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ahaydt said:
Anyone have to tell their parents or family members that they won't practice on them? Sure, I don't mind writing a script for amoxicillin or some albuterol, but go to your own doctor! However I can them saying, well my son, Dr. So and So, says this. Oh boy.
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medisaur said:
after my acceptance, family friends who haven't seen me since i was a little kid started coming out of the woodworks to give me congrats 🙂
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LOL; I have family members and friends coming out of the woodworks asking me when I'm going to be able to write prescriptions for them or work on their various aching body body parts.
 
Wow, parts of this thread are kinda touching and others kinda vomit-inducing. Some of you SERIOUSLY need to cut the cord. Those of you with parents using SDN, accompanying you to interviews (no matter how they pass the day), and/or forcing you to apply places you won't fit, should really let them know you're a decade on the other side of puberty and no longer need coddling (or "micromanaging"). Those of you with normal but supportive, encouraging, and protective parents should count yourselves lucky...

My parents live in an oceanic time zone (12/13 hours diff) and when we speak they generally complain about each other, the area, my siblings, me, or their own parents. When we're getting along, they generally remember to ask "where will you go?" even though I've told them I won't know until March or later about 2 dozen times. I will say, my Mom can view my credit card activity online and remarks to me how expensive this process has been, implying that I don't know how to travel cheaply, am vain/self absorbed for wanting multiple acceptances, and who knows what else. My grandparents are all in their 80s, completely senile, and none have attended anything past 7th grade, so you can imagine how that goes: "What kind of doctor will you study to be?", "My doctor is a [blank] and makes a lot of money", "Don't you leave me to go away out of state, I'm falling all the time now."

Yup, family is awesome.
 
ahaydt said:
Anyone have to tell their parents or family members that they won't practice on them? Sure, I don't mind writing a script for amoxicillin or some albuterol, but go to your own doctor! However I can them saying, well my son, Dr. So and So, says this. Oh boy.
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My mom does this. She has a friend that's a nurse at a gyn's office. She quotes what this woman says like it's gospel even when what she's talking about isn't even remotely related to gyn.

"You know Heather says xxx med for arthritis isn't that great, especially since I've had my hip surgery."

WTF, not only did this lady never go to med school, but she's worked practically her whole career in a gynecology practice! i'm sure she knows the pharmacalogical implications of xxx med.
 
I've also gotten the talk from my mom, "You better not be like one of those #!%hole doctors. Be nice to your patients. Don't act arrogant. Don't keep them waiting." I then have to explain to her the misconceptions she has and end up blaming it on insurance and the 15 minute window our PCP gets for each patient.

There should be a Medical School for Dummies: Parent Edition.
 
ahaydt said:
I've also gotten the talk from my mom, "You better not be like one of those #!%hole doctors. Be nice to your patients. Don't act arrogant. Don't keep them waiting." I then have to explain to her the misconceptions she has and end up blaming it on insurance and the 15 minute window our PCP gets for each patient.

There should be a Medical School for Dummies: Parent Edition.
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There also needs to be a Medicine For Dummies: Patient Edition.


Incidentally, the other day I was talking to an older couple in their 60s at Barnes & Noble (they saw me reading the US News med school book) and the husband was talking about how at one doctor's office on the county each appointment ends up being 6-7 minutes of patient-doctor interaction, while the doc he sees spends an hour on average with him. I tried to explain the insurance-mandated 15 minute thing but he sort of brushed that off.

Assuming he was only exaggerating a little, his doc must get wayyyyy behind.
 
The doc I shadowed in general usually lost 45 to 60 mins of her 1.5 hour lunch break. I would hardly call it a break since she was always completing charts, usually a foot high, haha while trying to eat.
 
ahaydt said:
There should be a Medical School for Dummies: Parent Edition.
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I agree.

My parents are pretty smart.. but they are foreigners so its hard explaining alot of things to them.. sometimes it's like everything I tell them goes in one ear and out the other... I always have to remind them what amcas and tmdsas are... and it took FOREVER to explain the Texas Match
 
justme456 said:
I agree.

