Medical School Rejects?

[seanjohn]

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I'm just curious to know, as I'm sure many of you are, what happens to all of those medical school rejects?

I'm sure some of them re-apply for the next cycle, and keep trying until they eventually get in, but do they all do so? Probably not, so what happens to them?

Similarly, what happens to all those first year university students who fail out? In Canada, about 50% of first year university students fail out, what happens to them?

Just some things to ponder about.

 

[KAI1927]

I'm just curious to know, as I'm sure many of you are, what happens to all of those medical school rejects?

I'm sure some of them re-apply for the next cycle, and keep trying until they eventually get in, but do they all do so? Probably not, so what happens to them?

Similarly, what happens to all those first year university students who fail out? In Canada, about 50% of first year university students fail out, what happens to them?

Just some things to ponder about.

in the US, the drop out rate is very low, roughly 10% on average (estimate may be too high). Canada follows the european model, where more people fail out in the beginning, thus weeding out those who can't hack the curriculum. The US's system makes it so people really have to "try" to fail out, the hardest part is getting in, and those who do, make it through most of the time (over 90%). Whose to say which system produces better physicians? I can't

 

[GujuMD]

Some of the rejects if they want to become a doctor that badly, they'll try carribean schools or DO schools after re-applying doesn't get them in. Some choose other health fields and some try to do a masters program-improve their GPA, application and try again. Some may do grad school an the rest I am not sure.

 

[anon-y-mouse]

I'm just curious to know, as I'm sure many of you are, what happens to all of those medical school rejects?

I'm sure some of them re-apply for the next cycle, and keep trying until they eventually get in, but do they all do so? Probably not, so what happens to them?

Similarly, what happens to all those first year university students who fail out? In Canada, about 50% of first year university students fail out, what happens to them?

Just some things to ponder about.

Dentistry

 

[tkdusb]

Dentistry

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH

OH NO YOU DIH-NT

oh yes he did!

He went there!

 

[seanjohn]

Dentistry

In Canada, the GPA required for medicine and dentistry is similar, about a 3.8, so a medical school reject will most likely not get into dentistry.

I would think it would be more likely that medical school rejects in Canada go to chiropractic school, but most don't, simply because they still have some pride left.

 

[oldman]

In Canada, the GPA required for medicine and dentistry is similar, about a 3.8, so a medical school reject will most likely not get into dentistry.

I would think it would be more likely that medical school rejects in Canada go to chiropractic school, but most don't, simply because they still have some pride left.

ouch

 

[NonTradMed]

I'm assuming you mean people who couldn't get into MD schools since this is a pre-allo forum. There are a few of choices that people make if they can't get into an MD school (not in any particular order):

1. Caribbean/other foreign med school
2. DO schools if it wasn't their first choice
3. other health programs which requires similar pre-reqs: dentistry, pharmacy, optometry etc
4. Job (a real one!)

I can't think of any options other than those stated above. But people find ways to make ends meet. When my mom first came to the US, she told me alot of people in her biology lab mentioned they were once med school aspirants. They didn't make it and some ended up working in labs since they were bio majors. It used to be that vet school was also a backup plan but now it's really hard to do vet school so I don't think it's feasible to not get into med school yet get into vet school.....

 

[MollyMalone]

It used to be that vet school was also a backup plan but now it's really hard to do vet school so I don't think it's feasible to not get into med school yet get into vet school.....

Yup. One of the young doctors I used to work with is a physician because she couldn't get into vet school. The MD was her backup. 😱

 

[seanjohn]

I'm assuming you mean people who couldn't get into MD schools since this is a pre-allo forum. There are a few of choices that people make if they can't get into an MD school (not in any particular order):

1. Caribbean/other foreign med school
2. DO schools if it wasn't their first choice
3. other health programs which requires similar pre-reqs: dentistry, pharmacy, optometry etc
4. Job (a real one!)

I can't think of any options other than those stated above. But people find ways to make ends meet. When my mom first came to the US, she told me alot of people in her biology lab mentioned they were once med school aspirants. They didn't make it and some ended up working in labs since they were bio majors. It used to be that vet school was also a backup plan but now it's really hard to do vet school so I don't think it's feasible to not get into med school yet get into vet school.....

Those seem like the only possible options, however, in Canada we don't have any DO schools, and osteopathy is not legally recognized here. Furthermore, I don't think many Canadians would want to go medical school in the Caribbean because once they go there, there's a very high probablity that they'll never be able to return to Canada, and they'll be stuck there forever.

There are so many more options for American students!

 

[Law2Doc]

Similarly, what happens to all those first year university students who fail out? In Canada, about 50% of first year university students fail out, what happens to them?

If you are talking about folks who fail out of med school, the numbers are particularly low -- like 1-3%. US med schools do all the screening at the time of admissions and try not to let those who will be unable to pass to get in in the first place, rather than push people out once they are in. Of those that fail out, I suspect most cut their losses and find another job, often health related -- as it is unrealistic to get back into med school once you have failed out of one. (And by "failed out", that would generally require failure of multiple classes multiple times). Some might give carribean a shot, but I'm not sure how realistic that is, given that they haven't been able to master the material under more favorable circumstances in the US.

 

[browniegirl86]

Yup. One of the young doctors I used to work with is a physician because she couldn't get into vet school. The MD was her backup. 😱

I know this is a little off-topic, but I think one of the things that makes the DVM so hard is that the pre-requisites are very different for different schools.

Guess our road isn't so bad, huh? 🙂