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Hi,
I have been deliberating what route I should choose for attending medical school(and its consequences in future residency placement). I have a 32R MCAT and a 3.47 GPA. I applied this last cycle to over 20 MD schools and was interviewed at 3. I was rejected from all of them unfortunately. Based on a review of my application I have well-rounded extracurriculars.
I was accepted to several DO schools including UMDNJSOM. UMDNJSOM is likely my first choice DO school but I was also accepted to EVMS' medical masters program and am still waiting to hear back from two other postbaccs that nearly guarantee admission to their affiliated MD school in the year after the postbacc. Last time I posted about my choice, I was still waitlisted at UMDNJSOM and it seemed that more people here recommended I go DO over the postbacc.
Over 90% of the students in EVMS' med master's program are accepted to the MD program at EVMS in the following year upon successful completion of the program. That being said, I would have about 400k in loans(not counting interest) after 5 years at EVMS(counting the 1 year postbac) due to out of state status and tuition. That amount in loans plus interest is frightening to say the least. However, I would hate to feel that I'm settling by choosing the DO route especially since my stats are right at the borderline for being accepted to an MD school.
I am curious about various specialties especially anesthesiology but I know that my interests will likely change through further exposure to the different fields during medical school. I would like to keep my options open and am somewhat dismayed that more competitive specialties, more competitive residencies, and opportunities in research are harder to attain coming from an osteopathic school.
On the other hand, UMDNJSOM has its own teaching hospital and several more affiliated hospitals throughout southern and northern New Jersey. I know that it is considered one of the best DO schools in the country(especially since I was waitlisted initially with a 32R MCAT!) and I would only have to pay Out of state tuition for the first year after which I would receive in-state tuition cutting my potential loan burden by a decent amount.
What should I do? Like I've mentioned I don't want the DO degree to hinder my future opportunities and am really disappointed I couldn't obtain acceptance to an MD school this year despite going on 3 interviews. Any and all advice given will be much appreciated! Thanks!
I have been deliberating what route I should choose for attending medical school(and its consequences in future residency placement). I have a 32R MCAT and a 3.47 GPA. I applied this last cycle to over 20 MD schools and was interviewed at 3. I was rejected from all of them unfortunately. Based on a review of my application I have well-rounded extracurriculars.
I was accepted to several DO schools including UMDNJSOM. UMDNJSOM is likely my first choice DO school but I was also accepted to EVMS' medical masters program and am still waiting to hear back from two other postbaccs that nearly guarantee admission to their affiliated MD school in the year after the postbacc. Last time I posted about my choice, I was still waitlisted at UMDNJSOM and it seemed that more people here recommended I go DO over the postbacc.
Over 90% of the students in EVMS' med master's program are accepted to the MD program at EVMS in the following year upon successful completion of the program. That being said, I would have about 400k in loans(not counting interest) after 5 years at EVMS(counting the 1 year postbac) due to out of state status and tuition. That amount in loans plus interest is frightening to say the least. However, I would hate to feel that I'm settling by choosing the DO route especially since my stats are right at the borderline for being accepted to an MD school.
I am curious about various specialties especially anesthesiology but I know that my interests will likely change through further exposure to the different fields during medical school. I would like to keep my options open and am somewhat dismayed that more competitive specialties, more competitive residencies, and opportunities in research are harder to attain coming from an osteopathic school.
On the other hand, UMDNJSOM has its own teaching hospital and several more affiliated hospitals throughout southern and northern New Jersey. I know that it is considered one of the best DO schools in the country(especially since I was waitlisted initially with a 32R MCAT!) and I would only have to pay Out of state tuition for the first year after which I would receive in-state tuition cutting my potential loan burden by a decent amount.
What should I do? Like I've mentioned I don't want the DO degree to hinder my future opportunities and am really disappointed I couldn't obtain acceptance to an MD school this year despite going on 3 interviews. Any and all advice given will be much appreciated! Thanks!
