You don't have to tell me! My frustration and stress with applying has been well documented on this website. Keep your non pre-med friends close and try as much as possible to focus on other things. There will be bad days, that's just unavoidable. If you have a solid support system in place, it makes it a lot easier.
Because I'm a medical student
Same.
lol I totally missed the "2015".
I wish I could but I can't. They are the only things now that fill me with hope when I see there are 8 messages waiting for my review. It's like any news from medical school is like striking the lottery then. I hope.
Certainly agree with your sentiment. Applying a year earlier puts so much stress to be finished with a lot of activities that need more time. I wish it was more like college admissions where people could take the MCAT as later as October or something, you know?I don't think adding a few more medical schools will decline the respect of the profession. In fact, more are being added almost every year, which is especially great for our PCP and geriatrician shortage. Considering the Affordable Care Act and a growing elderly population that will be higher than ever before, we need more of these physicians. I did not mean that we should add 50 more schools (because if this were to happen I understand where you are coming from), I just wanted to comment on how whenever a new school is added, it alleviates the number of applicants at some schools (assuming people do not increase the number of schools they apply to). For example, NYMC has nearly 15,000 applicants. I guarantee you that there are many rejected applicants that would have been amazing physicians and additionally would have thrived at NYMC. Then again, maybe more people would apply if there were a few more schools.
Anyways, for the most part, the application process works, but I wish it were shorter than a year because this adds stress (some people are accepted as late as May/June) and it would help if there weren't as many schools with 10,000+ applicants.
P.S. I apologize for being circuitous in this comment; I am just as frustrated as everyone else but am hoping for the best for all of us!
I don't think adding a few more medical schools will decline the respect of the profession. In fact, more are being added almost every year, which is especially great for our PCP and geriatrician shortage. Considering the Affordable Care Act and a growing elderly population that will be higher than ever before, we need more of these physicians. I did not mean that we should add 50 more schools (because if this were to happen I understand where you are coming from), I just wanted to comment on how whenever a new school is added, it alleviates the number of applicants at some schools (assuming people do not increase the number of schools they apply to). For example, NYMC has nearly 15,000 applicants. I guarantee you that there are many rejected applicants that would have been amazing physicians and additionally would have thrived at NYMC. Then again, maybe more people would apply if there were a few more schools.
Anyways, for the most part, the application process works, but I wish it were shorter than a year because this adds stress (some people are accepted as late as May/June) and it would help if there weren't as many schools with 10,000+ applicants.
P.S. I apologize for being circuitous in this comment; I am just as frustrated as everyone else but am hoping for the best for all of us!
Congress would rather just allow mid-level practitioners have a bigger scope of practice than add residency spots next year. Costs less time and less money. Especially how different big-name unions are fighting for it. I mean, as a congressman, would you rather let private hospitals take care of costs themselves with increasing pay AND increase scope to offset the physician shortage; or shuttle billions of $$$ out of taxpayers money to fund for more residencies? One would pick the latter. HOWEVER, because medical schools are being opened up all over, congress can say "Hey look! We're handling the problem already!" The public doesn't know how wrong this is, but that doesn't matter to congress.I don't think adding a few more medical schools will decline the respect of the profession. In fact, more are being added almost every year, which is especially great for our PCP and geriatrician shortage. Considering the Affordable Care Act and a growing elderly population that will be higher than ever before, we need more of these physicians. I did not mean that we should add 50 more schools (because if this were to happen I understand where you are coming from), I just wanted to comment on how whenever a new school is added, it alleviates the number of applicants at some schools (assuming people do not increase the number of schools they apply to). For example, NYMC has nearly 15,000 applicants. I guarantee you that there are many rejected applicants that would have been amazing physicians and additionally would have thrived at NYMC. Then again, maybe more people would apply if there were a few more schools.
Anyways, for the most part, the application process works, but I wish it were shorter than a year because this adds stress (some people are accepted as late as May/June) and it would help if there weren't as many schools with 10,000+ applicants.
P.S. I apologize for being circuitous in this comment; I am just as frustrated as everyone else but am hoping for the best for all of us!
Lol its been twice that long for me. It's gonna be a long cycle for many of us.
