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Hi everyone, I’m wondering what my chances are for some medical schools I’m interested in applying to. I only recently became interested in medicine and took the MCAT, so I don’t have any clinical volunteering or healthcare-related activities (I’m concerned this would hurt my application).
P.S. My grades are already adjusted for 2023 weighting and Winter 2020 exclusion.
Education: BSc, MSc
Applicant Status: IP for Ontario, English stream for Ottawa, ACCESS for Western (Socio-Economic)
GPA: UofT/McGill (3.96), UBC (93.4%), Alberta/Western (3.99), McMasteQueen’s (3.93), Ottawa (3.97), Calgary (3.98)
MCAT: 128/129/128/129
CASPer: Haven’t taken it yet
Non-Academic (Extracurriculars & Volunteering):

• Vice-President of food donation club at my university (~2.5 years)
• Graduate ambassador for my university department (~1 year)
• Department representative for graduate student union (~1 year)
• Worked as a lifeguard/swim instructor (3 years)
• Outreach research volunteering with Indigenous communities (~1 year)
• Outreach research volunteer with local highschools (~1 year)
• Outreach research volunteer with International NGO (~1 year)
• Regional science fair judge (~1 year)

Research:

• Research Assistant experience (3 years, same lab)
• 1 1st-Author publication (Journal Impact Factor ~12)
• 1 2nd-Author publication (Journal Impact Factor ~6)
• 2 Co-Author publications (Journal Impact Factor ~6)
• 4 1st-Author presentations at International conferences
• 2 1st-Author presentations at National conferences
• 2 1st-Author presentations at Provincial conferences
• Couple of Co-Authorship in other presentations but I didn’t present them
• A bunch of mentoring/supervising for undergrad research students (~3 years)
• Board member on one of my university’s research institutes (~1 Year)

Schools of Interest: McMaster, UofT, Western, Queen’s, Ottawa, UBC, Calgary, Alberta, McGill

