PCOM-Georgia or bust

[DD214_DOC]

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If anyone has an interview scheduled for WVSOM, I'm calling tomorrow to cancel my 12/15 interview, so you can probably snag it if you're quick enough.

I figured if PCOM-GA doesn't work out either, something is flawed with my app and I need some time to retake the MCAT. Plus getting married and then moving 6 hours away isn't a great idea for a new marriage.

There's always next year.

 

[PublicEnemy]

really? are you sure? im sure you've put a lot of thought into your decision, and best of luck to you. but why not check out wvsom? why not just go to the interview and see how it goes regardless of what happens at pcom-ga? you can always make the decision about whether or not to go later. i mean, you're going to get into pcom, but what if wvsom was your only acceptance? maybe you'd be able to defer a year?0 re-take the mcat, get your scores back and figure it out then? whether or not to withdraw at that point and re-apply to schools you'd rather go to or maybe reconsider going to wvsom. my point is, sometimes its nice to have options. and at the very least you'd get more interviewing experience. so in case you haven't, think it all through.

congratulations on getting married.

 

[DD214_DOC]

The catch is that if I get in anywhere this year, my wife will have to stay in SC to finish her BSN program; those don't transfer easily.

The first year of a marriage is extremely important as it builds the foundation for years to come. Attending PCOM-GA would give me the freedom to come home often to see her (It's only 3 hours away, or 2.5 if you disregard traffic laws). WVSOM wouldn't give me that freedom.

Some things are more important than medical school. My wife and our relationship happens to be one of them.

 

[PublicEnemy]

yeah man, you gotta do what you gotta do. a lot of things are more important than med school.

hope things work out for you.

 

[RisingSun]

Be careful that you and her are on the same wavelength there - she may want you to get into medical school as soon as possible, regardless of where it is.

There can be a lot of tension and resentment between spouses when one of them puts their life on hold for the other - been there, done that. Maybe what you think is best for her and the two of you is not what she is thinking.

Good luck with whatever you choose. And keep us posted on PCOM-GA!

 

[biosailgirl]

I totally agree with you, I just got married last December and he's applying to law school and I'm applying to med school. So not only do we have to make decision of where we are applying, then we have to see where we get in, and what happens with clinicals-where they'll be etc. We do not want to live apart from each other, been there and done that, not good

 

[Geronimo]

I agree with the "not-splitting up" philosophy. You are going to need all the support you can get during med school JKDMed. The first year is hard enough for some people but to add med school and being apart could be too much. Plus, you might have me for a classmate in GA. 😀 My wife and I have been together 6 years this coming Sunday and we are expecting our first kid next July. My parents live 1.4 miles from the new PCOM-GA building. It would be a plus for us in that respect.

 

[DD214_DOC]

Congrats on the pending baby! I'd certainly love to attend the GA campus, but I don't have much luck with adcoms. I'm tempted to call, but I get the impression they don't like that too much.

 

[Nate]

Hey, you were rejected from one school and from what I have been reading it was a good thing. I think you are being too hard on yourself and saying things like "I don't have much luck with adcoms" based off of one bad experience is kind of blowing it out of proportion. I am wishing you much luck with GA but I think you will soon see that you didn't need luck. I just hope you didn't go in to that interview feeling down on yourself from the bad experience causing a chain reaction. Stop beating yourself up, you're going to make it.

 

[Geronimo]

Congrats on the pending baby! I'd certainly love to attend the GA campus, but I don't have much luck with adcoms. I'm tempted to call, but I get the impression they don't like that too much.

Thanks! We are really excited.

I wouldn't worry about the adcom problem. I think (from reading your other posts) you have the right idea about what happened at VCOM. I really liked the school but just can't see paying that much right now. I think GA is pretty costly too but I could at least have some family support nearby. Childcare can be as high as med school tuition some places 🙁

Sounds like GA wants locals (GA, AL, TN, NC, FL residents). I'd say you have a great shot there. Let us know as we will all be rooting for you!!!

 

[DD214_DOC]

It would be awesome to be classmates, Geronimo. I need somewhat to spar with 😀

After VCOM, I decided to take a difference approach to medical school. I sort of made it secondary and not a primary goal. I'm trying to decide what outside of medicine I want to do with my life, and I'm going to pursue that -- while still reapplying if I have to. If I get in this cycle, or the next cycle, then I'll take that alternate path. THis way, if it doesn't work out I'm not stuck with nothing.

I'm just going on with life and trying to not think about med school right now.

 

[Geronimo]

It would be awesome to be classmates, Geronimo. I need somewhat to spar with 😀

After VCOM, I decided to take a difference approach to medical school. I sort of made it secondary and not a primary goal. I'm trying to decide what outside of medicine I want to do with my life, and I'm going to pursue that -- while still reapplying if I have to. If I get in this cycle, or the next cycle, then I'll take that alternate path. THis way, if it doesn't work out I'm not stuck with nothing.

I'm just going on with life and trying to not think about med school right now.

I need to get back into TKD. Then we could spar. My pads are about two sizes too small anymore. 😕 Oh, maybe you meant spar with test questions or mentally spar? 😀 Anyway, it would be cool to at least know someone (even if only superficially through SDN).

Sounds like you have a balanced approach to your life's path. I wouldn't give up though. My wife and I have noticed a pattern in our life. When we decide that something just isn't going to work out, that is when it does. I decided to stop focusing on girls and keep my attention on school work in college. That is when I met my wife. We decided to stop spending so much time focused on what to do in our careers. Then, God made it obvious to both of us. Through a minor conversation, our passions for law and medicine shined through. We knew instantly what to do. When we gave up on trying to have a kid and decided it just must not be God's timing, my wife got pregnant. Sometimes, it is those moments when you release things into Hands that are mightier than yours, that is when they take care of themselves. So, you have the right attitude in being relaxed about it all but just don't lose hope.