Class of 2019!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Ace Khalifa]

Yeah, who goes to college for four years?
Not me, I'm going to try my best to get done in two years. After all, I am finishing HS in three years.

I guess if my two year plan works out I would be class of 2018... haha

Oh yeah, I already have 9 credits.

Anyways my plan is to test out as much as possible, and take the maximum allowed.

Summers included.. NO SUMMERS OFF..

May I ask why you want to get thru college that quickly?

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[sunflower18]

Yeah, who goes to college for four years?
Not me, I'm going to try my best to get done in two years. After all, I am finishing HS in three years.

I guess if my two year plan works out I would be class of 2018... haha

Oh yeah, I already have 9 credits.

Anyways my plan is to test out as much as possible, and take the maximum allowed.

Summers included.. NO SUMMERS OFF..

Sounds like @claduva94.... Care to share your experiences, kind sir?

Also, I'm a bit confused -- class of 2018 is currently in med school already. Class of 2019 is starting med school this summer/fall. Are you saying that you would be class of 2018 graduating from college?

 

[aprimenumber]

Sounds like @claduva94.... Care to share your experiences, kind sir?

Also, I'm a bit confused -- class of 2018 is currently in med school already. Class of 2019 is starting med school this summer/fall. Are you saying that you would be class of 2018 graduating from college?

I think he misunderstood the nature of this thread and was referring to his college graduation year rather than his medical school graduation year, which I believe is what you're saying also.

 

[claduva94]

Yeah, who goes to college for four years?
Not me, I'm going to try my best to get done in two years. After all, I am finishing HS in three years.

I guess if my two year plan works out I would be class of 2018... haha

Oh yeah, I already have 9 credits.

Anyways my plan is to test out as much as possible, and take the maximum allowed.

Summers included.. NO SUMMERS OFF..

Sounds like @claduva94.... Care to share your experiences, kind sir?

Also, I'm a bit confused -- class of 2018 is currently in med school already. Class of 2019 is starting med school this summer/fall. Are you saying that you would be class of 2018 graduating from college?

As someone who will be graduating in three years, I highly suggest you reconsider, especially if you have medical school aspirations. Obviously it worked out professionally for me, but there was a huge cost. I didn't relax in summers as much as I would have liked, I am perpetually busy during the school year, and it definitely put strain on my relationship with family and friends. Furthermore, you will be expected to have similar experiences when applying to those who graduated in four years and maybe even took gap years. So competitiveness will be injured. I'm confident I could have done much better on the MCAT had I not been taking 21 credits and doing over 40 hrs/wk of extracurriculars when I took it. Remember this is a marathon not a sprint, and your plan will in all likelihood feeling burnt out, which is no way to feel before entering something like medical school.
tl;dr: Sure graduating early saved me over 30 grand but at the end of the day it was a lot of work. Really consider what you want to get out of your college experience before committing to such a big endeavor.

 

[aprimenumber]

Not to mention all the medical school class bonding experiences that one will miss because one still isn't old enough to enter any bars.

 

[breakintheroof]

As someone who will be graduating in three years, I highly suggest you reconsider, especially if you have medical school aspirations. Obviously it worked out professionally for me, but there was a huge cost. I didn't relax in summers as much as I would have liked, I am perpetually busy during the school year, and it definitely put strain on my relationship with family and friends. Furthermore, you will be expected to have similar experiences when applying to those who graduated in four years and maybe even took gap years. So competitiveness will be injured. I'm confident I could have done much better on the MCAT had I not been taking 21 credits and doing over 40 hrs/wk of extracurriculars when I took it. Remember this is a marathon not a sprint, and your plan will in all likelihood feeling burnt out, which is no way to feel before entering something like medical school.
tl;dr: Sure graduating early saved me over 30 grand but at the end of the day it was a lot of work. Really consider what you want to get out of your college experience before committing to such a big endeavor.

This is very illuminating, as someone who took a different path. It must have taken uncommon focus to get to where you are so quickly.

Also, didn't @researchismymiddlename finish college and grad school in, like, a long weekend?

 

[Cyberdyne 101]

Also, didn't @researchismymiddlename finish college and grad school in, like, a long weekend?

Yeah, but she has one of those special mutations

 

[ridethecliche]

Yo join your a$$ with us

I don't know what this means!

pocket squares.

I had one at Miami, but someone else did at umass!

 

[Cyberdyne 101]

I don't know what this means!

It's the New York way of saying, "we would love to have you in our group."

 

[claduva94]

This is very illuminating, as someone who took a different path. It must have taken uncommon focus to get to where you are so quickly.

