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Unbelievable news...got a II from Yale. And shortly after the rejection from Wisconsin. Keep opening it to make sure it's real.
This is too cool! Congrats!
Unbelievable news...got a II from Yale. And shortly after the rejection from Wisconsin. Keep opening it to make sure it's real.
Just got a II from Minnesota!!! Complete date Aug 5th. I just want to say i was super honest and humble in my primary and secondaries and was worried that this honesty would hold me back. I especially worried when i hadn't heard back from nearly all my schools when so many others had who were complete passed my date of completion. I'm glad it's not and i would encourage everyone else not to tell them what you think they want to hear but what you know to be true for yourself.
Not sure if the dilution factor of my regular email would add or subtract stress, but it is what it is now.I should have done that and made an account just for apps haha.
I hadn't felt all that discouraged until people started receiving IIs at schools from whom I'm still hoping upon hope for secondary invites.
My current mantras -
Hang in there. Have faith. Think good thoughts. Call your therapist. It will work out the way it's supposed to. You've done your best. Don't give into the crazy.
BAH!
Congrats to my non-trad friends getting those IIs. Let's raise the average age at matriculation a year or two, mmmkay? We're all quality.
Literally stopped in my tracks this morning-Duke II!!
Literally stopped in my tracks this morning-Duke II!!
Literally stopped in my tracks this morning-Duke II!!
Thanks everyone! I was complete early here, so hold tight! Your IIs are coming down the pipes!Congrats! That's awesome.
Literally stopped in my tracks this morning-Duke II!!
Hello everyone,
Just want to introduce myself. My name is Terri and I am also a nontraditional student who joined the military (Coast Guard) after high school as my path to pay for college. However, I ended up doing almost 10 years instead of the planned 4, due to my father's unexpected death while my younger sister was still in high school. I feel confident about most of my application, besides my age, which I'm sure many of you may be able to relate. I think we should start our own acceptance/ interview thread here. From our results we may get an idea of which schools are less age-biased.
My amcas application was just verified today, and I am taking the MCAT Sep 10. I was originally scheduled this month, but figured I was late in the game anyways and I might as well try to maximize my score. That way, worse case scenario, I have a good score for next year.
Also, I see that some of you are reapplicants. Do any of you have some advice? Its my first application. I was quite surprised at the emotional toll this process has had on me, and I haven't even made it to the interviews yet! :/
I thought I was strong, but this process has definitely revealed some vulnerabilities.
Looking forward to getting to know you all better
Please feel free to friend me on linked in or Facebook, "Terri McBride" Los Gatos or San Jose, CA
Hi OveranxiousWelcome Terri! This is my first cycle as well. Good luck... Do you have a preliminary list of schools?
Hi Overanxious
I applied to a lot!! 35 :0
I really do not want to go through this again haha!
Ideally I would like to stay on the west coast, but my top choice is MD-PhD programs, which may be a stretch with my non-traditional status.
You are doing amazingly so far! I would be smiling for more reasons than just one!Congrats!!! Same happened to me with Cornell! I've been smiling ever since.
I have applied to 20. So far I have 1 rejection (University of Wisconsin), 3 II's, and 16 schools left to hear from.
That's a bold move applying to MD/PhD programs without an MCAT score. Do you have any research experience and how about publications? I would say these two things (research and an MCAT score) are absolutely necessary for an MD/PhD program. Now...i'm the last person who would say stats are the only thing that matters but you need to know where you stand for that type of program. I only applied to the MD program and most definitely threw the LizzyM suggestion out the window but i'm not going to say that an MD/PhD program will be so lenient.
I have applied to 20. So far I have 1 rejection (University of Wisconsin), 3 II's, and 16 schools left to hear from.
That's a bold move applying to MD/PhD programs without an MCAT score. Do you have any research experience and how about publications? I would say these two things (research and an MCAT score) are absolutely necessary for an MD/PhD program. Now...i'm the last person who would say stats are the only thing that matters but you need to know where you stand for that type of program. I only applied to the MD program and most definitely threw the LizzyM suggestion out the window but i'm not going to say that an MD/PhD program will be so lenient.
Personally, just the late app would make me scared as ****, but sounds like you've thought it out. Best of luck to you!Hi, yes I'm well aware of MD-PhD requirements. It's been my goal for the past 3 years. I have 3 years undergraduate research at my home institution and 2 summer internships- Stanford and Sloan Kettering. I'm also working full time during my gap year in the same lab at Stanford where I had my internship, thanks to a fellowship I just received.
I have two manuscripts in submission but not published, other than 3 research posters/abstracts.
Also most schools will send your application to MD only if they do not consider you for MD-PhD, so essentially with this option I may have more options.
