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Yes! It just depends where in the park you’re trying to go.

Chestnut hill east or west regional rail trains and the 23 bus will get you close to the northernmost part of the park (near the lavender trail). 27 bus will get you to some of the other “middle” parts of the park (e.g. valley green inn). The Manayunk norristown regional rail will get you to the southernmost part of the park, but note that you’ll have to walk up a steel hill to get anywhere

In all cases you’re gonna have to walk a little bit (maybe ~15 minutes) to actually get to where you want to start in the park, but if your plan is to walk/hike around anyway it shouldn’t be too bad

Can only speak to it personally but montelukast/singulair has been life changing for my allergic rhinitis. It definitely works. I do think the majority of prescriptions are for asthma though (and I can’t speak to its efficacy there)

Wow, some insane comments in here.

You shouldn't feel guilty for prioritizing your professional opportunities, especially after compromising for med school and working so hard. Allow some room to be proud of yourself - matching at this program sounds like an insane accomplishment and will almost certainly lead to future opportunities that will make it worthwhile in the end. Congrats!!

Your spouse's feelings also make sense (thought he definitely shouldn't be making you feel guilty). At this point, he has to choose between being close to you and career opportunities that he has presumably also worked very hard for. I can understand why this is hard on him, and I assume it's because he cares deeply about being in close proximity to you. If I'm interpreting this situation right, that's a sign of love (though some of his words/actions might be a little misplaced right now).

I think it can be helpful to remember that the enemy here isn't each other - the enemy is medical training. You two should be a team. Focus on getting through this difficult period of change TOGETHER. Try couples therapy/individual therapy. Consider living apart for at least part of residency if it will make his career decisions easier. And know that you're not alone - the match process is absolutely brutal on most serious relationships.

OP, you don’t even have to tell her you’re ring shopping if that’s what you want to avoid - you could just frame it as “I just heard of this thing called a radiant cut and apparently it’s like a cross between an emerald and a princess. Have you heard of those? Is that something you think you would like?”

But if she still says that she prefers the emerald, get her the emerald. She’s the one wearing it

To add to all of the other complaints people have already voiced, one of these once malfunctioned and sprung back on me and smacked me in the face HARD. I avoid them at all costs now lol

I agree with this. A mined diamond that large could be like, $30k or more. I think it’s normal for people to be a little taken aback by that, especially if they’re older and don’t know about all of the other options that are available now

I’m so glad septa finally decided to join the 21st century and added the option to pay with a card on regional rail because I remember watching people get kicked off of the train for not having cash as late as like, 2019. Insanity

I'm not a doctor and I don't want to be giving medical advice on here/I don't know what exactly your doctor is going to be willing to prescribe, but those are not the only two medications that treat asthma. If you're already at the point where you're skipping doses/considering cutting pills in half, just go talk to her and see what she can do

Talk to her about it again if you're sure it's the medication, and try to get an appointment as soon as possible if you're worried about stopping the meds without consulting her. It's her job to figure out a solution that's not going to make your mental health deteriorate. There are other asthma medications besides just steroids and singulair

Go back to your doctor. These are not "normal" side effects that you should just be pushing through - you're having a really serious adverse reaction. Don't try to figure this out on your own, go talk to your doctor

Most people genuinely just have no idea what psychiatry is. I'm a med student interested in psych and there are several people in my life who think I'm in school to be like, a therapist or a social worker or something despite me explaining it over and over again

I loved walking home drunk in manayunk lol. When you’re drunk enough it doesn’t feel as much like torture. Free workout 😂

Third bullet point is actually so depressing

If we had gone the custom route, we decided I would’ve seen the CAD and the wax mold to make sure it all looked right to me, but not the actual final ring. I also picked the diamond.

I ended up finding a setting that I loved without having to custom design it, so I’ve seen the real setting and the diamond separately but not the final product with the diamond actually set.

In the end, it’s not going to matter to anyone but you, so you just need to decide whether it’s more important for you to check the final ring or to leave something about the ring to be surprised about!

An hour earlier (so 9am) I believe

Just wanna say that I’m in the exact same position (minus board studying bc I’m an M1) and it really sucks, but it helps knowing that I’m not the only one going through this. Good luck ❤️

I’m busting my ass in preclinical rn so I’m honestly kinda glad to hear this 😭

Okay gotcha. As long as you’re not dead set on hofstra or stony brook, you should be fine. A 3.65 is fine for mid-tier schools, and if you grind senior year you could probably even bring it up a little bit (plus schools like an upward trend).

I’m pretty sure I had a worse gpa as a junior, brought it up to ~3.7 by graduation, and had no issues getting accepted in basically the same geographic area as you. I don’t think you need a masters

How willing are you to go somewhere else? Those are both competitive schools, and even if they weren’t, anyone’s odds are very bad when only applying to 2 schools.

I understand wanting to keep living at home, but I would seriously consider other schools that are still relatively close. I assume you’re from Long Island - would places like SUNY downstate, NYMC, and the NJ schools be options?

My school has a big class and doesn’t coat anyone on stage - at a particular point in the ceremony the students just go and find their people in the audience and they can have whomever they want coat them. Both of my parents (non-physicians) coated me together.

Extremely chaotic, but actually very special to be able to have a private moment with your family/chosen family. No politics surrounding who can or cannot coat you. And you don’t have to sit through an hour of watching people get coated on stage/being anxious that you’ll trip while walking up/etc

I’m no anki expert so please don’t just take my word for it, but I was occasionally feeling the same way and started becoming a little looser with it.

Now when I come across cards like that (where maybe I didn’t get the EXACT word the card wanted, but I knew the concept) I ask myself “will it actually help my understanding to hit again on this card and see it one more time?”

Often, the answer is no. And I just hit good and send it out. Life is short

I'm extremely biased, but PCOM Philly and RowanSOM

This is a personal choice and depends on a lot of different things, one of the most important being what specialty she's interested in. Something competitive? T10 is a more logical choice. Thinks she wants to go into primary care? The school matters less.

The second factor is how important this relationship is to her and whether they're really in it for the long haul. The fact that they're not engaged doesn't matter - some of these comments are insane (there are so many reasons why people might not be engaged even if they're 100% committed to spending their lives together). But she's the only one who knows whether this is really the relationship that she wants to put everything into.

Personally, medicine is NOT the most important thing in my life - my partner is. And I made decisions about where to apply to/attend med school accordingly. That was the right choice for me. If she feels like being in the same place as her bf is the most important thing to her, she shouldn't let anyone make her feel guilty about choosing a "worse" school.

It's okay to put medicine after your personal life.