Exigente Chica,
Not everyone says nice things all the time. There's always one pooper in the bunch. One of the people writing my LORs happened to ask my GPA ...
me: It's sorta low, only a 3.2
Him: What school did you go to?
me: a state school..
him (frowning, eyebrows raising, smirk growing): you need above average numbers to even get looked at for MSTP programs...don't they screen?
me (thinking, what an a-hole, thanx, thanx A LOT): uh, well all the schools sent me secondaries, so at least I made the first cut (butthead, an aside to myself)
GRRRRR, he made me feel so bad that I considered applying to masters/post bac programs right after I left his office. Actually, I wanted to go home and cry about all the money I wasted applying. But I got over it. (still getting over it) I know he was just telling me how it is, and not everyone is going to hold my hand through the whole process, but it's discouraging none-the less. I know he's writing a good letter b/c he's making the effort to write me two; one for my MD apps and one for my MSTP apps.
Keep your head up EC. Let it make you stronger. I know it's hard to build up your confidence after someone says something like that. But come interviews, which you should get, you'll need to show that you have more confidence in yourself than your advisor.
If I were you, I'd aim for option 1 on boy wonder's list.
Good luck on the MCAT!