I've been really hooked with the Kyoshi and Yangchen books. There is this unnamed(wuming) female fire nation avatar that I've been thinking about lately with some fanons lol. There was some confusion about whether she had arms or not but I think it was just bad iteration/lighting about her appearance in TLOK. I still dig the idea of an armless avatar. If you've played Sekiro, I think clay prosthetics would work great with earth bending!
hi there! you've probably been asked this a lot, but any plans on friend me? i replayed prince caterpillar the other day for funsies and rewatched the trailer thingy for friend me. any updates? no pressure or anything tho; i'm just really curious. thanks!
Hey! The year I was planning on finishing friend me (2017) I had been unexpectedly accepted to medical school (which is why I'm doktorcrimson!) :) and dragonaqua had difficulties from their previous job :( so either way it's been a little difficult for us compared to while we were in college. Since it's a side thing for both of us we've been going pretty slow. We do have a demo with 2 outcomes that none of our testers liked lol. Maybe I should put that up since it is something compared to nothing. Thank you for asking haha I'm not producing art as frequently as I used to since I'm prioritizing my career right now. But I'm glad to hear you're still interested in our little visual novel we started as a side project~
I grew up watching this show and I have mixed feelings for the new anime 0.0
Visit me at MinCon and PCAC since these will be my last artist alleys! I might be doing a JJBAĀ GyjoĀ zine collab later this summer. So many things to do yet so little timeā¦
Commissions from toshocon and sketch ideas for charms~
Also min con and PCAC might be my last cons in the next couple of years QAQ. Artist alley is so much fun and I will miss it in med school. Although it did require a little travelling for some of them, I do not regret my experience at all. My tictail shop will continue to operate and my ask box will still be open. Feel free to talk to me about jojo!
I still canāt believe I fucking got into med school
In my previous postĀ I mentioned I got accepted into medical school, and damn I still canāt believe that happenedĀ ( Ā ļ¾Šļ¾)
DOKTOR CRIMSON IS ACTUALLY GONNA BE DOCTOR CRIMSON WAT
I was looking at American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC) data sheets earlier and HOLY COW I canāt believe how lucky I am to even be offered an acceptance! Not to mention that I got into one of my top choices, a wonderful school with excellent academic programs and diverse patient populations. I am trulyĀ grateful to be in this position and so proud of myself...
FUCK YEAH DOCTOR CRIMSON!
Keep reading if you donāt mind me rambling.
Just to give a rough idea how competitive MD programs are in the US. There are roughly 150 accredited MD schools total. Usually a school receives a few thousand applications per year. Some schools may receive 10k+. Schools only accept enough to fill a classĀ of about 100 students (some schools accept more, some schools accept less). That means the average acceptance rate for med school is about 5%. If you compare this to applying to college, you are literally applying to Harvard everywhere.... Out of 53042 applicants total in the US, only 21030 get accepted somewhere. That means 60% of applicants donāt get in anywhere every year, and thatās quite scary.
I had no fucking idea if I would get in or not. Like many have said, this process is literally a crapshootĀ (;o;)
The school I will be attending this fall had about 8k+ applications total. They only accept enough to fill a class of roughly less than 200 students. Thatās a little more than 2% of all applicants for this school....
HOW THE FUCK DID I BECOME THE 2%??? Like I checked the facebookĀ page for my class and I saw people who went to college at Harvard, UPenn, Princeton etc.?
I guess hard work does pay off and Iām not too dumb haha (ļ¾āļ¾ļ¾)ļ¾
So lemme talk about my application process last year. Thereās a forum called Student Doctor Network (SDN) that I usually go to for resources applying to med school. People who post there are typically higher achievers compared to average applicants. When I was on the waitlist, seeing people getting multiple acceptances and even having the luxury to decide between school A vs. B really got me at the low point.Ā
I submitted 26-27 primaries back in July but ended up only being complete at 23 schools due to budget. Unlike some superstar applicants I didnāt get an early interview in August/September nor did I get an outright acceptance mid-October. My first interview came from my state school in October and IĀ got myĀ second interview in November. Normally my state school would be my best bet in getting into medical school since they have an in-state preference. However, my state school interview resulted in a rejection right before my second interview (like the decision was made literally a week before).Ā
I cried like an idiot that day and the following day. I didnāt want to tell anyone and I thought getting into med school was over for me. I got rejected by my state school, the school with the highest probability of being accepted at all. How am I supposed to get in a school that is ranked much better and more competitive than my state school? Honestly, I fucked up that interview myself and I knew what I did wrong (IĀ regretted it right after I did it). I walked out of that interview feeling rather miserable and uncertain. Also part of it was because I was inexperienced and probably shouldāve prepared more for my first interview. But still, it hurt, and it hurt a lot. Even today whenever I think about it, itāll always an opportunity I missed. If I did get accepted to my state school, things would be very different right now.
