Gravity: whose fault is it

[PokerDoc]

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and pre-allo today told me that DOs we're the primary reason that gravity exists and that without DOs we wouldnt be limited to the ground.

im really depressed about this having my sights set on a DO school.. someone cheer me up.. these pre-allos are ruthless.

 

[tlvuong4]

if you're getting your feelings hurt and questioning yourself by a pre-allo then you're probably not cut out for medicine. really, who gives a flying eff what others say. do you like what you do and do you respect yourself is all that matters.

where is that sarcasm button when you need

 

[gasapple]

 

[RoyalFB]

I hate gravity!! If I had known this I never would have applied to D.O. schools. Oh well, they already have my deposit. 👎

 

[slim78]

and pre-allo today told me that DOs we're the primary reason that gravity exists and that without DOs we wouldnt be limited to the ground.

im really depressed about this having my sights set on a DO school.. someone cheer me up.. these pre-allos are ruthless.

I'll probably get flamed for this but whatever.

In my experience DO schools, besides being quality institutions in their own right, provide a very important niche.

What I mean is this. I lived abroad for 2 years after HS before even starting college. I worked 20 to 40 hours per week while in school in order to pay for my undergrad. I'm 27, I'm married, and I have a kid. There have been MANY things in my life that have made it a little harder for me to compete academically with the average MD applicant.

I'm just as smart and just as capable of being a quality physician as the average allo applicant. I even got a respectable score on the MCAT (32Q). I do, however, have a 3.29 science GPA which is due primarily to having to work so many hours and take care of a family.

This is why I love that there are DO schools who are friendly to non-traditional applicants like me. I LOVE the idea that I will be going to school with other people close to my age who have had careers and families and are at a place in life close to where I am at.

I know that if I had entered into college right after high school, if I didn't have to work while in school to pay for my education, and if I had delayed having a family I would have a completely different perspective and probably never would have even considered a DO school.

What I'm saying is DO students are both intelligent and capable. MD students are both intelligent and capable. Most pre-allo people are young and some are a bit brash and hasty to judge those of us who have chosen a slightly different path.

You've just got to brush it off and move on. I'm excited to be a doctor and that is that.

 

[metalmd06]

I'll probably get flamed for this but whatever.

In my experience DO schools, besides being quality institutions in their own right, provide a very important niche.

What I mean is this. I lived abroad for 2 years after HS before even starting college. I worked 20 to 40 hours per week while in school in order to pay for my undergrad. I'm 27, I'm married, and I have a kid. There have been MANY things in my life that have made it a little harder for me to compete academically with the average MD applicant.

I'm just as smart and just as capable of being a quality physician as the average allo applicant. I even got a respectable score on the MCAT (32Q). I do, however, have a 3.29 science GPA which is due primarily to having to work so many hours and take care of a family.

This is why I love that there are DO schools who are friendly to non-traditional applicants like me. I LOVE the idea that I will be going to school with other people close to my age who have had careers and families and are at a place in life close to where I am at.

I know that if I had entered into college right after high school, if I didn't have to work while in school to pay for my education, and if I had delayed having a family I would have a completely different perspective and probably never would have even considered a DO school.

What I'm saying is DO students are both intelligent and capable. MD students are both intelligent and capable. Most pre-allo people are young and some are a bit brash and hasty to judge those of us who have chosen a slightly different path.

You've just got to brush it off and move on. I'm excited to be a doctor and that is that.

Yes, dude! Awesome. Good for you and good luck. I hope I'll be in the same boat you're in sooner rather than later!

 

[PunkmedGirl]

I'll probably get flamed for this but whatever.

In my experience DO schools, besides being quality institutions in their own right, provide a very important niche.

What I mean is this. I lived abroad for 2 years after HS before even starting college. I worked 20 to 40 hours per week while in school in order to pay for my undergrad. I'm 27, I'm married, and I have a kid. There have been MANY things in my life that have made it a little harder for me to compete academically with the average MD applicant.

