u/ElkZai

This is something I've noticed about Hank's death that I don't see anybody else talk about much.

Throughout the show, I've had complicated emotions regarding Hank. I personally have my misgivings regarding cops, but I'm willing to suspend them for the sake of something as small as watching a TV show, especially one created before public opinion on cops shifted so drastically in the past decade or so.

What mainly put me off to him was his racist behavior in the earlier seasons, with Hugo's arrest and the brash way he talked about (mainly) Latino people. Needless to say, I grew to like him more as the show went on and the writers moved away from his casual racism. What stuck out to me was the fact that he ended up being murdered by a group of neo-nazis. One of the few things that the audience was actually supposed to find as a flaw and bad quality Hank had ended up being tied to his death completely coincidentally.

Again, I don't think this was done intentionally to his character because the writers largely moved away from his racism, but I couldn't help but notice another layer of irony in his death beyond the obvious irony of everything relating to Walter.

I am an applicant who just added time onto my premed timeline by deciding to do a year of a Master's degree after my undergrad graduation. I am shooting for a T20 school that is in-state.

Here are my stats:

503 MCAT, about 2.97 sGPA

Upward trend for the past year (two Bs and an A in the first semester, three As in the second), one year left of undergrad followed by a year of an SMP program that offers linkage at a different school than the T20 I want to go to. I am not worried at all about my grades moving forward. The low GPA is due to previous issues I've since largely recovered from and the past year I've shown myself I'll have no issue maintaining a 3.8+ sGPA.

No research projects yet, but I am starting nematode neuroscience research in the fall and will have no issue finding another lab if I need to start in another after I graduate

In terms of other experience, I have a little more than a year of pharmacy technician experience (holdover from when I was originally pre-Pharm) with plenty of interesting patient interactions primarily serving a lower-income population

2 months of physician shadowing that gradually transitioned to medical assistant-type work in a primary care clinic

1 semester as a learning assistant in a Human Physiology class

Lining up hospital volunteering and considering EMT classes, specifically because I could never imagine myself going for emergency medicine and I want to expose myself to things that make me uncomfortable

Will have no issue receiving good LoRs and an interesting narrative for my personal statement. Previous mental health struggles not only create an emotional story, but also help explain my bad grades and have good synergy with an interest in psychiatry. I've also been reading and writing since I was little so I have no doubt I'd be great at the actual writing part. I'll be retaking the MCAT around 2-3 months before I apply, which will definitely help my 'redemption' story even more.

I will be applying at the end of my Master's year, meaning I have about 2 years to build my application. Aside from the obvious things like 'get good grades' and 'get a good MCAT score'; what can I do to matriculate T20?

Hello everyone! I’m a 22 year old trans woman Muslim living in the US. After a long road (about 6 years in undergrad) I’ve finally decided that I want to be a doctor, specifically looking into child and adolescent psychiatry among other specialties. In your opinion, why shouldn’t I become a psychiatrist?

A couple questions I want to answer off rip:

“Why not just read this sub?”
I’ve tried, and most of the posts I’ve seen seem to be things like testimony from people who had horrible experiences with shitty doctors. This is an indictment of the medical system at large, not psychiatry specifically. There’s also been a lot of people I’ve seen who are simply misinformed about the diagnostic process and are mad about wrong information they’ve been told which, while a perfectly valid and correct reaction, isn’t based in the reality of how things actually work.

“Why do you want to become a psychiatrist?”
I’ve been very interested in both psychology and medicine for a while, and I want to help get rid of a lot of the stigmatization surrounding mental health in the modern day. This seems like the best way to do so.

“Why a child/adolescent psychiatrist specifically?”
In addition to my own mental health struggles, I had a lot of friends I met when I was younger who struggled with many different issues. I believe that the vast majority of psychological issues we face as a society are either caused by or start in our childhood. I want to be a force for good and help fix problems like those before they become larger issues in adulthood and a person spends years being traumatized by them.

“Why not become a psychologist/counselor/therapist/etc?”
On a very superficial level, the pay is better (why the fuck don’t therapists make more?) and people with ‘doctor’ before their name get more respect. On a much deeper level, I plan on having a family one day and I won’t be able to support them well on a therapist’s salary. People also don’t give therapists the respect that they deserve (again, a damn shame) and I won’t be able to fight against stigma if people won’t listen to what I have to say. Also, as I said before, I’m very passionate about medicine and I want to be a physician, not just a mental health expert. Especially in an age where the president and the people he surrounds himself with are actively  endorsing harmful medical practice and medical misinformation is rampant, I can’t just ignore physical health. 

Open to any and all questions, though I’m mainly looking for comments that answer the title. Feel free to DM. Also, please be respectful of not only me, but anybody else in the comments.

I'm planning on becoming a psychiatrist and while it's not the same I'd imagine there's a lot of crossover. I've noticed that I laugh a lot at very serious and/or sexual things (The reproductive section of Anatomy and Physiology was tough for me.) I worry that one day somebody will reveal an embarrassing part of something really traumatic and I'll laugh at it due to my sense of humor.