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I loved every word of this. Hear hear.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12149867/MAUREEN-CALLAHAN-Harry-Meghan-left-say-Truth-theyll-NEVER-stop-blabbing.html
" MAUREEN CALLAHAN: Oh what joy we felt after claims Harry and Meghan have ‘nothing left to say’! And how it only deepened our despair at the grim reality - they’ll NEVER stop blabbing."
Oh, the relief and joy upon last night’s breaking news: Harry and Meghan, according to an insider, declared themselves done: ‘Nothing left to say.’
‘That period of their life is over,' the source told The Sun.
Could it be? Could it actually, really be true that these two have ran out of gas? Exhausted themselves of secrets to spill, accusations to lob, crosses to bear?
Could it be that they finally got the memo?
Of course not! Come on — we know exactly who Harry and Meghan are and what their lone subject matter is.
As royal commentator Richard Fitzwilliams told MailOnline, refuting The Sun’s story, the duo ‘specialize in doing the unexpected’ and ‘have a great deal more they could say'.
To which a weary world says: Fool us once, twice, three times. Surely Buckingham Palace hasn’t let down their guard.
Besides, what would such a world even look like? Do we even know how to navigate through a week in which no flares are sent up from Montecito? No new gripes? No new photo ops showing us how happy, happy, happy these two are sans royal identity and privilege?
Living, per Oprah, their best lives?
Recall Oprah’s epic question upon sitting down with the obstinate duchess back in 2021, Meghan and Harry having ‘fled for their lives’, or some such nonsense, from their gilded palace:
‘Were you silent, or were you silenced’?
‘The latter,’ said La Markle.
That explosive interview was followed by this statement from the house of H&M: ‘It was something they felt they wanted and needed to do, but now [that] they have done it, they feel a line has been drawn under that chapter of their lives and they want to move on.’
It was to be, in sum and substance, their last word.
Yet over the past two-plus years, we’ve endured endless whining, cawing, moaning and panhandling for pity through their Netflix series, Harry’s memoir ‘Spare’ (forever known as ‘WAAAGH!’), his sit-downs on ‘The Late Late Show with James Corden’, ‘60 Minutes’, the Tom Bradby interview, and as the cover-couple of Time magazine’s ‘100 Most Influential People’.
And so much more: Meghan submitting to humiliating pranks on ‘Ellen’ — drinking milk from a baby bottle and eating like a chipmunk in public. Her ‘Archetypes’ podcast, her children’s book ‘The Bench’, her cover profiles in ‘Variety’ and ‘The Cut’.
Only slightly less cringe worthy than Meghan comparing herself to Nelson Mandela in that 2022 ‘Cut’ profile (!) was this moment, a gift from writer Allison P. Davis:
‘At one point in our conversation, instead of answering questions, [Meghan] will suggest how I might transcribe the noises she making: “She’s making these guttural sounds, and I can’t quite articulate what it is she’s feeling in that moment because she has no word for it; she’s just moaning”.’
Our poor, hapless duchess, interrupting her moans to explain that her wordlessness means she has no words.
Subtlety has never been Meghan’s strong suit, has it?
Nor have these two ever mastered long-range planning. As a source told the Sun, the Netflix doc and ‘Spare’ were meant to be the couple's ‘era of visibility,’ and then, having arguably sold out Harry’s family for millions of dollars, having made all sorts of outrageous and hurtful claims and demanding apologies, they anticipated 2023 as their ‘year of reconciliation’ with the royals.
Makes sense. Who among us wouldn’t immediately forgive those who betrayed us multiple times on a global scale?
Besides, what Royal-free content is Meghan going to produce? Her little-read lifestyle blog? Rom-coms for Netflix?
Not likely — and not just because producing comedies requires a sense of humor.
Meghan’s first heralded foray, the animated series ‘Pearl’, was quietly dropped by Netflix last May, and it’s not hard to see why. Who wants to watch a show about a 12-year-old girl admiring historical women?
A girl, Meghan said in a statement, ‘on a journey of self-discovery as she tries to overcome life’s daily challenges’?
What does any of that even mean? More of Meghan’s word-salad, the same leaves constantly re-tossed.
‘Meghan,’ by the way, means ‘pearl’ in Welsh. Clearly, these two are incapable of generating an original story that has nothing to do with them and their victimhood.
To wit: Now that ‘Spare’ has made us all privy to the dog bowl and the broken necklace, to Harry’s frostbitten todger and mummy’s face cream and the box of her hair he keeps bedside, one would think he’s exhausted himself.
Not so. ‘The first draft . . . was 800 pages,’ he said upon publication, ‘and now it’s down to 400 pages. It could have been two books, let’s put it that way.’
There’s a reason Harry was iced out at Charles’ coronation: He’s only published one book of a four-book deal, and it’s rumored one of those could be Meghan’s memoir. What was that whistle-stop trip to London if not a likely sweep for gossip and grievance?
One would think the ‘South Park’ episode – their ‘Worldwide Privacy Tour’ lampooned to perfection – would have been enough to shut these two up.
One would also think that any public figures who really want to disappear would forego the big public announcements and just actually disappear. To quote South Park: ‘WE WANT PRIVACY!’
This all comes a mere two weeks after Meghan received a dubious award in Manhattan — the Woman of Vision award, bequeathed by her great new friend ‘Glo’ Steinem.
Our duchess was decked out in a figure-hugging gold strapless dress, waving to the assembled paparazzi as she made her grand entrance through a Hertz rental-car backdrop.
Oh, how she was in her element, ascending to the stage as Alicia Keys’s ‘Girl on Fire’ blared through the ballroom. How she condescended to actual activists in the room, announcing from the podium that their awards were ‘frankly, well deserved.’
As one of many who suffered through that event in the audience, I was also among their first to leave.
But Meghan’s award failed to make headlines. Her speech was filled with the usual nonsense — ‘be the visionary of your own life’, ‘change is just one action away’, ‘[stand] in the elegance and the power of your strength’ — and failed to galvanize.
But no matter. For the next day, these two claimed to have been subject to a ‘near-catastrophic’, two-hour-long ‘car chase’ through the streets of Manhattan, and the world was set alight.
It was a claim openly doubted by New York’s own Democratic mayor Eric Adams, Whoopi Goldberg of ‘The View’ and almost all New Yorkers, who know a thing or two about our gridlocked streets.
A claim, too, that called to mind Princess Diana. These two are nothing if not predictable. But now that they've lost even the woke — well, time for another pivot.
Harry and Meghan may have once been royals, but in America, content is king. And as the couple have made clear, they have but one story to tell. Or, more pointedly, sell.

