I'm about to homeless. Where do I go from here?

[SunsFun]

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Thank you to all the posts in the beginning, they were helpful and insightful. The last half of the posts have not been.

I will be skipping my commencement ceremonies after all. I am going to take the suggestion to find a temporary home while I continue to prepare for the MCAT. After that I'll be moving to Missouri or California to work as a lab tech. Hopefully my waitlist does end up pulling through, though at this point I doubt it.

I don't feel entitled to anything. The money I have in the bank was not given to me. I worked very hard each summer and throughout the school year at our research institute here earning $9 a hour. This in addition to a large scholarship I won in undergrad accounts for the money in the bank. My parents only supported me with tuition and room and board.

For those of you who feel it is right to kick someone when the are down, I hope you don't act this way towards your patients. My world has been turned upside down, and even if you can't relate to it, please show some respect.

I am not sure if you lack that much self-awareness or just a drama queen, but with every post that you make in this thread I feel less and less empathy for your situation. Not that I had a lot to start with.

 

[SunsFun]

Mcat is harder. Had a friend who did both. Said Mcat was way worse. Fwiw he went to law school straight out of ugrad, got his jd, and went to a do school after passing the bar

That doesn't show anything.

 

[Aerus]

Yeah but you can actually study the content for MCAT, same cannot be said about LSAT. Not that it really matter but I don't think one is necessarily harder or easier than another.

That's very true. The MCAT material is study-able. But the LSAT can be prepared for with a proper prep course. The MCAT cannot be if there isn't some basic mastery of the material.

Thank you to all the posts in the beginning, they were helpful and insightful. The last half of the posts have not been.

I will be skipping my commencement ceremonies after all. I am going to take the suggestion to find a temporary home while I continue to prepare for the MCAT. After that I'll be moving to Missouri or California to work as a lab tech. Hopefully my waitlist does end up pulling through, though at this point I doubt it.

I don't feel entitled to anything. The money I have in the bank was not given to me. I worked very hard each summer and throughout the school year at our research institute here earning $9 a hour. This in addition to a large scholarship I won in undergrad accounts for the money in the bank. My parents only supported me with tuition and room and board.

For those of you who feel it is right to kick someone when the are down, I hope you don't act this way towards your patients. My world has been turned upside down, and even if you can't relate to it, please show some respect.

No, nobody is kicking you down. It's just ridiculous to seek pity when your situation isn't even that bad. You don't want to move in with your parents (even though many parents don't even let their kids live with them and sentence to actual homelessness) and don't want to stay in New England just because the medical schools rejected you. The latter is just using disconnected logic.

The people here might be harsh, but that's the best way to open someone's eyes to the real world. If I wasn't used to the harsh reality of the world and was used to a "soft life", then I wouldn't want this to affect my behavior (and thus leave a negative impression on others). I would want the full truth said to me: "Dude, Aerus, stop acting like it's the end of the world. There's people who are in much worse situations than you. I'm telling you now so you don't make a fool out of yourself."

Your parents paid for tuition AND room and board. My life would be complete if that was the case for me. Getting a job to pay for your extra expenses like shopping, snacks, and savings is your own choice. Regardless, you have 20k in the bank. That isn't something you should be complaining about.

 

[thesauce]

Oh, I can see how that could have been misinterpreted then. I am not talking about the USMLE. I meant test/exam to get into a profession (Ex. The LSAT is an exam for those interested in a profession in law), but yes, 'pre-profession' works just as well.

Right. "Professional test" is a pretty broad term and includes the USMLE and specialty licensing exams, among which MCAT is arguably the easiest.

 

[Ashley1989]

What I can see Bella Swan, you didn't get in first try when you applied to very hard schools and now your world is turned upside down. I'm sure you're really disappointed and I send you my warm wishes for what I'm sure will be a successful try next time, but you have to pull yourself up by your boot straps. Life doesnt go smoothly 100% of the time and we can't crawl into the fetal position and cry woe is me when there's a snag. You must show resilience and if you don't have it then develop it! 🙂 You will be ok everything will turn out.

 

[sliceofbread136]

That doesn't show anything.

Everyone I talked to said the LSAT was easy and they didn't really have to study for it. For most people I would say the MCAT is harder, but no one really has the evidence that you want so it doesn't rly matter.