My parents are pretty smart.. but they are foreigners so its hard explaining alot of things to them.. sometimes it's like everything I tell them goes in one ear and out the other... I always have to remind them what amcas and tmdsas are... and it took FOREVER to explain the Texas Match
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i don't even try to use big words like "amcas" or "tmdsas" or explain the match. :laugh:

my mom was all appalled that i asked for their tax info for the fafsa. she was like "but you're poor, why do they want to know about us". i had to slow it down and it took like 15 minutes.
 
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This is the most entertaining thread I have ever seen on SDN. I saw myself over and over in these posts and laughed myself sick. This is why I chose the user name you see.

I have not only read SDN but posted many times, gotten MCAT data, looked at acceptance ranges at various schools, checked out the costs etc. The reason I do this is that I came from a humble background and was very poorly advised. I want my kid to get better information than I had.

Your parents love you. Be happy about that. It can be annoying at times but they don't want you to be disappointed.

They see you as you are today but they also remember every stage of your life. When you are done with this process you will think about your parents and smile. It's good to be loved.
 
"What do you want to be a doctor for? You won't like it. It's not that great of a career. You should do something else..."

Applying for over a year, zero questions about my progress.

You guys should probably feel lucky.
 
patiencebites said:
"What do you want to be a doctor for? You won't like it. It's not that great of a career. You should do something else..."

Applying for over a year, zero questions about my progress.

You guys should probably feel lucky.
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I do. I can't imagine how hard this process would be without my mom (especially during the interview hiatus). I just started this thread to see if anyone else noticed how all these quirks came out in their parents during applicatin season.

Apparantly...its an epidemic.
 
Wow reading a lot of these posts make me glad that my parents know so little about what I do/the application process....they had no idea what a biochemistry major was while I was in undergrad....and they know very little about medicine or how applying works...this is nice b/c I don't need the extra stress some of you have with your parents watching every step....of course, like everyone else has said, they are probably more excited by the process than even I am...my mom definitely started crying at work when I told her I got into my first school...so I think that qualifies as cute😀
 
my mom is definitely like this!

i dont live with her but all of my mail goes to her house (b.c ive moved twice in the last year)...when she gets rejection letters she saves them and doesnt tell me until theres good news (ie an acceptance or another interview) to dampen the blow! it kind of annoys me because i dont want to be in the dark or be contacting schools asking about decisions...but its still cute that she cares so much! 🙂

she also took it harder than i did when i got a waitlist from my top choice...and makes my whole family meet at someones house or a restaurant to celebrate when i get acceptances...

its really nice to have a support network

i think thats what ill miss most when i leave my hometown
 
man my mom is just like this. i live in japan right now and while the official address on my amcas app is for my address here in japan, i am going to call the schools and tell them to send any correspondences to my home. i had to get into a huge fight with my mom making her swear not to open any letters and to wait until i was watching on the webcam before she opened them. ugh. why cant schools just email you acceptances/rejections?
 
jelly476 said:
man my mom is just like this. i live in japan right now and while the official address on my amcas app is for my address here in japan, i am going to call the schools and tell them to send any correspondences to my home. i had to get into a huge fight with my mom making her swear not to open any letters and to wait until i was watching on the webcam before she opened them. ugh. why cant schools just email you acceptances/rejections?
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Awwww.
 
my mom has been very helpful with all this process, but now I think she is going to far. She said she IS going to go with me to my new town to make sure I don't live in a "hell hole". She wants to buy me a bed and set me up even a car. I know lots of money will be involved. But this feels weird since I don't live at home any more. I will be on the east coast and she will be far away. so I guess it will make her feel better knowing she gave me the best start.
 
mom:i cant believe tammys son got in this year and you didnt
me: oh yeah? wheres he going
mom:uop pacific
me: um, uop doesnt have a med school
mom: oh, he got into pharmacy school. pretty much the same thing isnt it
me: are you kidding?(walks of)
 
My mom is cute too. Whenever i get a rejection letter in the mail she doesn't tell me but she's all quiet and sad-looking when I get home from work and she'll cook me my favourite meal for dinner until I finally ask her, "which school replied?" and then she'll whisper "you got a rejection from XYZ med school today" like it softens the blow if she doesn't say it loudly. Gosh, its harder on her than me when a rejection comes in the mail. If these schools only knew the lives they were crushing.....🙁
 
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MarySue99 said:
My dad bet me that I would be accepted to 75% of the schools I applied to. He owes me $50.
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It's funny how people who do not actively take part in the application process are so clueless as to how competitive it actually is.
 