Also, didn't @researchismymiddlename finish college and grad school in, like, a long weekend?

Are you sure it took her that long?

 

[spockprime]

Are you sure it took her that long?

I heard it took her a day - during the Winter Solstice! But it only took that long because she had to file some of her patents later that day.

 

[Doogie17]

As someone who will be graduating in three years, I highly suggest you reconsider, especially if you have medical school aspirations. Obviously it worked out professionally for me, but there was a huge cost. I didn't relax in summers as much as I would have liked, I am perpetually busy during the school year, and it definitely put strain on my relationship with family and friends. Furthermore, you will be expected to have similar experiences when applying to those who graduated in four years and maybe even took gap years. So competitiveness will be injured. I'm confident I could have done much better on the MCAT had I not been taking 21 credits and doing over 40 hrs/wk of extracurriculars when I took it. Remember this is a marathon not a sprint, and your plan will in all likelihood feeling burnt out, which is no way to feel before entering something like medical school.
tl;dr: Sure graduating early saved me over 30 grand but at the end of the day it was a lot of work. Really consider what you want to get out of your college experience before committing to such a big endeavor.

as a 14 yo freshman when I visited several med schools and talked with the directors, planning on doing a biology degree in 3 years and to be done at 16yo, they said SLOW DOWN and take time to be better prepared. So I added honors research, thesis, and a chemistry major to bio, taking all four years to enjoy the univ experience. Getting a full time summer internship at a Children's hospital, where the young kids thought I was old, because they were 4 and I was 15. And now by doing the md/phd eight year route, by the time I am doing my M3 and M4 years I will be the same age as most other students, which will work out better for me.
to OP- it will be hard to get good ECs if you rush too much.

 

[researchismymiddlename]

This is very illuminating, as someone who took a different path. It must have taken uncommon focus to get to where you are so quickly.

Also, didn't @researchismymiddlename finish college and grad school in, like, a long weekend?

OMG you guys This conversation had me laughing out loud!!

But for the record you funny folks, I took almost 4 years and enjoyed every second of it (well, not finals, but the rest of it). I loved my summers doing ECs and taking a break from classes over the holidays to write my novel

Totally agree -- rushing is SO NOT WORTH IT. If you're bored or you have extra time, there is plenty that is left to learn or to keep one occupied. Lab, tutor, volunteer, work, shadow, clubs, community service... and OMG who forgot HAVING FUN?! I just started early but ran the marathon like everyone else. It is certainly not supposed to be a sprint because it will cost you ultimately, and no one cares WHEN you do something, it's WHAT you did. Just my two cents and it seems most everyone agrees. I say you should study abroad @Dr. Sticks and maybe do something healthcare related there while you're at it to milk that experience for all that it is worth It's something I really wish I did when I was in college!

 

[ProbablyAPenguin]

OMG you guys This conversation had me laughing out loud!!

But for the record you funny folks, I took almost 4 years and enjoyed every second of it (well, not finals, but the rest of it). I loved my summers doing ECs and taking a break from classes over the holidays to write my novel

Totally agree -- rushing is SO NOT WORTH IT. If you're bored or you have extra time, there is plenty that is left to learn or to keep one occupied. Lab, tutor, volunteer, work, shadow, clubs, community service... and OMG who forgot HAVING FUN?! I just started early but ran the marathon like everyone else. It is certainly not supposed to be a sprint because it will cost you ultimately, and no one cares WHEN you do something, it's WHAT you did. Just my two cents and it seems most everyone agrees. I say you should study abroad @Dr. Sticks and maybe do something healthcare related there while you're at it to milk that experience for all that it is worth It's something I really wish I did when I was in college!

You. Wrote. A. Novel. ???

 

[hellanutella]

You. Wrote. A. Novel. ???

Don't you love how casually she mentions it?

"Eh, I finished my BS and PhD while in my teens, no big. Now I'm just going to spend some time on my novel. Maybe I'll look into ensuring world peace tomorrow afternoon, assuming I finish my translation of War and Peace into Esperanto by then."

Never change, Research. Never change. We love you too much.

 

[researchismymiddlename]

You. Wrote. A. Novel. ???

Hahaha! I never finished it, but yes it was supposed be a series of 14 books, lol! I gave up on it when I was 15, but started writing it again on this app I've sometimes talked about here. I've been really surprised by the response it's gotten -- it was #1 on the app for a while and has >100,000 readers right now and even two fanclubs, which I never expected in a million years. It's an awesome new hobby though... my dream of being a writer of sorts has finally been fulfilled!

Don't you love how casually she mentions it?

