done by the 14th because no matter what I find out Tuesday, I have a strong feeling I won't want to be working on this paper by that point. Eight more days! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayward son Posted May 8, 2012 Report Share Posted May 8, 2012 I'll be flying back to thunder bay from attawapiskat on the 18th, getting there 9pm-ish... if people are already in town, and get in/get waitlisted/dont get in, maybe we can have a get together... I can talk to some other students who might be arriving around then and maybe we can make it a bit larger... provided there is interest/people in town already, I understand many/most are not I am definitely game for any kind of gathering if I am either accepted or high on the waiting list (top 15 or 18). For those that were wondering, my appearance at the Standing Committee regarding Ornge has been delayed until the 30th of May, which is just as well, as there were some logistical problems on both ends, and being in Thunder Bay meant it was more practical to delay things. Of course that means I am back to waiting for the 15th without a major distraction to take my mind off the wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lekarza Posted May 8, 2012 Report Share Posted May 8, 2012 One more week guys! I can't wait any longer!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eoosen Posted May 8, 2012 Report Share Posted May 8, 2012 This wait is killing me too. I keep going through these ups and downs: I will get really excited about the possibility, start thinking about how great it will be, etc... then, I will remind myself of the fact that even if I nailed the interview and everything else (which is impossible to really know) then I could still not get in because, lets be honest, there's going to be a lot of awesome and totally qualified people who are not going to get in this year... such is the reality of medschool admission. It's been a real rollercoaster, huh? When I think about whether I will apply again if I don't get in this year, I think, sure why not? But to be honest, I feel like I've really given it my best (good recommendation letters, good interview, etc...) -- if there was some obvious issue I could address it (although if there was we wouldn't have gotten an interview), but it will be subtle (if we find out at all). It's an expensive and time consuming process; I want to feel like I am moving forward with my life, not remaining stagnant (I'm no spring chicken anymore). Don't get me wrong, I have other things going on (I'll be starting the second year of my phd in the fall), it's just I'd like to commit to something longterm, y'know? Anyway, I am just airing my anxieties to a friendly audience, thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Real Beef Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 ............. 6 days left ............... tick .... tock .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taiga gal Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 i hear ya, fellow yellowknifer... last nite did some (more) reflecting on the realities of being an MD as i attended and helped at a code blue in our hospital. the ER physician was totally in control with so many interventions taking place in a crazy chaotic environment. i wondered if i could ever do what she was doing....i think given time and skill development i could but that is a long ways off. gotta take that first step though, as all of us pre-meders have...maybe it will take me another attempt at admission, maybe not, but i am grateful to have this opportunity. i am alive and healthy ready to take on challenges whatever direction i go in. i feel pretty fortunate to have this opportunity, especially when i witness events like last nite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lekarza Posted May 10, 2012 Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 This wait is killing me too. I keep going through these ups and downs: I will get really excited about the possibility, start thinking about how great it will be, etc... then, I will remind myself of the fact that even if I nailed the interview and everything else (which is impossible to really know) then I could still not get in because, lets be honest, there's going to be a lot of awesome and totally qualified people who are not going to get in this year... such is the reality of medschool admission. It's been a real rollercoaster, huh? I definitely agree with u! At this point I am convinced I'm not getting in this year. I just can't take the wait anymore! I've been going to the gym for 3 hours every night this week trying to get my mind off of this lol Taiga gal- I love your attitude towards med school! Very inspirational Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eoosen Posted May 10, 2012 Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 ... gotta take that first step though, as all of us pre-meders have...maybe it will take me another attempt at admission, maybe not, but i am grateful to have this opportunity. i am alive and healthy ready to take on challenges whatever direction i go in. i feel pretty fortunate to have this opportunity, especially when i witness events like last nite. Yup, you're absolutely right - just gotta take this stuff in stride, it's not the end of the world either way. And I can spend more time really thinking if this is the path I want to pursue ... maybe neither medschool nor academia is the place for me (although I am pretty damn sure it's the former, haha). Anyway, thanks for listening to me gripe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jojoluvsu2 Posted May 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 5 days. Holy crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flora14 Posted May 10, 2012 Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 Ahhhhhhhhhhh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Real Beef Posted May 10, 2012 Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 5 days. Holy crap. Its amazing how slow it has gone by but time has a way of eventually getting to the D-day ... so here we are in the low single digits. I am looking forward to a decision either way I mean I just want to get on with whatever options I am given ... med school or improving home theater/kitchen reno ... just let me know:D Also I must quickly say that I appreciated the regular NOSM sub-forum members who contributed to make this wait a bit more bearable even if it was just a short post or a rant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayward son Posted May 10, 2012 Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 A couple times a day I log into Premed see all the countdown threads and then have Europe's "The Final Countdown" playing through my head for at least an hour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eoosen Posted May 10, 2012 Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 A couple times a day I log into Premed see all the countdown threads and then have Europe's "The Final Countdown" playing through my head for at least an hour. Haha, I do the same (but no Europe). I don't know what I'm looking for on all these countdown threads, but it's nice to see how many other people are experiencing the same anxieties, hopes, and optimism. The last few months seemed to have flown by (I still remember my extreme delight, and surprise, at getting an invitation to the interview), but now it feels like time is at a standstill... 5 more days, can you believe it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benhc911 Posted May 10, 2012 Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 Haha, I do the same (but no Europe). I don't know what I'm looking for on all these countdown threads, but it's nice to see how many other people are experiencing the same anxieties, hopes, and optimism. The last few months seemed to have flown by (I still remember my extreme delight, and surprise, at getting an invitation to the interview), but now it feels like time is at a standstill... 5 more days, can you believe it? the almost year from application to acceptance goes pretty fast all in all... but the first year seems to go even faster... there is no way I feel like I should be finishing the first year already... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jojoluvsu2 Posted May 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2012 Two more! And why does it look like there's a glitch on pm101? I don't think I can handle that, PM101 basically has my sanity held for ransom at this point. If it goes down, I go down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Real Beef Posted May 13, 2012 Report Share Posted May 13, 2012 Yeah there is a glitch that has lost the last 2-3 days worth of posts. Very strange. I went to look at an older post of mine and wondered why the moderators would have deleted it only until I noticed that there were no new posts for a few days .... a glitch in the Matrix .... take the red pill and you will wake up and think this was all a dream, take the blue pill and I will show you how deep this rabbit hole goes.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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