 

[thesauce]

I don't feel entitled to anything. The money I have in the bank was not given to me. I worked very hard each summer and throughout the school year at our research institute here earning $9 a hour. This in addition to a large scholarship I won in undergrad accounts for the money in the bank. My parents only supported me with tuition and room and board.

JUST tuition, room, and board??? You poor thing...

 

[sliceofbread136]

What I still don't get is why in the world you would apply to only top 10 schools with only a 29 MCAT. Were you really surprised you didn't get into any schools?

 

[SunsFun]

Everyone I talked to said the LSAT was easy and they didn't really have to study for it. For most people I would say the MCAT is harder, but no one really has the evidence that you want so it doesn't rly matter.

I did some practice logic games just to see how it is and can definitely say that I cannot imagine that being easier than any physics or chem problems I came across. It may be different for me because ESL. Although I do agree with a final conclusion that there is no data show anything so the point is moot anyway.

 

[SunsFun]

JUST tuition, room, and board??? You poor thing...

LOL. I thought exactly the same.

Also I like how she says "temporary home". Man it is called renting. That's what most young people do.

 

[Tatiana3325]

Commencement is next week. Lots of people cry out of happiness when they receive their college diploma. I've been crying all this weekend, but it hasn't been out of happiness.

This year has come as a bit of shock to me, from getting my scores back to rejections down the line of schools. I graduated as Salutatorian of my high school (one of the best academies), got a 2300 on my SAT with Verbal being my weak point that I could never bring above 700, and got accepted to nearly every Ivy I applied to except Harvard. I attended an Ivy League school, busted my tail to get the highest marks in my concentration, and worked hard to build a diverse background. Everyone's always told I would make a great doctor someday. It's sad to see everyone else around me going to big name MD and Phd programs next year, but I have nowhere to go.

I guess I would be the last person to believe that after a near 4.0 and numerous awards from one of the best schools in the nation, that I would be homeless by the end of the month. I have about $20,000 in my bank account and I have to find something to do as my apartment lease expires on May 31st.

I can't stay in New England anymore, I don't feel wanted here after all the medical schools that rejected me. I can't move back home because as much as I love my parents I'll loose my mind and honestly they are furious with me. Also, moving back home will make me feel like I'm no better than the kids that didn't make it through high school (which I do feel like now anyway).

I guess I can apply for research jobs (I have 4 years of experience and a publication with another just being accepted). I just don't know where to go? I've always wanted to go to Europe, but I'm afraid I'll never make it back to medical school if I leave the US. I'm afraid I'll forget what it is like to study.

I wish I hadn't have applied to medical school this year and just kept working on my application. I know I can't change that now and I have bigger problems looming.

For those of you who will ask where I applied to and what my resume looked like, I've posted in the WAMC before:

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=883973

Perhaps you were rejected from medical schools because your naïveté about the world around you was painfully obvious in both your application and interviews.

 

[sliceofbread136]

I did some practice logic games just to see how it is and can definitely say that I cannot imagine that being easier than any physics or chem problems I came across. It may be different for me because ESL. Although I do agree with a final conclusion that there is no data show anything so the point is moot anyway.

Well there will be some exceptions, but I think overall the MCAT would be harder for most people. But like I said I only have anecdotal evidence.

 

[galaxyx]

OP, I think what the posters in the thread expect from you is something along the lines of "I realize I don't have it that bad. I was being overdramatic, but now that I've had time to think it through, I have many paths available to me"

Don't be ashamed of the fact that you had school paid for, just make sure you realize that it really has put you in a good place. Not IDEAL, but still good.

Stepping out into the world for the first time without a clear way forward is scary for anyone.

To those still harping on the OP's school choices, Get Over It. Obviously she was/is naive and is still learning. Obviously, she now knows to make different choices in her next application. That's been addressed ad nauseam in the "What are my chances?" thread.

 

[Tatiana3325]

No, nobody is kicking you down.

Speak for yourself. I am.

She has plenty of tools and resources at her disposal and she's hardly using them at all. I have no problem walking all over someone like this and really grinding down on my heels while I'm doing it. If she's made of anything at all she can figure out how to use everything she has to get what she wants.

 

[deleted103644]

Well there will be some exceptions, but I think overall the MCAT would be harder for most people. But like I said I only have anecdotal evidence.

