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It should give you an idea about how much computer time you will have . . . our site has not been updated since 1999.
Although your best bet is still good MCAT scores and a solid GPA.
This matters far less than people realize. The simple facts are that the vast majority of applicants have GPAs and MCAT scores clumped together. The outliers on either end are elite applicants versus "need some exceptional talent to stay in the running". But even noncompetitive MCATS (less than 32) and GPAs (less than 3.4) get into school. The numbers will get your foot in the door but it will not gain you admission ANYWHERE. It is the rest of the application that helps admissions committees determine the difference between your 3.8/32 versus someone else's 3.4/36. Virtually every school loves research but the clearest indication that you are a good prospect is participation in an activity over a long period of time. Passion and commitment can come across in an application, personal statement, and definitely in an interview but you will never see it as a score or grade.
I've known hundreds of physicians & you-all as a group need to pay attention to your retirement. I can count on 1 hand the # of physicians I know/have known that bothered to paln to retire, and the number of phsyicians that HAVE to work into their 70's till they can retire is frightning.
As always the most knowledgeable person is a nurse . . . for those on the way up you will see what I mean. The evil trap is that unless you are independently wealthy you are basically poor for four years of medical school and then working poor for 3-8 years of training. Then poof you leave residency for a job that pays 3-10 times more plus signing bonus. And no one talks about there being an end to the rainbow. Now radiologists, anesthesiologists, and any other nontactile purely cognitive medical discipline can easily practice into 60s and 70s (assuming you lay off the alcohol and other drugs). One of the most skilled surgeons I know is a gynecological oncologist that just turned 60.
As for fretting about the future . . . I think the US natives will benefit from changes in State Department rules. It will become more difficult for people who attend non-US medical schools to find residency positions, particularly if they are not US residents. I know a lot of residency programs have been scrambling more at the end of Match to fill all their spots. Even surgery positions go unfilled. Unfortunately, for those of you still in ugrad by the time you come along it is likely that there will be a reduction in the total number of residency positions available in the US as the government cuts back on funding to teaching hospitals.
It should give you an idea about how much computer time you will have . . . our site has not been updated since 1999.
Although your best bet is still good MCAT scores and a solid GPA.
This matters far less than people realize. The simple facts are that the vast majority of applicants have GPAs and MCAT scores clumped together. The outliers on either end are elite applicants versus "need some exceptional talent to stay in the running". But even noncompetitive MCATS (less than 32) and GPAs (less than 3.4) get into school. The numbers will get your foot in the door but it will not gain you admission ANYWHERE. It is the rest of the application that helps admissions committees determine the difference between your 3.8/32 versus someone else's 3.4/36. Virtually every school loves research but the clearest indication that you are a good prospect is participation in an activity over a long period of time. Passion and commitment can come across in an application, personal statement, and definitely in an interview but you will never see it as a score or grade.
I've known hundreds of physicians & you-all as a group need to pay attention to your retirement. I can count on 1 hand the # of physicians I know/have known that bothered to paln to retire, and the number of phsyicians that HAVE to work into their 70's till they can retire is frightning.
As always the most knowledgeable person is a nurse . . . for those on the way up you will see what I mean. The evil trap is that unless you are independently wealthy you are basically poor for four years of medical school and then working poor for 3-8 years of training. Then poof you leave residency for a job that pays 3-10 times more plus signing bonus. And no one talks about there being an end to the rainbow. Now radiologists, anesthesiologists, and any other nontactile purely cognitive medical discipline can easily practice into 60s and 70s (assuming you lay off the alcohol and other drugs). One of the most skilled surgeons I know is a gynecological oncologist that just turned 60.
As for fretting about the future . . . I think the US natives will benefit from changes in State Department rules. It will become more difficult for people who attend non-US medical schools to find residency positions, particularly if they are not US residents. I know a lot of residency programs have been scrambling more at the end of Match to fill all their spots. Even surgery positions go unfilled. Unfortunately, for those of you still in ugrad by the time you come along it is likely that there will be a reduction in the total number of residency positions available in the US as the government cuts back on funding to teaching hospitals.
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