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I wonder what its origins and/or true intentions are. obviously, to love bear, but I wonder if it is inherently an evil spirit or something more akin to a newborn that doesn’t necessarily know any better.

What I mean by that is that we do see certain instances where the possessed Nikki will do things that it thinks bear would love such as cooking his cat (he talks about being a food critic + he loved the cat) so it appears to try to mush these two things together like a toddler would, simply doing what it thinks it should.

It also seems not to necessarily understand the severity or complication regarding murder and harming others, because if it truly wanted to love bear then it would listen to his commands as requested rather than acting offish or complicating his life further by killing Sarah or Bear. But at the same time, it knows that it needs to get rid of the body.

Part of me wonders if this is all a sick game, or “sporting event” if you will, for the voice on the other end of the telephone call when he calls the support line for the Willow Wish, perhaps that entity is in charge of controlling the actions of Nikki and just likes fucking around?

Curious to hear y’all’s thoughts on this!

Hi everyone!

Averaged 516 on all AAMC FLs with strict adherence to expected test-taking conditions, and even scored a 521 on the last FL.

Took the 2/13 exam…opened my score…511.

128/126/129/128. I was very, personally, disappointed. I’m aware it’s an objectively good score, around the median matriculant score but I just expected more out of myself personally.

I don’t even know what went wrong, I felt excellent about P/S and B/B. My average on CARS was 130 and yet come test day every passage genuinely felt incomprehensible.

Even my actual exam C/P was higher than my test taking average lmao

Just wondering if anyone has had similar drops in points after receiving their score? I’m well aware it’s my fault, i don’t personally believe in the “the test is different this year” because IIRC scores actually increased this year lol.

No, I don’t plan on retaking. Just hoping for the best come this cycle. 😢

Hey all.

Averaged 516 on all AAMC FLs with strict adherence to expected test-taking conditions, and even scored a 521 on the last FL.

Took the 2/13 exam…opened my score…511.

128/126/129/128. I was very, personally, disappointed. I’m aware it’s an objectively good score, around the median matriculant score but I just expected more out of myself personally.

I don’t even know what went wrong, I felt excellent about P/S and B/B. My average on CARS was 130 and yet come test day every passage genuinely felt incomprehensible.

Even my C/P was higher than my test taking average lmao

Just wondering if anyone has had similar drops in points after receiving their score? I’m well aware it’s my fault, i don’t personally believe in the “the test is different this year” because IIRC scores actually increased this year lol.

No, I don’t plan on retaking. Just hoping for the best come this cycle. 😢

Hi all, reposting this due to a lack of interaction the first time. I plan on only applying to MD schools, and about 40 of them.

GPA: 3.96
MCAT: 511

Demos: 21M, ORM, From Tennessee

Clinical Experience:

800 hours as a medical scribe

Volunteering:

250 hours at a food bank
150 hours mentoring justice-involved youth
150 hours volunteering with Remote Area Medical clinics 

Shadowing:

~100 hours across Cardiology, Dermatology, and Nephrology
(Exposure to multiple procedures, including surgical cases)

Letters of Recommendation:

3 total (2 STEM, 1 nonSTEM, all 3 are going to be very strongly well written)

Research:

200 hours of undergraduate research (no poster or pub)
2023 review publication (JSR)

Leadership & Activities:

Hospital Health Ambassador: led tours for high school students interested in medicine

Vice President of Philanthropy & Service: organized and managed volunteer initiatives for college and high school students

Founder of a campus-affiliated club supporting the earlier mentioned youth mentoring nonprofit

Hobbies:

* Guitar
* Tennis
* Weightlifting / Gym

Curious if anyone has gotten these and not paid? I got sent a notice letter today from them asking me to pay nearly $120 for one ticket

It states near the bottom that the invoice is “privately issued, not by a governmental authority and thus non subject to criminal penalties, Metropolis isn’t a debt collection agency and this isn’t a collection letter for debt.”

I’m wondering if this like red light tickets and we can just get away with not paying these either.

I’ve had maybe 3 tickets from them total but don’t plan on parking on their lots anymore. Not sure if they’d go to collections over me but any insight would be appreciated, thanks.

Edit: could care less about possible future booting/tows, just not too keen on getting my credit fucked up

Some background: 21M, 5’9”, 162lb, and i’d guesstimate i’m anywhere from 25-28% BF

I weightlift 4x a week and do 10% incline walking @ 3mph daily.

MF says it believes my expenditure is 1750 and so has me eating 1250 calories daily w/ a 127g protein goal. This is after several weeks of check-ins, and seems incredibly low to me but oh well 🫩

Before anyone asks, yes, I am incredibly meticulous about tracking calories, so much so to the point that I track things like the 10 calories in energy drinks, I track the calories in my pills & supplements, when I eat out it’s only at places that have their caloric info published, and JUST to be safe i multiply their listed value by 1.2x for tracking to account for serving size differences.

I started my weight loss at around 165lbs on March 5th, given that i’m at 162lbs now on May 12th something just isn’t adding up. Water weight isn’t going to persist for 2 months.

I just feel so defeated. Slogging through the day barely eating anything, hungry 24/7, just for the scale nor my body to reflect any results. At a 500 calorie deficit I should be at around 157lbs after 8 weeks no?

And then there’s the days I just feel so defeated I overeat, they’re rare but they happen i.e. yesterday when I ate 2400 cals.

I even got bloodwork done, everything was normal. Does anyone have any advice? I know it’s literally calories in vs. calories out, i’m not disagreeing, i just feel so stuck.

Edit: Weigh-in’s happen @ the same time, same place, nearly everyday & immediately after waking up

That they offer a 1 month trial. The subscription model is so ridiculously stupid and convoluted especially with the recent problems people have been having as of lately with Whoop, its performance, its display and tracking of info, etc.

