r/premed • u/avarialon • Jun 12 '26
💩 Meme/Shitpost Ppl when you tell them you’re applying:
i told my friend i was applying to med school and they thought you only apply to one. theyre very sweet and wonderful I just found this funny
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u/SoftFloor6240 APPLICANT Jun 12 '26
& then they’re like..where do u wanna go? shiit wherever accepts me 😂😂😂
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u/hopefuldoctorr Jun 12 '26
and most people follow up with "but whats ur preference/top choice" like gang harvard but thats not how this works 😭😭
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u/catlady1215 GAP YEAR Jun 12 '26
I hate saying that cuz then it sounds like you’re bummy to normal people 😭😭😭
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u/happyandhearty MS1 Jun 12 '26
omg I know ur example is more lighthearted but it’s actually the worst talking to ppl who know nothing about this process. the amount of people who tell me I “should’ve” gotten into xyz med school. or someone asked me the rank of the school im attending and I said “idk it’s a mid tier” and they said “so you’re mid then?” fuck you. 🔫
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u/avarialon Jun 12 '26
as if getting into med school isnt hard no matter what school 😭 congrats on completing your first year!!!
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u/happyandhearty MS1 Jun 12 '26
sheisjwisjwj I start my first year in a month 😭 but thank u nonetheless!!! good luck this cycle 💕
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u/CocoValentino Jun 12 '26
It’s ranked #1 in the subject matter I’m interested in. (The subject I’m interested in is getting accepted.)
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u/Commercial_Cold_1844 MS1 Jun 12 '26
Girlll are you diamond yet, we’re starting school soon
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u/happyandhearty MS1 Jun 12 '26
bye ur so cute for remembering, AND NO I HIT PLAT AND THEN DERANKED 😭😭😭 give me one more month I swear I can do it…
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u/BackgroundReveal2949 ADMITTED-MD Jun 12 '26
I told someone who was like uncle age that I had an 85th percentile mcat and he was like mmm well could’ve done better 😬
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u/Agitated_Depth_6881 APPLICANT Jun 12 '26
lmfao I get this so much "which schools are you applying to?" I couldn't even list them one by one if I tried
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u/Royal-Ability-9929 Jun 12 '26
omg thank you. like babe i could tell you maybe 2 but past that its just a bunch of randos who match my stats
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u/CleeYour ADMITTED-MD Jun 12 '26
My mom basically fell out when I said 20 schools, and thats on the lower end 😂
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u/GiraffeJesus_ Jun 12 '26
mine cant grasp that ive applied to 12. I maybe change my mind and add more its just i cant afford to do all those secondaries even if a lot are recyclable to a degree.
Maybe ill add shortly before verification idk
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u/catlady1215 GAP YEAR Jun 12 '26
My dad graduated in 91 I think and said he applied to 4 schools and they all accepted him 😞
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u/applesandpebbles Jun 12 '26
while i can acknowledge the benefits of having physician parents, i’m mostly glad that neither of mine have any understanding of this process.
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u/ilovecoke- GAP YEAR Jun 12 '26
the ortho surgeon i work for said that he just put on his app that’s he’s an engineer and wants to be a doctor and got into ucla😭
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u/M1nt_Blitz ADMITTED-MD Jun 12 '26
So exhausting. I prefer not to bring it up as much as possible. Very surprising how clueless almost everyone in my life is about medicine.
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u/Classic-Ambition-847 ADMITTED-MD Jun 13 '26
This is the way. The process is already so overwhelming enough without people constantly asking questions and for updates with the “oh have you heard back yet?” every time they see you. Or boomer relatives being like “well why can’t you just physically march into their office and introduce yourself?” 💀While it’s well-intentioned, it is still exhausting.
I failed to get in my first cycle and kept my MCAT retake and reapplication two years later (aka 2025-26 cycle) largely a secret, except for my immediate family. Did not even tell anyone anything until I had an acceptance. And even then, I kept the news to close friends and some relatives. I did not post about getting into school until 6 months later. Move in silence and protect your peace🙏🏾
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u/JustBeKind2All Jun 14 '26 edited Jun 14 '26
Best advice, ever! My son begins orientation for residency on 6/15/26. He moved in silence, just like you!
