A few years ago, I came here and understood the hate for SDN. Vitriol, condescension, ego ... yep, all here. I left. Came back a year ago, and my one post reinforced that whole idea all over again. Nasty, snarky comments when I was looking for a "you can do this" ... BUT
and it is a BIG BUT (not to be confused with Sir Mix-a-lot) ... after rereading my initial post a few months later, I can see how it came off as arrogant. I can see how others perceived my first post as a humble brag and shamed me.
So, I left again. Came back looking for school specific information, waddled over the the other pre-med sections and watched. Said nary a word. I listened to what people told others, I found out how USEFUL the site was, and started piping in here and there.
SDN is now my go-to for information. I sometimes see the negativity and also, more often, the support and positivity. I see the offering by seasoned, sage vets of the site to help others. I see the disagreements and arguments and find them - mostly - intelligent and enlightening.
As someone above said, I think some might come here looking for encouragement with a 2.5 GPA and be unhappy when they are told there's no chance. Well, truth is, there is no chance unless they can show a post-grad GPA that is substantially higher AND a good MCAT score AND EC's out the wazoo AND shadowing. Truth is, they might not like being told the path to MD is probably a 10 year path for them (taking pre-reqs, getting A's, getting 510+ MCAT, getting shadowing hours in, etc).
And then they hate on SDN. I now drink the kool-aid and am thankful, I've been kind of accepted. ~ the Crone
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Student Doctor Network hate?
