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Posted: 10 years ago

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Originally posted by: malikakas

I guess Canada is a bit different that way... most schools are on par with each other. I don't really think there is a huge difference between the schools here.

How good is the option 1 school. Actually what i would look at is the stats of where those people got residency and which specialities? If most people from those schools are going to good places for training.

Route 2 is the more traditional route... but there is a lot of anxiety in that route. Like you might considering jumping out of your window a couple times a day😆

It's not a bad school by any stretch but it's not top tier, ya know? And I know that shouldn't matter but it's more than just it not being a top tier, it's also the fact that it's not where I saw myself studying medicine. Like I mean yeah my cousin's still going to be a doc at the end of this so I guess it doesn't matter all that much but still, Yale Med School has always been the long term goal here and having to forsake even being able to apply there is a big thing for me.

Oh and I forgot to tell you, option 1 is 7 years. So you also save a year.

And LOL well there's anxiety even after getting in, like you said, so it's something you just kinda have to learn to deal with no? And my HS is like backbreaking tough, it's one of those magnet high schools (that I sometimes question myself for even applying to) and I came from a town with a rather average school system whereas others came from top notch town-schools. So it was a challenge most definately and there were moments where I wanted to metaphorically jump out a window (not really, don't worry 😆) but now as a Senior I can say it well worth my time. But point being, it also taught me somewhat how to deal with anxiety, and I think it's not impossible to deal with anxiety and competition especially if you're getting an education that makes all that jazz worth dealing with--which would also be the case if I chose option 2. So I really just don't know.

But that damn new MCAT. Now that's a whole different ballpark 😆.

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Posted: 10 years ago

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Originally posted by: IttiSiKriti

I'm very well aware about the USMLE's and the competition to get into good residency programs, which is why going to an undergrad that prepares me well for Med School is also very important to me.

And MCAT here is a huge deal, at least now. It's now less to do with how well you did in college and more on how many prep-classes you take. Every standardized test really is just turning into a business.

And aww, I know I feel. Which is why I'm not sure if having that security blanket is enough a reason to forgo my dream schools. I originally wasn't worried too much about the MCAT, but I recently heard that they are changing it again, and the new 2015 MCAT is gonna be 7 hours long with a score out of 500 instead of 50 (I think that's what it was right). And there's probably not going to be enough test prep out for it by the time I have to take it. As for GPA, I think (hopefully) I'll be fine on that front. All the Med alumni that come back guarantee college is a piece of cake compared to our high school so that give me hope. It's just this new MCAT beast that scares me.

Is the new MCAT on a bell curve?.. just remember if its a standardized test than you only have to do better than the people around you. So if they have changed it... it doesn't really matter because its new for everyone. Everyone is in the same boat.

Wasn't it 7 hours when I took it?... I don't know it was a really long day.😆 I think each section was graded out of 15 and the written was given a letter.

Not sure if college can really prepare you for med school... its not really the same stuff at all. The information is so different. In college you have to take things like organic chemistry and physics as prerequisites, but isn't used that much in med school. Plus the way you need to know stuff for your rotations requires a very different studying method. But that was my experience.

I am sure it will be fine either way... just try to go with a route that you will be happy with and that will help you focus more which is the important part.

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Originally posted by: malikakas

Is the new MCAT on a bell curve?.. just remember if its a standardized test than you only have to do better than the people around you. So if they have changed it... it doesn't really matter because its new for everyone. Everyone is in the same boat.

Wasn't it 7 hours when I took it?... I don't know it was a really long day.😆 I think each section was graded out of 15 and the written was given a letter.

Not sure if college can really prepare you for med school... its not really the same stuff at all. The information is so different. In college you have to take things like organic chemistry and physics as prerequisites, but isn't used that much in med school. Plus the way you need to know stuff for your rotations requires a very different studying method. But that was my experience.

I am sure it will be fine either way... just try to go with a route that you will be happy with and that will help you focus more which is the important part.

That's a good point actually, it's not like everyone else is an MCAT god or anything. That actually gave me a bigger breather than I'd imagined--so thanks for that 🤗.