"Eh, I finished my BS and PhD while in my teens, no big. Now I'm just going to spend some time on my novel. Maybe I'll look into ensuring world peace next tomorrow afternoon, assuming I finish my translation of War and Peace into Esperanto by then."

Never change, Research. Never change. We love you too much.

OMG never intended it that way Thank you though that really has me blushing right now and banging my head on my desk at the same time for being so unknowingly pretentious

 

[ProbablyAPenguin]

Hahaha! I never finished it, but yes it was supposed be a series of 14 books, lol! I gave up on it when I was 15, but started writing it again on this app I've sometimes talked about here. I've been really surprised by the response it's gotten -- it was #1 on the app for a while and has >100,000 readers right now and even two fanclubs, which I never expected in a million years. It's an awesome new hobby though... my dream of being a writer of sorts has finally been fulfilled!



OMG never intended it that way Thank you though that really has me blushing right now

Wait. What's the link?!?

 

[researchismymiddlename]

Wait. What's the link?!?

I'll PM you

 

[hellanutella]

Hahaha! I never finished it, but yes it was supposed be a series of 14 books, lol! I gave up on it when I was 15, but started writing it again on this app I've sometimes talked about here. I've been really surprised by the response it's gotten -- it was #1 on the app for a while and has >100,000 readers right now and even two fanclubs, which I never expected in a million years.

You don't even want to know what my <15-year-old writing looked like. I seriously doubt I could have come up with a 14-book series, let alone one that people would find remotely readable.

This once again proves what an incredible soul you are. I think I may have to join both of these fanclubs.

 

[researchismymiddlename]

You don't even want to know what my <15-year-old writing looked like. I seriously doubt I could have come up with a 14-book series, let alone one that people would find remotely readable.

This once again proves what an incredible soul you are. I think I may have to join both of these fanclubs.

Awwww thank you so much, you're so humble and sweet I really am so touched And OMG please no, I'm honestly kind of embarrassed by them

 

[spockprime]

I'll PM you

Oh my goodness, you truly are remarkable! All of you guys amaze me, come to think of it. Anyway, PM me as well! I need more books to read and I'd love to be one of your fanclub!

 

[M12B]

must. read. book! @researchismymiddlename, that's fantastic!

 

[claduva94]

Awwww thank you so much, you're so humble and sweet I really am so touched And OMG please no, I'm honestly kind of embarrassed by them

If we have any chance of being future classmates you know I have to read that You are honestly so full of surprises. But serious question. Aside from getting an MD, what HAVEN'T you done???

 

[researchismymiddlename]

If we have any chance of being future classmates you know I have to read that You are honestly so full of surprises. But serious question. Aside from getting an MD, what HAVEN'T you done???

Awww that's so sweet!! I really hope to at least meet you one day if not be classmates, but besides that point -- I doubt many guys would be interested hahaha I mean, it's a romance and fantasy story

Thank you so much though! As for what I haven't done -- oh gosh, plenty!! Music is one of those things unfortunately... I totally wish I could play the piano more than just my three favorite songs. You guys just make my heart all fuzzy... and it's fuzzy enough as it is! Thanks so much

 

[moop]

I don't know what this means!

noob. What a noob

It's the New York way of saying, "we would love to have you in our group."

This guy knows what's up

 

[ProbablyAPenguin]

Awww that's so sweet!! I really hope to at least meet you one day if not be classmates, but besides that point -- I doubt many guys would be interested hahaha I mean, it's a romance and fantasy story

Thank you so much though! As for what I haven't done -- oh gosh, plenty!! Music is one of those things unfortunately... I totally wish I could play the piano more than just my three favorite songs. You guys just make my heart all fuzzy... and it's fuzzy enough as it is! Thanks so much

Well i totally wish i could play the piano...

 

[ridethecliche]

Did any of you interview at Rosalind Franklin? Thoughts? I just got a II and I'm going to decline unless I hear something good about the school. I've heard weird things about the place i.e. that it was going to lose credentialing recently and am not sure I should bother. It would be nice if it was cheaper than albany, I guess and I've never been to chicago, but I'm not sure if it's a good idea to go.

 

[claduva94]

Did any of you interview at Rosalind Franklin? Thoughts? I just got a II and I'm going to decline unless I hear something good about the school. I've heard weird things about the place i.e. that it was going to lose credentialing recently and am not sure I should bother. It would be nice if it was cheaper than albany, I guess and I've never been to chicago, but I'm not sure if it's a good idea to go.

@M12B May be able to help because she got an interview there as well!

 

[ridethecliche]

UCSD rejection. All the feels (well kinda, but not really).

