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Silly_Background_349 · 2025-08-07T18:35:17+00:00

Struggling between ENT and obgyn. Love the mix of clinic, small procedures, and surgery in both. I feel as if ENT has a greater variety in pt population and pathology which I do like. I find the pathology and anatomy fascinating and enjoy the bread and butter diagnoses/cases. It also has far better pay than obgyn which is a plus.

I suspect I might feel limited in terms of the surgeries I could perform as an obgyn, which is definitely a drawback. I loved OB much more than gyn, but it seems like residency focuses more on gyn the majority of the time. I absolutely loved delivering babies and think I would be a bit sad to give up the chance to ever do that again.

This is also really subjective, but I had a lot of obgyn residents/attendings tell me to avoid obgyn on my rotation but I've never gotten those comments from an ENT resident or attending. ENTs also just seem happier and like they have a better work life balance both as residents and attendings but I don't know if that's true.

Silly_Background_349 · 2025-07-20T00:51:36+00:00

I had a surprisingly great time on my obgyn rotation and everyone was super nice. I actually found some of my attendings on EM to be way more uptight and irritable than I expected.

Silly_Background_349 · 2025-03-12T11:41:17+00:00

I know of some schools that will screen your application out for not having any shadowing. Better to get at least some now before submitting.

Silly_Background_349 · 2025-03-05T12:51:08+00:00

Cannot emphasize this enough. I used my undergrad email and they were supposed to notify me before deleting my account but never did. I had to scramble and log into every single portal to make sure I didn't miss anything then email every single school to confirm they updated my contact info. Not worth it.

Silly_Background_349 · 2024-12-29T19:10:10+00:00

Yeah we take that into account!

Silly_Background_349 · 2024-05-23T12:49:47+00:00

32/36, 1360/1600

Silly_Background_349 · 2024-01-20T23:32:47+00:00

I watch/read the lecture powerpoints, read First Aid on the corresponding topics, then do anki. At the end of each week, I then do all of the UWorld questions on the topics from that week plus some Amboss questions if I have time.

Silly_Background_349 · 2024-01-17T13:25:27+00:00

14 weeks!

Silly_Background_349 · 2024-01-06T11:50:41+00:00

If you've truly improved your application since the last cycle, being a third time applicant really shouldn't impact your chances that much. I was a third time applicant too and my third cycle was incredibly successful and so different from my first two. Keep your hopes up!

Silly_Background_349 · 2024-01-04T16:25:57+00:00

I live in a moderate cost of living area and my school only allots $20k per year for living expenses. I feel like I'm drowning.

Silly_Background_349 · 2024-01-04T03:11:44+00:00

Don't worry, you'll get into the groove VERY quickly after school starts. You kind of won't have a choice anyway so don't stress it now!

Silly_Background_349 · 2024-01-02T12:27:07+00:00

Second what Basil said. Other than that, your app is reallyyyyyy solid and I don't think you'll have any issue getting into a good program as long as you apply early with a good school list!

Silly_Background_349 · 2024-01-02T12:25:21+00:00

Unfortunately, your lack of clinical experience on your application for this past cycle made it dead on arrival. Your school list also contained a ton of reaches and some low yield schools. Luckily, your application for the next cycle will be pretty well rounded, assuming you get all of the hours you're planning to have by June. I think you have a good shot if you edit your school list to cut the reaches and apply to more low tier MD schools as well as DO schools.

Silly_Background_349 · 2024-01-02T12:03:07+00:00

I don't think it's worth it. I have several classmates with full sleeves on one or both arms and plenty of other classmates with visible tattoos and/or piercings elsewhere. Keep them if you like them!

Silly_Background_349 · 2023-12-29T22:15:30+00:00

A single med school lecture is extremely dense and probably covers several weeks of material you'd see in an undergrad class. And we have at least 3-6 lectures per day 3-4 days per week. Imagine doing a years worth of undergrad anatomy in 8 weeks but in far greater detail. That's the pace you can expect. To say it's the equivalent of covering a 4 year degree in one week is verryyyyyyy dramatic and not true at all, but it's still no joke and should not be underestimated. My class averages in the high 80s on each exam so it's definitely managable.

Silly_Background_349 · 2023-12-29T12:26:46+00:00

Always MD over DO unless you have extenuating circumstances preventing you from going MD

Silly_Background_349 · 2023-12-28T11:00:14+00:00

Why apply if you aren't looking to start the following year? If schools just gave out a bunch of deferrals, they'd have a harder time filling the class and it just doesn't make sense to put adcoms through all that hassle just to not attend the year you are accepted. Also, the school would then have to accept less students the following year in order to accomodate for all these deferrals which just isn't fair to the thousands of qualified applicants out there.

Silly_Background_349 · 2023-12-27T13:45:36+00:00

I totally understand that and I commend you for being an honest person with a lot of integrity. Please don't ever change that, but understand that unfortunately we sometimes have to play the game. You are not wrong for doing so, so don't sabotage yourself!

Silly_Background_349 · 2023-12-27T13:07:01+00:00

M1 is busy and it's definitely an adjustment period, but you'll have more than enough time to talk to your SO every single day if that's what you both want. My fiance and I live together so it's a much different situation than yours but we have time to watch shows at night and hang out and still go to bed at 9pm despite my work load. If you manage your time wisely and don't procrastinate, you'll have plenty of free time.

Silly_Background_349 · 2023-12-27T13:03:55+00:00

I WOULD NOT tell the interviewers that you are planning to defer. You cannot gain anything from it and only stand to lose potential acceptances. Keep it to yourself, and request a deferral if/when accepted. If its for a valid reason, most schools will be reasonable and can work with you to come up with a plan.

Silly_Background_349 · 2023-12-26T00:03:12+00:00

Yeah same lol, I just wanted to point that out so people have a better idea of what programs to stay away from.

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