So alright, as an undergraduate i get a broad understanding of
how to get through a medical education ( correct me if im wrong --- but please no tar and feathering)
1. the foremost important thing is to love it. because you if you do it for other selfish reasons such as money and social acceptance youre not going to be happy.
2. you have to do well in school. no matter how big of a heart you have to help other people or whatever reason you have (hopefully altruistic) the adcomms of any med school will not pity a 2.0 and a 22 on the mcat.
3. you have to have stamina in order to jump "through the hoops"
4. plan ahead, know what to do next in terms of taking classes, applying to schools, getting your LOR's... travel plans if you get interviews.. etc.. etc..
but ... heres my question...
you go through all this....... get good grades, a good mcat score, killer LOR's and good EC's............... get into med school....... spend 4 more years in school........then you have to rely on "matching" your residency program?
from what i understand not all med graduates go through this process but MOST do.
you rank a program, it ranks you, then you get "matched" with a program that closely ranked you to your rank with them...... and this is where you serve your residency.. i mean im sure if you have good grades and good LOR's from your clinical attendants getting a 1st or second choice residency program is of no problem nor worry.
but still, it makes me nervous.
am i getting this right? i mean dont get me wrong, i plan to go through it the whole way but im kinda scared...
frightened to be honest...
is it not customary to just "apply" for residency programs after you finish school (as to all job industries out there when you submit resumes and apply for jobs that are open) ? must you be matched? its like .... as if they "assign" you your life after med school.
tell me if i have mistaken.
--sigh..
how to get through a medical education ( correct me if im wrong --- but please no tar and feathering)
1. the foremost important thing is to love it. because you if you do it for other selfish reasons such as money and social acceptance youre not going to be happy.
2. you have to do well in school. no matter how big of a heart you have to help other people or whatever reason you have (hopefully altruistic) the adcomms of any med school will not pity a 2.0 and a 22 on the mcat.
3. you have to have stamina in order to jump "through the hoops"
4. plan ahead, know what to do next in terms of taking classes, applying to schools, getting your LOR's... travel plans if you get interviews.. etc.. etc..
but ... heres my question...
you go through all this....... get good grades, a good mcat score, killer LOR's and good EC's............... get into med school....... spend 4 more years in school........then you have to rely on "matching" your residency program?
from what i understand not all med graduates go through this process but MOST do.
you rank a program, it ranks you, then you get "matched" with a program that closely ranked you to your rank with them...... and this is where you serve your residency.. i mean im sure if you have good grades and good LOR's from your clinical attendants getting a 1st or second choice residency program is of no problem nor worry.
but still, it makes me nervous.
am i getting this right? i mean dont get me wrong, i plan to go through it the whole way but im kinda scared...
frightened to be honest...
is it not customary to just "apply" for residency programs after you finish school (as to all job industries out there when you submit resumes and apply for jobs that are open) ? must you be matched? its like .... as if they "assign" you your life after med school.
tell me if i have mistaken.
--sigh..