Comments | dianyla: Bad grades are like herpes

dianyla

Bad grades are like herpes

Oct 15, 2010 00:37

I was just remarking to my roommate the other day that bad grades are like herpes, in the world of medical school admissions. And then the analogy got out of control. Here's the result.

Iffy Grades = HSV1
OK, so the occasional W or I is really no big deal. I mean, 85% of premeds have them right? If you keep accumulating W and I grades, you need ( Read more... )

lol, premental

Comments 6

opalmirror October 15 2010, 13:43:59 UTC

3ag goofy, geeky, funny. this really needs to join the youtube cadre for premed/med studwnts. I suggest a clinic for a setting. :) know any film school or nw file study center folks?

dianyla October 15 2010, 16:19:30 UTC

Oh, I hadn't thought of that. Perhaps if I get in it'll end up on a skit of some kind. :)

alba_ny October 15 2010, 16:29:29 UTC

yayskittles October 15 2010, 18:30:02 UTC

Did you know that your LOR writers can address bad grades? Did you have any of them do that?

dianyla October 16 2010, 17:41:54 UTC

I gave earlier drafts of my personal statement to my letter writers, so most of them knew the backstory. I don't know if they did or didn't address past grades, but I do know that they all wrote some fairly nice things about me.

(I can't read any of the letters, because I waived that right, but the pre-med advising committee gives each candidate an overall rating and they do tell you how they rated you. My rating was so high that I couldn't possibly have syphilis.)

oats_of_wrath October 16 2010, 04:35:04 UTC

Bwahaha! Pretty clever.