I told my mom that if a big envelope comes, it's good news. If a small envelope comes, it's bad news. I was home visiting, and she was going through the mail. She got this devestated look on her face, turned to me slowly, and handed me a small envelope from a school (She may have even apologized - can't remember). It was a notice telling me I am responsible for checking my online status. LOL.
 
DoctorDreamer said:
I told my mom that if a big envelope comes, it's good news. If a small envelope comes, it's bad news. I was home visiting, and she was going through the mail. She got this devestated look on her face, turned to me slowly, and handed me a small envelope from a school (She may have even apologized - can't remember). It was a notice telling me I am responsible for checking my online status. LOL.
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Almost the same exact thing happened thing happened to me. My mom went through the mail and saw this little tiny letter from the University of Wisconsin. I saw my mom snatch this letter up and hide it behind her. She finally relented after a few minutes and sorrowfully gave me the letter. It was actually an acceptance. Then she got mad at me for telling her that only bad news came in small letters. Oh parents, how I love and hate you at times.
 
my parents have been really supportive. but I think its cute sometimes that my mom worries about my happiness rather than my success.

"why do you want to be a doctor? isnt it hard? why dont you find research?"
"if you dont want to be a doctor, its okay. dont work so hard"
"why dont you just settle down? it would be easier. being a doctor doesnt matter to us"

My mom looks at me like im crazy when im stressing about things. They just want me to relax and start living life. lol. I'm happy its me who wants me to be a doctor. I know i dont need to impress my parents to make them happy. as long as I'm happy, they are.
 
This is kind of a funny story. I was at home and just got done telling my dad that thin letters are bad. Anyway, the next day he was going through the mail and handed me a thin envelope from a school I applied to. I got all mad and started making some "rude" remarks about the school.

That was the happiest I had ever been when recieving a parking ticket.
 
Obnoxious Dad said:
This is the most entertaining thread I have ever seen on SDN. I saw myself over and over in these posts and laughed myself sick. This is why I chose the user name you see.

I have not only read SDN but posted many times, gotten MCAT data, looked at acceptance ranges at various schools, checked out the costs etc. The reason I do this is that I came from a humble background and was very poorly advised. I want my kid to get better information than I had.

Your parents love you. Be happy about that. It can be annoying at times but they don't want you to be disappointed.

They see you as you are today but they also remember every stage of your life. When you are done with this process you will think about your parents and smile. It's good to be loved.
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That's awesome. I totally know how that goes. My parents are immigrants, so I have basically learned everything there is about undergraduate admissions, graduate admissions (have my master's), and med school admissions on my own. It would definitely have been nice to get SOME sort of help from my parents but I never have. Although, I may not have turned out to be the ultra independent, problem-solving, self-reliant (maybe too much so) person I am today. Anywhoo-I will for sure pass on my knowledge to my kids 🙂
 
All my mail are sent to my own mailing address, and I get to tell my parents information that I want them to know... so no cutesy things or dramatic, nervous breakdown things done to me 🙂
 
When I switched my major to pre med, my mom decided that she wanted to go back to school too. She has her interview for her surg tech position tomorrow. 🙂
 
Wow, this is awesome.

My mom always gets the mail first, and she opens my sister's med school letters, and then tapes them back together, or somehow fixes them, so that it looks like it was not opened at all. She also hides the rejection letters so my sister does not feel bad. It is kind of funny, and "cute" as you guys say it is. My parents are usually the ones who need to be reassured if there is a hold, and for the acceptance letter... my sister already called and got the phone acceptance, so it was not that big of a deal.
Parents are awesome.
 
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My mom has been a major space cadet through this process (unlike college, when all my letter were opened by "accident".