There's far less room for error on the LSAT. You really need >170 to get into the good schools (and unlike medical school, a bad law school = unemployment).

It's a stupid test, but you need to get almost everything right (sort of like the verbal section of the MCAT).

 

[Aerus]

Speak for yourself. I am.

She has plenty of tools and resources at her disposal and she's hardly using them at all. I have no problem walking all over someone like this and really grinding down on my heels while I'm doing it. If she's made of anything at all she can figure out how to use everything she has to get what she wants.

Oh my apologies, I obviously should be careful before speaking for people who have yet to post. In any case, my post can't include you in it because you didn't post yet.

If you're actually out here to post in order to purposely kick someone down, then I'm sure you can do something a bit more productive with your time, either in another thread on SDN or just something completely different altogether. 🙄

 

[sliceofbread136]

There's far less room for error on the LSAT. You really need >170 to get into the good schools (and unlike medical school, a bad law school = unemployment).

It's a stupid test, but you need to get almost everything right (sort of like the verbal section of the MCAT).

I think you can look at that as problem with law schools as opposed to the test being harder. If med schools were like law schools and you had to get into a good school to get a job (need a 35+ MCAT) would that make the MCAT harder, or would that just mean you had to make a higher score?

I don't know why anyone would want to go to law school anyway....

 

[Ashley1989]

Speak for yourself. I am.

She has plenty of tools and resources at her disposal and she's hardly using them at all. I have no problem walking all over someone like this and really grinding down on my heels while I'm doing it. If she's made of anything at all she can figure out how to use everything she has to get what she wants.

SDN isn't for making people feel like crap. If you make someone feel bad unintentionally then fine but to blantantly admit to doing it on purpose is not needed.

 

[StudyShy]

Try again next year. Make up with your parents. Spend your money on MCAT prep.

 

[Tatiana3325]

SDN isn't for making people feel like crap. If you make someone feel bad unintentionally then fine but to blantantly admit to doing it on purpose is not needed.

You're absolutely right.

Tell me then, what professional test is harder than the MCAT in the US?

It depends on skill set but Id say the CPA, CFA, CCIE, and SOA/CAS or any actuarial exam are probably all more difficult and more intense than the MCAT.

 

[Ashley1989]

You're absolutely right.

Oh, I wasn't expecting this. Thank you?

 

[Starlightembers]

Thank you to all the posts in the beginning, they were helpful and insightful. The last half of the posts have not been.

I will be skipping my commencement ceremonies after all. I am going to take the suggestion to find a temporary home while I continue to prepare for the MCAT. After that I'll be moving to Missouri or California to work as a lab tech. Hopefully my waitlist does end up pulling through, though at this point I doubt it.

This sounds like a reasonable plan [if a bit unnecessary in the moving to another region of the country part]; however, if possible, I would attempt to move to an area where you have some roots or familiarity, as ending up in a town in which you have never stepped foot in before and know nobody is not likely to ease your distress in the long-term.

I don't feel entitled to anything. The money I have in the bank was not given to me. I worked very hard each summer and throughout the school year at our research institute here earning $9 a hour. This in addition to a large scholarship I won in undergrad accounts for the money in the bank. My parents only supported me with tuition and room and board.

For those of you who feel it is right to kick someone when the are down, I hope you don't act this way towards your patients. My world has been turned upside down, and even if you can't relate to it, please show some respect.

While I do not agree with those who have attacked you, what we are attempting to have you see is the immense amount of privilege you have right now. Pointing this out does not mean to imply that you have not worked hard, nor does it mean you have no right to be in psychological pain or experience disappointment, as I am sure this situation is difficult for you; but to get you to step back and realize what you are writing. If it was your intent or not, you are coming across as melodramatic, hyperbolic, entitled, holier-than-thou, immature and sheltered.

Once again, I respect that you are experiencing turmoil; however, you are not on the verge of homelessness, a powerless victim of some greater tragedy, nor have you been that unfortunate. For example, your parents supporting you with room and board is significant. If your parents had not been supporting you, you may have had to have taken that 20k, as you were making it, to apply to room, board, food, healthcare and other necessities; instead, you were able to save it. And so on. Overall, you're doing pretty well and have been incredibly fortunate. Realize this, grieve the disappointments of this past semester and move forward.

