Confused which school to select

MiamiDAP
Thu, 17 Mar 2016 18:51:49 +0000

Well, some have a plan B and others do not. These others focus more on the success of plan A than on failure. This focus may make a difference. I believe that it did for my D. I believe that the lack of plan B actually pushed her to work harder but it could be just her HS habits, I do not know at this point. What I am trying to say, that it is a very good idea to have a goal of an A in every single class. Pursuing the interests outside of medicine may eventually lead to plan B anyway. Most pre-meds around my D. were pursuing their personal interests, but all somehow got into medical schools. The interests were Art, Music, Spanish,…etc. My D. graduated with the Music minor, but she never ever mentioned that she is interested in career related to music. I do not think that she belongs there. D. said that she would do fine anywhere and choose to attend at in-state public where she felt more at home than at other places. She did not check any classes or anything related to academics, she felt that it would be up to her and not the place to get the most out of it. It worked out well for her and her friends, those who eventually applied. The average rate of initial pre-meds who eventually apply is about 15%. It may be lower at schools with the stricter pre-med committee. Out of those who apply about 42% will get accepted to at least one medical school. One thing that I forgot to mention before is a difference in pre-med committee. D. got lucky with hers, but frankly, we did not check it out. She was ready to apply early and committee was essential to that.