okay so what if I want to be a doctor and do pre-med since I was in middle school? There's probably a million people like that who go to these forums and ask questions, this is where curious people can learn more, that's the point...
I have written a lot of question and posted a lot of stuff partly due to its my spring break and I have a lot of time to do nothing...I am quite calm and do need to focus more on undergrad...
and there clearly is bias with MD's and DO's but I'm not sure how much there still exists, but I have shadowed multiple DO's and both said there is bias today....
Jesus. First off, great!! A ton of people (myself included) have wanted to go into medicine for as long as they can remember ... yet few of them are running around making multiple threads hourly. The point is to ask questions, but the point is also that you accept the answers. People have answered your questions a billion times over and yet you still keep reassuring yourself and bashing you people who say you need to chill out (which, by the way, is the advice you seek).
Second, no you are not calm. Saying 'I am quite calm' does not negate the three threads you have started on the boards asking the same questions. You need to believe older people who have gone through this experience when they tell you that you are young, thinking way too far ahead, and will grow up/understand all this better in a few years.
Third, throwing around the 'I've shadowed
multiple DOs' thing is freaking hilarious. Most of the people in this thread have either done extensive shadowing, worked countless hours in the health care field, completed extensive research, or have had successful careers in the field and are now looking for a change. So throwing around crap like that only demonstrates how young you really are.
Also, you proclaiming that there is a bias and that the multiple (laugh) DOs you have shadowed all told you this is complete bull. You know nothing. You are what ... 17, 18???? Let the people who really have experience with this (not myself might I add) make these statements. The residents and attendings who work with MDs everyday, the med students who rotate with MD med students, etc. Not some kid who hasn't even put the "fight club" poster up in their dorm, or added 'partaying' as their major on facebook. Now, if you wanted to say ... 'the TWO DOs I shadowed said that they feel a certain bias ... what do people with actual experience think about this issue ...' then that is fine.
Trust me when I tell you this ... 1. quit making threads. Either take peoples advice and answers to your questions or quit asking them in different forms and different places. 2. Don't assume you know anything (that's what pre meds are for -hehehehe- and you aren't even there yet). 3. Don't get offended by my post or try to be witty in any form of comeback. 4. Just worry about starting freshman year of college, not match lists, DO bias, lower admission standards for osteopathic students or any other trivial bull.
. Either way, thanks for the post, great resource! you should put the link in your signature b/c this thread will certainly get lost and people will certainly start asking the question again sooner or later.