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Despre cum m-am vindecat pe mine si menstruatia a devenit mai usoara.
Menstruatia pentru mine a fost un chin cea mai mare parte din adolescenta/tinerete. Trebuia mereu sa tin cont de saptamana in care mi vine ca sa nu mi fac planuri, sa ma asigur ca nu mananc prea mult sau chiar deloc inainte sa mi vina, pt ca aveam niste pms grav si incepusem sa stiu cand se apropie, aveam dureri de muschi, ameteli, stari de lesin inainte, dar si in timpul menstruatiei, iar partea cea mai rea e ca vomitam toate strafundurile, nu puteam sa beau nici apa fara sa mi fie greata, etc etc, era grav. Singura parte de care pot spune ca m am bucurat a fost ca dupa vreun an dupa ce mi a venit s a reglat in “volum” si “perioada” si nu m a tinut niciodata mai mult de 3 zile.
Problema a fost ca nu am stiut niciodata exact cum este o menstruatie sanatoasa pentru ca nu a durat mult dupa ce mi-a venit prima data, ca am dezvoltat si o anemie destul de grava. Asa ca am crezut mereu ca e normal sa doara, sa curga mult sau sa mi fie super rau. Mama mea a crezut ca anemia e din cauza ciclului, am mers la mai multi medici, concluzia a fost ca nu mananc destul - asta era si adevarul, nu eram singura afectata de cultura proasta de a slabi prin infometare, dar pe mine m-a lovit cel mai tare. Insa eu eram happy, eram slaba, inalta si vedeam stele verzi cand ma ridicam de pe scaun, ce-ti poti dori mai mult?
Jokes aside, a fost greu, aveam stari de lesin constant, nu aveam energie, ani intregi de incercat diverse suplimente alimentare, de la an la an acea anemie era tot mai nesuferita. Pe langa toate incercarile mele, mai faceam si perfuzii cu diverse chestii, ca sa ma puna pe picioare din cand in cand.
Intre timp m am mutat la Bucuresti si am avut mai multe experiente de viata care m au invatat ca unele lucruri se pot vindeca mai usor din interior, de la sursa, decat sa incerc sa vindec un simptom sau altul. Asa ca am inceput sa ma educ in tot ceea ce inseamna nutritie, alimentatie sanatoasa, ciclu menstrual si sanatatea prin alimentatie, asa am invatat despre perioadele ciclului si cum unele alimente chiar pot influenta sanatatea hormonala mai mult decat poate ajuta orice supliment si pudra magica.
Am abandonat diet culture sub orice forma si m am focusat pe sanatatea mea. Desi totul a inceput ca o calatorie pentru a slabi si a ma simti mai energica, am invatat ca am nevoie de rabdare si vindecare intai. Asa ca am fost la mai multi specialisti ca sa aflu daca am vreo afectiune ce ar putea sa ma influenteze negativ in procesul de slabire, apoi am vrut sa aflu ce altceva poate influenta prezenta anemiei constanta si dupa atatia ani, iar in fina am incercat sa mi focusez alimentatia pe preparate bogate in nutrientii de care am nevoie pt vindecare.
Anul acesta este prima data dupa 8 ani cand sideremia imi iese in limite normale, chiar foarte bune, oficial, nu mai sunt anemica. Pana acum am obisnuit sa iau cam de 2 ori pe an, cate 2 luni suplimente cu fier, analizele le faceam tot de 2 ori, de fiecare data ieseau proaste.
La ginecolog nu am descoperit niciodata ceva iesit din comun, la analize alte deficiente nu aveam, altceva iesit din comun nu am descoperit, deci cauza menstruatiei mele traumatizante era clar dieta proasta si anemia continua. Am trecut de la zile pline de varsat si stari de rau constant fizic si psihic, nemancata si nebauta, la 3 zile de menstruatie linistita, cu pms relaxat, doar o zi de dureri cu care pot sa ma misc, sa lucrez, chiar sa mananc!
De acum focusul meu o sa fie sa ma mentin sanatoasa si o sa ma reapuc de slabit, dar o sa am o abordare diferita si sanatoasa. Am reusit sa slabesc aprox 6 kk so far, dintr-un surplus de 12 adunate de-a lungul anilor.
Ce lucruri am inceput sa fac pentru a ajunge la acest rezultat:

• am incercat foarte multe supliment de fier, dar cele mai bune au fost Sorbifer Durules, cu astea am ramas de vreo 4 ani
  
• am inceput sa iau zilnic turmeric cu piper negru. Din cand in cand inainte de menstruatie iau bromelaina. Pe tot parcursul anului iau colagen, magneziu& zinc si retinol + D3.
  