Don’t get me wrong, I love its idea and what it stands; i.e. tracking like this is very helpful for people like me who feel the need to stick to a routine as i imagine as well for many others.

but as of late it feels like they’ve lost the plot. Which is why I can’t wait to return it as soon as the month trial is over and look to its other competitors.

Hey all,

I recently just bought Skin1004’s sunscreen from YesStyle after realizing the ones I’d been buying from walmart were fakes (long story :/ )

Anyways, upon using these new ones I’ve realized they have a bit of a “tangy” or “fishy” smell after applying them.

Is this normal? The fake one had a bit of a floral scent.

Hey all,

I’ve been using the PeterThomasRoth Water Drench Cloud Cream moisturizer and though I love it, it runs out very quickly (it’s quite a small container) and is nearly $40 to replace on amazon.

does anyone have any good recommendations for moisturizers w ceramides / nicacinamide or just for barrier repair in general that will give me a good bang for my buck? Thanks!

Hey all,

I recently just bought Skin1004’s sunscreen from YesStyle after realizing the ones I’d been buying from walmart were fakes (long story :/ )

Anyways, upon using these new ones I’ve realized they have a bit of a “tangy” or “fishy” smell after applying them.

Is this normal? The fake one had a bit of a floral scent.

I have done perhaps every single recommendation I have ever been given on this subreddit, and yet these razor bumps on my neck appear over and over and over again.

I used to have problems with cutting myself but I have been wet shaving for a while now and nearly never cut myself.

My setup:
Merkur 34C w/ Gilette Nacet Blade
I replace the blade every 2 shaves

Pre-shave:
1.hot shower @ him’s cleanser
2. proraso pre-shave cream
3. shaving cream and brush (i make sure to agitate every hair with the brush rather than just paint it on my face)

I shave ONLY with the grain (straight downwards on my neck).

Post-Shave:

1. Thayer’s aloe vera & witch hazel mist
2. Pro-raso pre-shave (used as a post too, helps w irritation)
3. Nivea cooling post shave balm
4. Thayer’s milky toner w/ HA & Snow Mushroom

I use Paul’s choice 2% BHA 3x a week, making sure to wait 24+ hours after the shave if applicable

I use panoxyl 4% face wash daily EXCLUDING shave days

I even tried waiting for a couple weeks only using the phillips one blade electric trimmer so that maybe the bumps would go away

IM AT MY WITS END

TITLE. 💔

Hi all,

For over a YEAR now I have been following up with my OChem professor who very rarely gives LORs to students (apparently they tend to be incredibly strongly written from word of peers). He has not responded to a single email and after several in-person visits every visit ends the same, that he has been "very busy" and will be sure to get to work on it and have it ready before I need to submit it.

Fast forward to literally 2 weeks ago where I went in-person again and before I could even say anything after entering his office he said "you're on my radar, don't worry". I made sure to let him know that I really would like it by mid-May, and he said he'd be sure to have it ready before the 28th.

I spoke to a peer who also got a LOR from him and this peer said I need to figure something out ASAP because he didn't get his LOR submitted until AUGUST.

Does anyone have any advice on what I should do? This is the one part of my application that is stressing me out like crazy. Thank you in advance.

https://preview.redd.it/uslmnzna26zg1.png?width=2136&format=png&auto=webp&s=edb2e7bb20b33197874db3f1e9794c910efb5008

I was hoping to get some thoughts on my school list as well. Thank you!

GPA: 3.94 (projected ~3.96 at submission)
MCAT: 511

Demos: 21M, ORM, From Tennessee

Clinical Experience:

• 800 hours as a medical scribe

Volunteering (Non-Clinical):

• ~250 hours at a food bank
• ~150 hours mentoring justice-involved youth
• 150 hours volunteering with Remote Area Medical clinics

 

Shadowing:

• ~100 hours across Cardiology, Dermatology, and Nephrology
• Exposure to multiple procedures, including surgical cases

Letters of Recommendation:

• 3 total (2 STEM, 1 nonSTEM, all 3 are going to be very strongly well written)

Research:

• ~200 hours of undergraduate research (no poster or pub)
• 2023 review publication (JSR)

Leadership & Activities:

• Hospital Health Ambassador: led tours for high school students interested in medicine
  • Vice President of Philanthropy & Service: organized and managed volunteer initiatives for college and high school students
• Founder of a campus-affiliated club supporting the earlier mentioned youth mentoring nonprofit

Hobbies:

• Guitar
• Tennis
• Gym
• Video games

Hi all,

I’m 21 years old, dentist told me I have early tooth erosion but that I can still use whitening strips.

I use a 10% Hydrogen peroxide strip, but just to be safe i’ve been using them every other night rather than concurrently. After the second treatment (\~60 hours ago), i noticed white patches along my top teeth, which Google stated was enamel dehydration.

Google also said most cases should resolve in under 48 hours so i’m wondering whether or not this is a cause for concern / if i can continue whitening.

thanks.

edit: also wanted to ask if i can have acidic drinks while the patches are present

Hi all,

I’m 21 years old, dentist told me I have early tooth erosion but that I can still use whitening strips.

I use a 10% Hydrogen peroxide strip, but just to be safe i’ve been using them every other night rather than concurrently. After the second treatment (~60 hours ago), i noticed white patches along my top teeth, which Google stated was enamel dehydration.

Google also said most cases should resolve in under 48 hours so i’m wondering whether or not this is a cause for concern / if i can continue whitening.

thanks.

I have it set on for my program but going from Week 2 to Week 3 for example has no change in expected weight or # of reps.

Edit: I noticed it changed for one exercise (Barbell bench press) but not for others (e.g. Lat pull down / E-Z bar preacher curl).