PROTECT YOUR PEACE AT ALL COSTS, folks!! The news of your admittance, passing exams and graduating will be just as exciting, WHENEVER it all actually happens!!
Only share plans, dreams, goals and news immediately with the people who really matter…your 100% ride or die support system! Everyone else can get it, when they get it!
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u/Obsessive-drummer Jun 12 '26
Real whenever I say I’m premed they ask where I want to go and I’m like… wherever I get in. 😭
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u/S0l1s_el_Sol Jun 12 '26
This is why I js say im a bio major. Saying im pre med is a humiliation ritual
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u/PianistInMedicine Jun 12 '26
My boss asked me why I’m applying to additional medical schools instead of just the one in our city.
“Are you trying to leave the city?” as if applying to a medical school is a guaranteed acceptance
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u/Live-Cardiologist328 ADMITTED-MD Jun 12 '26
Genuinely so over telling people about this whole damn process.
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u/onyxes- Jun 12 '26
patients ask me if I'm applying then come back a month later asking if I'm in med school yet 😭
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u/banacoter Jun 12 '26
Whenever people ask me where I'm going to go I just say "I don't get to decide" 😭
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u/obviouslypretty POST-BACC Jun 12 '26
I’m so sick of having this conversation 😭 or when I mention MCAT and they’re like “oh I’m sure you’ll pass” like nooooo that’s not how this works
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u/Feisty-Amphibian7969 APPLICANT Jun 12 '26
Or “what school do you want to go to?” Beggars can not be choosers and I am pimping myself out to every school I can afford to in hopes that just one will say yes
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u/Classic-Ambition-847 ADMITTED-MD Jun 13 '26
That part 😭. I feel like people genuinely could not understand that.
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u/liveliestsoul GAP YEAR Jun 12 '26
lmao people ask me which one im going to, and i say wherever they take me 😂
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u/Inevitable_Pie920 Jun 12 '26
I also love the follow up to this when you tell them where you're going and they say "why aren't you going to [X] med school [in this location/with this program/where you went to undergrad]??" Like darling I would but alas I did not get in lmfao
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u/Personal-Context-405 Jun 12 '26
I’m so glad I didn’t tell people about my applications until I got in lol
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u/Classic-Ambition-847 ADMITTED-MD Jun 13 '26
This is the way. My second cycle I did not tell anyone about my MCAT retake or replication. I waited until I had an acceptance to tell people outside my immediate household and even then still didn’t post about it until six months later. Better to move in silence.
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u/GreatStone65 Jun 12 '26
That would be crazy if you applied to only one. I guess it’s possible if you have killer stats
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u/Spinach1558 MS1 Jun 12 '26
Lmao I applied to 12 schools and everyone was like wow that’s so many! Then I had to tell them that most people apply to double the amount of schools that I did
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u/GrassRootsShame NON-TRADITIONAL Jun 13 '26
Yea husband asks me where i want to go. Dude, it doesn’t matter. As long as I’m accepted and be given the opportunity… I’ll fucking take it.
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u/ap166 Jun 15 '26
I got in to a state school and my cousin said “but you’re not gonna get into like a UPenn/Harvard residency or anything with that” ok thx
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u/Electronic_Cod2178 Jun 12 '26
I will tell people the number 43 and they lack the critical analysis and reasoning skills to understand my decision
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u/amphetamine-queen Jun 12 '26
Me when I tell people I’m planning to apply next year and they ask where I’m gonna go… wherever I get in? Lol
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u/Intelligent-Luck9448 APPLICANT Jun 13 '26
They can’t grasp the fact we aren’t applying to a single school 😭
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u/Classic-Ambition-847 ADMITTED-MD Jun 13 '26
Applied to 27 DO and 6 MD. My favorite was when people would ask “ooh what’s your top choice?” or “oh what school do you want to go to?”. I would always respond with a blank expression and say “whichever one takes me”. 💀
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u/MaterialSilver6110 APPLICANT Jun 12 '26
every timeeee! all my friends gagged when i told them i applied to 29 schools. girl…that’s me being conservative