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Huh I never knew they kept track of such thingsIt is not simply foolish but foolhardy. Most medical schools will red flag as probable immediate reject any reapplicant who has previously been accepted at a US MD school and turn it down. How they will know this is each and every acceptance is tracked via AMCAS ID and each school now uses AMCAS compliant system that will automatically flag your reapp. there have been tons of threads written on this, though you are the first this year. Just make sure I am clear
Turning down an acceptance with the idea to reapply next year is, in my view, the worst possible mistake a premed can make. Doing so will likely reduce your chances of ever becoming a doctor by 10 fold at minimum.
forums.studentdoctor.net/threads/to-matriculate-or-not-to-matriculate-that-is-the-question.1192428/
http://forums.studentdoctor.net/thr...hool-should-i-re-apply.1181174/#post-17361528
http://forums.studentdoctor.net/threads/should-i-decline-my-acceptance-too-much-in-loans.1132398/
forums.studentdoctor.net/threads/accepted-but-not-at-favorite-school-should-i-re-apply.1181174
http://forums.studentdoctor.net/threads/reapplying-after-acceptance.1125035/
http://forums.studentdoctor.net/threads/accepted-but-declining-good-or-bad-help.1133435/
It is not simply foolish but foolhardy. Most medical schools will red flag as probable immediate reject any reapplicant who has previously been accepted at a US MD school and turn it down. How they will know this is each and every acceptance is tracked via AMCAS ID and each school now uses AMCAS compliant system that will automatically flag your reapp. there have been tons of threads written on this, though you are the first this year. Just make sure I am clear
Turning down an acceptance with the idea to reapply next year is, in my view, the worst possible mistake a premed can make. Doing so will likely reduce your chances of ever becoming a doctor by 10 fold at minimum.
forums.studentdoctor.net/threads/to-matriculate-or-not-to-matriculate-that-is-the-question.1192428/
http://forums.studentdoctor.net/thr...hool-should-i-re-apply.1181174/#post-17361528
http://forums.studentdoctor.net/threads/should-i-decline-my-acceptance-too-much-in-loans.1132398/
forums.studentdoctor.net/threads/accepted-but-not-at-favorite-school-should-i-re-apply.1181174
http://forums.studentdoctor.net/threads/reapplying-after-acceptance.1125035/
http://forums.studentdoctor.net/threads/accepted-but-declining-good-or-bad-help.1133435/
Oh I also never knew deferred students had to resubmit AMCAS. It seems kind of a waste of paperwork and manpower.They do so at the very least to track deferred applicants who must resubmit AMCAS for matriculation
Oh yeah good point. I guess thinking about how we are just fodder elucidates this whole process.How do you track acceptances versus matriculation without it? From an aggregate level, we need it. The system is setup to make sure medical schools fill their seats and train physicians; applicants are merely the fodder
Okay, let's look at it this way...if you turn it down and delay a year, you will be missing out on 1 year of Dr salary of approx $200-250K. Is your school really MORE than $200-250K difference than most other schools? By delaying a year, it will likely end up costing your more in the long run. Not to mention you have no idea if you will even be accepted if you reapply. Don't do it! Take your acceptance and run!
In less than a week, the president-elect with be the president. Dammit! Projectile Vomited again!
Hi all,
I recreated a new username in order to maintain some more anonymity (creative username right?).
Anyway, wanted to gauge some opinions on what they think about reapplying while having one MD acceptance already. First off, let me admit my mistake by applying to schools that I am unable to afford. Please do not take this as a sign of not truly wanting to become an MD. Money is an extremely important consideration given my background. While the financial aid situation isn't entirely clear, I'm looking at tuition rates of 50k+ per year. Of course, financial aid in loans is possible but the school doesn't offer much merit aid from what I've gleaned so far.
I'm still waiting to hear back post-II from my IS school, which is not only in the near vicinity, but has a tuition rate at about a rate of ~20k per year while also affording me the option of living at home. If I do end up getting rejected, I know they provide admissions counseling with IS re apps having some success. The school seemed more research focused, which was an attractive fit to me as well.
You might wonder why I'm posting this now without having heard back from IS school yet, and the reason is so that I can move forward by strengthening experiences in personally perceived weaker areas to prepare for a reapplication. As an older prospective student, I'd like to continue school this fall but the prospect of so much debt is daunting.
