Tufts MBS program. Nearly identical to their first year's medical school curriculum. Same classes, same exams. And we also had a required master's thesis to complete as well.
Did you at least get an interview at Tufts?
The second to last day of interviews, yea. It was my only interview, but it felt like it went really well... I had great conversations with both interviewers
*Snaps furiously in agreement*
I'm really sorry to hear that. Best of luck with your next application.
Thanks! I'm actually currently doing PA applications and getting cleared to volunteer while I'm working. Hopefully I'll have better luck.
Yes and no, I suppose... I still have a Master's degree so I'm currently getting paid more, and it's definitely going to help me with medical studies down the road. But yea, I have no freaking idea why they didn't accept me. And the generic rejection email basically saying "we can't necessarily tell you why we rejected you due to the relativeness of the process" is BS. If I got rejected from 14+ schools, SOMETHING is obviously amiss. Tell me what it is so I can fix it.
What are your numbers? Where did you apply?
For med school? 3.4 combined undergrad, ~350-400 hours of clinical experience, Master's degree with 4.0 GPA, 73 percentile on MCAT and have 1 full year of industry research experience at a Fortune 500 company. I received 1 interview, and that was with the school I got my Masters from.
Huh. You would think more people would bite at that. Your numbers aren't spectacular, but they're in the acceptable range. But what I learned from my application year is that it's a high MCAT world out there, and normal MCAT people like us are just lucky to be living in it. Best of luck with applying PA!
Thanks! Definitely looking into that, I've heard from many people that it's a great place to get PA shadowing as well.
I still get a grim kick out of the fact that AAMC did all this research and determined that 50th percentile MCAT takers were just as likely to pass the boards on the first go as those in the higher percentile range, and what do med schools do? It's absolute BS that one day in a student's life plays such a huge role in determining if they'll be a good doctor. Not to mention, while both are standardized tests, beyond that, it's rather different from the boards.
WOW! That happened fast! Congratulations!Hey Guys!!!!! Guess who just got accepted to Med school (DO)!
ME!
& Still got some more MD and DO interviews coming up.
Good Luck Everyone! If I can do it, so can you!
Hey Guys!!!!! Guess who just got accepted to Med school (DO)!
ME!
& Still got some more MD and DO interviews coming up.
Good Luck Everyone! If I can do it, so can you!
Hey Guys!!!!! Guess who just got accepted to Med school (DO)!
ME!
& Still got some more MD and DO interviews coming up.
Good Luck Everyone! If I can do it, so can you!
Holy crap that's amazing! Congrats buddy!!!!Hey Guys!!!!! Guess who just got accepted to Med school (DO)!
ME!
& Still got some more MD and DO interviews coming up.
Good Luck Everyone! If I can do it, so can you!
why wouldnt you try for DO or caribbean over PA?
Whoops, sorry, didn't see this response until now. I've spoken with many people regarding Caribbean schools, and the vast majority seem to not hold them in high regard. My choice to switch to PA really just came from a lot of self reflection and realizing how much starting a family and being able to actually be a part of it meant to me (and not being half a million in debt in some instances...). PA allows me a greater opportunity to do that. And the ability to be flexible where I work in healthcare with PA is also extremely attractive.
ya the family aspect of it makes sense. if you got an md interview tho i can def see you getting into DO schools. some DO schools are cheap too. i think the net income down the road would be a lot higher as a physician even with more initial debt
Hey guys! Idk if any of you check this anymore, but we said we'd post with good news. I got into RCSI in Dublin!
I'm waitlisted at one of my IS schools too. But IT'S OVER! So happy...
I hope those of you who didn't get in last year have the same result! Thanks for being there when things were their most grim <3
Banana kitty worked for me
The power of the banana!
The power of the banana!
mind sharing where? what did you do differently each cycle?
Ditto. Couldn't have done it without the commiseration last year. Thanks y'all
I'll occasionally read old threads like this for motivation, especially when I feel the urge to complain about anything medical school related and need to remind myself how lucky I am to be here.
Sure. I was accepted to University of Connecticut, Indiana University, University of Massachusetts and Meharry Medical College. I was also accepted to a DO program in Denver.
Hey it sounded like you were ready to give up at the end of last cycle. Did you apply again this cycle?
Oh man. I hope there's something you can try that will make a difference! Have you ever considered hiring one of those advisors? Like the ones that are former admissions officers? That's something I was really going to consider if I didn't get in this cycle, since I couldn't figure out what I was doing wrong. Especially as someone who is not in school anymore, I thought it would be better to go all-in and have someone coach me through every step of the process than to just keep applying without help or hope.
I didn't write it down, but if you look at the AAMC stats "by age" you'll see which schools tend to accept the greatest # of students in your age bracket. Mine was 30-39. Another thing you might consider is adding not only DO schools but also the top 3 Caribbean schools (the ones that have US accreditation) and Atlantic Bridge Program (Ireland). Possibly also Australia--but I didn't research those cuz it's too far for me. I have some old less-than-ideal grades (over 10 years old), but an admissions director I heard give a talk said: if you have even a few C's on your record (no matter the reason or amount of time passed), you'll find it next to impossible to get into a US MD program, so you'll need to cast a wider net, especially if it's your third cycle or more. I hadn't realized that some ancient grades still tarnished my record to such an extent. But I did what he said and voila! now I'm into a great MD program in Ireland and on the WL for an IS school that I'll likely never get off of.
