Does anyone else regret choosing their medical school?

[artistdoc]

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I wish I could have known how horrible my school was going to be before I picked it above other schools. The students here get treated like crap and worked like dogs--I had an away rotation a few months ago and the students from other schools couldn't believe how much we are required to work at my school. Students here get dismissed if they are sick for any reason, to the extent that by the end of our four years, 15% of the class is gone and students have sued the school. It feels like we are treated like criminals in need of constant remediation.

I regret choosing this school every day and wish I could tell applicants to run away. I'm just curious if I'm alone in this.

 

[yehhhboiii]

sounds caribbean

 

[username456789]

I regret choosing this school every day and wish I could tell applicants to run away.

If only there was some place populated with a large number of medical and premedical students. Perhaps some sort of online forum where this type of message could be communicated.

 

[TSSVR4]

Sounds like [redacted]. I've heard these complaints from other people going there.

 

[mdocfuture]

What school are you at?

 

[mcloaf]

Don't leave us hanging OP

 

[notbobtrustme]

I absolutely love my school.

 

[circulus vitios]

99% chance of the OP being like "I don't want to name the school for purposes of anonymity" or some bull****.

GREAT POST, MAN. KEEP IT UP.

 

[frosted_flake]

99% chance of the OP being like "I don't want to name the school for purposes of anonymity" or some bull****.

GREAT POST, MAN. KEEP IT UP.

🤣

 

[thefritz]

99% chance of the OP being like "I don't want to name the school for purposes of anonymity"

Without calling the school out, his post accomplishing nothing. I mean, unless the purpose is really finding out if anyone else regrets choosing their medical school.

No, OP, you're not alone. While my school has done similar stuff and is a bureaucratic nightmare, although nowhere near as bad, I am convinced that nowhere else would have been any better and potentially worse. So, the answer to your question is no. I had no better options. The med school holds all the cards and you basically have no choice but to play by the rules. Even though you are a paying customer, that doesn't really mean anything. Watch the recent south park episode where people try to complain to their cable companies. Med school is like that but worse. You have no choice but to pay them, take what they offer, and hope they don't randomly come and cut your lines for no good reason.

If your school does anything half as bad as you claim, then call them out and cause the fury of people either backing up what you say or arguing with what you say. N=1 means nothing. N=40 pissed off people posting here means something else.

Too bad there's not some way to start this debate anonymously so you wouldn't risk reprisals,

 

[S0CaLGuY]

I'm sure all the students that didn't get any acceptance letters would love to take your place.

 

[Mr Avante]

 

[mcloaf]

I'm sure all the students that didn't get any acceptance letters would love to take your place.

hSDN input is always enlightening in the medical student forums.

 

[studocplsignore]

I didn't really have much of a choice, so yes, I'd probably like to go to another school. The only thing that really frustrates me is the lack of recorded lectures and GPA-graded classes. It causes a lot of unnecessary work.

 

[evilbooyaa]

Gotta name the school if 15% isn't making it to M4. Unless it's a Carribbean, in which case this is all already understood. Don't go Carribbean.

 

[NickNaylor]

hSDN input is always enlightening in the medical student forums.

😍

 

[notbobtrustme]

There's no way a 15% attrition rate would be tolerated by the LCME.

 

[BurghStudent]

I think for the most part, pre-meds are disillusioned about what makes a great medical school. We were way too wrapped up with US News rankings. I think for starters, the following should be the first priority:

1) Student-administration relationship
2) Grading system
3) Attendance policy
4) opportunity for research
5) location
6) Financial aid

Then we can add the bells and whistles like early clinical exposure (not that relevant imo), curriculum structure etc.

In reality, we're all learning the same stuff. Choose a med school that will make that already heavy burden a little more bearable. If that's Harvard, great. If that is your state school, great.

 

[yehhhboiii]

I think for the most part, pre-meds are disillusioned about what makes a great medical school. We were way too wrapped up with US News rankings. I think for starters, the following should be the first priority:

1) Student-administration relationship
2) Grading system
3) Attendance policy
4) opportunity for research
5) location
6) Financial aid

Then we can add the bells and whistles like early clinical exposure (not that relevant imo), curriculum structure etc.

In reality, we're all learning the same stuff. Choose a med school that will make that already heavy burden a little more bearable. If that's Harvard, great. If that is your state school, great.

i dont know if grading system is that important. even if they claim it's pass/fail, when you see those keywords on your mspe, it's obvious that you were being graded. you just didn't know exactly where you stood

 

[Etorphine]

i dont know if grading system is that important. even if they claim it's pass/fail, when you see those keywords on your mspe, it's obvious that you were being graded. you just didn't know exactly where you stood

Not always the case. Some P/F are true P/F, others not so much. There will always be internal rankings, but the bigger issue is if those rankings are ever published. Most true P/F schools only report these for AOA purposes.

 

[PrideNeverDie]

there are many things i dislike about my school, but i've never regretted it

at the end of the day, being able to become a MD outweighs all the BS

 

[alpinism]

i dont know if grading system is that important. even if they claim it's pass/fail, when you see those keywords on your mspe, it's obvious that you were being graded. you just didn't know exactly where you stood

The issue is not whether you're being graded or not, its that the vast majority of PDs don't care about preclinical grades (or secret mspe keywords at fake P/F schools). As long as you pass your classes it really doesn't matter except for certain programs in extremely competitive residencies. They care about step 1 and M3 grades.

Going to a school that has preclinical grades serves no purpose except to add more unneccesary work by making you memorize useless minutiae to get an A while taking time away from focusing on the boards.

 

[Stellar Clouds]

Only regret your school choice if you don't match. Even then, I'd bet more blame lies with you than with you choice of school.

 

[Stellar Clouds]

Going to a school that has preclinical grades serves no purpose except to add more unneccesary work by making you memorize useless minutiae to get an A while taking time away from focusing on the boards.

I disagree. If my med school was only P/F I would have been way lazier and there is no way I would have scored as well on step 1. The graded system kept me honest and motivated to study hard.

 

[alpinism]

To answer the OP, hindsight is always 20/20.

Its really hard to evaluate a school and know what you're really getting into as an applicant. Admissions departments are trying to sell their school not give you realistic view of life as a student there. That's why doing your research and talking to alumni as well as current seniors not involved in admissions is so important. Same goes for residencies.

Sure there are times when I wonder "what if I had gone to x school instead?" But, whats done is done and all you can try to do is learn from the experience. Most applicants aren't lucky enough to be in that position anyway.

 

[CassieBagley]

nothing

 

[Pandaeac]

I wish I could have known how horrible my school was going to be before I picked it above other schools. The students here get treated like crap and worked like dogs--I had an away rotation a few months ago and the students from other schools couldn't believe how much we are required to work at my school. Students here get dismissed if they are sick for any reason, to the extent that by the end of our four years, 15% of the class is gone and students have sued the school. It feels like we are treated like criminals in need of constant remediation.

I regret choosing this school every day and wish I could tell applicants to run away. I'm just curious if I'm alone in this.

you can't tell us what school it is? for those of us deciding between schools in the next few months?

 

[Pons Asinorum]

There's no way a 15% attrition rate would be tolerated by the LCME.

This.

Go drop this on ValueMD and see how long it takes to get deleted by a mod.