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[Daddydoc]

Do whatever will make you happy.

 

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[OSUdoc08]

My buddy and I are a year away from applying. Both are finishing up our undergrads in Bio. I also double majored in history and have minors in chem., italian,& international studies. He's barely got me in gpa @ a 3.5, and we were throwing ideas at each other about what we'd do if we didn't get in our first try. We're from the greater New Orleans area and have alot of options:

a 13-month B.S. to R.N. program, a 2-yr. P.A. program (M.S.~$44,000), a couple Specialized M.S. programs gauged toward med school, and some traditional Master's programs that are very strong at our instituiton are Psychology and Exercise Science.

I see some of the pros and cons of each, a greater clinical exp. vs. basic science prep. (which we both went out of our way with in ug. ie. extra histology, immunology, med. parisitology, comp. anatomy., a&p, genetics, etc.)

I am leaning more toward D.O. school working with ped. obesity, so all of these our viable options. He is looking more at M.D. in ER Med or gen. surgery. Just wondering what y'all though. I'm sorry this post got so long.

Why waste all of that time with M.S., P.A., and R.N. programs? Just go to medical school.

People always complain about "not getting in the first time."

The reason for this is that people apply TOO LATE and to TOO FEW schools. If you apply early to many schools, you will get in no matter what.

 

[scpod]

...and we were throwing ideas at each other about what we'd do if we didn't get in our first try...

Try, try again.

 

[BMW19]

For once I agree with OSUdoc! Don't waste your time. With a 3.5 GPA, diverse major with a chem minor you will most certainly get into a DO school if not allopathic. Do even average on the MCAT and you should be fine. Take it from someone who went to 8 years of school before DO school, Go right in if you can unless you plan on using your Master's in the future (i.e. MPH or business)

BMW-

Why waste all of that time with M.S., P.A., and R.N. programs? Just go to medical school.

People always complain about "not getting in the first time."

The reason for this is that people apply TOO LATE and to TOO FEW schools. If you apply early to many schools, you will get in no matter what.

 

[D.O.Spot]

Thanks for the advice. I appreciate it.

 

[DragonWell]

Just to add another point - a common consensus is that going into a health-related career only to buff your application to med school is not a good idea. If you don't plan on working for at least several years in your chosen profession, you may face some hurdles explaining why you took up a seat but didn't stick with it. If you want med school, I'd go med school.