 

[GetThePointe77]

The difference between the tests is that for the LSAT it is more about reasoning, and you can learn how to do each of the types of questions. For the MCAT you have to have the background knowledge, so there is a lot more information to pull from. With enough prep for the LSAT you should really be able to know how to approach each and every question, whereas with the MCAT you will probably face at least a few questions you dont know how to approach regardless of how many practice tests/questions you did. (I have done some LSAT prep with a friend of mine, although I never took the LSAT but that was my view on it)
Also OP no matter how much you feel like your world has turned upside down, you have to understand that simply by having running water you are doing better than almost half the world. Something like 40% of the worlds population doesnt have indoor plumbing...so regardless of the parental paying/money in the bank/how hard you've worked ect you started out with a significant advantage there...

 

[Mazdave]

Is there any particular reason to move to Missouri or California? If the point is just to move somewhere new and work for a while, then you might want to move to a state where establishing residency would give you an advantage in med school admissions (Texas, Florida, Ohio, a few others). Missouri is not particularly good for this and California is definitely not.

 

[flodhi1]

I think it's just a general consensus. I do know a person who has taken both and his opinion is the same. But personal experiences don't mean much.

I guess it's just how the test is designed. X amount of effort to prepare for LSAT will yield a higher percentile score than the same X amount of effort to prepare for the MCAT. Rigor of the testing material is the thing we're talking about.

Out of curiosity have you actually taken the actual MCAT?

 

[pedineuro]

Can't help but harp on previous points

20k in the bank? Seriously? There are a lot of medical students who don't even know what that would feel like.

Verbal of 8? In conjunction with the grammatical errors in your post? That looks bad especially in the setting of an Ivy League education. You will definitely need to work on that part.

Good luck with everything.

 

[Aerus]

Out of curiosity have you actually taken the actual MCAT?

I am still an 8th grader in middle school, trying to gun everything in life; I am an individual who will think that getting a B in algebra will kill my chances for medical school and the first sight of a C, I think "C is for Caribbean". I've already pre-bought 16 different MCAT practice books and have memorized every single Organic Chemistry reaction known to man. I have already accumulated 16000 hours of clinical experience, but will multiply that by 10 when I put it on my AMCAS because it sounds better. I also pre-write my letters of recommendation and ask a random professor who will comply to sign it. I must intentionally sabotage every single one of my peers because each and everyone of them will stop my med school dreams, so I spend the vast majority of my time posting incredibly misleading information on SDN, so that there will as little competition as possible because nobody will go to medical school and I will.

 

[LPpostbacc]

Hmmm. Essentially 4.0 at an I-L school and only a 29 MCAT? That is a little bit of a conundrum. Did you apply for special test-taking accommodations, for your reading problem?

The MCAT does a good job of indirectly testing your knowledge and understanding of concepts. It does weed out bookworms in a way.

I agree with a previous poster, with money in the bank, and a degree from a high caliber school in your pocket, it's pretty obnoxious of you to whine on here. Despite all your volunteer hours and EC's, you don't seem to know what what it really means to have it rough. Unless you're just trolling....

Did you have any interviews?

What was your sGPA, btw? I didn't see a mention of that; maybe I missed it.

 

[TheMightySmiter]

What was your sGPA, btw? I didn't see a mention of that; maybe I missed it.

With a 3.97 cGPA, the sGPA can't possibly have been low enough to hurt her app.


Won't say anything about the OP's statements because everyone else has pretty much covered all that I was going to say. Yup.

 

[music2doc]

Hmmm. Essentially 4.0 at an I-L school and only a 29 MCAT? That is a little bit of a conundrum. Did you apply for special test-taking accommodations, for your reading problem?

The MCAT does a good job of indirectly testing your knowledge and understanding of concepts. It does weed out bookworms in a way.

I agree with a previous poster, with money in the bank, and a degree from a high caliber school in your pocket, it's pretty obnoxious of you to whine on here. Despite all your volunteer hours and EC's, you don't seem to know what what it really means to have it rough. Unless you're just trolling....

Did you have any interviews?

What was your sGPA, btw? I didn't see a mention of that; maybe I missed it.

Is that a joke?! If the OP's cGPA is a 4.0, what must also follow?

As for the GPA issue, it just goes to show you something about the OP's school.... 🙄

 

[LPpostbacc]

Is that a joke?! If the OP's cGPA is a 4.0, what must also follow?

