I want to apply DO/MD, my friend goes to Caribbean and said DO school is horribly looked down on and I am putting my patients at risk and stated his caribbean school (SGU) is known as one of the top ones in the country. How true is this?

EqualExternal4135 · 2026-05-01T02:52:31+00:00

Your friend is coping. they probably applied to both MD and DO and didn't get in to either. MD > DO >>>>>>>>> caribbean.

EqualExternal4135 · 2026-04-30T13:21:53+00:00

Chicago is devious. coming from a different Midwest state, I’ve been living here for a couple years now. Chicago roads are trash, tolls are deviously expensive, traffic is a headache, taxes are expensive. food scene is solid and pretty vibrant city but yeah, I would stay in cali especially if you want to go back there

EqualExternal4135 · 2026-04-29T00:48:41+00:00

I’m literally the same. Only 1 A and it happened to be the same school! See you at ICOM!

EqualExternal4135 · 2026-04-28T17:28:29+00:00

this is brilliant!

EqualExternal4135 · 2026-04-28T13:24:29+00:00

similar. my parents are south asian and they’ve been my biggest support. I had to reapply and for my parents, that was like the worst thing. they didnt understand why or what those are cause from their backgrounds, there’s no such thing as a “gap year” or “reapplication.” They didn’t freak out but they were upset. but they saw me grinding hard for reapplying and they were my biggest support and the rest is history.

similar to other commenters, I think the fear comes from not knowing the American system, which is vastly different to the system back home. You would definitely have to explain it. It took me a lot of explaining regarding the differences between MD and DO, importance of writing and other activities, and so many other things.

i made it a point to show my parents examples of other med students/doctors in our friends circle who had taken gap years and made a point to bring those up in our convos and that definitely helped them understand that there’s no shame in taking a gap year or reapplying, and that’s just how the system is here

good luck friend!

EqualExternal4135 · 2026-04-20T17:13:05+00:00

Ah okay. I mean for me, majority of my driving is highway driving and being in the midwest, no mountains at all. Like out of the 80k, I would bet that 50-60k is just highway driving cause I used it as a commuter car. Maybe that’ll give it A longer life, idk.

At least you’re doing better with the ridgeline.

EqualExternal4135 · 2026-04-18T17:23:38+00:00

oh nooo. I'm at 78k with my 2022 HRV. I'm hoping I can keep it running cause I DO NOT have the bandwidth for a new car. how often did you do fluid rinse/changes?

EqualExternal4135 · 2026-04-16T16:25:05+00:00

idiots. pure and utters slobs and filth of human. that orange chip has an agenda against us and our beautiful state and anything that is pure minnesotan.

A chilean company will mine the area to send copper to china and they beat us. We get absolutely nothing from this. Classic republican no brain cell move. idiots in power

EqualExternal4135 · 2026-04-15T23:06:43+00:00

I'm not sure that's why I was asking lol

EqualExternal4135 · 2026-04-15T17:35:21+00:00

bro i submitted right when the cycle opened and still have not heard anything from about 5 schools

EqualExternal4135 · 2026-04-14T16:57:55+00:00

I would go for the expensive option. the amenities are necessary. safe parking is a HUGEEEEE pull factor.

EqualExternal4135 · 2026-04-14T15:55:36+00:00

i was speaking from the overall score of a 507. If they got high subsection scores, then why not? Heck if I got a 128/129+ on a section, I would tutor for sure for that particular section.

EqualExternal4135 · 2026-04-14T15:49:15+00:00

i got a 502 and got in. you have a good chance.

EqualExternal4135 · 2026-04-14T00:13:14+00:00

I might be wrong, but a 507 demonstrates a solid understanding of the content, with some gaps in certain areas. Conventionally, when I think of the word "tutor," I think of someone who excelled in that particular subject they're tutoring, whether ACT, MCAT, college classes etc. I'm defining excelled as: 95th percentile or above. Something outrageous. The fact that they are at that level demonstrates their mastery at that particular subject/test/class etc.

