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Why the PT ambitions instead of the typical MD?
I have always just liked the rehabilitation part of physical therapy. I have thought about going to medical school and I will most likely shadow a doctor and a physical therapist while in college to see which one I like better. I really like how physical therapist usually only have to work 40 hours a week and aren't on call.
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There are specialties in medicine with limited call and near to 40 hours a week if you want that (classic example being dermatology). But it sounds like you've got a good plan to see what the jobs are like
There are rehab doctors too. Check them out too.
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GPA 3.8
SAT 2000
Goal is to get a medical degree and become a ID specialist. Although my mind will probably change a million times and I might not even want to go to med school later on but still a girl can dream 🙄 I want to go to a particular school in general because I could move in back home and save loads of money and it would be a 10 minute drive however, it's a new DO school and I'm afraid of home much it would limit my residency options. But these are thoughts for another time haha, maybe like 4 years down the road.
SAT 2000
Goal is to get a medical degree and become a ID specialist. Although my mind will probably change a million times and I might not even want to go to med school later on but still a girl can dream 🙄 I want to go to a particular school in general because I could move in back home and save loads of money and it would be a 10 minute drive however, it's a new DO school and I'm afraid of home much it would limit my residency options. But these are thoughts for another time haha, maybe like 4 years down the road.
About 3.5/3.6 gpa atm.
Freshman year.
I want to go MD.
Specialty choices:
#1 Any surgical specialty (Preferably ENT)
#2 OB/GYN
#3 IM
#4 Derm
Freshman year.
I want to go MD.
Specialty choices:
#1 Any surgical specialty (Preferably ENT)
#2 OB/GYN
#3 IM
#4 Derm
Once again you're in high school. I know people who had lower high school GPA than you and are first/second years in medical school. It really doesn't matter how you do in undergrad and just to let you know Derm and ENT are insanely competitive.
I knew Derm def was, but is ENT really more competitive than other surgical specialties?
Not sure, still a pre med student. Ask a medical student.
Yes, ENT is one of the most competitive specialties.
Yes, as well as the similar specialties- ophtho, urology, ENT are all highly competitive.
Shocking as it may seem, some people don't want to be doctors.
Highly overrated.
Yes, but by far the most common thing for healthcare-aspiring high schoolers to think about is MD, and I was asking what had brought the much less common PT to her attention instead. Thanks for contributing nothing I guess?
Yeah, who wants to save years of rent payments anyways
People who have been there, done that, and got an apartment to escape parents who don't understand life in medical school most likely.
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Shocking as it may seem, some people don't have parents like that
It certainly does, but for many people putting themselves through school, saving even a couple grand over a summer outweighs the freedoms. To save the amount you could over four years in my home city...very hard offer to turn down since I love my parent's and sibling's company
Thats what I thought. Just wait until mommy and daddy see the golden boy medical student ::gasp:: not studying! Its a universal experience. Some people can tolerate it, some can't. Those who can't (or are able to do math) realize that their sanity is well worth a drop in the bucket of their career earnings.
It really does. Momma isn't going to be there forever.
And what if I told you I've lived at home while studying for the MCAT and taking summer class and been left totally alone? It's really not universal. I've put myself through wustl with an 80+ LizzyM and no supervision from my parents. Some people learn their kids are independent and driven enough to take care of things on their own and don't harass and helicopter them...
Savings on four years of rent from my home town would be $40-50,000. If that's a drop in the bucket, why are people so concerned about a few times that in debt? Hell, SDN even advises people to choose colleges based on price differences half that size.
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I'm latina. Multigenerational households are the norm, living alone is something that you only do if you have to or if your fam has kicked you out for being a couch potato. That's just how we do. I'm not independence thirsty like yall. I've already lived a pretty independent adolescence (living with family abroad at my own request, being an exchange student during the summers and school year...) and when I live at home they don't expect me to be a nun or a perfect student.
I don't always expect to live with my parents however, if it's convenient? Hell yeah. And when they're older I they'll be the one's moving in with me or my siblings.
I probably wouldn't live with them though unless the OD school were somehow the best option for me. I'm more likely to end up in NYC and *drumroll* live with extended family haha.
I don't always expect to live with my parents however, if it's convenient? Hell yeah. And when they're older I they'll be the one's moving in with me or my siblings.
I probably wouldn't live with them though unless the OD school were somehow the best option for me. I'm more likely to end up in NYC and *drumroll* live with extended family haha.
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You do you chief. Don't say I didn't warn you.
Warn me? But I just told you I'm speaking from experience. Living with my parents is awesome and cheap and they don't give a **** how I run my life
I'm sure they do care. You just happen to be naturally responsible.
I know a geriatric fellow who flunked out of high school his freshmen year because he was taking care of his grandma, grandad (whom suffered from Alzheimer's), and younger brothers. He got his GED, and he made it thus far.
Doesn't exactly apply to what your saying, but still a cool story to share when talking about how people were in high school vs. what they are now.
The people were in high school vs. what they are now can lead to some crazy stories honestly.
I used to have bio class when i was a freshman in high school with this individual who just finished his first year at a MD school. He was a lazy student back then but it was obvious he got his act together in college.
I remember he had a dream of being a doctor and occasionally mentioned that was his goal.
I remember volunteering with another person who was an above average student at his high school (I knew he went to a state school with a scholarship). Did fantastic in undergrad and attended a top 20 MD school without a gap year.
I love the stories about what people were in high school and then what they are now. There's a lot of inspiration to be found.
I honestly believe one of the most exciting parts of graduating high school is seeing where everybody will end up. Out of the top 10 in my high school, 2 of us applied for BS/MD programs. The rest was engineering, nursing, and social work (which was popular in my class). I can think of a few other people who wanted to be doctor, but who knows.
For a summer class. You've been warned.
Yeah because the MCATs not a big deal that would trigger helicopter parenting or anything.
just to give you an idea, last time I was homemy room mate and I went to poker night with my father, which involves a lot of drinking and smoking...not tobacco. It might be normal to have parents as overbearing asyours but its just straight wrong to speak as if you know how mine behave.
just to give you an idea, last time I was homemy room mate and I went to poker night with my father, which involves a lot of drinking and smoking...not tobacco. It might be normal to have parents as overbearing asyours but its just straight wrong to speak as if you know how mine behave.
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But... But I want to put off adulthood and its responsibilities forever!
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Why do Americans think that growing up means abandoning your family?
Probably something to do with college, where you simultaneously become an independent adult and almost totally sever contact with your family for 4+ years
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Living at home = Free rent, free food, and complimentary laundry service
Hell no? My experience was... "congrats you are a teenager, and have been for some time actually. Cook all breakfast and 2 dinners a week and do all your laundry if you want to stay here" and that was high school.
Sounds like the chores I started having in elementary school lol. I think I got dishwasher and laundry duties starting at 12
That's normal. In High School, my parents threatened to kick me out if I didn't. Also, the not-very-free meals thing started then for me.
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Expectations will probably change though once I enter uni and possibly medical school. Will have to help out with expenses and household take on more responsibility at home although because I haven't had that kind of talk with my parents yet so I can't say exactly how.
The chores I don't mind, and working isn't the issue. I just don't want to come home to a lonely house unless it's necessary.
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this is my last response on the matter, I've derailed this thread enough
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As a European in the US, I've always thought the same! 😛
