Vet Stats?

[ArizonaVet480]

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Are there any stats anywhere which detail how many military vets apply to med school every year and get accepted?

 

[piii]

No

 

[Goro]

Apply? No.

What % of classes are at any given school? Yes, in MSAR.

Are there any stats anywhere which detail how many military vets apply to med school every year and get accepted?

 

[chillaxbro]

@Goro what do you think of a veteran wearing one of these (hat included) to an interview instead of a suit and tie?

 

[Pastamahn]

I think LizzyM has commented on military veterans wearing certain uniforms to interview day. Maybe she can shed some light on that question.

 

[xffan624]

I think LizzyM has commented on military veterans wearing certain uniforms to interview day. Maybe she can shed some light on that question.

I wore my dress blues to my interview. I already paid for them, don't wear them much usually, and they do look pretty nice (plus it saved me from having to invest in another suit). Plus they have all your ribbons and accomplishments on them. One of my interviewers asked me about the ribbons and what they meant.

To clarify, I was active duty at the time. I haven't worn a uniform of any form since I got out of the military.

 

[WedgeDawg]

I think LizzyM has commented on military veterans wearing certain uniforms to interview day. Maybe she can shed some light on that question.

I found the post she made:

Military dress uniforms are sharp and the military is still respected in this country such that it is not a liablity IMHO to wear the uniform to a med school interview.

 

[MrLogan13]

Personally, I wouldn't have worn my old uniform to my interviews. But that's my choice.


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[Super Handsome and Humble]

following

 

[abcdeffedcba]

I think it also depends on the school. During my interview at Georgetown, an interviewee showed up in uniform. The dean and GT personnel was impressed and automatically respected him. But this might also be because this was D.C.

 

[MrLogan13]

I think it also depends on the school. During my interview at Georgetown, an interviewer showed up in uniform. The dean and GT personnel was impressed and automatically respected him. But this might also be because this was D.C.

An interviewer or an interviewee?


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[jlh19]

I wore my dress blues to my interview. I already paid for them, don't wear them much usually, and they do look pretty nice (plus it saved me from having to invest in another suit). Plus they have all your ribbons and accomplishments on them. One of my interviewers asked me about the ribbons and what they meant.

To clarify, I was active duty at the time. I haven't worn a uniform of any form since I got out of the military.

Meh I think the service alphas look better [emoji6]


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[Goro]

We usually say "Orientation starts ___. When can you be here????"

Semper Fi!

@Goro what do you think of a veteran wearing one of these (hat included) to an interview instead of a suit and tie?

 

[jlh19]

We usually say "Orientation starts ___. When can you be here????"

Semper Fi!

Too bad I'm 30 lbs heavier now and those bad boys definitely don't fit anymore [emoji12]


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[IlDestriero]

Active duty in uniform? [emoji106]
Vet in uniform? That's definitely very odd.
Did I interview in my uniform for my fellowship while I was still active duty? Hell no.
Would I have if it was for a job as an Astronaut with NASA. You bet I would have. Though I guess I still would have been in the military with NASA, so that's a different situation.


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[IlDestriero]

Oh and 3 cheers to me for still fitting in my uniform. Lol!


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[Cytarabine]

One of my classmates was a marine who flew apaches. Landed it right on the parking deck on interview day, stepped out in full dress blues. They made him dean on the spot

 

[Sroberts1234]

One of my classmates was a marine who flew apaches. Landed it right on the parking deck on interview day, stepped out in full dress blues. They made him dean on the spot

Pictures or it didn't happen.

 

[Pastamahn]

One of my classmates was a marine who flew apaches. Landed it right on the parking deck on interview day, stepped out in full dress blues. They made him dean on the spot

Power moves only

 

[medic86]

Personally, I wouldn't have worn my old uniform to my interviews. But that's my choice.


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Same.

Hell. I wouldn't even wear it if I were still active duty. *shrugs*

One of my classmates was a marine who flew apaches. Landed it right on the parking deck on interview day, stepped out in full dress blues. They made him dean on the spot

wat

Marines don't fly Apaches. 😛

 

[Cytarabine]

Same.

Hell. I wouldn't even wear it if I were still active duty. *shrugs*



wat

Marines don't fly Apaches. 😛

I'm obviously not ex mil =) perhaps it was a cobra? Help me make my tall tale better!

 

[LizzyM]

@Goro what do you think of a veteran wearing one of these (hat included) to an interview instead of a suit and tie?

No gentleman wears a hat indoors! I would be horrified if a Marine did not remove his hat (cover) when interviewing.

I have seen active duty Air Force and Navy interview in uniform at my school as well as West Point cadets. I see just about every interviewed applicant in the past 20 years and I don't recall ever seeing a Marine! Can't recall ever seeing an application from a Marine either. Other than Coast Guard, it is the smallest branch so that may be part of the explanation.

 

[chillaxbro]

Lol maybe it was a different kind of military uniform that I saw then. They all look similar to me

 

[ArizonaVet480]

So guess that's a no to original post. I don't think I would wear my class A's to an interview I think I would feel kind of odd.

 

[alpinism]

AFAIK there is no veteran specific database for med school applicants.

FWIW my med school regularly interviews 5 to 10 vets per year and usually 4 to 8 end up being accepted.
Nationwide I'd say probably anywhere from 50 to 150 vets end up matriculating at MD schools every year. Probably even more on the DO side of things.
Just an educated guess though...

 

[LizzyM]

Are there any stats anywhere which detail how many military vets apply to med school every year and get accepted?

AMCAS appliations have questions on military service and honorable discharge but I've never seen anything published on that.

At the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, approximately sixty percent of all accepted students have no prior military service. So about 40% do, and that would be ~100 veterans/active duty of the 252 offers made last year.

 

[jlh19]

No gentleman wears a hat indoors! I would be horrified if a Marine did not remove his hat (cover) when interviewing.

I have seen active duty Air Force and Navy interview in uniform at my school as well as West Point cadets. I see just about every interviewed applicant in the past 20 years and I don't recall ever seeing a Marine! Can't recall ever seeing an application from a Marine either. Other than Coast Guard, it is the smallest branch so that may be part of the explanation.

Aw too bad, that means I haven't interviewed at your school then


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