High School student needs some advising

[bonder123]

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hi, im a senior in high school and i got into the st.bonaventure/ GWU med school 8 year program. I also got into NYU regular. Which one do you think i should take and how hard is medical school admissions these days? please help, thank you

 

[Law2Doc]

hi, im a senior in high school and i got into the st.bonaventure/ GWU med school 8 year program. I also got into NYU regular. Which one do you think i should take and how hard is medical school admissions these days? please help, thank you

You can probably learn a lot if you scroll down and find the two similar threads from last week by other high school students pondering similar programs. Med school is hard to get into. About half the folks on here will tell you to take the sure thing, while the other half (myself included) would suggest you do college, enjoy it, and use it to decide what you are actually interested in doing with your life, without any preset track. Good luck.

 

[runlolarun]

hi, im a senior in high school and i got into the st.bonaventure/ GWU med school 8 year program. I also got into NYU regular. Which one do you think i should take and how hard is medical school admissions these days? please help, thank you

That is a tough one. sometimes I wish I had just done an 8 year because Med School Admissions can be pretty rough. On the other hand, I think it is alot to ask on an 18 year old to commit to a certain career. You may decide later on that Medicine is not for you. Lots of people do that too. Think of it this way. Do you have all of the experience you need at this point to make a certain decision that you definitely want to be a physician?

good luck.

rlr

 

[bonder123]

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[sentientMonkey]

Med school is very hard to get into. That said, i would still recommend going to college. There is so much out there to experience and mull over before you make a final commitment about what career you want to pursue.

 

[NehsNairb]

I'd say go to college then apply to med schools. It just gives you more options. Did you get in elsewhere besides NYU? I heard bad stories about the premed office at NYU from a friend who went there. Basically what I gathered was that they don't provide much help or guidance. But then again my friend's pretty lazy, so it's probable his account wasn't entirely accurate.

 

[donkeysportif]

I'm going to concur with the above posts. I absolutely think you should just go to college and deal with medical school after. Sure, it's tough and annoying to apply, but it works out. I definately think it's better to keep all of your options open during that time. You'd be amazed how much can change - When I was 18 I thought I was going to do international relations...? Also, I think there's a lot to be said for taking time off between college and med school. It makes you a more well-rounded, mature applicant and gives you a chance to live a little before cloistering back up in the library. In my interviews I've found that the majority of my fellow interviewees now take that route.

Good luck either way!

 

[Its_MurDAH]

i feel that i should add something from another perspective to the op's question.

I went to a guaranteed med program myself and I thought it was one of the best decisions i ever made. As far as the "being completely committed from day one" argument goes, I never felt that I was completely overwhelmed by my curriculum at any point. In fact, I had a lot of time in my schedule to take elective classes and even pursue a minor. The main thing you want to find out is whether you can apply out of this GW program if possible. You do not want to get locked into one medical school this early in the game. Personally, my program let me apply out and admission to my guaranteed med school did not require me to take the MCAT. So it was a win-win situation. I suggest you find out some of the requirements to the program that you have been accepted to. I know many people (friends, cousins, acquaintances) that would have killed to be in my position of having an acceptance because when the application cycle started they had to deal with a lot of stress and uncertainty about their future careers. Obviously, if you are confident in yourself and are able to do well in college then you can practically get into any med school from any undergrad college in the country. From personal experience, however, I would say that it is nice to have a guarantee.

If you are curious at all, I decided to take the MCAT and decided to apply out and starting this fall i will be starting at a medical school other than the one that I had a guaranteed spot in.

So once again, it all depends on how confident you are of doing well in NYU with no guarantee, on the program requirements (ability to apply out etc.), and on how confident you are about pursuing medicine as your career.

Hope this helps.

If you have any other questions feel free to PM me. Good Luck.