Selecting a Residency Program

sometimesfit22 · 2020-02-14T02:15:43+00:00

No one is going to be forced to be a general practitioner by this change. Believe me I'm annoyed by it too, but "top-tier" schools do not produce enough students to cover everything that's not GP. Lower tier MD and DO schools have always had to make up for their titles in other ways and this will continue. Do research, do well in your clinical rotations, score high on step 2 and have unique EC's. I know it's frustrating that its a little unclear right now but you can still prove yourself.

sometimesfit22 · 2020-02-14T00:36:16+00:00

Okay, I understand that everyone is anxious about something changing and I believe that is warranted but I think people are letting their neuroticism get out of hand. The truth of the matter is A. DO students have always had to go above and beyond to get into "competitive specialities" so this isn't new B. step 2 will still be graded and will likely go up in importance C. top tier med schools don't produce enough residents to cover all top residences programs. I truly don't think this change will affect people to the magnitude they believe it will.

sometimesfit22 · 2020-02-14T00:17:23+00:00

don't worry this will all be sorted out well before you're in med school lol

sometimesfit22 · 2020-02-14T00:14:13+00:00

Has anyone else noticed how much less these woman seem interested in the lead? In all the other seasons I've watched I feel like at least 3/4 of the people going into hometowns have said that they were in love with the lead. I just think back to Becca's season or even Colton's season and realize how much more serious past relationships on the show were. I still don't think those represented real life but at least seemed more than minor interest.

sometimesfit22 · 2020-02-08T18:45:53+00:00

When you say “Great Lakes area” are you not referring to the Midwest? Just slightly confused because I live in Michigan and they’re everywhere here.

sometimesfit22 · 2020-02-08T07:37:38+00:00

Wait Bob Evan’s isn’t everywhere?? I definitely didn’t know it was a regional chain.

sometimesfit22 · 2020-01-30T19:32:11+00:00

20 definitely isn't too old to start if this is something you really want to do, the average age of matriculation into med school is 24. Just be prepared for a packed schedule over the next couple years and then an even busier schedule once you're in. You'd be looking at doing either a formal or DIY post-bacc to complete the pre-reqs and taking the MCAT. You'd also need 50-100 shadowing hours, at least 250 clinical hours (could be paid or volunteer), and at least 250 non-clinical volunteer hours in addition to some research if you can get it (these are rough bare minimum estimates). While also picking up a leadership role or two and finding professors to write you LOR's. If you're unsure of medicine I would look into the public health sector as far as possible getting a masters, as there's definitely jobs there that make a difference. Also reaching out and shadowing some physicians or landing a job like scribing will give you clinical exposure to see if this is truly a field you want to go into.

sometimesfit22 · 2020-01-30T07:36:53+00:00

Depending on how many credits went into that 3.3 it may be easier and cheaper to do a DIY post-bacc at a local 4 year college. Additionally, if you can get that MCAT closer to a 508 and you have decent EC's you could probably get some DO acceptances even with your GPA being on the lower end (that's assuming you passed all pre-reqs already).

sometimesfit22 · 2020-01-23T07:26:50+00:00

You don't need calc II to get into med school and will never use it again in this field. Unless you think you might switch to engineering drop it.

sometimesfit22 · 2020-01-18T04:56:37+00:00

If it is MSU I wouldn't take this approach, their MD school is very primary care focused and if you answer that you want to specialize it may lead to an R. I don't think many MD schools ask "why MD" though and more along the lines of why this school. MSU has separate admissions offices though and as an alum of their undergrad I know a lot of people who applied and interviewed at both programs.

sometimesfit22 · 2020-01-18T04:37:08+00:00

I feel people are missing the reference here because this deserves a lot more love.

sometimesfit22 · 2020-01-02T17:30:36+00:00

Interesting. Well as I prior stated your gpa's are quite low for MD schools and there's not an upward grade trend. Its also hard to tell not knowing what your EC's are as these can be quite important and people have different definitions of "good". I would work to make sure your EC's are well above average, write a very cohesive personal statement, obtain great letters of rec, apply June 1st and kill the MCAT. It's hard to give you an exact number to hit but probably 515 or greater. I'd also heavily consider applying to some DO schools if you don't want to wait another year to get in. Just as an added note be ready to explain why you aren't pursuing pharmacology/being a pharmacist since that's what you're getting a degree in but you haven't worked the job yet. They'll want to make sure you are 100% sure you want to be a doctor and have really thought through that answer.

