How feasible is graduating in 3 years and going on to medical school the 4th year.

[JustintheDoctor]

Let's end this argument. I found this is so meaningless.
No matter how OP thinks. I think it's a cold-blood truth that MD is generally more prestigious than DO.

I don't think anyone here disagrees!

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[mwsapphire]

he didnt say the words "rather". It doesn't say I would rather have... it says as long as its x and not y. I don't see any room for budge there since it doesn't say rather

Wait I just checked out your profile....you're a pre med kid just like me? I thought you were a DO student and that's why you were getting so upset. I think OP is being a bit dumb in their decision but don't think they have some deep-seated bias against DO, just that they would care about the MD/DO difference but not T10 versus T50 school.

 

[JustintheDoctor]

Wait I just checked out your profile....you're a pre med kid just like me? I thought you were a DO student and that's why you were getting so upset. I think OP is being a bit dumb in their decision but don't think they have some deep-seated bias against DO, just that they would care about the MD/DO difference but not T10 versus T50 school.

Yup premed just like you! I blew my comment way out of proportion due to different context discrepancies. Don't worry about my dumb self anymore

 

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[Richanesthesiologist]

@JustintheDoctor . I definitely prefer an MD over a DO because I want to go into anesthesiology and its hard to get a residency in a specialty with a DO degree (I do know some specialists like ER Physicians with DOs), but not many and most DOs I know of are in Primary Care. That's not to say that I would completely discount an acceptance from a DO school when the time comes, and I know of many wonderful doctors who have treated me and were DOs. I don't care whether the degree is from Harvard, my state flagship medical college (UF), or even my state's regional college (where its undergrad is ranked in the 170s and for both research and patient care, its medical school is ranked around 100 on US news). An MD is an MD and if I don't want to go into academic medicine (which I don't), then it wouldn't matter to much which school I went to.

 

[sliceofbread136]

@JustintheDoctor . I definitely prefer an MD over a DO because I want to go into anesthesiology and its hard to get a residency in a specialty with a DO degree (I do know some specialists like ER Physicians with DOs), but not many and most DOs I know of are in Primary Care. That's not to say that I would completely discount an acceptance from a DO school when the time comes, and I know of many wonderful doctors who have treated me and were DOs. I don't care whether the degree is from Harvard, my state flagship medical college (UF), or even my state's regional college (where its undergrad is ranked in the 170s and for both research and patient care, its medical school is ranked around 100 on US news). An MD is an MD and if I don't want to go into academic medicine (which I don't), then it wouldn't matter to much which school I went to.

Anesthia is very doable with a DO degree.

 

[sliceofbread136]

OP your plan is fine aside from thinking you will take the MCAT twice. Plan on doing well the first time.

 

[bioboy23]

Uhhh the majority of anesthesiologists at my hospital (by a lot) are DOs.

 

[CyrilFiggis]

This is what future burnout and high-risk residents look like.

 

[Goro]

To be honest, isn't generally MD more prestigious than DO?
I think OP shows disrespectful because there should be some DO schools better than certain MD school. Also if finally depends on person.
However, isn't that a cold-blood truth that MD generally is more prestigious than DO?
I bet very few people will attend a DO school instead of a MD school if they were accepted in both. And of course here I'm not talking about Caribbean MD schools.

Only in the eyes of ignorant pre-meds. Patients don't care, and neither do clinical colleagues.

 

[Carmiche]

OP, I had a similar plan to you as a pre-matriculate to undergrad. Like everyone in this thread is saying, it probably won't work out. Once you get into it, you will quickly realize there is too much to do in too short of a time frame. Finding space to fit everything in to make yourself a competitive applicant will be near impossible. Additionally, applying even earlier than most applicants will lead to extra questions about your maturity.

I think you have two options here if you'd like to stay on a regular timeline:
1) Go ahead and graduate early, but take a gap year to focus on EC's/MCAT
2) Just stick with the four year plan and not have to stress about courseload.

I went with option number 2 and I have managed to have a lot of fun in college. My EC's are quite strong due to the extra time I've been able to commit to them.

 

[The_InsideR123]

Hi OP, I'm on this track and applying this cycle, aiming for a top 20 school. You can PM me if you want any advice/input as I feel I have a pretty good application.

 

[AcaffinatedMinD]

Here's my 2 cents: I actually started college planning on doing this- and i'm so glad it didn't work out. I ended up finishing college in 3.5 years (I stayed an extra semester to do a minor in psych and my MCAT score thanks me), then also decided to pursue an MPH (and I love my classes and i'm getting amazing experience working with different underserved populations as well as looking at healthcare from a different perspective). So i'm actually applying 2 years behind what I originally intended but now I legitimately feel like I have a competitive application- one that I wouldn't have had if I graduated after 3 years and went straight to med school (assuming I got in, which is unlikely)