Regret your school?

[nona1]

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Does anyone who was on the fence b/w choosing from 2+ med schools now regret their choice? If so, why? Where do you wish you went instead? What do you wish you knew/would have done to have made the 'right' choice?

Sorry for all of the questions, just trying to make the right choice...

 

[JohnnieBlue]

I had to choose between 4 schools and I haven't looked back. I ended up going to Maryland for a number of reasons over other schools which people say are more "prestigous." I think that once you actually start school, you will see that there is very little difference between most schools. Med school is what you make of it. Go where you think you will be happy and leave the rest to hard work.

 

[renox9]

Sorry to put up another post of someone who is happy, but I chose between 3 med schools and went for the one that seemed to fit me best, but was the least prestigious. I'm still very happy with my choice.

So I guess what I'm saying is choose the school that you think will make you happy. The one where you feel you fit in, or the one whose academic style fits best with yours. If you have to make a decision based on location or money, then that's what you have to do, but try your hardest to keep your own sanity in mind as well. I'd imagine that someone who regrets their choice ended up at a school that they had to go to (because of in state tuition, for example) even though that school wasn't a good fit for them as a person. Just choose wisely! 👍

 

[ddmo]

Sorry to put up another post of someone who is happy, but I chose between 3 med schools and went for the one that seemed to fit me best, but was the least prestigious. I'm still very happy with my choice.

So I guess what I'm saying is choose the school that you think will make you happy. The one where you feel you fit in, or the one whose academic style fits best with yours. If you have to make a decision based on location or money, then that's what you have to do, but try your hardest to keep your own sanity in mind as well. I'd imagine that someone who regrets their choice ended up at a school that they had to go to (because of in state tuition, for example) even though that school wasn't a good fit for them as a person. Just choose wisely! 👍

Ditto.

 

[tinkerbelle]

I had to choose between 4 schools and I haven't looked back. I ended up going to Maryland for a number of reasons over other schools which people say are more "prestigous." I think that once you actually start school, you will see that there is very little difference between most schools. Med school is what you make of it. Go where you think you will be happy and leave the rest to hard work.

Oh hey. Another Marylander. I thought Cytoskelement was the only Marylander who regularly posted on sdn 🙂

 

[JohnnieBlue]

Oh hey. Another Marylander. I thought Cytoskelement was the only Marylander who regularly posted on sdn 🙂

I used to post a lot last year in the pre-allo but i've been just a tad busy this year... 🙂

 

[DrThom]

I am paranoid that this is gonna happen to me.

 

[Megalofyia]

Sorry I cant give you a lot of details but I have a friend who had to pick between two schools and now really wishes he had picked the opposite school. So it does happen. I know he's not happy with curriculum at the school he picked and he's not too keen on his classmates.

 

[Elysium]

I regret my choice of school. Going to a first year school was a bad idea. I wish I had gone to one of the three other schools I was accepted to. Now, I have to live with it.

 

[pekq]

You'll be happy with your choice of medical school as long as you don't get blinded by the prestige factor. Location is probably the most important factor in determining whether or not you will be happy with the school. The other factors (classmates, professors, curriculum) you really can't tell until you are actually in the first year.

 

[Geronimo]

I am paranoid that this is gonna happen to me.

In most cases, it is a decision you have to make. Make a decision to be happy!

 

[irlandesa]

Though I like many things about my school (Tufts), I still occasionally wonder if I would have been happier at SLU, my other choice. I do like Boston better than STL, and am very happy to have had the chance to live in this lovely city for 4 years, which is an important factor. That said, I'd advise people to find out as much as you can about the clinical faculty and teaching sites before making a final decision. I don't think that applicants really consider this b/c they just want an acceptance so badly (speaking from personal experience), but once you get 2+ acceptances, it is something worth investigating since 3rd year is the most important of med school. From what I hear, the first 2 years are about the same in terms of material and board preparation everywhere, and usually don't count that much in terms of class rank and residency placement.

 

[nala]

I had to choose between 5 schools and chose my current school based on the financial aid package. I loved 2 of the schools where I interviewed but they were both super expensive. When I visited the school I go to now, I had a gut feeling that it wasn't for me. It's ok here, I don't love it, I used to hate it and now I just tolerate it. I justify it to myself by thinking that there really isn't any sure way to know that I would have liked any other school better (although I picked my undergrad school on a good gut feeling and absolutely loved it there), and I only take out half the loans I would have at another school. So, if you don't care about financial differences, go where you think you'd be happy. It will make this long road a little bit easier.

 

[Realest]

I chose my state school because I want to go where I can become the best doctor I can be. I didn't exactly have other acceptances to choose from, but I did have the choice of holding out on waitlists at more prestigious schools in the city. I was contemplating writing an LOI to one of these schools, but I had a gut feeling that I wouldn't enjoy my time spent there as much as at Stony Brook. So yeah - go where you'll be happy - med school is hard enough without being miserable.

 

[nona1]

Thank you to the Allo students who replied, and to those who pm'd me- very helpful. It sounds like those of you who went 'with your gut' instead of getting carried away by the typical pre-allo preoccupations ended up being the most satisfied. That sounds so obvious, but somehow it doesn't seem to be so obvious in practice...?

