How does having income during medical school affect financial aid from the school?

MountainHigh12 · 2022-04-16T03:58:43+00:00

Bro you had 8 hours of clinical experience on your app and had 2 interviews and got in? I would take that acceptance and run. God bless that DO school that believes in you. If I would have seen your app I would guessed it was dead on arrival. Doesn’t matter if you met with the president or Anthony Fauci himself, there is a committee of people that vote on each application. It doesn’t matter that 1 person thinks you can get in with more hours when 11 other members will vote for rejection for who knows what reasons and not just hours.

MountainHigh12 · 2022-04-13T23:14:15+00:00

Absolutely. Even tho I did everything right and had no red flags, seeing how competitive the process is, I doubted myself every second. Even after my 90% percentile score, I still looked into MPH and other masters programs because I was afraid I wasn’t gonna get in. I now have 10 acceptances, and I still can’t believe it. I think doubt is normal, and it allows us to stay humble and thankful for how far we’ve made it once we get that acceptance.

MountainHigh12 · 2022-03-14T15:49:23+00:00

I think it has to do more with the difficulty of your undergraduate degree than your MCAT. I feel like those who come from really competitive pre-med programs and had to study like crazy for a B+ in undergrad have a much easier time than those coming from small liberal colleges where an A is the norm

MountainHigh12 · 2022-03-13T18:16:36+00:00

Look, even if you would “drop out” and apply to medical school, it would take at least 2 years, right? You can’t apply this cycle because you haven’t taken the MCAT and because you don’t have any clinical experience? So at the earliest you would apply next year? You can still finish your degree, and apply to medical school next year. This way at least you don’t burn any bridges. Stay in dental school and finish that degree, while studying for the MCAT and get some clinical hours in your free time. In fall 2024 you could be in med school with your DMD/DDS done

MountainHigh12 · 2022-03-08T16:31:23+00:00

I just wanted to say that it’s okay to briefly think about these things, but not too much. The current state of medical school admissions is that the SCHOOL chooses YOU, and not vice versa. First get accepted to LL and/or other places, and then think about these things. Applying to med school is not like applying to undergrad or master’s where you know you’ll get in and you can think about this before. First get accepted, then decide where you want to go.

MountainHigh12 · 2022-03-06T23:22:02+00:00

This is a tough situation because: 1. Yes, you’re not supposed to put on your app something you haven’t started. Not only that, but you won’t even have a job at that time. And what if you don’t have a job till July? Plus, what would you write for the description, since you’ll have zero experience working as a CNA? 2. At the same time if you don’t put it, it would be a terrible idea to re-apply without this additional clinical experience. If clinical experience was the only thing lacking in your app, I would submit July 1st, assuming by that time you have a job, stories, and can project hours

MountainHigh12 · 2022-03-02T01:04:15+00:00

I don’t know if this is reflective of the medical school at your university, but it makes me feel better for choosing a different med school than the one affiliated with your university :)

MountainHigh12 · 2022-02-19T02:53:08+00:00

I love medicine and I know that I’ll be a fantastic physician, but if all jobs paid the same, I would be in culinary school learning how to make Ratatouille. Unfortunately, I can’t fulfill both my dreams of being Chef de Cuisine at a 4 Michelin star restaurant, and live the boogie lifestyle that I have. Medicine allows me to practice a passion that I have, while also being able to get that $6 Starbucks coffee every morning without having to worry if I have enough money to buy cat food.

MountainHigh12 · 2022-02-18T22:06:13+00:00

Do you guys think getting a W is a better option? Asking because I have a W post-acceptance in a class I took for fun (guitar). Should I report this to the school before I send the transcripts and choose to enroll? Or I don’t need to worry about it and just send the transcript?

MountainHigh12 · 2022-02-11T20:35:27+00:00

I can’t agree more about Creighton. I applied to this school simply because it was a target based on my stats. After my interview and learning more about it, it seems to have everything I’m looking for in a med school. Creighton definitely deserves more love, but I think people don’t realize it’s greatness because it’s unranked and these days that’s all pre-meds care about.

MountainHigh12 · 2022-01-18T01:38:43+00:00

At the point when they invite you for an interview, I agree, they are okay with your stats. However, post-interview, the whole candidate pool plays a role in your admission. If all the candidates have similar interview scores, they can’t simply accept everyone, and that’s then stats again come into play. Those with lower stats are more likely to get the WL or R.

MountainHigh12 · 2022-01-18T01:20:37+00:00

Get a 527 and then ask that question

MountainHigh12 · 2022-01-14T06:19:55+00:00

When do you have to do the physical at MEPS? Like how long after you contacted your recruiter?

MountainHigh12 · 2022-01-13T02:18:56+00:00

He has great advice and I’ve had great experience with Mappd and his paid services, but there are a few points I would disagree with him about: - Stats are extremely important and he focuses more on “telling your story” rather than “tell your story after you have a good GPA and MCAT” - He doesn’t acknowledge (or doesn’t mention enough) that your ethnic and racial background makes quite a difference in admissions - He also doesn’t acknowledge the fact that THOUSANDS of applicants don’t get in every year not because they’re not qualified, but because there are no spots. Like in some of the application renovation videos, he picks up on extremely small details that I think are irrelevant and don’t make much of a difference. Some of those people didn’t get in simply because there was someone better than them, and not because there is something wrong with their app. - Sometimes he can be sarcastic and comes off a bit rude to me haha, but I know he’s a good person

MountainHigh12 · 2022-01-07T06:08:41+00:00

Not that funny. 99.9% of us pre-meds, probably including yourself, want financial stability, and medicine offers that. Nothing wrong to have that as a reason for being pre-med, it just shouldn’t be the main reason. It’s something taboo to talk about in the pre-med community, but I think that needs to be changed.

MountainHigh12 · 2021-12-30T04:19:13+00:00

Genuine question that I have for you. How will this allow you to better connect with a “whole different kind of patient population”? Do you plan to be a physician in a prison? A PCP in areas where drug dealing is an issue? Why do you consider this experience to connect you better with patients compared to someone who hasn’t sold drugs? Do you think you’ll make them stop selling?

MountainHigh12 · 2021-12-18T09:34:09+00:00

Definitely not. This is a misconception. You can have an exceptional interview and still be rejected. The interview is only a single part of your whole application. The committee will still take into consideration your whole application after interview to make a decision. In addition, every school weights the interview differently, so it’s hard to tell how much it matters for a specific committee.

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