Today

Mom: Hey honey, any news from med school?
me: Nothing much... got a rejection from UNC
Mom: O that's nice. Good for you!


umm Thanks mom?
 
So, my mother checks my email. Yes, this sounds weird, but at some point I knew I wasnt going to be able to check my email for a few weeks so I gave her the password.

When I regained computer access, she asked me if I still wanted her to check my email. And I said yes, of course, that way you'll be front and center with all the excitement.

So now she checks it all the time, hoping that she'll deliver news from med schools before I get a chance to check it myself.

First time that happened she rang me in the middle of the day at work (which is SO rare):

Mummy: "Sweetshauna, school XYZ sent you an invitation for an interview:biglove:!!!!
Sweetshauna: "yes Mummy, I already read that one."
Mummy: "Oh" 🙁(obvious disapointment in her voice). "I wanted to be the one to give you the good news."

I felt warm and fuzzy inside. Don't you just love Moms?!😍
 
LOL so funny. I never imagined that we would actually have a dad on SDN

Obnoxious Dad said:
This is the most entertaining thread I have ever seen on SDN. I saw myself over and over in these posts and laughed myself sick. This is why I chose the user name you see.

I have not only read SDN but posted many times, gotten MCAT data, looked at acceptance ranges at various schools, checked out the costs etc. The reason I do this is that I came from a humble background and was very poorly advised. I want my kid to get better information than I had.

Your parents love you. Be happy about that. It can be annoying at times but they don't want you to be disappointed.

They see you as you are today but they also remember every stage of your life. When you are done with this process you will think about your parents and smile. It's good to be loved.
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My parents are immigrants and can't speak english very well.
Nevertheless, they give me my space but like to know what's going on throughout the process and are supportive.

On my way to an interview for school X, I'm sitting in traffic and not happy because of a fight with my dad earlier in the morning (because he had held a rejection letter for almost a month because he didn't want to upset me).

I get a call from my mom. I figure she was going to try to make me feel better.

Mom: (excitedly) "an express mail package just came from school Z!"
Me: (excited) "open it!"
Me: "what does it say?!"
Mom: "I don't know. there's a lot of paper in here. what does it mean?"
Me: "just read the first page!"
Mom: "Dear rds726...we...uh...are pleased...to...uh..offffferrrr you...acc..eepp...tance..."
Me: (breathes sigh of relief)
Mom: "What does this mean? Does it mean you got in?"
Me: "Yes!"
Mom: (thanks God then starts to freak out).

Moms are awesome. :laugh: Especially ones that want to make sure that their understanding of what they read in English is correct before they celebrate. 👍
 
I don't have any specific stories but this is one of my favorite threads 🙂 so cute....
 
I called my mom to tell her that I got into MCW, which was a top choice of mine after the interview. She said, "You got into Medical College of Milwaukee???" I corrected her that it's the Medical College of Wisconsin but that yes I got in and isn't that exciting? We talked for a little while in excited tones and she ended the call by screaming "Woo-hoo MEDICAL COLLEGE OF MILWAUKEE!!!"

And she's been calling it that ever since.

I also just received an email from her. She's training to be a Stephen Minister for her church (which basically is just a layperson who goes out and helps people) in her retirement. She told me that whenever they share the joys in their lives, she tells them all about my wedding and my admission to medical school.

I heart her.
 
my parents got a lot more cute when I moved 700 miles away.

speaking of which, i should call my mom...
 
hereIcome said:
I called my mom to tell her that I got into MCW, which was a top choice of mine after the interview. She said, "You got into Medical College of Milwaukee???" I corrected her that it's the Medical College of Wisconsin but that yes I got in and isn't that exciting? We talked for a little while in excited tones and she ended the call by screaming "Woo-hoo MEDICAL COLLEGE OF MILWAUKEE!!!"
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Hehe.
When I started working @ Brigham & Women's as an undegrad.. my mom kept telling them I was working your Brigham Young's hospital. People were asking me if I was moving to Utah.
 
In this no-interview, plenty-o-rejection season, my mom is very sad. I just want an acceptance just to make her smile again. Anyone else out there feel as guilty as I do?
 
