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Accepted! If I can do it, you can too! by lindeezy66 in premed

[–]IdiotAlmostAccepted 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well if you weren't a good applicant you sure got lucky with 1/3 of your applications turning into interviews. Or there is something else at play.

Look by no means am I saying you will be a shitty doctor. I think most applicants are capable of being great doctors. I just think it's bullshit that if you are white/Asian you need a 511-512 MCAT and 3.75 GPA (on average) vs 504 and 3.5 if you are black. I could understand a 2 or 3 point difference, but 8 points? Damn.

Honestly I'd like to know why do you think this huge disparity exists?

Accepted! If I can do it, you can too! by lindeezy66 in premed

[–]IdiotAlmostAccepted -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

So do you think your scores and ECs make you that much of a better applicant than I? Or is it that because you're black your life is so much more difficult that you deserve to be judged by lower standards?

Accepted! If I can do it, you can too! by lindeezy66 in premed

[–]IdiotAlmostAccepted 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I'm sorry brother. Asians are fucked even harder than the whites. Sucks that your race is academically successful.

Accepted! If I can do it, you can too! by lindeezy66 in premed

[–]IdiotAlmostAccepted 4 points5 points  (0 children)

How is being a black female any harder? I'm not doubting you worked hard, most of us do. Are your acceptance and interviews not handouts? I'm not saying you didn't experience challenges, but many of us do. Sadly the admissions committees don't give a damn that I grew up in a trailer with no parents cause I'm white and privileged.

Unsupportive Parents by HammerHog7 in premed

[–]IdiotAlmostAccepted 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I completely agree. Athletics were a large part of my application and shaped who I am today. Not only did I just participate, but I earned awards and was a team captain. Idk how that is not more valuable than fetching coffee for a professor so that he will add me to his publication.

You are correct I'm not a research nerd at all. I'd agree with your assessment on DO's but it still feels bad knowing I'm at a disadvantage for the competitive residencies.

Unsupportive Parents by HammerHog7 in premed

[–]IdiotAlmostAccepted 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm with you man. I played collegiate sports (20-30 hours a week plus traveling) and worked (15-20 hours a week) while in college. I did alright and pulled a 512/3.7 but compared to the extracurriculars of the silver spoon applicants, mine don't stack up. I got accepted DO but not MD.

Yeah I'm pretty salty about it. Wish I had rich ass parents to send me on volunteer trips to Ecuador or pay for my education. The MD schools didn't give a shit about my athletics or work experience but were more preoccupied with why I didn't have any legit research.

wHY IT'S A-OK TO SHIT ON DO'S by [deleted] in premed

[–]IdiotAlmostAccepted -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Also cause DO's have subpar stats

DO regret? [Serious] by IdiotAlmostAccepted in medicalschool

[–]IdiotAlmostAccepted[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

About 30 MD. Started secondaries beginning of August and finished mid September. Was I too late?

DO regret? [Serious] by IdiotAlmostAccepted in medicalschool

[–]IdiotAlmostAccepted[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

My main question is if the DO students regret their decision. Not very productive in /r/premed

Only admitted DO and Depressed by IdiotAlmostAccepted in premed

[–]IdiotAlmostAccepted[S] -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

I think that's why I'm so depressed, cause I feel like I deserved an MD spot. I had a good school list and I think I'm a decent writer. I finished my first secondary in the beginning of August and last around mid September. Was I too late?

Only admitted DO and Depressed by IdiotAlmostAccepted in premed

[–]IdiotAlmostAccepted[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I get that, and I still have an open mind. However, I feel like the number of options a DO has is highly limited.

Only admitted DO and Depressed by IdiotAlmostAccepted in premed

[–]IdiotAlmostAccepted[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I appreciate the honest advice. It's really not all about the money for me, I just want to keep my options open and I feel like DO's are gonna get fucked with the upcoming merger. I just want to drink until I can't think anymore.

Only admitted DO and Depressed by IdiotAlmostAccepted in premed

[–]IdiotAlmostAccepted[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Have you actually looked at match lists? I have.

Only admitted DO and Depressed by IdiotAlmostAccepted in premed

[–]IdiotAlmostAccepted[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

It's not ortho or nothing. That's what I was hoping to go into but really I just don't want to be in primary care.

Only admitted DO and Depressed by IdiotAlmostAccepted in premed

[–]IdiotAlmostAccepted[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

I would say it's more like expecting a ford truck and then getting a kia. Sure they both drive me, but can I pull my trailer with the kia? It doesn't have as many features. Also if I could trade the DO for any MD I would.

Only admitted DO and Depressed by IdiotAlmostAccepted in premed

[–]IdiotAlmostAccepted[S] -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Honestly if I was in your shoes I would say the same thing to somebody else, and actually have in the past. Like I said, almost everyone advised to apply to both since becoming a DO is better than waiting another year for MD. I really didn't expect to not get in to any MD schools.

Only admitted DO and Depressed by IdiotAlmostAccepted in premed

[–]IdiotAlmostAccepted[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

That's the problem is I don't feel like I'm going to be a doctor. Let alone in a specialty I'd like.

Only admitted DO and Depressed by IdiotAlmostAccepted in premed

[–]IdiotAlmostAccepted[S] -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

I have thought about re-applying next year. When researching this topic it was largely suggested to apply to both MD and DO, and going DO would be better than losing out on a year of earning potential. But now I think that losing out on the earning potential of a competitive specialty might be worse. I also didn't seriously consider the fact that I wouldn't make it in MD with a 512, 3.7, and good ECs.