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yea, that makes sense. i guess it's more of a hypothetical question. plus things change a lot during interview season in terms of how you view a school.No, because I wouldn't have spent the money (or time) to apply if I didn't want to go there.
excluding DO or Carribean.
Saw the thread title, decided to post... then saw your first post.
I'll just say what people are thinking but don't want to say.
I wouldn't go to a historically black medical school.
I didn't apply to any schools in the rural settings/ middle of nowhere/ flyover states.
I'll just say what people are thinking but don't want to say.
I wouldn't go to a historically black medical school.
What are the reasons people typically mention? (Assuming there are reasons, and that it's not straight racism). Poor quality? Uncomfortable for non-black people because of dominant political/racial/social ideologies?I'll just say what people are thinking but don't want to say.
I wouldn't go to a historically black medical school.
what's Liberty?I'm doing it anyways.
Liberty
I'm doing it anyways.
Liberty
what's Liberty?
what's Liberty?
I'll just say what people are thinking but don't want to say.
I wouldn't go to a historically black medical school.
Uhh who was thinking that? 😕
Loma Linda and any of the other religious schools. I'm atheist so needless to say those schools wouldn't be a good fit for me.
a) I don't know how that compares to other DO schools, but I doubt they're taking "any average student".A new DO school that admits people with 3.1/24 stats. Basically it has enabled any average college student to become a physician in the US.
Students must have obtained not less than a 3.0 GPA overall and 3.0 GPA in sciences to be considered for admission unless an exception for cause is granted by the LUCOM Dean. Competition dictates that most students will have GPA's > 3.5 and science GPA's > 3.4 respectively, which reflect greater opportunity for success with the curriculum and national board examinations.
Applicants must have a cumulative score of at least 22 on MCAT and have no score less than 6 to be considered for admissions unless a waiver is granted by the LUCOM Dean. Preference for admission consideration is a MCAT > 25.
Plus they don't let you drink or do drugs
Plus they don't let you drink or do drugs
Plus they don't let you drink or do drugs
Is this really an issue?
I'm fine anywhere in the US. I'm not sure about DO yet.
Loma Linda and any of the other religious schools. I'm atheist so needless to say those schools wouldn't be a good fit for me.
Any school in: Alabama, Mississippi, South Dakota, North Dakota, Utah, Wyoming, or Idaho.
And any school in a rural area.
P.S. And all DOs schools because I want to be a real doctor![]()
I wish I could afford to be as picky as youAny school in: Alabama, Mississippi, South Dakota, North Dakota, Utah, Wyoming, or Idaho.
And any school in a rural area.
P.S. And all DOs schools because I want to be a real doctor![]()
I wish I could afford to be as picky as you
DO schools are super expensive.
I don't mean to call you out, but...
I don't get the whole "fit" thing, school is school, it's not a social club. Just get your degree and get the f*ck out, it's that simple.
As long as its US MD am there.
You gotta learn to appreciate what you have, take nothing for granted.
DO schools are super expensive.
I don't mean to call you out, but...
I don't get the whole "fit" thing, school is school, it's not a social club. Just get your degree and get the f*ck out, it's that simple.
As long as its US MD am there.
You gotta learn to appreciate what you have, take nothing for granted.
Some aren't. Choosing DO over MD because of price : >100k difference.
Going to LECOM eh?
I don't mean to call you out, but...
I don't get the whole "fit" thing, school is school, it's not a social club. Just get your degree and get the f*ck out, it's that simple.
As long as its US MD am there.
You gotta learn to appreciate what you have, take nothing for granted.
It's 4 years of your life that set you up for the rest of your career. It's not a university of Phoenix diploma mill to "get a degree and get the f out". I actually want to make friends with people there and enjoy going to social events where alcohol, meat, and occasional "bad" words are allowed and I nobody raises eyebrows when I tell people that I don't go to church on Sundays.
What are the reasons people typically mention? (Assuming there are reasons, and that it's not straight racism). Poor quality? Uncomfortable for non-black people because of dominant political/racial/social ideologies?
They're supposed to be focused on underserved populations, which is important and good.
Subconsciously, people feel more comfortable in a racial setting that's predominantly the same as your own.
yeah, that's possible. But it's depressing to think that's how all the non-white students feel at almost every undergrad/med school in the US 🙁Subconsciously, people feel more comfortable in a racial setting that's predominantly the same as your own.
A new DO school that admits people with 3.1/24 stats. Basically it has enabled any average college student to become a medical student in the US.
You sound privileged. People spend 4 years having to go through much worse things then what you have listed.
Again, if this school was my only choice, I would bare with it for 4 years, and then go on to spend the rest of my life practicing medicine.
And I say this being the farthest thing from an ideal Loma Linda student.
...so it is true, but it's not caused by race, it's caused by the third factor of SES?This is not true. People feel more comfortable with people who have gone through similar experiences. It just so happens that we are a heavily segregated society in terms of race, so people of the same color generally come from similar backgrounds.
ftfy
Having the sense to want to go somewhere you feel comfortable doesn't necessarily imply privilege.
I'm not one to be super picky about schools, but there's a limit. That limit being that I can't see myself being comfortable at a school that demands its students adhere to a rather strict, religious lifestyle. As an atheist, I don't want to be forced to attend church services and take theology classes in med school. I don't want to be held to a Puritan-esque conduct code that includes no drinking. And of course there's the little issue that it would be hard to fit in with my classmates when they're extremely passionate about a religion that I want no part of.
Not that it matters because Loma Linda makes Christianity one of their admissions requirements IIRC.