For current perspective I am an M2 at a DO med school. I applied to DO schools as a second resort after an unsuccessful cycle for MD schools and everyone told me to go for it. My MCAT was a 513 and I was waitlisted at my MD choices. Everyone I talked to said just take the DO acceptance and so I thought what the heck: I’ll go for it, why not?
Fast forward, I absolutely despise osteopathic medicine. I never hated it to start with but I dislike it as a whole. I find the resources, location, and overall nature of the program I’m in to be very poor. I dread the idea of taking 2 board exams each step of the way and the worst part is that my school only mostly has local state connections so if I want to match into anesthesia, I would likely stay here. My options seem limited for the future and I just am not really happy about likely spending residency in the state I’m in.
I’m doing well in classes, however the resources are just lacking here. Before I was admitted, the students I spoke to made it seem like the school had plenty of resources but they don’t. They’re honestly stretched thin and my best chance of matching into anesthesia, a relatively competitive specialty is low unless I stick around the area.
In hindsight, I should have just tried for another year at the cycle. For more context, I want to reiterate : * I DO NOT FEEL ANY INFERIORITY AS A DO. I AM NOT INTERSTED IN THE MD BECAUSE OF MY EGO OR CLOUT*
I’ve heard of one of my friends completing a year and then starting at another med school.
Would I be insane to drop my program and reapply for the chance at a better school? The biggest hindrance for me is that my MCAT has expired so I’m not sure if I can reapply with that.
Trust me, I told myself to toughen it out. To grind hard and work it out in any situation is my way of doing things. However, if I can drop my program and apply in the cycle to get in somewhere else, I’d take it now before it’s too late.
In the end, I feel like I need to go to a school with more opportunities. I regret picking osteopathic medicine and thinking it was going to be fine no matter what. I am severely unhappy with the location, curriculum, and resources my school has. I need advice on what to do and if reapplying is even feasible with an expired MCAT score.
The tdlr: DO student who took an admission to a relatively under resourced school looking to drop program and reapply to MD schools in the upcoming cycle. Spoke to older students, advisors here and seems like my best chance to match something I want to practice in (Anesthesia) is in state, which I simply cannot do. I was pretty naive about location and my school and decided to do it as it was the only acceptance I had. I’d be willing to start over elsewhere even if it means repeating M1 from the start which I’d be doing.
Is this insane? Is it stupid? Any advice is appreciated.
Fast forward, I absolutely despise osteopathic medicine. I never hated it to start with but I dislike it as a whole. I find the resources, location, and overall nature of the program I’m in to be very poor. I dread the idea of taking 2 board exams each step of the way and the worst part is that my school only mostly has local state connections so if I want to match into anesthesia, I would likely stay here. My options seem limited for the future and I just am not really happy about likely spending residency in the state I’m in.
I’m doing well in classes, however the resources are just lacking here. Before I was admitted, the students I spoke to made it seem like the school had plenty of resources but they don’t. They’re honestly stretched thin and my best chance of matching into anesthesia, a relatively competitive specialty is low unless I stick around the area.
In hindsight, I should have just tried for another year at the cycle. For more context, I want to reiterate : * I DO NOT FEEL ANY INFERIORITY AS A DO. I AM NOT INTERSTED IN THE MD BECAUSE OF MY EGO OR CLOUT*
I’ve heard of one of my friends completing a year and then starting at another med school.
Would I be insane to drop my program and reapply for the chance at a better school? The biggest hindrance for me is that my MCAT has expired so I’m not sure if I can reapply with that.
Trust me, I told myself to toughen it out. To grind hard and work it out in any situation is my way of doing things. However, if I can drop my program and apply in the cycle to get in somewhere else, I’d take it now before it’s too late.
In the end, I feel like I need to go to a school with more opportunities. I regret picking osteopathic medicine and thinking it was going to be fine no matter what. I am severely unhappy with the location, curriculum, and resources my school has. I need advice on what to do and if reapplying is even feasible with an expired MCAT score.
The tdlr: DO student who took an admission to a relatively under resourced school looking to drop program and reapply to MD schools in the upcoming cycle. Spoke to older students, advisors here and seems like my best chance to match something I want to practice in (Anesthesia) is in state, which I simply cannot do. I was pretty naive about location and my school and decided to do it as it was the only acceptance I had. I’d be willing to start over elsewhere even if it means repeating M1 from the start which I’d be doing.
Is this insane? Is it stupid? Any advice is appreciated.
