Comments on: Second Rate http://www.medaholic.com/2009/06/28/second-rate/ obsessed with all things medicine Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:44:29 +0000 hourly 1 By: Joshua http://www.medaholic.com/2009/06/28/second-rate/comment-page-1/#comment-366 Joshua Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:17:07 +0000 http://www.medaholic.com/?p=496#comment-366 Good post. Not only is some luck/variance involved in the process, but someone being higher up on the list doesn't mean they are smarter or will be a better physician than you, or anything like that. Maybe they are "better at the admissions process" (though by how much is debatable), but that will have limited correlation with anything you might actually care about, such as how good a physician you will be. Good post. Not only is some luck/variance involved in the process, but someone being higher up on the list doesn’t mean they are smarter or will be a better physician than you, or anything like that.

Maybe they are “better at the admissions process” (though by how much is debatable), but that will have limited correlation with anything you might actually care about, such as how good a physician you will be.

]]> By: medaholic http://www.medaholic.com/2009/06/28/second-rate/comment-page-1/#comment-365 medaholic Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:14:52 +0000 http://www.medaholic.com/?p=496#comment-365 Yeah, people who do get off the waitlist are usually ecstatic. But when school rolls around, and they realize all of a sudden everyone in their class is brilliant, it's easy to think that you're subpar and not worthy of medical school. I mean why not, the admissions committee says you are ranked below everyone who got a direct acceptance. Yeah, people who do get off the waitlist are usually ecstatic. But when school rolls around, and they realize all of a sudden everyone in their class is brilliant, it’s easy to think that you’re subpar and not worthy of medical school. I mean why not, the admissions committee says you are ranked below everyone who got a direct acceptance.

]]> By: Perani http://www.medaholic.com/2009/06/28/second-rate/comment-page-1/#comment-364 Perani Mon, 29 Jun 2009 01:06:12 +0000 http://www.medaholic.com/?p=496#comment-364 I agree. Just getting IN is enough for me :D I agree. Just getting IN is enough for me :D

]]> By: Joe http://www.medaholic.com/2009/06/28/second-rate/comment-page-1/#comment-363 Joe Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:11:07 +0000 http://www.medaholic.com/?p=496#comment-363 if i were ever accepted off a waitlist i would be ecstatic... didn't think anyone would ever look at that with a negative outlook if i were ever accepted off a waitlist i would be ecstatic… didn’t think anyone would ever look at that with a negative outlook

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