I was lost. I finally decided to tell only one person, my good senpai and friend, who also happened to be an MD-PhD student. He told me to do a mock interview if possible. So I did it, got some feedback. Didnāt feel like Iāve improved much but more practice is always better. I went to my second interview with a much-relaxed attitude. My second interview was at the school that eventually accepted me and was the 2nd or 3rd school I wanted to go to out of my top choices (my #1 choice rejected me pre-interview haha). It felt really different than my first interview. I actually liked the school better despite I didnāt know anyone in the area nor did I have many ties to the school. I could tell my conversation between me and my interviewer was much better than my first interview. He even asked me about my art and con experiences, which probably had some influence in getting me an acceptance. I drew him a little sketch doodle with a person sitting in a coffee mug at the end of my interview. I walked out feeling confident, and the rest of the interviews I attended never gave me that same feeling. Ā
It then became a long wait until February when I finally received more interviews. But then again it was late in the cycle, I didnāt have much hope getting into those schools. I was placed on the supposedly high priority waitlist from the 2nd school I interviewed at the same month. After attending those other interviews, I knew the 2nd school, one of my top choices out of all schools, would be my best bet getting in at that point. With the help of a friend editing, I submitted an update letter within the same day I received the wait list status.
It was then another long wait. After May 1st med school traffic day, I was anxiously waiting for waitlist movements. A batch of waitlist acceptances had gone out the first week for the 2nd school I interviewed at. If I couldnāt get in somewhere during May, I would have to prepare for another application cycle. I was also looking for a new job at the same time since my current job didnāt pay much, let alone the fact I needed more money if I had to go through this application process again. I was extremely stressed. Other schools I interviewed at also threw me on their waitlists. My relationship with my family wasnāt great at that point either. I wanted to give up so much. I kept thinking: what did I do wrong this cycle? My GPA and MCAT definitely werenāt the factors keeping me out of med school. I had a good amount of clinical experience and research. My other extracurriculars werenāt extraordinary, but it did have some uniqueness. I guess it was it my interview? I mean, Iām not the most talkative person but I think Iām alright in small conversations. I admit Iām rather low energy compared to even a lot of other introverts, but how would I improve that next time? Should I just give up?
I was ready to meet with my pre-med advisor that Saturday morning for a new committee letter. I decided to check my email once more before I left the door.
HOLY GOD OF CHEESECAKES I DONāT HAVE TO APPLY AGAIN ANYMORE AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHAHAHAHA
And thatās my med school application year in a summary.
Big hugs and gross smooches to @theathelier~ I literally wouldāve never made it to med school without your essay edits and emotional support! You know how upset I was those months before May. I tend to not show it in front of others but deep inside I was struggling very hard. I had some really negative thoughts at some point (really negative thoughts) but I keep thinking about you and other friends who have shown me support (yes, thank you @phoodledoodles for starting a med school specifically for me with a 1:1 student to faculty ratio and guaranteed nap time every day if I didnāt get in). I wouldāve felt so guilty if I didnāt get in this cycle because all the effort you put in reading my essays QAQ Love you and I will make my best attempt to visit! *we still need to go to that pho place together*
@phoodledoodles @aeryecho I love you both, too <3
Iād like to mention @shinionlydrawsfreestyle for being my secret role model during my application cycle haha *senpai plz notice me face* I actually remember you on SDN from last application cycle (along with bananafish haha), I never expected to find your tumblr page. At first I felt yeah Iām probably the only weeb trash artist that does cons and digital art as a hobby while pursuingĀ a main career thatās not even remotely related. And then I was searchingĀ āreviews for acrylic charmsā and I found your blog and I read your bio that you said you were a med student and I went HOLY CRAP I WASNāT THE ONLY ONE.Ā
Congrats on finishing MS1 and good luck next year studying step 1, senpai!
Ah if my secondaries were like this post I wouldāve never gotten in med school :P Thanks for reading if you got this far.
Hi there! I ordered a Josuke pin from you and I just wanted to say thank you for putting in the extra one ; o;<3! I'm making an itabag and I'm so happy to be able to put some more on it!!
Thanks for buying, Josukes have found a good home!
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