It was 4 hours no? And LOL I don't blame ya, dimaag ki dahi jam gayi hogi.

AND OMG THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT MY COUSIN (who took option 1) SAID. She said, and I quote, "Pre-med is basically a useless waste of your time." 🤣

But lol I meant in terms of beyond the classroom type opportunities, like some undergrads have MedSchool-esque rotations built in to the curriculum and others have co-op opportunities where you spend like a semester or something working in the field you are interested in (for premeds it would be shadowing a doc or something). So it's just a lot to consider, the option 1 school has none of that is more geared towards academic excellence, it's good school but not very hands on. The schools I"m looking into fit my personality better, but no guarantee.

Also option 1 is closer to home (3-4ish hours) while option 2 is like 6-7 hours away. But I'm not sure how important distance is to me as of yet. Did it play a big role for you?

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Posted: 10 years ago

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Originally posted by: IttiSiKriti

My mamu's also in cardio, but he's like really old. He advises me to not do cardio because all you get to see for the most part are old people and clogged arteries 🤣. Tell me Malli, how much of that is actually true, I think he's just fibbing and wants a pediatrician in the family 😆. Though personally I'd probably go with OBGYN or something along those lines.

And robot, yeah no. You're such an empathetic person, I wonder how you deal man. My first day volunteering at the ICU I witnessed tragedy. After that I'm confident I'll be able to deal with it, I just want to know when does complete the complete balance come?

I often wonder what I'd do if I had someone I cared about in front of me, like a family member or something. Ya know?

He must be an interventionalist.😆 We all joke that Coronary artery disease is really a palliative disease. I love cardio-- because you get a bit of everything. You get procedures, you get diagnostics-- plus you get the patient care aspect. Doing radiology all day would be boring for me but with Echo you still get to see patients etc.

I loved ICU-- I like the action. Its tough but rewarding. Right after that I did a derm elective and I was like ugh... don't people realize what tragedies really mean?

Ugh... OB-- I hated that rotation. Plus it has a horrible lifestyle-- going in the middle of the night to do C-sections.

I considered Peds-- but I find it hard to see sick kids. Plus a lot of them are the syndrome kids for whom it really is palliation.

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Posted: 10 years ago

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Originally posted by: malikakas

He must be an interventionalist.😆 We all joke that Coronary artery disease is really a palliative disease. I love cardio-- because you get a bit of everything. You get procedures, you get diagnostics-- plus you get the patient care aspect. Doing radiology all day would be boring for me but with Echo you still get to see patients etc.

I loved ICU-- I like the action. Its tough but rewarding. Right after that I did a derm elective and I was like ugh... don't people realize what tragedies really mean?

Ugh... OB-- I hated that rotation. Plus it has a horrible lifestyle-- going in the middle of the night to do C-sections.

I considered Peds-- but I find it hard to see sick kids. Plus a lot of them are the syndrome kids for whom it really is palliation.

Yep, but he's also like 60 something so I attribute all his radical thoughts to his old age 😆. And yeah I see why you'd like cardio, they say pick a career that fits you.

I see myself doing something in the Emergency Room/OB circuit because I like exactly what you hated about it lol 😆. It's the kinda lifestyle I think I'd be best adapted to as weird as that sounds. Either that or ICU/NICU/PICU (also how cute does PICU sound, just, I just can't get over it, like can we please for a moment appreciate how cute that is 😆)

And yeah, exactly not only that but I also interned with a private pediatrician and I just found dealing with kids in general isn't my thing. Like I guess they're cute and all but like you said sick kids isn't easy to digest, but more so it was also the parents. GOD THEY CAN BE SO ANNOYING SOMETIMES. But then I look at my own and I get that it's force of habit 😆. But still just not for me.

I liked the ICU of all the places I've seen. I bagged an internship in Same-Day Surgery for my senior internship. I start Wednesday!! Gah I'm so excited. 😳 I'll let you know how it goes!

