Hey Lala,
First off, it's more than possible to have a fit lifestyle and be a med student. There's plenty of people who work out 4+ times a week, especially when exams are still a few weeks away. One gym in the area gives some decent discounts to NYCOM students. •••quote:••• Also, for anyone,
did you only apply to DO schools, and if so why, I think this is what I am going to do but just want to be 100%••••My guess is about half the class only applies only to DO schools. We have a popular BS/DO program with NYIT and some SUNY schools that draws a crowd. Definitely go DO because you want to be a physician who sees patients for more than "The M.I. in exam 4". You can do virtually anything with a DO degree today. Some of the ultra-competitive residencies (eg..derm, surg, radiology) at prestigious hospitals are more easily obtained with an MD degree, but I know plenty of 4th years interviewing at very competitive programs for all types of specialties. Typically about half of the class goes into primary care, with the other half specializing. It's all up to you. NYCOM has about 25 clinical affiliations, so there's alot of doors to be opened and networking that can be done with those contacts.
•••code:••<pre style="font-size:x-small; font-family: monospace;"> Also if anyone knows, if I work as an RN when I graduate for the year off, and summers, will this hurt my loans or aid????
</pre>•••Not that I know of. I worked for a year between undergrad and med school and it didnt hurt me. NYCOM is expensive though and the north shore of L.I. is a pricey place to live, so save a little cash in your time "off".
•••quote:••• So basically my question is, how often does a student have their heart set on going into a certain field before med school, then while in school change their minds? ••••That's a question that is better answered on a case by case basis. There's people here who only want to be a orthopedic surgeons or pediatricians and there's people here who have no clue what they want to do. Many of those questions are answered on rotations 3rd and 4th year. Dont sweat it. If asked on an interview, be honest and tell them you're most interested in primary care, but if something else strikes your interest in the meantime, you'd be happy to take on that endeavor.
•••quote:•••Also, not to sound silly but are there good looking guys at NYCOM??? Just wondering ••••LOL! Ummm, as having a full standing record of heterosexuality, I'll defer that question to one of my female colleagues, but, unfortunately, the ratios are not in your favor, at least for this years entering class, which is comprised of 55% women. I think we could hold our own in the looks test though as there was just a big party in Manhattan last weekend with all the NY Med Schools and several girls I talked to said NYCOM had some of the best looking guys. Yeah, baby, yeah! :wink: <img border="0" alt="[Lovey]" title="" src="graemlins/lovey.gif" />