As for the GPA issue, it just goes to show you something about the OP's school.... 🙄

Ha, very true. Those were the only A-'s on the transcript it would be a real red flag. Lol. Good point!

It's down to mcat or social skills.

 

[Aerus]

Is that a joke?! If the OP's cGPA is a 4.0, what must also follow?

As for the GPA issue, it just goes to show you something about the OP's school.... 🙄

My thoughts exactly, but it IS an Ivy League. Did you expect anything less?

Ha, very true. Those were the only A-'s on the transcript it would be a real red flag. Lol. Good point!

It's down to mcat or social skills.

Or a closed eye personal statement/interview. Judging by the reasoning of OP, I think he/she would benefit from some volunteering in underprivileged places.

My parents only supported me with tuition and room and board.

I would be homeless by the end of the month. I have about $20,000 in my bank account

I can't stay in New England anymore, I don't feel wanted here after all the medical schools that rejected me. I can't move back home because as much as I love my parents I'll loose my mind and honestly they are furious with me. Also, moving back home will make me feel like I'm no better than the kids that didn't make it through high school (which I do feel like now anyway).

 

[ur2l8]

I am still an 8th grader in middle school, trying to gun everything in life; I am an individual who will think that getting a B in algebra will kill my chances for medical school and the first sight of a C, I think "C is for Caribbean". I've already pre-bought 16 different MCAT practice books and have memorized every single Organic Chemistry reaction known to man. I have already accumulated 16000 hours of clinical experience, but will multiply that by 10 when I put it on my AMCAS because it sounds better. I also pre-write my letters of recommendation and ask a random professor who will comply to sign it. I must intentionally sabotage every single one of my peers because each and everyone of them will stop my med school dreams, so I spend the vast majority of my time posting incredibly misleading information on SDN, so that there will as little competition as possible because nobody will go to medical school and I will.

Someone's angry...haha I enjoyed reading this

 

[StudyShy]

She's got to be trolling.

 

[LPpostbacc]

And, not necessarily must the sGPA follow. The sGPA could be a much smaller percentage of the cGPA credits if OP's major wasn't a science, and possibly lower if a ton of credits were taken. Which, btw, wouldn't be an unlikely scenario in an over-achiever (which Bella seems to obviously be).

 

[music2doc]

My thoughts exactly, but it IS an Ivy League. Did you expect anything less?





Or a closed eye personal statement/interview. Judging by the reasoning of OP, I think he/she would benefit from some volunteering in underprivileged places.

Very true. This kid makes me wonder.... It makes me glad I DIDN'T apply to those schools (nor attend the OP's school). Are there really people this ignorant of the world around them? I'd say it's pretty scary that people like this are attending the elite universities of our country and could become our next elite ruling class. Further, this may explain some of the political issues we have. No wonder we end up with 6-million-dollar presidents that claim to know their constituents and then do everything in their power to ruin those people's lives -- maybe they really just don't get it....

 

[LPpostbacc]

My thoughts exactly, but it IS an Ivy League. Did you expect anything less?





Or a closed eye personal statement/interview. Judging by the reasoning of OP, I think he/she would benefit from some volunteering in underprivileged places.

Agreed 100000% on volunteering.

 

[Porfirio]

She's got to be trolling.

It took this long for someone to finally put the pieces together?

 

[LPpostbacc]

It took this long for someone to finally put the pieces together?

I thought so immediately, but then saw past threads, etc. I thought, "if this is a troll then it's the biggest loser in the history of losers."

Oh well. Back to dungeons and dragons. Jk. Hehehe.

 

[music2doc]

And, not necessarily must the sGPA follow. The sGPA could be a much smaller percentage of the cGPA credits if OP's major wasn't a science, and possibly lower if a ton of credits were taken. Which, btw, wouldn't be an unlikely scenario in an over-achiever (which Bella seems to obviously be).

Let's work out the math here real quick. Let's say the sGPA was 3.95 (about the smallest amount we would consider different from a 4.0). Given that the OP was not a science major and only did the minimal 8 units x 5 classes (calc + stats, bio, gchem, ochem, physics) = 40 units. Assuming the OP overachieved with 160 units, that 3.95 drops his/her GPA to <3.99. If the sGPA was substantially different (i.e., <3.6), the cGPA would be dropped to 3.9. That said, it is unlikely the OP only took the bare minimum, since few med schools accept that anymore....