• am inceput sa tin cont de perioada lunii si sa mananc alimente care sa influenteze pozitiv sanatatea hormonala
  
• am inceput sa aleg alimentele precum lapte/oua/unt sau carne din surse sigure/de incredere, lapte si oua de la tara, carne de la animale taiate de crescatori autorizati, untul iau un singur sortiment pt consum, de la Mega, Isigny ste mere cu fulgi de sare, cel mai bun ever.
  
• am inceput sa fiu atenta la cat zahar consum si sa fac alegeri mai inteligente, sa inlocuiesc cu miere acolo unde se poate, iar daca nu e necesar sa nu l folosesc deloc. Cel mai greu a fost cu jeleurile, dar m am educat ca e ok sa mananc unul din cand in cand, in loc sa mananc o punga plina odata si apoi sa lesin.
  
• m am chinuit mult timp sa slabesc, am incercat multe diete obosite, am colaborat si cu un nutritionist, insa nu a functionat cam nimic, pana cand am inceput sa abordez situatia dintr o alta perspectiva. Am fost la endocrinolog - Dr Prunescu la Regina Maria- am descoperit ca am o rezistenta la insulina, pe care o pot trata fie cu pastile, fie cu dieta. Am ales sa o reduc prin dieta.
  

Ar mai fi si altele, dar astea sunt schimbarile care cred eu ca au influentat mult vindecarea. Am avut si perioade de stres, oboseala, deci in spite of that, am avut grija sa ma odihnesc bine, sa mananc si sa ma hidratez bine, iar asta cred ca a contat mai mult.

On July 12, 2017 Rafael Luque, 54, started work at 7.30 a.m. Under a suffocating 41ºC, Luque and his life-long — mostly middle-aged — colleagues, rushed to fix a remote road on the outskirts of the city. Surrounded by only dried-out grass, they worked from sunrise to sundown, stopping only to find shade and water at a roadside bar, around 6 p.m. At around 8 pm, having worked for thirteen hours, Luque collapsed on the freshly set blazing concrete he had spent the day laying down. “He died in my arms,” Ricardo, a long-time friend of Luque’s, said.
Following Luque’s death and the company’s silence, several of Maygar’s workers went on strike on November 19th, 2019, led by the Confederación Nacional de Trabajo (CNT). “We couldn’t take the abusive working schedules that the company was forcing upon us anymore,” Ricardo said. Maygar never followed-up on any of the workers’ claims, and eventually, the strike was called off. “We were risking too much. People have to eat, you know?” Juanma Álvarez from CNT explained.
The lack of compromise in the company’s thirty-year-old history is rooted in its refusal to let workers unionize. With no claim to their rights, workers recurred to other strategies. They started denouncing the abusive situations they had witnessed in the form of complaints, which were then immediately sent to the Spanish Labor Inspectorate or other relevant authorities.
Luque’s story is a part of a larger problem, rooted in the skeleton of the company’s policy. “Management has no consideration for the workers,” he said, “the only thing they care about is their performance ratings.”
In Spain, the official body in charge of controlling compliance with national labor legislation is the Labor and Social Security Inspectorate (ITSS). But by all accounts, the ITSS is seriously understaffed, which critically affects its ability to carry out all the necessary inspections.
The Spanish government is yet to legislate on occupational risks regarding heat stress. Had it already done so, it would have given both a warning to the companies and a shield to trade unions for denouncing the abusive situations. Spain is home to some of the warmest regions in Europe, of which Andalusia is a prime example. As the mercury rises and taunting extreme temperatures become all the more frequent, the failure to regulate this legal gray area of labor law has started to cost human lives.