2nd guessing

[itsmymango]

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hi all, so i got into a great DO med school, and i have paid my deposits, but i am second guessing whether i should really take that acceptance and run, or if i should take the mcat again and reapply- this time a little sooner.

i know i would become a great physician, bc it is dependant on me, not the school i go to, i just am not sure if i'd rather reapply and try to get into a state school- $200,000 in loans are really scaring me right now

 

[ksmi117]

hi all, so i got into a great DO med school, and i have paid my deposits, but i am second guessing whether i should really take that acceptance and run, or if i should take the mcat again and reapply- this time a little sooner.

i know i would become a great physician, bc it is dependant on me, not the school i go to, i just am not sure if i'd rather reapply and try to get into a state school- $200,000 in loans are really scaring me right now

Take the acceptance. You'll be able to pay off the loans once you are rolling in the big bucks as a physician. Many people would kill for an acceptance. Take advantage of the chance while you have it.

 

[Mobius1985]

Not knowing anything about your application makes it harder to come up with an argument for or against, but . . . .

Considering how difficult it is to get into California state schools even with superb stats, you may well find that even with a better MCAT score, you'll get no love. California allopathic schools seem to expect one to stand out in some way, not necessarily stats-wise. Are your extracurricular activites in the wow-factor category? Is your GPA already high and not improvable? If it takes you two years to improve all of your application to a reasonably competative state (for CA schools), consider that that's two fewer years you'd be earning a physician's relatively-higher income at the other end of the training period. Your liability for waiting those two years will be at least the $300,000 (in today's dollars) in lost salary you would not be earning.

 

[ksmi117]

Moving to Pre-Allo. It's not really a What Are My Chances? thread.

 

[Artful Dodger]

Congrats. I'd go for it!

 

[ChairmanMao]

hi all, so i got into a great DO med school, and i have paid my deposits, but i am second guessing whether i should really take that acceptance and run, or if i should take the mcat again and reapply- this time a little sooner.

i know i would become a great physician, bc it is dependant on me, not the school i go to, i just am not sure if i'd rather reapply and try to get into a state school- $200,000 in loans are really scaring me right now

Take the acceptance and run. You do not want to re-apply again in such a competitive environment especially in California, where I believe the average GPA and MCAT scores are 33 and 3.7 for allopathic schools (I don't know if you have state sponsored DO schools in your state).

Even if you have those numbers, and you do re-apply you will likely be asked at your interview whether or not you applied before - you'll have the unenviable task of explaining why you didn't matriculate the last time you got in. Thereby making you look uncommitted and vain for turning down an acceptance, especially since there are several thousand other applicants who were probably vying for an acceptance at your DO school

 

[Bacchus]

If you got into Western/COMP I would stick with it. Its a great school.

 

[slick27]

Depends on your stats. If you have under a 30 MCAT and less than 3.7 gpa, I would take the acceptance.

 

[NeuroChaos]

Not knowing anything about your application makes it harder to come up with an argument for or against, but . . . .

Considering how difficult it is to get into California state schools even with superb stats, you may well find that even with a better MCAT score, you'll get no love. California allopathic schools seem to expect one to stand out in some way, not necessarily stats-wise. Are your extracurricular activites in the wow-factor category? Is your GPA already high and not improvable? If it takes you two years to improve all of your application to a reasonably competative state (for CA schools), consider that that's two fewer years you'd be earning a physician's relatively-higher income at the other end of the training period. Your liability for waiting those two years will be at least the $300,000 (in today's dollars) in lost salary you would not be earning.

Good Argument! Me likey.

 

[itsmymango]

Take the acceptance and run. You do not want to re-apply again in such a competitive environment especially in California, where I believe the average GPA and MCAT scores are 33 and 3.7 for allopathic schools (I don't know if you have state sponsored DO schools in your state).

Even if you have those numbers, and you do re-apply you will likely be asked at your interview whether or not you applied before - you'll have the unenviable task of explaining why you didn't matriculate the last time you got in. Thereby making you look uncommitted and vain for turning down an acceptance, especially since there are several thousand other applicants who were probably vying for an acceptance at your DO school

Mobius1985[/URL]]Not knowing anything about your application makes it harder to come up with an argument for or against, but . . . .

Considering how difficult it is to get into California state schools even with superb stats, you may well find that even with a better MCAT score, you'll get no love. California allopathic schools seem to expect one to stand out in some way, not necessarily stats-wise. Are your extracurricular activites in the wow-factor category? Is your GPA already high and not improvable? If it takes you two years to improve all of your application to a reasonably competative state (for CA schools), consider that that's two fewer years you'd be earning a physician's relatively-higher income at the other end of the training period. Your liability for waiting those two years will be at least the $300,000 (in today's dollars) in lost salary you would not be earning.

thank you all, your reasonings were the thoughts i had been entertaining, i just didnt know if i was crazy for having that thought process, or just realistic/practical. and sadly, no public DO anymore (you know who you are UCI)

 

[itsmymango]

If you got into Western/COMP I would stick with it. Its a great school.

yea, its COMP. and I trust you very much Bacchus, don't let me down!
😉

 

[tdittyx2x3]

$200,000 in loans are really scaring me right now

You are likely to be 200k in debt no matter where you end up these days. That's basically the game we're all playing. Think about this too.. opportunity cost of postponing school one year is 150k avg. Straight money. Go to school, pay off loans long time, make a decent living no matter how you look at it.

Western is the DO staple for the west coast.. It will allow you to fulfill your goal, plain and simple. 👍