Med school prep

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:DD is premed. The premed requirements (math, statistics, biology with lab, chem with lab, physics with lab, Orgo with lab, English) are brutal. Spent all of her summers during research. I'm not sure how anyone these days could go directly from undergrad to med school without taking a gap year cause it would mean taking the MCATs as a junior! How does any premed find the time to study and take the MCATs which is 7.5 hours long?! In addition to the MCATs, many med schools also require other tests such as the Altus Suite. There are primary and secondary applications, not to mention interviews.

My DC didn’t find the pre-recs brutal but did agree that taking a gap year made sense. It’s more like half a year extra in terms of when you actually start at med school.

Maybe not brutal for some, but certainly time-consuming at least compared to most other majors. There are no half-year delays, only full years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What is a medical masters degree?

It's a special masters program (SMP) for those who have graduated for college but didn't do well enough to be competitive for med school so take additional classes to boost their GPA. This is different than the post-bac classes for those who graduated from college and want to apply to med school but did not complete all the prerequisite classes (previously listed).

[Anonymous]

Just become an NP or PA. They can do everything a doctor can do with none of the intensity of the prerequisites.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just become an NP or PA. They can do everything a doctor can do with none of the intensity of the prerequisites.

They’re terrible.

[Anonymous]

3.9+ with 515 MCAT at a medium selectivity college got DS into 1 of 28 med schools--not among the most selective--last year. He is doing very well, is happy, and will be a doctor!

[Anonymous]

Must be very woke.

[Anonymous]

There are many wonderful things to do other than becoming a doctor. The job is a lifelong grind. If premed is not enjoyable, I would encourage your kids to find something that is.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There are many wonderful things to do other than becoming a doctor. The job is a lifelong grind. If premed is not enjoyable, I would encourage your kids to find something that is.

The most secure job there is. You can make a 6-figure salary for the rest of your life once you become an attending.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:There are many wonderful things to do other than becoming a doctor. The job is a lifelong grind. If premed is not enjoyable, I would encourage your kids to find something that is.

The most secure job there is. You can make a 6-figure salary for the rest of your life once you become an attending.

The same kids should be able to do this in many other fields, especially one they enjoy.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:There are many wonderful things to do other than becoming a doctor. The job is a lifelong grind. If premed is not enjoyable, I would encourage your kids to find something that is.

The most secure job there is. You can make a 6-figure salary for the rest of your life once you become an attending.

The same kids should be able to do this in many other fields, especially one they enjoy.

Not sure what other fields you’re talking about. That’s not the case in tech or finance.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:There are many wonderful things to do other than becoming a doctor. The job is a lifelong grind. If premed is not enjoyable, I would encourage your kids to find something that is.

The most secure job there is. You can make a 6-figure salary for the rest of your life once you become an attending.

Honest question - how many hours a week are they working? A friend’s DH works at a major medical center. He routinely leaves early in the morning and gets home hours after dinner. There is little admin help in his department (or any other department) so he spends hours on paperwork after his shift. They are trying to figure out a move for him in the next few years because their kids are finishing college and they want to have time together as an empty nester married couple.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:There are many wonderful things to do other than becoming a doctor. The job is a lifelong grind. If premed is not enjoyable, I would encourage your kids to find something that is.

The most secure job there is. You can make a 6-figure salary for the rest of your life once you become an attending.

The same kids should be able to do this in many other fields, especially one they enjoy.

Not sure what other fields you’re talking about. That’s not the case in tech or finance.

Smart kids have lots of options.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:There are many wonderful things to do other than becoming a doctor. The job is a lifelong grind. If premed is not enjoyable, I would encourage your kids to find something that is.

The most secure job there is. You can make a 6-figure salary for the rest of your life once you become an attending.

The same kids should be able to do this in many other fields, especially one they enjoy.

Not sure what other fields you’re talking about. That’s not the case in tech or finance.

Smart kids have lots of options.

None with the job security that medicine provides.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:There are many wonderful things to do other than becoming a doctor. The job is a lifelong grind. If premed is not enjoyable, I would encourage your kids to find something that is.

The most secure job there is. You can make a 6-figure salary for the rest of your life once you become an attending.

The same kids should be able to do this in many other fields, especially one they enjoy.

Not sure what other fields you’re talking about. That’s not the case in tech or finance.

Smart kids have lots of options.

None with the job security that medicine provides.

You are correct. It allows someone to do the same job for the rest of their life.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:There are many wonderful things to do other than becoming a doctor. The job is a lifelong grind. If premed is not enjoyable, I would encourage your kids to find something that is.

The most secure job there is. You can make a 6-figure salary for the rest of your life once you become an attending.

The same kids should be able to do this in many other fields, especially one they enjoy.

Not sure what other fields you’re talking about. That’s not the case in tech or finance.

Smart kids have lots of options.

None with the job security that medicine provides.

You are correct. It allows someone to do the same job for the rest of their life.

Which is a good thing.