Adam Blade
WWKC
woodchuck said:what are you going in to?
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woodchuck said:what are you going in to?
Neuroh3ro said:Gen or Ortho?
KingDizzi said:In my second year of dentistry at King's and absolutely hate it. Am seriously considering a move into engineering, I find dentistry tremendously boring, medicine I just wont do as I hate hospitals and there is not much left after that. I got AAAAa in chemistry, biology, psychology, physics and maths AS so I need to push up my maths to a level which I will do in Jan. Going to let this year go and hopefully the course picks up however at present this is something I cannot see myself doing for the remainder of my life, really hate that I was pushed into the medical side by my mum and am paying the price now. I'm 19 now so it's not too late for me to change however really need to think about this. Leaving a course after 3 (will have to apply next September as I still need to do maths) years does not sound like the brightest idea especially since the course is 5 years overall, at the end I will have a solid career and then can always change after however I will be 23 by then.
Anyone else made a career change after their initial degree? I literally don't know a single person who has done that so have very little advice to fall on, my sisters are telling me to finish the course, work for a year and take it from there which I guess is a smart choice.
Pterion said:Neuro
j_k_redtail said:So, how is everyone doing this cycle?
Emerson said:Seems like mostly doctors and med students in here but it does say other medical professionals in the OP so I thought I'd check in.
Third year PA student here. Duquesne University, 5 year program with 3 summers. Current courses are Anatomy I, Physiology I, Histology, Medical Science I, and a Professional Comm class.
Hang in there, man Some schools take awhile.Adam Blade said:Waiting for interviews...
woodchuck said:Anyone have some further advice for studying for Step 1? Just registered.
I'm planning to start in March for a June exam. Going to sign up for the Qbank and buy First Aid.
Anything else people recommend in terms of studying tips or organizing the material?
h3ro said:Questions, questions and more questions. Get used to test taking conditions, condition your self. It's like running a marathon, really. Make sure to take time off during the day to work out and relax. It'll keep you sharp.
Don't go too crazy with a dozens of review books. I used First Aid and did Qbanks.
You'll do find, just stick with it. Best of luck.
eggandI said:BTW, any pre-dents or d-school students up in here? Can't let the meds have all the fun.
Jirotrom said:Found this thread,
Will be starting dental school this coming August
Any Dental students or dentists in here?
what school do you go to?CurseoftheGods said:Year: DDS3
(Future or current) Specialty: None. Going to be a GP.
Random comment about dentistry: Dentists are the most anal people on the planet.
Not to mention that people see premeds as the scum of the earth!SRG01 said:I hate the term pre-med. It's not an accurate term and it's like you're assuming that you're gonna get into med school for sure.
You're either a med student or you aren't. There's no such thing as pre-med.
SRG01 said:I hate the term pre-med. It's not an accurate term and it's like you're assuming that you're gonna get into med school for sure.
You're either a med student or you aren't. There's no such thing as pre-med.
liposome said:In my program there is no guarantee--the PhD is done when its done. The administrators just urge you to finish on time by threatening to cut your funding. I don't know of anyone that has finished the PhD portion in 2 years, and I consider those that finish the PhD within 4 years pretty fast. I'll be here for about a total of 8 years, but there are a good number of people here that take >10 years total depending on their research.
there are US pre-med guaranteed admission programs too...most of them are 7 year programs (3 years undergrad, 4 years med school), that only require you to get a certain score on an mcat and a certain gpa. i think there's a couple 6 year programs too.Dooraven said:Not quite true, Some Universities in Australia have a system where you get a guaranteed spot in med but you have to pass your bachelor's first.
Eg. UQ: BSc/MBBS program - so long as you pass the BSc part of the program ie you maintain a GPA of 4 (Australia uses a 7 point system) you are guaranteed to get into med school.
bggrthnjsus said:there are US pre-med guaranteed admission programs too...most of them are 7 year programs (3 years undergrad, 4 years med school), that only require you to get a certain score on an mcat and a certain gpa. i think there's a couple 6 year programs too.
bggrthnjsus said:oh yea forgot to post in this thread that i matched in pathology at NYU so now i have to pack up and move from chicago, which i'm really excited about (except for the physical process of moving, which i hate)
step 1 isn't so bad, just take a lot of practice tests. i took it on june 1st 2 years ago, i didn't really get into studying until april. i did the usmle world and kaplan qbanks.punkypine said:MS2
Taking step 1 june 15. Terrified right now
i think i want to do interventional radiology, but i change my mind like weekly
congrats
bggrthnjsus said:oh yea forgot to post in this thread that i matched in pathology at NYU so now i have to pack up and move from chicago, which i'm really excited about (except for the physical process of moving, which i hate)
UICIAmtheFMan said:Congrats. Enjoy the rest of 4th year. Out of curiosity, which school do you go to?