GG cali schools.

 

[Tman90]

.

 

[reapplicanthelpme2014]

PM'ed ya

Can I get this PM too about Rosalind Franklin puhleasseeee? Just got an II as well

 

[ridethecliche]

Thanks @airgear , you basically echoed my sentiments. I'm probably going to decline.

 

[M12B]

Hey @ridethecliche! I'm sorry I can't be of much help, I interview at Rosalind next week, but I'll be more than happy to share my thoughts with you after my interview day if you're still thinking about it.

Thanks for thinking of me @claduva94 !

 

[M12B]

Best of luck! I mean, I don't remember anything about the curriculum, grading, etc and I feel those qualities are arguably more important than my impressions heh

Now that we're on the subject haha, I am interviewing at Rosy next week, would you mind sharing your thoughts with me as well?

 

[M12B]

I think RFU has several pros, some being their emphasis on IPE (if you're into that kind of thing). Under their IPE, you'd take classes with many other health profession students like PT, Path Assistant, PA, Podiatry students, etc. You'd also work with Pod on dissections, etc. It wasn't my cup of tea, but it might be yours. Also, they aren't affiliated with any medical centers, so you're left with ~20ish sites to go to for rotations and stuff if you prefer this. They have a cool match list. They have on-grounds housing. Free parking after 5. Very cheap living.

As for the cons, I don't think it'd be right for me to list the cons for you've already booked a ticket/is 100% set on attending the interview! Would hate to influence your impression of the school negatively by accident pre-interview.

I am 100% set on interviewing out of necessity as I have no acceptance in hand and only 1 other interview (waitlisted). But I am excited about their interprofessional focus, and I think that that type of collaboration is exactly my cup of tea. I guess I'll see how I feel post-interview haha.

Thank you for your consideration regarding your con list, I really appreciate your thoughtfulness!

 

[PreMedicalStudent89]

I think planning ahead is a great idea! For med school is super important to make sure you get all the right pre-reqs etc!

 

[ridethecliche]

Yeah the fact that they don't have a hospital affiliation is kind of frightening as is their accreditation issue: http://www.rosalindfranklin.edu/cms/LCME.aspx

RF's match lists actually look pretty good, which kinda surprises me. It actually might be better than albany's, though albany has 50 less students so it's hard to directly compare raw numbers.

Albany had everything right there which is awesome.

 

[NervousNerd]

Out of the blue interview invite today from downstate happy Friday everyone

 

[mostlyharmless1]

Yeah the fact that they don't have a hospital affiliation is kind of frightening as is their accreditation issue: http://www.rosalindfranklin.edu/cms/LCME.aspx

RF's match lists actually look pretty good, which kinda surprises me. It actually might be better than albany's, though albany has 50 less students so it's hard to directly compare raw numbers.

Albany had everything right there which is awesome.

True, but I think Albany is much better geared towards primary care. Our tour guide there warned us that it wasn't a great place to go if one wanted to go into a competitive specialty because even though the medical center sees a large variety of cases, they usually send the cases that require expert specialist care to other hospitals in New York. As he explained it, they're the first contact for a lot of patients, but not the last.

 

[ridethecliche]

True, but I think Albany is much better geared towards primary care. Our tour guide there warned us that it wasn't a great place to go if one wanted to go into a competitive specialty because even though the medical center sees a large variety of cases, they usually send the cases that require expert specialist care to other hospitals in New York. As he explained it, they're the first contact for a lot of patients, but not the last.

Albany has a level 1 trauma center though...

They also have residency programs in things like ortho, neurosurg, etc.

I'm confused how RF can do better without a hospital. I'm still on the cusp of attending the interview if it helps my longer term goals.

 

[LOVEMYSCHOOL]

Hi everybody, so I just received two acceptances this week... I guess i am joining the party little late compared to everybody else... but I am very happy that I finally got accepted... I was considering applying next cycle

question: what would be the best way to decide which school to choose? I mean both schools were not my top option but both great.
Also what should I do ... other than filing my taxes and applying for financial aid?
Please give me some links if you think it would be easier
Thanks

 

[TxC]

Hi everybody, so I just received two acceptances this week... I guess i am joining the party little late compared to everybody else... but I am very happy that I finally got accepted... I was considering applying next cycle

question: what would be the best way to decide which school to choose? I mean both schools were not my top option but both great.
Also what should I do ... other than filing my taxes and applying for financial aid?
Please give me some links if you think it would be easier
Thanks

First off, congrats on your acceptances!

