thehockeykid Posted March 30, 2011 Report Share Posted March 30, 2011 With hearing all these stories of how 1/10 pre med student gets into medicine where do they go after? The only place I can think of a premed that would be to a foreign medical school cause usually premed students at least the ones I know wont settle for being a lab technician or what ever else there is out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehumanmacbook Posted March 30, 2011 Report Share Posted March 30, 2011 With hearing all these stories of how 1/10 pre med student gets into medicine where do they go after? The only place I can think of a premed that would be to a foreign medical school cause usually premed students at least the ones I know wont settle for being a lab technician or what ever else there is out there. 1) Work, try again 2) Masters Degree, try again 3) PHd, if still interested try again 4) none of the above, straight to IMG 5) Other occupation (dentistry, optometry, vet, nursing, osteopathic, etc) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treejuice1 Posted March 30, 2011 Report Share Posted March 30, 2011 A surprisingly common back-up plan I hear of is applying to law school Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gb35 Posted March 30, 2011 Report Share Posted March 30, 2011 I honestly probably would've done an MSc, tried again, and then maybe an MBA. I don't think I'd have had the stones to go abroad for med. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatonekid Posted March 30, 2011 Report Share Posted March 30, 2011 Become high school science teachers and live vicariously through others.I actually met a high school science teacher at an interview this year. They said the job just made them want to get into med school even more. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarathonRunner Posted March 30, 2011 Report Share Posted March 30, 2011 I don't think many would go for vet, honestly, unless they already had a lot of varied volunteer experiences with animals, and had already worked with at least two vets that could give reference letters. Otherwise, it would take a lot of time to get the necessary experience and references. On the other hand, I know lots of people who pick physical therapy, occupational therapy, or speech-language pathology as back-ups to medicine. A few pick nursing, dietetics, or pharmacy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apache Posted March 30, 2011 Report Share Posted March 30, 2011 9/10 of those pre-meds will have no interest in medicine by the time they get into their last semester of fourth year. getting a 3.9 and doing all the **** you have to do to get into med sucks, and most people realize that they don't want to be doing this their whole life physiotherapy, occupational therapy, pharmacy, law, business after degree, optometry, teaching, dentistry, counselling, clinical genetics, nursing after degree, social work, professor. With hearing all these stories of how 1/10 pre med student gets into medicine where do they go after? The only place I can think of a premed that would be to a foreign medical school cause usually premed students at least the ones I know wont settle for being a lab technician or what ever else there is out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apache Posted March 30, 2011 Report Share Posted March 30, 2011 my high school science teacher is a 2nd year resident at my university, lol I actually met a high school science teacher at an interview this year. They said the job just made them want to get into med school even more. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
<abstract> Posted March 30, 2011 Report Share Posted March 30, 2011 don't forget engineering! That's my back-up. -4th year undergrad engineering -> apply first time ->if rejected ->gap year (improve ec's) -> apply again (also apply for masters program) -> if rejected | V -2 year master in chem. or biochem. eng -> then apply again -> if rejected | V give up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shikimate Posted March 31, 2011 Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 No doubt DO in US. I really like some aspects of their preventative and holistic philosophy (courtesy of info provided by Mashmetoo). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceci Posted April 7, 2011 Report Share Posted April 7, 2011 If you don't get in the first time, try again. Go over your application and see what it is your lacking, maybe it is a low GPA, maybe your MCAT scores need to behigher, but whatever it is, try again, don't give up... do everything as human possible to become an MD if that's really what you want.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markov79 Posted April 7, 2011 Report Share Posted April 7, 2011 A surprisingly common back-up plan I hear of is applying to law school +1 10 char Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinbird24 Posted April 7, 2011 Report Share Posted April 7, 2011 I don't really have a back up plan, at least not yet. I just don't see myself doing anything else, I will just keep trying until I become a doctor. I found this on another (USA) medical forum, it has a really nice flow chart I think you guys should look at: http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=697459 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest copacetic Posted April 7, 2011 Report Share Posted April 7, 2011 1) Work, try again2) Masters Degree, try again 3) PHd, if still interested try again 4) none of the above, straight to IMG 5) Other occupation (dentistry, optometry, vet, nursing, osteopathic, etc) 6) go to the states, (not considered IMG) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedDream Posted April 8, 2011 Report Share Posted April 8, 2011 Become high school science teachers and live vicariously through others. My high school bio teacher was one of those people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notjk Posted April 8, 2011 Report Share Posted April 8, 2011 I don't really have a back up plan, at least not yet. I just don't see myself doing anything else, I will just keep trying until I become a doctor. I found this on another (USA) medical forum, it has a really nice flow chart I think you guys should look at: http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=697459 the links in one of the pre-med stickies while back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinbird24 Posted April 8, 2011 Report Share Posted April 8, 2011 the links in one of the pre-med stickies while back Oh wow I didn't even see that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatonekid Posted April 8, 2011 Report Share Posted April 8, 2011 Oh wow I didn't even see that Someone who used to post on pm101 created that flowchart. They also have an interesting blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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