Anybody else getting *really* worried yet?

[wrong_answer]

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I know some of the non-traditionals still have jobs and are persuing medicine "under the table", but some of us have walked away from other jobs and careers to do this. I'm starting to REALLY get worried about my chances of getting in...

Anybody have any idea when they latest interview invites go out? Since interviews are already being scheduled into January and February, how much longer should I hold out hope of getting interviews?

 

[Pemberley]

I know some of the non-traditionals still have jobs and are persuing medicine "under the table", but some of us have walked away from other jobs and careers to do this. I'm starting to REALLY get worried about my chances of getting in...

Anybody have any idea when they latest interview invites go out? Since interviews are already being scheduled into January and February, how much longer should I hold out hope of getting interviews?

I looked at local jobs today, thinking about the possibility of having to take another year before medical school... I would have to improve my undergrad GPA, get some research experience, and make enough money; that last seems to be mutually exclusive with the first two. I could either get a lab-monkey job and make almost nothing or get a bureaucratic (which is to say, totally unrewarding and spirit-killing) job that makes money. And, either way, take night classes. Fun fun. 🙁

 

[wrong_answer]

I looked at local jobs today, thinking about the possibility of having to take another year before medical school... I would have to improve my undergrad GPA, get some research experience, and make enough money; that last seems to be mutually exclusive with the first two. I could either get a lab-monkey job and make almost nothing or get a bureaucratic (which is to say, totally unrewarding and spirit-killing) job that makes money. And, either way, take night classes. Fun fun. 🙁

In the off chance you don't get in this year (unlikely considering the number of interview's you've had), you should take the job that pays more money. It will only be temporary, and the lab-monkey job would be no more usefully for getting into med-school.

 

[RAD11]

I looked at local jobs today, thinking about the possibility of having to take another year before medical school... I would have to improve my undergrad GPA, get some research experience, and make enough money; that last seems to be mutually exclusive with the first two. I could either get a lab-monkey job and make almost nothing or get a bureaucratic (which is to say, totally unrewarding and spirit-killing) job that makes money. And, either way, take night classes. Fun fun. 🙁

You'll be fine....congrats on the interviews, btw.

 

[MiesVanDerMom]

I know some of the non-traditionals still have jobs and are persuing medicine "under the table", but some of us have walked away from other jobs and careers to do this. I'm starting to REALLY get worried about my chances of getting in...

Anybody have any idea when they latest interview invites go out? Since interviews are already being scheduled into January and February, how much longer should I hold out hope of getting interviews?

blah. i've given up on allo schools. i've moved from being sick with worry to more of a "go to hell, losers" attitude. I am turning in some osteo secondaries now and hopefully they'll work out. If not I will become a malpractice attorney and make doctors suffer 👍

 

[Sol Rosenberg]

I'm exploring the possibility of getting a PhD in Biomedical Engineering and applying to a few programs. Blah. Not really what I want to do, but it's a slight step up, IMHO, from my current career as an Electrical Engineer.

I'm with MVDM, though, if I don't get in, pursuing a career in malpractice law seems like a lucrative form of poetic justice to inflict on the medical community.

 

[LifetimeDoc]

I've recently had this sinking feeling. After leaving my job, borrowing student loans in the amount of USD$20k+ and others, and practically ignoring my significant other for the past 2 years (returning to college to re-learn everything, boost my GPA, and study for the MCAT) I wonder what to do if I don't get in? Finishing my second degree won't do anything as another B.S. degree means squat. Going back to my old job will leave me where I left, feeling empty and unsatisfied as medicine was my original plan in the past.

I just try to think of how I will re-apply next year, maybe get a tech-job at the local ER, and keep hoping that the medical schools will give non-trads like us that are sacrificing a lot to go into medicine a break sometime.

 

[RxnMan]

I'm exploring the possibility of getting a PhD in Biomedical Engineering and applying to a few programs. Blah. Not really what I want to do, but it's a slight step up, IMHO, from my current career as an Electrical Engineer.

I'm with MVDM, though, if I don't get in, pursuing a career in malpractice law seems like a lucrative form of poetic justice to inflict on the medical community.

jota - I remember you being in TX. In the Dallas area, there's UT-SW, and they have a great Bioengineering PhD program, with lots of connections to local hospitals. It was so good that I was thinking of going there at one time.

 

[Sol Rosenberg]

jota - I remember you being in TX. In the Dallas area, there's UT-SW, and they have a great Bioengineering PhD program, with lots of connections to local hospitals. It was so good that I was thinking of going there at one time.

Thanks for the tip. I had only looked at UT and Rice so far, but I will definitely check it out!

(Hopefully all this Biomed. Eng. program research is a waste of time, because I will hopefully get into Medical School this cycle!)

 

[RxnMan]

Thanks for the tip. I had only looked at UT and Rice so far, but I will definitely check it out!

(Hopefully all this Biomed. Eng. program research is a waste of time, because I will hopefully get into Medical School this cycle!)

It was for me!

 

[Pemberley]

(Hopefully all this Biomed. Eng. program research is a waste of time, because I will hopefully get into Medical School this cycle!)

*knocks wood*