Is it foolish to become a reapplicant and wait a year for something not guaranteed but with the ability to graduate with less than half of the debt at my IS school?
Turning down an acceptance with the idea to reapply next year is, in my view, the worst possible mistake a premed can make. Doing so will likely reduce your chances of ever becoming a doctor by 10 fold at minimum.
Easily one of the dumbest yet most American statements I've ever heard. Getting deep in debt is literally the definition of throwing away your future.Take out loans, don't throw away your future because you're afraid of debt.
Easily one of the dumbest yet most American statements I've ever heard. Getting deep in debt is literally the definition of throwing away your future.
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Easily one of the dumbest yet most American statements I've ever heard. Getting deep in debt is literally the definition of throwing away your future.
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Easily one of the dumbest yet most American statements I've ever heard. Getting deep in debt is literally the definition of throwing away your future.
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Have you tried looking at the total cost of attendance? I had the same sort of pause when deciding between a school that was 57k/yr tuition and one that was 23k/yr. But after after adding up the total COA for each, the difference only came to ~7k more per year for the "expensive" school. Now, I didn't have the living at home option (not that I would want it at this point in my life), so I would expect the difference to be somewhat greater for you, but it's probably not as much as you think. State schools can have a lot of fees that they don't advertise beforehand....I'm looking at tuition rates of 50k+ per year. ...
I'm still waiting to hear back post-II from my IS school, which is not only in the near vicinity, but has a tuition rate at about a rate of ~20k per year while also affording me the option of living at home. ...
Is it foolish to become a reapplicant and wait a year for something not guaranteed but with the ability to graduate with less than half of the debt at my IS school?
I've heard from numerous sources that this is absolutely true. Does anyone else think this is kind of harsh though? I understand the logic behind it; they essentially think if you turned down an acceptance at another school then you might do the same to them, but the fact that you're blackballed from every school if you apply again just really sucks.
Don't be stupid. You'll lose 200-400k of attending salary by deferring a year. That's literally enough money to pay for the entirety of your tuition.Hi all,
I recreated a new username in order to maintain some more anonymity (creative username right?).
Anyway, wanted to gauge some opinions on what they think about reapplying while having one MD acceptance already. First off, let me admit my mistake by applying to schools that I am unable to afford. Please do not take this as a sign of not truly wanting to become an MD. Money is an extremely important consideration given my background. While the financial aid situation isn't entirely clear, I'm looking at tuition rates of 50k+ per year. Of course, financial aid in loans is possible but the school doesn't offer much merit aid from what I've gleaned so far.
I'm still waiting to hear back post-II from my IS school, which is not only in the near vicinity, but has a tuition rate at about a rate of ~20k per year while also affording me the option of living at home. If I do end up getting rejected, I know they provide admissions counseling with IS re apps having some success. The school seemed more research focused, which was an attractive fit to me as well.
You might wonder why I'm posting this now without having heard back from IS school yet, and the reason is so that I can move forward by strengthening experiences in personally perceived weaker areas to prepare for a reapplication. As an older prospective student, I'd like to continue school this fall but the prospect of so much debt is daunting.
Is it foolish to become a reapplicant and wait a year for something not guaranteed but with the ability to graduate with less than half of the debt at my IS school?
400k in debt to increase your earnings by 150-350k per year over what you'd earn as a non-physician is more than enough to make the investment worthwhile. You might have a rough four or five years if you want to pay it off fast, but it's hardly "throwing away your future." You've got another 30 solid years of attending salary with no debt if you attack it right from the get-go.Easily one of the dumbest yet most American statements I've ever heard. Getting deep in debt is literally the definition of throwing away your future.
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Easily one of the dumbest yet most American statements I've ever heard. Getting deep in debt is literally the definition of throwing away your future.
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I know that as pre-meds we are suppose to not apply to schools we wouldn't attend if accepted to, but most of us are also quite neurotic and at the beginning of the cycle might just add in more schools because you just desperately want to get in somewhere.
So what happens if a school looks great on paper but you go to the interview and have a terrible experience? Or a family member unexpectedly becomes ill and maybe you no longer want to move across the country? The application cycle is basically a year long process, so many things can change in a year.
Knowing this though, I'm going to make sure I immediately withdraw from any schools that I decide post interview that I would not attend even if it were my only acceptance.