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Obnoxious Dad said:
This is the most entertaining thread I have ever seen on SDN. I saw myself over and over in these posts and laughed myself sick. This is why I chose the user name you see.

I have not only read SDN but posted many times, gotten MCAT data, looked at acceptance ranges at various schools, checked out the costs etc. The reason I do this is that I came from a humble background and was very poorly advised. I want my kid to get better information than I had.

Your parents love you. Be happy about that. It can be annoying at times but they don't want you to be disappointed.

They see you as you are today but they also remember every stage of your life. When you are done with this process you will think about your parents and smile. It's good to be loved.
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Beautiful statement! Thanks a lot for that...it seems to have a lot of meaning coming from a parent. And my mom is ALREADY treating my "wisdom" as medical advice, even though what I'm saying is usually just common sense. You gotta love it, though. And my parents, too, are immigrants... they're really supportive. That seems to be a recurring trend in this thread. Here's to my parents, and parents everywhere! 🙂
 
nata723 said:
Beautiful statement! Thanks a lot for that...it seems to have a lot of meaning coming from a parent. And my mom is ALREADY treating my "wisdom" as medical advice, even though what I'm saying is usually just common sense. You gotta love it, though. And my parents, too, are immigrants... they're really supportive. That seems to be a recurring trend in this thread. Here's to my parents, and parents everywhere! 🙂
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Cheers. 🙂
 
Obnoxious Dad said:
This is the most entertaining thread I have ever seen on SDN. I saw myself over and over in these posts and laughed myself sick. This is why I chose the user name you see. <br />
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I have not only read SDN but posted many times, gotten MCAT data, looked at acceptance ranges at various schools, checked out the costs etc. The reason I do this is that I came from a humble background and was very poorly advised. I want my kid to get better information than I had.<br />
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Your parents love you. Be happy about that. It can be annoying at times but they don't want you to be disappointed. <br />
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They see you as you are today but they also remember every stage of your life. When you are done with this process you will think about your parents and smile. It's good to be loved.
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Beautiful statement! Thanks a lot for that...it seems to have a lot of meaning coming from a parent.

My mom is ALREADY treating my "wisdom" as medical advice, even though what I'm saying is usually just common sense. When I say something about health, she gets this admiring, humbled look in her eyes and smiles. And my dad gets very anxious about responses from med schools. You gotta love it, though.

My parents, too, are immigrants... they're really supportive. That seems to be a recurring trend in this thread. Here's to my parents, and parents everywhere! 🙂
 
Older student here, married, haven't lived with my parents in a looooong time, but my mom was still involved in the whole process! Knew when my MCAT was, knew what kind of score I wanted, agonized with me during the wait for scores, agonized over every interview, rejoiced when I got the acceptance I wanted. She's bragged about me to everyone, including her own doctors. One of my shadowing opportunities came from her doctor...my mom arranged for me to shadow, if you can believe it!

She's in the hospital now, and things aren't looking so good. I'd give just about anything to have her back at home, calling me every minute to see how it's going. Love your parents, and be patient with them. You don't know how long you'll have them.
 
my parents are so "cute" they are willing to pay for med school and all living expenses if i get in 😍
 
jace's mom said:
Older student here, married, haven't lived with my parents in a looooong time, but my mom was still involved in the whole process! Knew when my MCAT was, knew what kind of score I wanted, agonized with me during the wait for scores, agonized over every interview, rejoiced when I got the acceptance I wanted. She's bragged about me to everyone, including her own doctors. One of my shadowing opportunities came from her doctor...my mom arranged for me to shadow, if you can believe it!

She's in the hospital now, and things aren't looking so good. I'd give just about anything to have her back at home, calling me every minute to see how it's going. Love your parents, and be patient with them. You don't know how long you'll have them.
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I'm sorry to hear that. I hope that your mom is doing better today.
 
I'm living in DC, all the way across the country from my home in California. I get all of my med school mail sent to my DC address of course. I can't imagine going through this process while living with my parents. 🙄
 
omg although I don't have any stories to chip in this is literally my favorite thread. It's such a good read, and it makes me miss my parents a lot 🙁
 
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