I'm not familiar with the Lizzy M suggestion, but I have talked to many MD-PhD directors, and it seems they are looking for the whole package, but heavily weighted on research potential. An early application helps because you have less competition, but a later application isn't an automatic disqualifier. I don't regret applying later with better statements and well thought out ECs, than earlier with poorer quality writing samples.
This will be interesting...
Also, just for the funny...
I've been watching this happen today (http://forums.studentdoctor.net/ind...en do medical students get intimate?.1094064/) and it is both terrifying and riotously funny.
Yay pre-allo. I feel much better about my chances now if all of them are applying
I've been absent for a while. I majorly (for me) bombed the MCAT (9,11,9), and I really don't have it in me to take them over. I am a student at Mass college of Pharmacy and I have decided to jump in on there pathway program to Ross. As long as I can pass the interview I am in, because they have an agreement with my school and I surpass all the requirements. And, I'm not going to lie and say I'm that sad about it. I actually feel kind of excited. Being an older student I feel like going for the "sure thing" and I want a little adventure.
Thank you for all your support, Ill let you know where my journey leads me.
@MedicalMomma81 I agree with RTC, the Carib is a terrible idea. Here, here and here are the 3 of the most recent threads saying why it's such a bad idea in detail.Don't do it. Don't go to the Carrib route. Go DO over it. Your MCAT is fine for many DO programs.
I've been absent for a while. I majorly (for me) bombed the MCAT (9,11,9), and I really don't have it in me to take them over. I am a student at Mass college of Pharmacy and I have decided to jump in on there pathway program to Ross. As long as I can pass the interview I am in, because they have an agreement with my school and I surpass all the requirements. And, I'm not going to lie and say I'm that sad about it. I actually feel kind of excited. Being an older student I feel like going for the "sure thing" and I want a little adventure.
Thank you for all your support, Ill let you know where my journey leads me.
I have been following everyone on here and haven't posted yet, but I agree that the DO route is a better choice then the Caribbean. I also had a lower MCAT score (7,9,11) and a lower overall sGPA and cGPA because I failed out of school in the mid 90s. I knew that my chances were low for allopathic schools. I applied broadly to DO schools and have gotten secondaries for all the schools and two ii so far. But, I also think that the Caribbean isn't as bad as everyone makes it sound if its a last resort. True you will have higher debt, lot larger class sizes, and getting sent to where ever to do your clinical rotations; but you still get the chance of becoming a doctor. I have meet with or talked to independently about 6 people currently in the Caribbean or just finished and only one was unhappy and he just didn't feel prepared because he didn't have all the prerequisites needed for school here and it was apparent to him that he really did need them unlike what they told him at his school. I was accepted for Aug 2015 class to SGU but deferred for the birth of our second child and the opportunity for one more round of applications. I don't think that in the near future there is going to be a shortage of residencies. As long as you apply yourself and do well in school and on the boards you will be fine. You might not get the prestigious Stanford or Harvard residency but neither will 99% of us, but you will still get a residency. Of course you still have to pass your boards again so do all of us. So apply broadly, keep positive, work hard on your PS and essays and you will be fine.
Again, everyone I have talked to getting a residency is not a problem as long as you pass. Several hundred US students didn't get a slot. Ok take 250 didn't get a slot and 24,000+ students is around 1%. I think that is a group of people that did very poorly on their board exams, and in their clinical rotations. That article as I read it is really about a call to action to get congress to try and fix some of the medicare issues and the gap for reimbursement for residents. You could say the same thing about the DOs that have to use the allopathic match. Look at the recent match. Lots of IMGs and DOs. So don't feel bad about the 1%. There is .75 positions per application, and that hasn't changed much since the 90s. So as I said study hard, do well on the board exams and in the clinical years and an IMG will be fine, no different then an allopathic or osteopathic student here.Then you clearly haven't been paying attention, because there already is a shortage
https://www.aamc.org/newsroom/newsreleases/374000/03212014.html
US medical grads aren't getting slots. IMGs (aka Carib grads) are mostly SOL already, and it will only get worse for them.
It doesn't matter what people have done in the past, even the very recent past, because the situation is changing drastically and rapidly.
Crushing dreams?Again, everyone I have talked to getting a residency is not a problem as long as you pass. Several hundred US students didn't get a slot. Ok take 250 didn't get a slot and 24,000+ students is around 1%. I think that is a group of people that did very poorly on their board exams, and in their clinical rotations. That article as I read it is really about a call to action to get congress to try and fix some of the medicare issues and the gap for reimbursement for residents. You could say the same thing about the DOs that have to use the allopathic match. Look at the recent match. Lots of IMGs and DOs. So don't feel bad about the 1%. There is .75 positions per application, and that hasn't changed much since the 90s. So as I said study hard, do well on the board exams and in the clinical years and an IMG will be fine, no different then an allopathic or osteopathic student here.
But, this shouldn't be about crushing someones dream of becoming a physician but support them in their decision to pursue their education whether here or abroad.