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what do you mean? apply to both or do an MD and a JD? I'm not doing that LOLDo both!
Apply to law school only if you are sure you do not want to apply to medical school for quite some time.So I will be a re applicant and after this second cycle I think it's it for me if I don't get in; won't/can't do a post bac and there is not much else I can add to my application. law is my plan B
I happen to have taken the LSAT this past December and I did extremely well on it; pre-law advising at my school seems to think I have a high chance to get into law school and even a top law schoo
but of course I would want to avoid having to spend yet anther year empty handed if I did not get into med school. so could I apply both on the same cycle without one affecting the other?
i'm sorry, i might be misunderstanding.. more directly, are you saying I shouldn't do it? will med schools know I applied to the law schoolApply to law school only if you are sure you do not want to apply to medical school for quite some time.
well, if I get into med school I'll go to med school, and if I don't at least I have a back upMedical schools won't know you applied to law school. Mostly, it's just important that you feel certain in your decision.
We will know you applied to law school if you matriculate (into a law school).i'm sorry, i might be misunderstanding.. more directly, are you saying I shouldn't do it? will med schools know I applied to the law school
well, if I get into med school I'll go to med school, and if I don't at least I have a back up
I mean.. the other decision is to just apply to med school, and if I don't get in have to go another year empty handed (like I said I can't really improve my application any more for a third cycle, or at least not for free with a post bac
So I will be a re applicant and after this second cycle I think it's it for me if I don't get in; won't/can't do a post bac and there is not much else I can add to my application. law is my plan B
I happen to have taken the LSAT this past December and I did extremely well on it; pre-law advising at my school seems to think I have a high chance to get into law school and even a top law schoo
but of course I would want to avoid having to spend yet anther year empty handed if I did not get into med school. so could I apply both on the same cycle without one affecting the other?
Do both! I think some schools have an MD/JD program if I am not mistaken.. if you are into that.
I mean, can I not be interested in both? Since I was in 5th grade I've been interested in both and I really chose medicine because of the science aspect but I'd equally go into law; have always loved subjects like political science and history as well as natural scienceWhat makes you interested in both? Those are very different careers with different day-to-days
I gotcha, those are solid reasons.I mean, can I not be interested in both? Since I was in 5th grade I've been interested in both and I really chose medicine because of the science aspect but I'd equally go into law; have always loved subjects like political science and history as well as natural science
are you being sarcastic lolI gotcha, those are solid reasons.
So I will be a re applicant and after this second cycle I think it's it for me if I don't get in; won't/can't do a post bac and there is not much else I can add to my application. law is my plan B
I happen to have taken the LSAT this past December and I did extremely well on it; pre-law advising at my school seems to think I have a high chance to get into law school and even a top law schoo
but of course I would want to avoid having to spend yet anther year empty handed if I did not get into med school. so could I apply both on the same cycle without one affecting the other?
Not in this caseare you being sarcastic lol
So I will be a re applicant and after this second cycle I think it's it for me if I don't get in; won't/can't do a post bac and there is not much else I can add to my application. law is my plan B
I happen to have taken the LSAT this past December and I did extremely well on it; pre-law advising at my school seems to think I have a high chance to get into law school and even a top law schoo
but of course I would want to avoid having to spend yet anther year empty handed if I did not get into med school. so could I apply both on the same cycle without one affecting the other?
Didn't you know, only people who are obsessed with just doing medicine, and only medicine, are capable of being good doctors?
Having a plan B shows your weakness and incapability!
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Seriously, I have no idea. I don't know if different adcoms for different programs in the same university "talk" to each other about their applicants, although I'm curious to know the answer, too.
So I will be a re applicant and after this second cycle I think it's it for me if I don't get in; won't/can't do a post bac and there is not much else I can add to my application. law is my plan B
I happen to have taken the LSAT this past December and I did extremely well on it; pre-law advising at my school seems to think I have a high chance to get into law school and even a top law schoo
but of course I would want to avoid having to spend yet anther year empty handed if I did not get into med school. so could I apply both on the same cycle without one affecting the other?
I was wondering the same thing, but if you actually read the thread, you'll find that this isn't the case for OP.Law is a pretty poor profession choice. Most people who go into don't get jobs real jobs afterwards and many schools have trouble filling their classes because people are starting to realize how oversaturated the market is. I doubt you are actually interested in law. For some reason, premeds seem to think this is a good option because they have high egos and since law has historically been a prestigious profession, think that going to law school can make up for the fact that they didn't get into medical school. You are likely setting yourself up for misery with this plan.
Law is a pretty poor profession choice. Most people who go into don't get jobs real jobs afterwards and many schools have trouble filling their classes because people are starting to realize how oversaturated the market is. I doubt you are actually interested in law. For some reason, premeds seem to think this is a good option because they have high egos and since law has historically been a prestigious profession, think that going to law school can make up for the fact that they didn't get into medical school. You are likely setting yourself up for misery with this plan.
So much of this. I’ve been a lawyer for the past ten years, against my better judgment. For family reasons, I went into law after undergrad, despite the fact that I wanted to go to medical school. I’m finally now starting medical school this fall.
I don’t necessarily regret having a law degree, because I might use it for something again someday, but I have to agree that being an attorney was NOT all it was cracked up to be. Even after graduating from a T14 school, I had trouble finding a job, and it was a constant scramble to find enough work to justify my salary. Most days I felt more like a used car salesman than a lawyer. And that’s completely apart from the fact that I absolutely loathed almost all of the actual work of being an attorney.
We will know you applied to law school if you matriculate (into a law school).
Law is a pretty poor profession choice. Most people who go into don't get jobs real jobs afterwards and many schools have trouble filling their classes because people are starting to realize how oversaturated the market is. I doubt you are actually interested in law. For some reason, premeds seem to think this is a good option because they have high egos and since law has historically been a prestigious profession, think that going to law school can make up for the fact that they didn't get into medical school. You are likely setting yourself up for misery with this plan.
Never half-ass two things. Whole-ass one thing.
AMCAS requires a report from all schools he has attended. It will appear on the primary application.But if OP matriculated to the law school (after being rejected to the medical school), why would you know? I don’t think the admissions committee members are interested enough to check into the plans of their rejected candidates.
AMCAS requires a report from all schools he has attended. It will appear on the primary application.