I also want to remind you that until you shadow and speak with physicians, you will not know if it is the right path for you.
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Or until you see how much of a physicianâs time is spent elbow deep in body fluidsâŠeven in specialties where theoretically there isnât much body contact.
My friend is a psychiatrist on staff at a teaching hospital. He notes that the new residents are SHOCKED the first few times a psychotic patient flings feces or a drug withdrawal patient vomits all over their doc while trying to take a medical history.
Human bodyâŠruns on fluids.
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Agreed. Direct patient caregiving > shadowing and/or research for deciding/âknowingâ one wants to be a physician. High schoolers can get involved in direct patient care by volunteering in a hospital, community health center, assisted living center, hospice, etc. They can also work as an asst CNA or EMT assistant (age varies by state). Relatively few docs let high schoolers shadow at this point, many donât even let college students shadow.
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Have you looked at the requirements for these programs?
You will 100% get into UCONN (in our public high school, several students got into UCONN, and didnât get into UMass-Amherst!).
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Iâd maybe add in Brandeis, Northeastern, U of Maryland, NYU, Syracuse, and Carnegie Mellon.
While these are fine schools, I would put more emphasis on lower cost targets and safeties. The original list has a lot of reaches/high cost schools. Just my opinion.
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It goes back to - does money matter ?
OP says no but then letâs see the offers.
So if it does - and thatâs a yes, based on what they say, I agree.
Instead of an SU, maybe an Ithaca as an example.
But then are you gonna choose Ithaca over UMASS?
Why OP needs a budget and then to build a list based on that.
Building a list for pedigree alone is silly.
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This student is applying to the BS MD program at UConnâŠand that is a high reach.
For a regular admission to UConn, yes. For BS MDâŠnot likely.
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Bs/MD at U Conn is super competitive and super prestigious in New England. Do not allow the overall stats for U Conn ( which includes elementary ed majors, communications majors etc. who typically have lower stats than the physics and philosophy majors)take your eye off the ball. Exactly one kid from my town has been accepted to the BS/MD at U Conn in the last ten years. Turned down Chicago, JHU and U Penn. Thatâs the kind of academics they admitâŠalong with a ton of community service, working with disadvantaged populations and teachers who write " this is the strongest student I have ever taught"
Take your shot but know the oddsâŠ
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Iâm just applying to see if I can get in. I spoke to my parents and they said money isnât an issue and to just go wherever I think is best, but I just donât feel right making my parents pay a lot for a college if it isnât really worth it. The reason Iâm applying to a bunch of reaches is because as long as I have a few safeties and matches as a backup, if I can get into at least one of them then Iâd end up going there.
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