I'm just as smart and just as capable of being a quality physician as the average allo applicant. I even got a respectable score on the MCAT (32Q). I do, however, have a 3.29 science GPA which is due primarily to having to work so many hours and take care of a family.

This is why I love that there are DO schools who are friendly to non-traditional applicants like me. I LOVE the idea that I will be going to school with other people close to my age who have had careers and families and are at a place in life close to where I am at.

I know that if I had entered into college right after high school, if I didn't have to work while in school to pay for my education, and if I had delayed having a family I would have a completely different perspective and probably never would have even considered a DO school.

What I'm saying is DO students are both intelligent and capable. MD students are both intelligent and capable. Most pre-allo people are young and some are a bit brash and hasty to judge those of us who have chosen a slightly different path.

You've just got to brush it off and move on. I'm excited to be a doctor and that is that.

I feel the exact same way as you do...I know that I would feel more comfortable at a DO school versus a MD school. I am only applying to 3 or 4 MD school but majority will be DO simply because I know I will feel at home.

 

[TexasTriathlete]

An interesting factoid: gravity was invented at GA-PCOM

 

[spicedmanna]

and pre-allo today told me that DOs we're the primary reason that gravity exists and that without DOs we wouldnt be limited to the ground.

im really depressed about this having my sights set on a DO school.. someone cheer me up.. these pre-allos are ruthless.

Why is gravity a bad thing? Without it, we'd float into space and die an icy cold, decompression death. In my opinion, being grounded is a good thing.

In all seriousness, forget about the callous words of a few anonymous SDN members. I think often folks feel that they can be stupid under the cover of anonymity. Anyway, this is more about YOUR fears and insecurities; you can thank pre-allo for revealing them for you. Deal with them and face them now before you start school. It'll make your life easier. 👍

 

[PokerDoc]

if you're getting your feelings hurt and questioning yourself by a pre-allo then you're probably not cut out for medicine. really, who gives a flying eff what others say. do you like what you do and do you respect yourself is all that matters.

where is that sarcasm button when you need

oh god im never making a spoof thread again

 

[DadOf2Boys]

I lived abroad for 2 years after HS before even starting college. I worked 20 to 40 hours per week while in school in order to pay for my undergrad. I'm 27, I'm married, and I have a kid.

Where did you serve? I spent 2 years in Japan on a similar "abroad" experience.

 

[slim78]

The Dominican Republic

 

[PokerDoc]

The Dominican Republic

how was it? im lookin at a couple trips there for this summer

 

[DrMidlife]

We simply use our ninja skills to make the pre-allos FORGET they can defy gravity. Which we can do any time we want. With PCOM-GA's written permission.

 

[PokerDoc]

Gravity is only real because you make it real.

there is no spoon

 

[slim78]

how was it? im lookin at a couple trips there for this summer

I think it would be a great place to vacation. I'm planning on taking the family back there someday. Not a great place to live though which is why I think people that want to go to school in the Carib are insane.

 

[spicedmanna]

there is no spoon

😱

 

[DredPiratRobrts]

I think it would be a great place to vacation. I'm planning on taking the family back there someday. Not a great place to live though which is why I think people that want to go to school in the Carib are insane.

Agreed. This is what I tell people who romanticize carib med life. "I go to school on a tropical island in the Caribbean..."

No, you go to school in a third world country. After class I'll walk past a Chipotle and Target on the way to my apartment. Have fun with the goat, milk carton full of gasoline and mango tree. That part of the world is fun in a resort or on a part-time basis. I will probably spend some deal of time in the 3rd world while deployed with the Navy and I'm going to welcome the experience, but I would NOT be happy studying there for med school.

Med school is stressful and labor intensive. I want to be comfortable in the US during it.


*For the record, I don't want to go to school in Manhattan either.

 

[PokerDoc]

😱

fine, have ur damned spoon!

 

[WantsThisBad]

I slept at a friends house the other night. He told me I would have to sleep on the ground. I was like, "Yeah...damn gravity!" - Mitch Hedberg