Official experience of 1st year students thread

Sarah08 · 06-24-2008, 07:32 PM

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Originally Posted by taimur

yes. it will be more difficult to get into RMC without AP classes as AP classes increase your IBCC score. Though i think that the bio classes taken at college will help if u didnt have bio in Highschool or they might even be considered as AP therefore helping you........just remember anything extra you did will eventually help you out in life if not here..........oh yeah the physio and anatomy classes you took will not increase your ibcc score cuz they wont be considered..........

WHAT?! why won't anatomy/physio be considered?

taimur · 06-24-2008, 09:11 PM

The IBCC is really stupid and alot of words that I cant use at this forum............they wont consider any thing unless it High school related......even if u did a billion phd's from harvard and stanford and a bunch of other courses from oxford and columbia etc....but u got bad scores in high school you will end up with a bad IBCC score cuz they wont even look at wut other stuff u did or any extracurricular activities for that matter..........................

The weirdos at the IBCC probably dont even know what harvard is...

Tasha · 06-25-2008, 12:33 PM

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Originally Posted by taimur

The IBCC is really stupid and alot of words that I cant use at this forum............they wont consider any thing unless it High school related......even if u did a billion phd's from harvard and stanford and a bunch of other courses from oxford and columbia etc....but u got bad scores in high school you will end up with a bad IBCC score cuz they wont even look at wut other stuff u did or any extracurricular activities for that matter..........................

The weirdos at the IBCC probably dont even know what harvard is...

so true...

MedGrunt · 06-25-2008, 10:13 PM

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Originally Posted by mdterrapin

I'm guessing that just taking AP courses is not enough..you have to send the scores in also.. I took some AP courses this year, just graduated from H.S. As far as the AP scores go..I will not receive them till mid July..In this case..while sending in my application for the equivalence..what should I do? This would slow down the process even more..wouldnt it??

Should I ask for an equivalence without my AP courses scores first..and than if when I get my scores and if they are good.. than send them in also.??

Any advice would be helpful. Thank you in advance.

Yes, you're correct -- IBCC looks not at whether or not you took the AP course but how you scored in the AP tests.

I'd suggest that you submit everything else to the IBCC office and ask them to get started on the process. They're ridiculously good at drawing out the amount of time it takes to make the equivalence certificate so the sooner you start the better.

Regardless of when you start I'd say that there's a decent chance that they won't have finished the certificate by the time that you've received your AP scores, since they take time to verify your transcripts with your high school via snail mail. As soon as you get the copy of your AP scores in the mail, don't open it(you can call and check your scores over the phone) and use that as your IBCC copy.

Even if they have made the certificate I believe you can get the score adjusted by submitting the AP scores once you get them. Hopefully someone can confirm this. If you tell the IBCC directly that you plan to submit additional documents later they probably won't even start processing your forms until you bring everything.

taimur · 07-23-2008, 05:37 PM

Im feeling as worried as hell, the anxiety is killing me man.........profs start in 3 months and im afraid i mite get suplees and maybe fail those too and then get detained.......i dont wanna get detained...about 10 kids get detained every year.........if i get detained im gonna leave adn then who knows wut im going to do but i cant take the anxiety of doing this agian........if i pass ill have to face 4 more years of worrying abt not getting detained and supllees.........its not that there isnt enough time or that i wont be able to finish my course........its just that im afraid that somehitng might happen or my papers might just not be good enough.......with me ending up failing and getting detained...

did this ever happen to you guys? and how did you overcome it?
what the hell should i do? i cant sleep and i cant eat (literally). aghhhhhhhhhh

taimur · 07-24-2008, 09:33 PM

agggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

taimur · 08-04-2008, 07:07 AM

dear medstudentz,

I, taimur, have decided to leave the medical field.. i cannot take the grueling hours of study and the stress of exams.. I was/am aware of the time and commitment required for becoming a doctor but i feel that i have lost interest in this field or perhaps the pains and hours of study it takes just to pass a simple class test have destroyed the appeal medicine has to me. I cannot force myself to study anymore and the last one year has been devoid of happiness for me. emotionally, i am a weak person and even the thought of a suplee has me in tears......

its been a wonderful 2 years.
taimur

danny · 08-04-2008, 08:33 AM

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Originally Posted by taimur

dear medstudentz,

I, taimur, have decided to leave the medical field.. i cannot take the grueling hours of study and the stress of exams.. I was/am aware of the time and commitment required for becoming a doctor but i feel that i have lost interest in this field or perhaps the pains and hours of study it takes just to pass a simple class test have destroyed the appeal medicine has to me. I cannot force myself to study anymore and the last one year has been devoid of happiness for me. emotionally, i am a weak person and even the thought of a suplee has me in tears......

its been a wonderful 2 years.
taimur

Dear Taimur,

Though i understand what are you going through, let me tell you that it's absolutely normal to have such fears and anxiety... i mean who didn't. Channel that fear into productivity... for me , i take it as an incentive and i'm a person who learn under pressure for i'm proudly a procrastinator... anywayz what i'm saying that you shudn't be taking any rush decisions and if medicine has always been ur passion and u enjoy doing this, then pain and a little suffering shudn't be a big issue...

If this is your first year at med school, then probably u are very hastily undertaking one of the most important decision in your life....

I strongly recommend that you talk this over with family and friends before making any rushed commitment... and whatever u decide, may Allah (SWT) help you with it

taimur · 08-05-2008, 03:42 AM

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Originally Posted by taimur

dear medstudentz,

I, taimur, have decided to leave the medical field.. i cannot take the grueling hours of study and the stress of exams.. I was/am aware of the time and commitment required for becoming a doctor but i feel that i have lost interest in this field or perhaps the pains and hours of study it takes just to pass a simple class test have destroyed the appeal medicine has to me. I cannot force myself to study anymore and the last one year has been devoid of happiness for me. emotionally, i am a weak person and even the thought of a suplee has me in tears......

its been a wonderful 2 years.
taimur

WTF?! did i say that?! oh yeah that day i was high on samad bond, man that crap is good

danny · 08-05-2008, 04:57 AM

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Originally Posted by taimur

WTF?! did i say that?! oh yeah that day i was high on samad bond, man that crap is good

HmMMmmmmMMMm so does samad bond alters consciousness... interesting!

On a serious note, i wish you all the best with whatever u decide, whether high or not

cinderella · 08-06-2008, 03:52 AM

taimur, stop scarin the lil kids.