 

[LPpostbacc]

I was thinking 3.75ish (not that it would be a major difference, but definitely more mortal than the 3.97#). But I was estimating. I applaud your effort on Bellatroll's thread. A few steps farther than I was willing to go.

 

[flodhi1]

I am still an 8th grader in middle school, trying to gun everything in life; I am an individual who will think that getting a B in algebra will kill my chances for medical school and the first sight of a C, I think "C is for Caribbean". I've already pre-bought 16 different MCAT practice books and have memorized every single Organic Chemistry reaction known to man. I have already accumulated 16000 hours of clinical experience, but will multiply that by 10 when I put it on my AMCAS because it sounds better. I also pre-write my letters of recommendation and ask a random professor who will comply to sign it. I must intentionally sabotage every single one of my peers because each and everyone of them will stop my med school dreams, so I spend the vast majority of my time posting incredibly misleading information on SDN, so that there will as little competition as possible because nobody will go to medical school and I will.

Wow okay having this attitude in 8th grade is a little disturbing. Regardless leave the comparison of the MCAT and LSAT to those that have actually taken it. I took the MCAT and it's tough no doubt but when I took a practice LSAT after the MCAT I got my ass kicked. So to think automatically that the MCAT is the most vigorous and the toughest "professional" test out there is not only a false statement but slightly cocky coming from a pre-med.

 

[Gut Shot]

I will be skipping my commencement ceremonies after all. I am going to take the suggestion to find a temporary home while I continue to prepare for the MCAT. After that I'll be moving to Missouri or California to work as a lab tech.

Targeting Wash U or a California school, are we? Good luck with that. Don't leave any rope or loaded guns lying around.

Someone mentioned Texas and Florida elsewhere in this thread. Both have some very good schools with a much more favorable odds of admission, assuming you establish state residency. If you're okay with moving across the country you might as well make it worth your while.

 

[Jamie561]

OP, as a fellow failure and reject, I can help. I fully support your decision to move away as far as possible from reminders of your past inadequacies, which are admittedly many. When purging your life and surroundings of your former, low-achieving self, don't forget about that cursed bank account. Believe you me, every dollar is as a dagger in your back, reminding you of the medical schools that rejected you. Since you only got a 29 on the MCAT, let me spell that out for you: it's about 20000 daggers! O stars, have thee no mercy!? Take it from me, you have to empty that bank account. I'd be happy to take it off your hands.







TL;DR great thread, would read again.

Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e using Tapatalk

 

[Aerus]

Someone's angry...haha I enjoyed reading this

Thank you. I live to entertain.

Wow okay having this attitude in 8th grade is a little disturbing. Regardless leave the comparison of the MCAT and LSAT to those that have actually taken it. I took the MCAT and it's tough no doubt but when I took a practice LSAT after the MCAT I got my ass kicked. So to think automatically that the MCAT is the most vigorous and the toughest "professional" test out there is not only a false statement but slightly cocky coming from a pre-med.

I'm not going to even comment on the overdose of verbal irony in my post. 😉


So it's a false statement because you took both and got your ass kicked on the LSAT? I supported mine with anecdotal evidence as well, but that doesn't validate the claim anymore than yours does with your claim.

As I said earlier, the LSAT can be prepped for with a good practice course and/or study prep. The MCAT, on the other hand, requires basic mastery of the subjects at the bare minimum, with a practice course and/or study prep.

The LSAT = reasoning with critical thinking
The MCAT = reasoning with critical thinking, applying science concepts

It makes sense if you got your ass kicked by the LSAT, since you haven't properly prepared for it. Would you expect to get your ass kicked if you had the same amount of prep as you did for the LSAT when you took the MCAT for the first time? If you did prepare for it with the same amount of effort and time as you had on the MCAT, chances are you probably would have scored something close to stellar, assuming you had quite respectable MCAT scores to begin with.

 

[ImmunoPharmD]

Commencement is next week. Lots of people cry out of happiness when they receive their college diploma. I've been crying all this weekend, but it hasn't been out of happiness.