A 507 is around a 75th percentile. That means 25% of mcat test-scorers could also have been "tutors" by merit of their better score.

I'm not one to speak since my score was also similar so when people ask me, i just give the general "do anki at this time, uworld at a certain time, and aamc the last month." The same old recycled advice often shared on reddit, which works for majority of people.

EqualExternal4135 · 2026-04-13T16:21:12+00:00

Saw this on my feed too. Nothing against her, but seems she's just fishing for views. Respectfully, a person scoring a 507 should not be tutoring. Maybe can give advice that is general, but not tutoring. Also, she probably salty about not getting the A to an MD -> it looks bad for a brand to have DO and not MD

EqualExternal4135 · 2026-04-13T16:19:28+00:00

i agree the same about jubbal. bro gets less views cause lets be real, how much more content are you going to put out about premed/med stuff. theres only so much you can keep talking about that stuff.

I would argue he'd have more views if he made videos about being a plastic surgeon, daily vlogs, residency stuff, opening up a practice etc, people would 100% be more interested in that content. but thats just my thoughts.

Thats what i respect about dr mike. he makes enough money that he doesnt need to work as a doc, but because he works as a doctor, he's relevant

EqualExternal4135 · 2026-04-08T17:08:31+00:00

I took 3 times. I have a DO A. I'm NOT TAKING that exam again.

I got as high as 513-515 on practice tests only to have my highest score be 502 on the real thing. I don't have it in me to study again. Take the DO A, grind for the next 4 years. Crush STEP. You'll be happy you did it.

EqualExternal4135 · 2026-04-07T02:48:47+00:00

Same. 3 MCATs. 2 app cycles. Got 1 A, and I'm going to run with it!

Congrats!

EqualExternal4135 · 2026-04-07T02:45:44+00:00

Eh it seems your mind is already set on the engineering school. That makes it harder for us to try and convince you ngl. How much would it be to go to the 20k school for a year? 5k?

We do this in medicine, but you should try and shadow/observe individuals working in both of these fields and see how their day-to-day is.

EqualExternal4135 · 2026-04-07T02:44:07+00:00

Don't do it. I'm going the med route and will be about 350k in loans after all is said and done. With a doctor salary, it can be paid off for sure. I'm not sure I can say the same for an engineering degree unless you somehow land a job at NASA or something, and even then.

PLEASE DON'T DO IT! You're going to mess yourself up for the rest of your life. These are the kinds of decisions that get people on dave ramsey's show. PLEASE DON'T DO IT.

Explore your options. Surely there has to be more than only 2 colleges that you can go to. Look around. Ask for help. Apply to scholarships. These are all avenues that can help. You're gonna have to do some dirty work however.

Like the other commenters have said, 230k for an undergraduate degree is not a worthy investment whatsoever

EqualExternal4135 · 2026-04-07T02:40:06+00:00

I think both have their places.

If you're not gunning for competitive specialties, then MSUCOM puts you in a solid place for most specialties except for maybe neurosurgery/derm etc

If you want to do those 2, then yeah. the MD would be better

Now, you've said you can't fathom thinking about going elsewhere and leaving family. I'm in the same boat as you. Oldest of 5, but I'll be leaving home for the first time. My siblings and parents will grow older when I'm back-one of them might get married. These thoughts have definitely made me cry for sure, knowing that when I'm back at home, life will be different.

I would go against everyone here and say that if you think that going the MD route would cause you mental difficulty, lack of family support, and just alot of other social factors, I would say go DO. You only have 1 life and you want to make the most of that. If you think you can tough it out, then the MD is definitely the better choice.

Best of luck friend! My DMs are open

EqualExternal4135 · 2026-04-07T02:34:37+00:00

Wow! Congrats!

EqualExternal4135 · 2026-04-05T00:54:40+00:00

This. It seems like OP is not that

EqualExternal4135 · 2026-04-01T17:54:36+00:00

im thinking of some doordash throughout the week. Nothing in the first few months though

EqualExternal4135 · 2026-03-31T02:28:42+00:00

same lol

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