u/WipeThaFloor

I recently got a role as a clinical research assistant. I was considering MD/PhD before the funding cuts. I know I want the MD for certain but I can’t rule out MD/PhD yet. I’ve gained about 557 hours of bench research, I dont have any publications but I presented my work and the story and letters of rec behind my research are strong. I have a 3.69 cGPA and 3.67 bcpmGPA. How strong is a clinical research assistant role for MD/PhD admissions with this in mind?

Long story short I’m going back to be a personal trainer after graduation. It’s been 3 years since I worked as one. It’ll be at the same exact place. How can I expect to list this on my application? Will I just list the dates through the gap? Or will there be space to mark two date ranges?

I cohost a duplex with my father who is the owner. I want to expand my scope and try my hand at cohosting other properties. I tried getting on the co-host network but they aren’t accepting any cohosts in the area. I know it’s against the rules to message hosts via the app, and would be annoying if I did anyways. Would it be wrong for me to find the listings on a map and leave a solicitation in their mailbox? My dad seems more focused on being a cleaner and pocketing his cleaning fees than scaling this business as the experienced hosts we are. I understand his perspective for the most part but I think I just need to try my hand at this alone and hopefully show him my vision.

I know this has likely been asked multiple times. But I want answers with my scenario in mind. I live in a smaller city. 280k total including surrounding countryside. It is hard to find doctors who want shadows, most departments have 3+ travel docs just to meet our needs. I’ve applied properly 5 times and only got lucky for one 8 hour day. NPs have full practice authorization in my state, and I have the opportunity to shadow a psych NP. I also plan on applying to 3 year med schools with directed residency to psych or neurology. Would it be wise to just take the opportunity given that I have only managed 8 hours with a physician in the last 2-2.5 years. I’m planning on staying out of town with family within the next 1-2 years just to shadow but I want to demonstrate a more long term commitment in the meantime. Or should I just focus on the MCAT and volunteering for now?

Is anyone else experiencing this? I took 5 years and still need physics. I feel so cooked and broke. The state of the world isn’t helping either. Planning 2 gap years and am worried I’ll lose it all.

Been looking for a psp for a while. Lucked out and got a 2000 for $60. I’ve been trying to learn more about hard mods and am wondering: Why are all the hard mods (particularly the ips) only for 1000 & 3000? This is very frustrating, even all of the 2000 replacement shells on Aliexpress are taken down, but clearly used to be there based on their listing still appearing on google.

*The names are fake.

Edit: This is more about knowing if my best friend is a pos than this is about my ex.

Last August, my long-term girlfriend and I broke up. It had been a long time coming, and we split before I found out about the cheating. What changed was the way we finally parted ways. At first, I thought we still had enough respect for each other to separate in a way that minimized damage and stress for both of us. But a few weeks before the breakup, I started having suspicions about her and a friend named Jason, who had been living with us for the summer. Even though we were already split up, I went through her phone and found out my suspicions were right. After that, they both got kicked out, and I have not seen her since.

The reason I suspected her with Jason was because it reminded me of an older suspicion I had involving a different friend, Adam, who had also lived with us temporarily about two or three years earlier. In both situations, she showed very similar patterns and behaviors. I was much closer with Adam than I ever was with Jason, so at the time it was easier for me to convince myself I was being irrational. But once those same behaviors showed up again with Jason, and I found the texts confirming it, my suspicions about Adam resurfaced. One difference with Adam was a smell. It was not cologne, but a subtle odor that seemed to radiate around the face and neck area. Most people have some version of it. I have called it “nose breath,” though I do not really know what it is. I have noticed it on and off with significant others, and it usually smells fairly similar. But during the Adam situation, the smell changed. It was a distinct smell I had only noticed on Adam before. When I caught it, I immediately connected it with the behavioral patterns and had an “oh shit” moment. But since they were coworkers, and since my ex also had her own distinct version of that smell at times, I wrote it off as something from their work environment.

Adam later switched careers to a job where he is moving around, sweating, and working outdoors a lot. About three months ago, I noticed that same distinct smell on him again. Given everything else, that strengthened my suspicions. After that, I also noticed this same general “nose breath” type of odor on my new girlfriend, except it was not Adam’s smell. It was more similar to the one my ex naturally had. That made me think the category of smell itself is real, but Adam’s specific smell was still unique enough that noticing it back then feels significant. All of this has led me to suspect that I was probably right about what happened.

I am meeting my ex next week. I have no idea what she will be like, but I intend to ask her directly. While the smell will not be my main point, I still need clarification.

While the patterns are obviously better evidence, its all stemming from this damned smell. I hope I painted the picture well enough, I know it seems like I added useless information, but it helps explain my reasoning. I need to know if anyone has experienced this smell or if I am crazy.

*The names are fake.

Edit: This is more about knowing if my best friend is a pos than this is about my ex.

Last August, my long-term girlfriend and I broke up. It had been a long time coming, and we split before I found out about the cheating. What changed was the way we finally parted ways. At first, I thought we still had enough respect for each other to separate in a way that minimized damage and stress for both of us. But a few weeks before the breakup, I started having suspicions about her and a friend named Jason, who had been living with us for the summer. Even though we were already split up, I went through her phone and found out my suspicions were right. After that, they both got kicked out, and I have not seen her since.

The reason I suspected her with Jason was because it reminded me of an older suspicion I had involving a different friend, Adam, who had also lived with us temporarily about two or three years earlier. In both situations, she showed very similar patterns and behaviors. I was much closer with Adam than I ever was with Jason, so at the time it was easier for me to convince myself I was being irrational. But once those same behaviors showed up again with Jason, and I found the texts confirming it, my suspicions about Adam resurfaced. One difference with Adam was a smell. It was not cologne, but a subtle odor that seemed to radiate around the face and neck area. Most people have some version of it. I have called it “nose breath,” though I do not really know what it is. I have noticed it on and off with significant others, and it usually smells fairly similar. But during the Adam situation, the smell changed. It was a distinct smell I had only noticed on Adam before. When I caught it, I immediately connected it with the behavioral patterns and had an “oh shit” moment. But since they were coworkers, and since my ex also had her own distinct version of that smell at times, I wrote it off as something from their work environment.

Adam later switched careers to a job where he is moving around, sweating, and working outdoors a lot. About three months ago, I noticed that same distinct smell on him again. Given everything else, that strengthened my suspicions. After that, I also noticed this same general “nose breath” type of odor on my new girlfriend, except it was not Adam’s smell. It was more similar to the one my ex naturally had. That made me think the category of smell itself is real, but Adam’s specific smell was still unique enough that noticing it back then feels significant. All of this has led me to suspect that I was probably right about what happened.

I am meeting my ex next week. I have no idea what she will be like, but I intend to ask her directly. While the smell will not be my main point, I still need clarification.

While the patterns are obviously better evidence, its all stemming from this damned smell. I hope I painted the picture well enough, I know it seems like I added useless information, but it helps explain my reasoning. I need to know if anyone has experienced this smell or if I am crazy.

Off topic edit: p.s. If you've just been cheated on, they did you a favor. You will move on quicker than if it were a normal break up.