Hi everybody! I decided that I was going to ditch my old blog (xanga) and start this one and record the ups and downs of the journey on my way to becoming a doctor. Here's what's been going on: I applied to 18 medical schools- 17 allopathic medicine, 1 osteopathic medicine (look them up on wikipedia) and I have yet to be invited for an interview from any of them! I applied to Virginia Commonwealth University, Creighton University, Medical College of Wisconsin, St. Louis University, New Jersey Medical School, Albany Medical College, University of Chicago, Rosalind Franklin University, University of Illinois, Loyola University, Northwestern University, Rush University, Chicago College of Medicine, Wright State University, Drexel University, Jefferson Medical College, George Washington University, and New York Medical College. I've been rejected by the first 8 of that list and the rest of them are more or less in the order of my preference.
Most medical schools interview through the end of April and usually they give you at least two weeks notice before an interview so come the end of March, I'm going to be pretty panicky. However, I have several back up plans lined up. I recently applied to four special masters programs. These are one year masters programs that are especially designed for students who want to go to medical school but have slightly sub-par GPAs (that's me). I've applied to SMPs at Georgetown, Loyola, Drexel and Rosalind Franklin. If I get into one of those, I will apply again to medical school to start Fall of 2011. If I don't get into any medical schools OR SMPs, I plan on getting my nurse assistant certification and working for a year and then applying again. What's really frustrating about all of this is that the rest of my life (aka getting married) can't move forward until this part of my life gets figured out. Ironically, my blog is titled one step at a time because as much as I want to plan out every little detail of my life right now, I need to just take a deep breath and take things one step at a time. That doesn't mean I won't be prepared but I definitely need to stop freaking out at the prospect of not knowing what my plans for the next five years are yet. Anyway, I'll post on this blog if anything new or exciting happens.
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that's a gross pic of you & my brother friend.
ReplyDeleteaside from that, good luck! go to gwu! then we can play :)
Hey Rena,
ReplyDeleteI hope it all pans out, but it seems like you're fairly ready for whatever happens. You'll be fine, because you have a good head on your shoulders. No need to freak out. At least you don't have a 401(k).
Alvin
Ever thought of becoming a midwife, Rena? They're my personal preference for catching babies and you could even go the Certified Nurse-Midwife (CNM) route if you are wanting the medical side of things. In my opinion, they get to do the fun stuff like actually being there when baby is born without having to do the c-sections, etc. Just a thought.
ReplyDeleteI've definitely thought about being a midwife too but I'd like to have a broad medical education as well. But who knows, I may not end up getting into med school in which case that might be my path of choice :)
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