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Posted: 10 years ago

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Originally posted by: IttiSiKriti

That's a good point actually, it's not like everyone else is an MCAT god or anything. That actually gave me a bigger breather than I'd imagined--so thanks for that 🤗.

It was 4 hours no? And LOL I don't blame ya, dimaag ki dahi jam gayi hogi.

AND OMG THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT MY COUSIN (who took option 1) SAID. She said, and I quote, "Pre-med is basically a useless waste of your time." 🤣
But lol I meant in terms of beyond the classroom type opportunities, like some undergrads have MedSchool-esque rotations built in to the curriculum and others have co-op opportunities where you spend like a semester or something working in the field you are interested in (for premeds it would be shadowing a doc or something). So it's just a lot to consider, the option 1 school has none of that is more geared towards academic excellence, it's good school but not very hands on. The schools I"m looking into fit my personality better, but no guarantee.

Also option 1 is closer to home (3-4ish hours) while option 2 is like 6-7 hours away. But I'm not sure how important distance is to me as of yet. Did it play a big role for you?

Yeah I was trying to be diplomatic... pre med is a bit of a waste.

I will be honest a lot of that stuff like shadowing a doc etc.. doesn't seem like it would make that much difference at the stage you would be at. Heck stuff like that you could probably do now. I don't think you need an entire semester devoted to that. Plus you will get more than enough of that later. 😆

But it sounds like you are trying to talk yourself out of option 1. 😆

I was lucky to live at home for premed and med... I moved away for residency. So that's when I got more of the "college" experience. Which was fine for me... I think it would've been more distracting in pre-med than anything.

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Posted: 10 years ago

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Also, the most important question Med-School munde--hot or not? 😆

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Originally posted by: IttiSiKriti
Also, the most important question Med-School munde--hot or not? 😆

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Originally posted by: malikakas

Yeah I was trying to be diplomatic... pre med is a bit of a waste.

I will be honest a lot of that stuff like shadowing a doc etc.. doesn't seem like it would make that much difference at the stage you would be at. Heck stuff like that you could probably do now. I don't think you need an entire semester devoted to that. Plus you will get more than enough of that later. 😆

But it sounds like you are trying to talk yourself out of option 1. 😆

I was lucky to live at home for premed and med... I moved away for residency. So that's when I got more of the "college" experience. Which was fine for me... I think it would've been more distracting in pre-med than anything.

LOL So I see pre-med being an unnecessary sir-dard has been established. 😆

And I guess, but did I also mention you get paid? Cha-ching. 😆 And the family's in general agreement that Med-school is a serious investment and I'm realistic here, we're middle class, and I want my parents to have a happy oldie's life ya know? They've done a lot for me with that "she's the only child" mentality but there's only so much I can take before feeling burdened. Sorry, this wasn't meant to be all that emotional, I just couldn't help myself. Though tbh, that salary is probably a few dollars above minimum age so it's not a big deal, it's just that principal of finally being able to contribute something to the table ya know? But option 1 is more likely to give me a larger scholarship than option 2 tbh so does the cha-ching really help? Idk.

But more importantly, I've heard from pre-med college counselors that the shadowing shit looks real good when applying to med school 😆 but yeah, it's shiz I'm doing now. But my senior internship gives me more opportunities than I had back as a volunteer so hopefully being an undergrad intern ups my permissions a bit more too 😆.

Also apart from that, there's research opportunities at option 2 colleges that I admit option 1 has, but not at the same caliber as option 1.

You're probably right, I really do prefer option 2 but the MCAT security in option 1 is something I'd be foolish to ignore.

And distance for me is inevitable, unless I got to this one safety school I have on my list but I reaaally don't want to go here. Dorm life is really what completes the college experience here, and as opposed to distraction I personally see it as taking my first step at really learning what it is to be responsible for yourself and to take care of yourself when mom and dad aren't going to be waiting at home for you to cry/rant too--which has been a big part of my HS experience I really want to work on that.

But I"m not gonna lie 6-7 hours is a lot. Idk if I can really do it.