This year has come as a bit of shock to me, from getting my scores back to rejections down the line of schools. I graduated as Salutatorian of my high school (one of the best academies), got a 2300 on my SAT with Verbal being my weak point that I could never bring above 700, and got accepted to nearly every Ivy I applied to except Harvard. I attended an Ivy League school, busted my tail to get the highest marks in my concentration, and worked hard to build a diverse background. Everyone's always told I would make a great doctor someday. It's sad to see everyone else around me going to big name MD and Phd programs next year, but I have nowhere to go.

I guess I would be the last person to believe that after a near 4.0 and numerous awards from one of the best schools in the nation, that I would be homeless by the end of the month. I have about $20,000 in my bank account and I have to find something to do as my apartment lease expires on May 31st.

I can't stay in New England anymore, I don't feel wanted here after all the medical schools that rejected me. I can't move back home because as much as I love my parents I'll loose my mind and honestly they are furious with me. Also, moving back home will make me feel like I'm no better than the kids that didn't make it through high school (which I do feel like now anyway).

I guess I can apply for research jobs (I have 4 years of experience and a publication with another just being accepted). I just don't know where to go? I've always wanted to go to Europe, but I'm afraid I'll never make it back to medical school if I leave the US. I'm afraid I'll forget what it is like to study.

I wish I hadn't have applied to medical school this year and just kept working on my application. I know I can't change that now and I have bigger problems looming.

For those of you who will ask where I applied to and what my resume looked like, I've posted in the WAMC before:

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=883973

I guess you are like Bella. Overly dramatic and always wanting attention. Go home and live with your parents.

 

[Frazier]

I have taken both LSAT and MCAT.

The MCAT requires more prep to do well (i.e. foundation knowledge).

The LSAT requires more innate ability to do really well (i.e. amazing reading comprehension and speed).

In regards to critical thinking component of the tests: LSAT > MCAT.

 

[TheMightySmiter]

I guess you are like Bella. Overly dramatic and always wanting attention. Go home and live with your parents.

It's okay, OP doesn't have to pursue medicine, because her sparkly vampire soul mate is going to come in her window at night and steal her heart and take her back to his mansion where they'll have mutant babies and never step into the light of day. So you see, this is just a test of fate.

 

[Aerus]

I have taken both LSAT and MCAT.

The MCAT requires more prep to do well (i.e. foundation knowledge).

The LSAT requires more innate ability to do really well (i.e. amazing reading comprehension and speed).

In regards to critical thinking component of the tests: LSAT > MCAT.

Well, I would assume, if the LSAT requires almost no foundational knowledge, its critical thinking should be stepped up a bit, or else it would be just like SAT.

 

[ccrone]

1. Get a job.
2. Retake the MCAT
3. ???
4. Profit!!

Oh. My. Gosh. I was a teenager when South Park came out. The Underpants Gnomes are probably the funniest thing ever. Note: this was right around the time the dotcom bubble was bursting.

Here's a link to a clips for the uninitiated:

http://www.southparkstudios.com/clips/151037/gnomes-know-business

http://www.southparkstudios.com/clips/151040/the-underpants-business

At any rate:

Don't worry, Bella Swan. You're going to be okay. By my count, you've got 17 days to figure something out. It sounds like you want to put some space between where you are now and where you end up. The good news, is that it will be much easier to find a job, as you're happy to move.

If you could live anywhere in the US, where would you go? If you could spend a year doing anything, what would you do? Don't sell yourself short: you'd be amazed how things can come together when you're creative and willing to put your mind to it. Any fun, quirky skills or talents that you'd like to nurture (you likely won't have time once you start medical school)?

I think if I could live anywhere for a year or two, I'd pick Alaska. Lots of amazing things to see. Wide open spaces. Nothing for miles. Knock on the sky to hear the sound, and that sort of thing. 😳 Or maybe I'd find a room to rent in DC, and get lost in the museums and arboretums for months on end.

Sigh. 🙄

If you're willing to deal with some (read: a lot) of inconvenience, think about the live-in nanny route. It gets your absolute necessities taken care of (food and shelter), and you'll have pocket money to boot. You'll also have time to do volunteering, work on applications, etc. And people need them everywhere. You'd really have your pick of where to live.

Everything is going to be okay. I'm so sorry to hear things aren't going well with your parents. I know that's rough. Congratulations on your graduation, and best wishes for the time ahead.