 

[nona1]

BTW, I understand that DO people may have their concerns, but I think we should keep this to Allo opinions, simply b/c it is in the Allo forum, and the opinions of those students are most relevant here. Please feel free to post the exact same thread in the DO forums if you like.

 

[CanIMakeIt]

BTW, I understand that DO people may have their concerns, but I think we should keep this to Allo opinions, simply b/c it is in the Allo forum, and the opinions of those students are most relevant here. Please feel free to post the exact same thread in the DO forums if you like.

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Your original post did not mention that you were asking the question to the "MD" people only........... you just mentioned choice and people who had to choose among DO schools still had to make a choice and live with that..........

Your comment seemed harsh and unwarrented .... just IMHO .... you may have not meant anything by it .... that is how you came across to me

Good luck with your decision

 

[tinkerbelle]

Your comment seemed harsh and unwarrented .... just IMHO .... you may have not meant anything by it .... that is how you came across to me

Actually, I thought the same thing when I read that post.

 

[Megalofyia]

Actually, I thought the same thing when I read that post.

Yeah my impression of the OP just went down several notches.. 🙄

And since I'm probably one of the DO people the OP is refering to you can rest assured that the person I was talking about in my comment is actually at an MD school.

 

[rajloungani]

Sorry I cant give you a lot of details but I have a friend who had to pick between two schools and now really wishes he had picked the opposite school. So it does happen. I know he's not happy with curriculum at the school he picked and he's not too keen on his classmates.

which school did he go to that he regrets? which school does he wish he went to instead that he didn't?

 

[Lebesgue]

Does anyone who was on the fence b/w choosing from 2+ med schools now regret their choice? If so, why? Where do you wish you went instead? What do you wish you knew/would have done to have made the 'right' choice?

Sorry for all of the questions, just trying to make the right choice...

More days than not, I have questioned my decision between two schools. Not because of my classmates.

BUT, I will never know if the grass is greener... It's really impossible to know if you are in the greenest pastures. It could be worse, or better.

If I had it to do over again, I'm not sure what I would do, since I know what it's like where I'm at, and I don't know if it could be worse somewhere else...

Whatever you choose will be the right choice since you can only make one, and it will last 4 years.

Good luck 🙂

 

[gary5]

The important part is to gain clarity. Focus on what's important to you and then compare both schools using this. You'll come to a point where 1 or 2 things are most important and one school has them.

 

[LVDoc]

BTW, I understand that DO people may have their concerns, but I think we should keep this to Allo opinions, simply b/c it is in the Allo forum, and the opinions of those students are most relevant here. Please feel free to post the exact same thread in the DO forums if you like.

What?

Let me clue you in on something, it doesn't matter if "DO people" or "MD people" have their concerns, the fact is that an individual's opinion of their environment, including the institution and its surroundings, is a completely subjective one that would vary entirely based on differing perspectives. In other words, DO or MD, medical school is medical school. The thoughts you will find from one student to another will all likely have some of the same common themes, sometimes more or less masked by happiness, sadness, frustration, anger, and other emotions. Differences in osteopathic and allopathic medical education are negligible, and I simply cannot see your logic for excluding an opinion of someone who is bound to be your own colleague someday.

Going allopathic or osteopathic doesn't have to preclude you from having common sense. As far as I know, I haven't read this clause in the contract anywhere.

 

[nona1]

Lebesgue- You mentioned questioning your choice of school everyday, but not because of your classmates- if not that reason, then why else?

I really appreciate the Allo insight here, please keep it coming...

 

[Megalofyia]

which school did he go to that he regrets? which school does he wish he went to instead that he didn't?

I can PM you that because I dont have his permission to say which school.


nona1 you really are like a troll.

 

[Lebesgue]

Lebesgue- You mentioned questioning your choice of school everyday, but not because of your classmates- if not that reason, then why else?

I really appreciate the Allo insight here, please keep it coming...

Well, I like my classmates, and as you'll find, there is a lot more to school than the people you sit next to.

But what has me questioning is unprofessionalism and lack of integrity on the part of some instructors and some of the administration, some problems with exams and their scheduling. Those and various other things left a bad taste in my mouth, but I can't be sure that similar things wouldn't go on elsewhere.

In case you're curious, I will not go into any sort of detail about any specific complaints... 🙂

 

[garybusey]

Consider the cost whatever you decide...don't listen to first year medical students, because they really haven't spent enough time at their campus to give you a truly objective opinion....and go to a city that offers you something besides a nice library to study, because your sanity will need that to.

 

[APTX]

To the OP: why so quick to throw up a DO barrier? If you posted this thread in the osteo forums, you'll probably find a few students who got accepted into multiple osteopathic schools and had to make a choice that they either now regret or embrace wholeheartedly. Regarding their decision to choose school X, they probably had the same reasons as allos: location, tuition, prestige (yes, some osteo med schools are more well-known around the nation than others), and more. You just might find some DOs-to-be who are happy with their decisions and would love to share their story with you. But, hey, if allo advice is the only thing worth taking for you, suit yourself.