Gothic Pre-Med Diaries

A goth pre-med here to remind you that being alt doesn’t stop you from pursuing your career dreams. Joey / all pronouns / 23

[mustve-forgotten]

i love renal medicine because it’s an incredibly complex system of biological processes designed just to keep you the right amount of salty

[thelostdoodles]

Inspired by my last visit to a medical school

[starrynightsxo]

[ruestudy]

diversity wins! your mesocolon is trans

[despazito]

[goth-queen]

[guerrillatech]

[sew-birb]

My friend takes this one step further and refers completely accurately to his girlfriend Danielle as "My partner, Dan"

[charismat1c-megafauna]

Also i hate to say it but for some people, boyfriend/girlfriend feels a bit juvenile, say, if youre over 30, or perhaps youve been with someone for a very long time and are committed life partners but not married for whatever reason. Maybe husband/wife feels a little watered down to you and you want to establish the equal nature of your relationship.

Partner is a wonderful word and it should be normalized.

[caitas-cooing]

Also makes you sound like a cowboy which is cool I think

[thefloralmenace]

Fun side effect to this: Someone thought I was queer because I mentioned MY LAB PARTNER as "my partner." Are you gay? Are you a scientist? Do you just like the term partner? Are you a gay scientist who just likes the term partner? The world won't find out until a year later apparently.

[allthebooksandcrannies]

It's also shorter than "significant other" but can function the same. So you can use it for other people when you don't know if they're married or just dating, or if you're discussing multiple couples with varying marital statuses and/or genders.

Ex: "Everyone is welcome to bring their partner to the office holiday party"

[doctor-drac]

Sometimes I have to specify “my romantic partner, the one I am dating” versus “my EMT partner, the poor man who was trapped in an ambulance with me for 14 hours a night” because I refer to them both as “my partner” in different situations. I’ve also added “lab partner” which can be bio, orgo, or physics specific to the rotation. So a lot of partners going on. Gotta keep em guessing.

[dankmemeuniversity]

[queerspacepunk]

not to be all "these two words will change your life" or whatever, but I promise you, programming in "good catch!" as your response to people correcting you/pointing out errors or whatever removes so much friction from interactions, and comes with a delightful happy meal toy of "not hating yourself so much for making mistakes"

[madgastronomer]

I use "I stand corrected" a lot. The mild silliness of the outdated language makes it work for me.

[knitmeapony]

I had a high school science teacher who would say "if you admit you're wrong and change your mind..." and the whole class would respond back "... you aren't wrong anymore!"

And when a kid would assert something incorrect In class, he wouldn't tell them they were wrong, he would help lead them to the right answer and then when they admitted/ accepted the new information, he'd say "now we're both right! Nice work!"

For a bunch of gifted kids whose identity and reputation often was staked on knowing more than most people, it was a great safety valve. No shame in making a mistake, because if you accept it you have learned! Now you are smarter! It always made me feel better.

[goth-queen]

[mzmzmzmz-deactivated20260529]

[witchdisk]

please god it would be so funny

[thememedaddy]

[catchymemes]

[satan-offical]

Remember! Reduction is gain, and oxidation is

[creekmotel]

[invizigothx]

first rule of Cite Club: tell everyone where you learned about Cite Club

[playwrongs]

invizigothx. (2026, January 30). first rule of Cite Club: tell everyone where you learned about Cite Club [Text post]. Tumblr. https://www.tumblr.com/invizigothx/807189844216446977/first-rule-of-cite-club-tell-everyone-where-you?source=share

[awkwardlyeverafter]

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