Is it difficult? (anxious premed)

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Is it difficult getting residency spots, say at Harborview medical center or another place in Seattle as a DO (or any decent sized city)? Also, I am Canadian and would eventually like to return to Canada. Does British Columbia recognize DO's as accredited doctors? Would I be better off going to a Caribbean, Irish, or DO school if I want to become a surgeon? Right now I have a 4.0 at the University of Washington, but I am always afraid that might change, so please help out a paranoid premed and answer some questions... thanks!

 

[DiverDoc]

Here we go 😀 I wish people with a 3.7 or above would RELAX. The rest of us with "less than stellar" GPA's dont have the luxury of any cushion.
U R fine, with a 4.0 a less than 26 MCAT doesnt hurt your chances very much either. You should have no trouble getting into an American school whether it be DO or MD. One day at a time bud and u will get there.. Have some faith in yourself!

-Scott

 

[OSUdoc08]

Is it difficult getting residency spots, say at Harborview medical center or another place in Seattle as a DO (or any decent sized city)? Also, I am Canadian and would eventually like to return to Canada. Does British Columbia recognize DO's as accredited doctors? Would I be better off going to a Caribbean, Irish, or DO school if I want to become a surgeon? Right now I have a 4.0 at the University of Washington, but I am always afraid that might change, so please help out a paranoid premed and answer some questions... thanks!

1. The residency difficulty depends on the specialty. Primary care spots will be easier to come by.

2. I wouldn't recommend practicing as a DO in Canada. In many areas they aren't recognized as physicians.

3. It is more difficult to get into Western European medical schools than US allopathic medical schools if you aren't from there.

4. It would be most beneficial if you went to an MD school if you want to return to Canada. Why not just attend a US or Canadian MD school?

 

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I'm just nervous about this whole ordeal and even if I maintain a 4.0 (not likely considering I didn't do as well as I expected on my last math mid term), get a 45T on the MCAT, win science awards, and do the usual volunteer work I am still not guaranteed into medical school because their 20,000 other qualified applicants. My first choice schools are Duke University (I love how their curriculum is planned out) and the University of Washington (my state school). Both schools have an odd admission policy. The recruiter from Duke told me they rejected a guy with a 4.0 and 42R from John Hopkins, but took a guy with a 4.0 and a 27? from a no name school in Alabama. This whole process stinks. I would not mind at all being a DO or going to a foreign school so that's why I am looking at them. btw University of British Columbia (my province's school) is nearly as hard to get into as UW. I feel lucky though, I qualify as an in state student for two world class medical schools. Maybe I should stop ranting and get ready for math.

 

[(nicedream)]

I'm just nervous about this whole ordeal and even if I maintain a 4.0 (not likely considering I didn't do as well as I expected on my last math mid term), get a 45T on the MCAT, win science awards, and do the usual volunteer work I am still not guaranteed into medical school because their 20,000 other qualified applicants. My first choice schools are Duke University (I love how their curriculum is planned out) and the University of Washington (my state school). Both schools have an odd admission policy. The recruiter from Duke told me they rejected a guy with a 4.0 and 42R from John Hopkins, but took a guy with a 4.0 and a 27? from a no name school in Alabama. This whole process stinks. I would not mind at all being a DO or going to a foreign school so that's why I am looking at them. btw University of British Columbia (my province's school) is nearly as hard to get into as UW. I feel lucky though, I qualify as an in state student for two world class medical schools. Maybe I should stop ranting and get ready for math.

Dude if you have over a 3.5 and something close to a 30, you will get into an MD school assuming you're not stupid enough to only apply to two schools. If you want to do surgery, and ESPECIALLY if you want to practice outside the US, go to an MD school - even if that means going to caribbean. Trust me, you'll regret it down the road otherwise when you're going through residency process.

 

[Doctor Bagel]

Dude if you have over a 3.5 and something close to a 30, you will get into an MD school assuming you're not stupid enough to only apply to two schools. If you want to do surgery, and ESPECIALLY if you want to practice outside the US, go to an MD school - even if that means going to caribbean. Trust me, you'll regret it down the road otherwise when you're going through residency process.

tell that to the people in the "no interview" thread on pre-allo. lots of people are getting lots of no-love in spite of 30+ MCATs and 3.5+ gpas. hell, i've haven't heard from any of the allo school i applied to, and i applied to the ones that are supposed to be non-competitive.

 

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tell that to the people in the "no interview" thread on pre-allo. lots of people are getting lots of no-love in spite of 30+ MCATs and 3.5+ gpas. hell, i've haven't heard from any of the allo school i applied to, and i applied to the ones that are supposed to be non-competitive.

It's very early. Looking at your mdapplicants page, you only applied to 5 MD schools (not counting the ones you withdrew from). I'd be surprised if someone with 3.5+/30+ applied to 30+ schools and didn't get an acceptance.