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[toedipper]

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I am really excited to be going to medical school next year and have a public school lined up that is pretty good! I am very appreciative, but I really wanted to get into one of the private schools I applied to. I think it's pretty late to get an interview (completed applications late July to early August), so I am not too hopeful.

I went to an in-state public school over some nice colleges that offered less scholarships thinking I could save money and go to medical school somewhere really nice (before I fully realized how difficult that is). Now I am going to be going to medical school less than a mile away from my undergraduate college. I feel like this limits my potential for residency or work outside the south, and I just want those options!

Any advice on how to come to terms with this? I know I sound like I am taking my acceptance for granted, but even while I am super happy, in the back of my mind I feel a little bitter at myself.

 

[partypantss]

I am really excited to be going to medical school next year and have a public school lined up that is pretty good! I am very appreciative, but I really wanted to get into one of the private schools I applied to. I think it's pretty late to get an interview (completed applications late July to early August), so I am not too hopeful.

I went to an in-state public school over some nice colleges that offered less scholarships thinking I could save money and go to medical school somewhere really nice (before I fully realized how difficult that is). Now I am going to be going to medical school less than a mile away from my undergraduate college. I feel like this limits my potential for residency or work outside the south, and I just want those options!

Any advice on how to come to terms with this? I know I sound like I am taking my acceptance for granted, but even while I am super happy, in the back of my mind I feel a little bitter at myself.

Do they not have people matching outside of the South? I'm sure if you really want to do Residency in whatever area going to your state school won't somehow prevent that...

 

[sdhere1234]

How to come to terms with getting into a US medical school? You should probably seek therapy.

 

[814965]

You have to be a troll.

 

[WedgeDawg]

Nearly 60% of applicants don't get into any medical school.

You are going to a school that is

1. In the US
2. Public and therefore likely not extremely expensive
3. Going to grant you an MD degree
4. Likely going to get you a residency in a specialty you are interested in

You are going to come out of medical school with minimal debt due to the scholarships you received for undergrad and the relatively lower cost of attendance for your state school.

You are not going to be limited in what specialty you match into by your school - that is something that will only be limited by you.

Will it be harder to match into IM at MGH than if you went to Harvard or Yale? Yeah, it will. But given everything that could have gone wrong up to this point and didn't, you should probably be pretty excited that you are going to a US MD school and, if your goal is to do residency at a really nice place, you still have a shot. You just have to do very well in medical school.

Again, this isn't something to be worrying about. You should be celebrating the fact that you have an acceptance and you're going to in a few short years have an MD and be a doctor.

 

[redferrari]

You do know that some of the highest ranked schools are state-funded public schools, right?

I go to my state school, and to be completely real, I wouldn't trade my experience up to date for anything. After going away for undergrad, all I wanted was the opportunity to come home, and I was fortunate enough to have my wish granted.

And what's wrong with the South? You don't have the blistering cold we have up here in the mountain states.

You're going to medical school next year. There's applicants who will eat Christmas dinner only thinking about the possibility of not getting accepted. You are very fortunate.

 

[Goro]

Oh, poor baby! You'll end up in the Hell of Family Care.

I am really excited to be going to medical school next year and have a public school lined up that is pretty good! I am very appreciative, but I really wanted to get into one of the private schools I applied to. I think it's pretty late to get an interview (completed applications late July to early August), so I am not too hopeful.

I went to an in-state public school over some nice colleges that offered less scholarships thinking I could save money and go to medical school somewhere really nice (before I fully realized how difficult that is). Now I am going to be going to medical school less than a mile away from my undergraduate college. I feel like this limits my potential for residency or work outside the south, and I just want those options!

Any advice on how to come to terms with this? I know I sound like I am taking my acceptance for granted, but even while I am super happy, in the back of my mind I feel a little bitter at myself.

 

[dinomite00]

I think it's pretty late to get an interview (completed applications late July to early August), so I am not too hopeful.

I received two II this week, one of which is the "best" school that got back to me. It is not too late and don't give up hope yet!

 

[Gurkhali]

In sum, as an unaccepted applicant, you had a 30% chance of being accepted and matching into one of your top 3 residency choices

Did you forget to post data on reapplicant success to calculate this or did my brain just make a smelly fart and I overlooked something? It seems like unaccepted applicants would have 0% chance

 

[Gurkhali]

unaccepted does not equal rejected.
an applicant (unaccepted) versus an acceptee (or accepted applicant). I used this terminology as the OP was asking about having a single acceptance and residency chances

Ah, I catch your drift.