Interesting Poll. Everyone, put on your flame-warefare gear.jillibean said:Which would you choose:
1. In-state DO school ranked in top 25 primary care schools by US NEws (10-15k/year tuition).
2. Lower tier private MD school that is no where to be found in the ranks (40k/yr tuition)
Yeah, I do really like UNT... I even thought to myself if I got an early acceptance there I would skip a lot of other interviews (from MD schools) that may potentially come my way, but maybe that would be a big mistake?BrettBatchelor said:LOL you are clearly biased towards UNT. Why do you care what others say on the MD forum.
I'm just saying that the wording of your options is ridiculously biased and is an attempt to skew the data. However, no one took the bait.jillibean said:Yeah, I do really like UNT... I even thought to myself if I got an early acceptance there I would skip a lot of other interviews (from MD schools) that may potentially come my way, but maybe that would be a big mistake?
Michigan State and New Jersey's DO school could also fall into this category though.
How would you have worded it differently? I listed it public vs. private, MD vs. DO, how they were regarded by US News, and their prices... all fairly factual IMO.BrettBatchelor said:I'm just saying that the wording of your options is ridiculously biased and is an attempt to skew the data. However, no one took the bait.
Terms like low vs. super high are subjective. Factual would have just given the prices if you want to compare them objectively.jillibean said:How would you have worded it differently? I listed it public vs. private, MD vs. DO, how they were regarded by US News, and their prices... all fairly factual IMO.
taylormade44 said:<insert ridiculously bitter 3rd year DO student's "DO is better than MD" diatribe here>
Svidrillion said:MD rules.
But DO doesn't necessarily drool.
It's all about preference. Some people dig primary, some people don't.
I am intrigued by your ideas and would like to subscribe to your newsletter.Dr. Pepper said:It seems like your mind is already made up.
The purpose of a question is to obtain knowledge that you do not know, but more importantly, knowledge that you will use and apply
No matter what this poll says, it seems that you have already chosen.
Not being harsh for making the poll (we all do), but I'm just saying, don't listen to us. We're pretty damn stupid. I say that in the best way possible.
-Dr. P.
How come we can't ask the girls?Vox Animo said:Suprise! pre-meds overwelmingly chose MD.
for the next poll let's ask practicing doctors with a mortage, kids, two cars, a dog, maybe some birds, 300K student debt, decreasing salaries and rising malpractice.
On second thought, minus the birds.
Vox Animo said:for the next poll let's ask practicing doctors with a mortage, kids, two cars, a dog, maybe some birds, 300K student debt, decreasing salaries and rising malpractice.
On second thought, minus the birds.
No, my mind is not already made up... this is all hypothetical at this point anyway... But I do have a few early interviews (2 DO and 1 MD) and if I am really lucky I might have an acceptance in October, so this might be a question at some point.Dr. Pepper said:It seems like your mind is already made up.
The purpose of a question is to obtain knowledge that you do not know, but more importantly, knowledge that you will use and apply
No matter what this poll says, it seems that you have already chosen.
Not being harsh for making the poll (we all do), but I'm just saying, don't listen to us. We're pretty damn stupid. I say that in the best way possible.
-Dr. P.
DO vs. MD is a premed thing. It's been a nonissue amongst practicing doctors that I've met.jillibean said:In all honesty, I think it is strange that their is so much DO stigma (or so much MD pride) since in the hospital I work in, the two work together as equals.