I'm sorry you didn't follow.Are you insinuating that every medical student on this forum who lacks a rich daddy to foot the bill is throwing away their future? Lol not sure if I follow...
You have to pay it all back regardless. And in point of fact, a medical education on a government guarenteed student loan could arguably be considered "bad" debt since its one of the rare types of debt that cannot be discharged in bankruptcy court.There is good debt and bad debt. Borrowing to buy a home is good debt and almost every home owner in America started out by borrowing to purchase a first home. Likewise, borrowing to attend professional school where the likelihood is high that your salary after graduation will make it possible to pay off the debt, is good debt. Borrowing to attend a for-profit trade school or a off shore med school, maybe not so good.
Buying consumer products (home furnishings, clothing), restaurant meals and leisure travel with credit cards that you don't pay off every month is not smart. Getting deep in debt in that way is throwing away your future. Borrowing to cover modest living expenses while continuing your education with the prospect of a well paying job after graduation is not the same thing.
You have to pay it all back regardless. And in point of fact, a medical education on a government guarenteed student loan could arguably be considered "bad" debt since its one of the rare types of debt that cannot be discharged in bankruptcy court.
Relax there buddy, an extra $30k in tuition isn't "all the money in the world," thousands of med students graduate with hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt every year and they all turn out fine if they're moderately wise with their money.You have to pay it all back regardless. And in point of fact, a medical education on a government guarenteed student loan could arguably be considered "bad" debt since its one of the rare types of debt that cannot be discharged in bankruptcy court.
I know the kids in these pre-allo forums since a medical education is worth all the money in the world but its not. There is definitely a price at which it becomes downright foolish to pursue this career (different for everyone though). That was really my point.
Hi all,
I recreated a new username in order to maintain some more anonymity (creative username right?).
Anyway, wanted to gauge some opinions on what they think about reapplying while having one MD acceptance already. First off, let me admit my mistake by applying to schools that I am unable to afford. Please do not take this as a sign of not truly wanting to become an MD. Money is an extremely important consideration given my background. While the financial aid situation isn't entirely clear, I'm looking at tuition rates of 50k+ per year. Of course, financial aid in loans is possible but the school doesn't offer much merit aid from what I've gleaned so far.
I'm still waiting to hear back post-II from my IS school, which is not only in the near vicinity, but has a tuition rate at about a rate of ~20k per year while also affording me the option of living at home. If I do end up getting rejected, I know they provide admissions counseling with IS re apps having some success. The school seemed more research focused, which was an attractive fit to me as well.
You might wonder why I'm posting this now without having heard back from IS school yet, and the reason is so that I can move forward by strengthening experiences in personally perceived weaker areas to prepare for a reapplication. As an older prospective student, I'd like to continue school this fall but the prospect of so much debt is daunting.
Is it foolish to become a reapplicant and wait a year for something not guaranteed but with the ability to graduate with less than half of the debt at my IS school?
@anonymous999 Have you looked into any rural medicine programs? I go to a very expensive school but am doing HPSP (I don't want to recommend it until I am a practicing physician, because it is sweet now but don't want to misguide you if it turns sour when I'm a practicing physician.), but my backup was to do a program where I would pledge 5 years of service in a rural area of my state in exchange for a tuition waiver. Additionally, I have heard practices providing loan repayment as a way to attract physicians, but I'm not close to that level yet so I can't confirm the veracity of that.
I'm sorry you didn't follow.
Even a medical education must undergo a cost/benefit analysis. Having such a casual attitude toward debt is very dumb. And believe it or not, there is a price at which medical education becomes a financially stupid decision (though that price is different for everyone, and not always because they have or don't have a "rich daddy").
You have to pay it all back regardless. And in point of fact, a medical education on a government guarenteed student loan could arguably be considered "bad" debt since its one of the rare types of debt that cannot be discharged in bankruptcy court.
I know the kids in these pre-allo forums since a medical education is worth all the money in the world but its not. There is definitely a price at which it becomes downright foolish to pursue this career (different for everyone though). That was really my point.
If you're interested in primary care, look at the HRSA Service Corp Scholarship or Loan Forgiveness program. You just have to serve in a high need location, sometimes including large cities.As someone who lives in an urban area, the idea of rural medicine doesn't seem the most attractive option to me, when considering the whole picture and not just financials. That being said however, doesn't mean I won't try and find scholarships and make sure I put the money I've saved towards my education as investment opportunity!