I think location is pretty important. A big city and a small town are very different places. Also, which school's atmosphere did you like better while you interviewed? You're gonna be spending the next few years of your life there, so you might as well pick a place you think you'll like. Cost should also be taken into consideration, especially if one is significantly more expensive than the other one (wait until financial aid comes out).

FAFSA, background check, possibly various documents to send to schools...but most importantly, go have fun / relax before med school starts!

 

[Ace Khalifa]

Hi everybody, so I just received two acceptances this week... I guess i am joining the party little late compared to everybody else... but I am very happy that I finally got accepted... I was considering applying next cycle

question: what would be the best way to decide which school to choose? I mean both schools were not my top option but both great.
Also what should I do ... other than filing my taxes and applying for financial aid?
Please give me some links if you think it would be easier
Thanks

Hi there! Welcome! I think it would be beneficial to start listing pros and cons for each school, just as a starting point. Curriculum setup, 3rd year clerkship rotations, P/F or not, your impression of the student body, cost of living, proximity to family, etc.

 

[mostlyharmless1]

Albany has a level 1 trauma center though...

They also have residency programs in things like ortho, neurosurg, etc.

I'm confused how RF can do better without a hospital. I'm still on the cusp of attending the interview if it helps my longer term goals.

I don't know much about RF. But it makes sense that Albany would have a level 1 trauma center since it is the only major hospital system over a wide area, but for more unique/specialized cases, many of the patients are sent to other hospitals when they're stable enough to move. I'm just echoing what was said by my fourth year tour guide about his biggest pet peeves with the school.

RF is also in Chicago which has a ton of hospital systems, so it's possible that it's able to help its students rotate through those other hospitals? I'm not saying that RF is better than Albany, I just wanted to mention my impressions of Albany.

 

[jsquared91]

I WILL GUESS EVERYONE ACCURATELY. GAME ON. I don't know who anyone here is yet lol

Two pages behind, but mine will be fairly easy to guess...

 

[ridethecliche]

I don't know much about RF. But it makes sense that Albany would have a level 1 trauma center since it is the only major hospital system over a wide area, but for more unique/specialized cases, many of the patients are sent to other hospitals when they're stable enough to move. I'm just echoing what was said by my fourth year tour guide about his biggest pet peeves with the school.

RF is also in Chicago which has a ton of hospital systems, so it's possible that it's able to help its students rotate through those other hospitals? I'm not saying that RF is better than Albany, I just wanted to mention my impressions of Albany.

This is true and I did hear that about albany, though I'm not sure how much access med students would have to those things anywhere. If I do well on the boards, I'm sure I could get an away rotation or two where I currently do research that'd make that a non-issue.

I'll try talking to some current RF students and see what they say!

 

[Dr.Sticks]

As someone who will be graduating in three years, I highly suggest you reconsider, especially if you have medical school aspirations. Obviously it worked out professionally for me, but there was a huge cost. I didn't relax in summers as much as I would have liked, I am perpetually busy during the school year, and it definitely put strain on my relationship with family and friends. Furthermore, you will be expected to have similar experiences when applying to those who graduated in four years and maybe even took gap years. So competitiveness will be injured. I'm confident I could have done much better on the MCAT had I not been taking 21 credits and doing over 40 hrs/wk of extracurriculars when I took it. Remember this is a marathon not a sprint, and your plan will in all likelihood feeling burnt out, which is no way to feel before entering something like medical school.
tl;dr: Sure graduating early saved me over 30 grand but at the end of the day it was a lot of work. Really consider what you want to get out of your college experience before committing to such a big endeavor.

I'm not in school to socialize, I'm there to learn. That's how I look at it; Of course that's not how admission officers look at it.
They want an out going extrovert, who can dance and do calculus in his dreams!

As for burnout, well currently I am pretty burned out lol..
12 hours of school to graduate early from HS, I'd say that's a lot. My day would be like this: Wake up at 6:30, catch the bus at 8, walk at 3:30 to the night school maybe half a mile away, and the get out at 7:15.
That's a 48 hour week for me, and then I'm gone Saturday to do EC for like 5 hours, in total 53 hours spent outside the home.
So I'm prepared, prepared to tackle college head on.

And yes I mean college, medical school would be class of 2023, or 2024.

BTW It's not all classes, using CLEP exams you can test out of many of the general education requirements.

Anyways, I thank you for taking the time to tell me about your experience. I will keep that in mind.

 

[Tman90]

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[Dr.Sticks]

May I ask why you want to get thru college that quickly?

Money, money, money, money.

 

[moop]

Money, money, money, money.

Maybe you should take it easy in HS and beef up those grades to score easy scholarships at state schools.....