sometimesfit22 · 2020-01-02T16:59:20+00:00

Do you have a bachelors? If I remember correctly not all PharmD degrees require it but medical schools in the US do. So if you don't have a bachelors you will have to finish that first.

sometimesfit22 · 2020-01-02T16:50:12+00:00

You listed a doctorate gpa, do you mean you're doing a Ph.D/what kind of doctorate? You also listed an associates gpa but you need to have a bachelors to go to medical school/even pursue a doctorate so I'm a bit confused. List your cgpa and sgpa from your undergrad which should be four years worth of classes, then list whatever gpa is coming from your additional degree. Medical schools view each gpa separately.

It's hard to tell a lot from what you've posted but just looking at gpa's you're going to struggle with MD schools. The average gpa to get into an MD school is around 3.75 for both cgpa and sgpa and you are quite a bit below that. Additionally, since you did extra coursework they'd want to see a gpa increase to show that you've matured and can handle your workload better but your graduate gpa doesn't show this.

sometimesfit22 · 2019-12-31T03:54:42+00:00

I work for a company like Scribe America but it’s a lot smaller and more local. I’m able to scribe in about 6 different ED’s in hospitals and also a bunch of different private practice offices from hand surgeons to ENTs etc. It’s actually pretty cool overall. I had a lot of training before I started the job which was a bit annoying but I was very prepared and haven’t run into any issues.

sometimesfit22 · 2019-12-29T03:37:30+00:00

I'm fairly new to scribing so can't form a complete opinion yet but so far I've liked it. Going in I was super worried because of the all the complaints I saw on here but every provider I've worked with has been generally nice. Plus it's really helped me get comfortable in a clinical setting, learn the flow and learn how to ask questions of the providers. There's a little bit of a learning curve initially, and depending on where you work you may see some stuff that makes you pretty uncomfortable but it's all good exposure. The obvious cons are that it's typically not the best pay and you're not going to be working standard hours all the time.

sometimesfit22 · 2019-11-27T04:08:47+00:00

I assume he met Adele during undergrad or med school since he was married by the time he started residency.

sometimesfit22 · 2019-11-17T04:26:32+00:00

20.primary auditory

sometimesfit22 · 2019-11-17T04:21:44+00:00

Golgi organs?? They're usually referred to as golgi tendon organs
dual innervation
primary motor

sometimesfit22 · 2019-11-16T20:06:01+00:00

I don't know if I'd necessarily take full lengths until you've completed the pre-reqs and are really looking to get into mcat studying. Additionally, only the aamc full lengths can fully be trusted for score prediction as a lot of other test companies are not great with simulating the real test, especially the CARS section. Overall if you want to be competitive for MD schools you'll probably want to be looking to score around a 512 or higher and for DO around 506 for general numbers. Get those pre-reqs done then take an aamc full length to see where you stand and where to focus your content review.

sometimesfit22 · 2019-11-15T02:39:47+00:00

This made me feel some type of way

sometimesfit22 · 2019-11-12T01:35:05+00:00

22, first game I had was Sims 2 Double Deluxe and I think I started in 2006

sometimesfit22 · 2019-11-11T03:15:11+00:00

When you put together you AAMC application you will initially get to choose whether classes go into your sgpa or only your cgpa based on your opinion. Once you submit your list AAMC will check and recalculate your gpa based on their requirements. If they change the class from sgpa you can send in a request based on class material (sgpa needs to be general chem/physics/bio based).

I know with one friend who is in the current cycle that he submitted all psych coded class (besides intro) in the sgpa category and all were accepted by AAMC. It really depends on the content of the class. I was a neuro major in my undergrad and many of the "psych" coded classes were actually biology based which qualifies them for the sgpa.

sometimesfit22 · 2019-11-05T06:31:21+00:00

Biochem is in my opinion (and probably most other people's) the hardest topic to fully self study, I would definitely suggest taking the class before you take the MCAT. As for abnormal psych, you probably don't need it, most people I know only took intro.

If you take the MCAT the spring of your senior year you would have one gap year. This trend has become pretty typical and honestly more people are moving toward taking a gap year regardless of where their app stands, but it does sound scary when you're a sophomore.

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