Ask AZK about being Pre-med/Getting into Medical School

[AZK]

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Were you playing poker before your medical school interview?

Did you mention poker in your application or bring it up in the interview?

I'm assuming it would be unwise to mention it, but if your hobbies are brought up, do you think mentioning poker in a med school interview would be very bad?

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Yes I played poker before my med. interview, I basically took one class senior year of college and started playing poker seriously summer of junior year/post MCAT. Poker ensured that my success and road to medical school take a few turns before actually arriving at my destination. I didn't mention it the first time I applied and I was heavily obsessed with it in a bad kind of way. The 2nd itme I applied and interviewed I actually wrote about poker for my personal statement on AMCAS, but by the time interviews rolled around I was on my decline of poker fever. It was casually mentioned in interviews, but not from a I am DEGEN RICH BITCH!!!11!! perspective, more from a making decisions with incomplete information, mathematical/analytical thinking ability etc... I spun it well and downplayed the $ aspect. If you seem like a good kid/level headed and have other hobbies and you spin it well it will be fine. If you look like you haven't left a casino/your basement in 6 months and you are talking about flipping coins for $5k and not giving a [censored] it will be bad. This should be obvious.