Congrats to all … great stories. Love the 2nd Masters, @bookmouse! Time to focus on you again!
A teacher, future dentist and future doctor - this forum parents have cool kids!
@dentmom4 - I go to a dentist in houston whose son practiced with her. He got married, his wife started residency and so he moved with her to Alabama to do a masters. When he completes - he will be so specialized he probably wont be back with mom most likely per mom. Too bad.
@creekland - Oddly enough, I know two people who went to the joint BS/MD program at UR. One is still in Undergrad and the other took a gap year in medicine and finished this year and moving out to do residency.
@texaspg My guy wasn’t/isn’t part of their BS/MD program, but he has a fair number of professional friend/acquaintances at UR Med school. He’s happy to be joining them and glad to have gotten the opportunity.
@Creekland congrats to your son! Will he be in the MD/PhD program?
This is an exciting time! I remember 4 years ago when my son was getting ready to start med school. You’ll enjoy the White Coat ceremony. And you’ll be surprised by how fast the 4 years go.
Best wishes.
@creekland - I knew that. I don’t know if there is much difference between BS/MD vs someone carrying through to med school. I am told UR BS/MD students are not a group by themselves - not sure how far that is true.
@mom2collegekids - He is not currently in the MD/PhD program, but was told he can reapply for that after the first two years of med school if he wants to. Time will tell. We are definitely planning on going to the White Coat Ceremony - then rushing west (for the rest of us) to catch the Eclipse 3 days later!
@texaspg - Sorry about the misunderstanding. I encounter many folks IRL who naturally assume one does med school where they went to undergrad so I’ve explained that over the past 5 years… usually using BS/MD programs as my example for exceptions. Now I’m getting to counter with, “Well, some students actually stay at the same place even if they didn’t get a spot from high school.” I forget there’s more already understood info on this forum!
@Creekland
Well, best wishes to him either way it goes. After his first 2 years, he may decide that he just wants to do the last 2 years and move on to residency. I know that my son couldn’t wait to move on. Lol…he’ll still have to somewhat wait until PGY2 since his specialty, Diagnostic Radiology, requires an internship year. But at least now he’ll be earning some money. Ha!
You’re right that many people assume that students go to med school where they went to undergrad. Even here on CC, we’ll see kid make their undergrad app list and it’s almost obvious that they’re premed because all of their schools have a med school. I’ve even seen some think that they’ll after undergrad they’ll just “transfer into the med school.”
Congrats again. You’ll have some “relief” for a bit the first year, but then watch out.
Hello everyone!
It’s been a while and so nice to catch up on how everyone is doing.
My son ended up taking an extra year, he had some medical issues and some major changing issues. But he found his passion, and we found if not a cure, a way for the first time in 10 years to manage his chronic migraines. After travelling the country side to various neurologists, chiropractors and various medical specialties, we found a doctor literally in our backyard. He hasn’t had a migraine now in a month, which is longer than he’s gone in 10 years.
And he got a job as a software developer not too far from us in Northern Virginia. We all went apartment hunting. He’s really excited, he interned there last year and really enjoyed it. We’re actually all a bit shocked at how smoothly and well it all just lined out. It’s nice to see all the hard work and everything we did over the years to encourage him and move him through actually worked out. Now he’s off to be a big boy. I’m just glad he’s close enough we can visit and go out for dinner, etc. And in very typical fashion for him - I’m like c’mon, let’s go shopping!! You have literally nothing, and he’s saying, I’ll just go get what I need once I get there. It wouldn’t occur to him to “decorate” in the slightest.
That’s such good news about your son’s medical situation. Migraine can be very debilitating. D1 had migraines through out high school. She finally “outgrew” it when she went off to college. Congratulations on his new job and apartment. It must be very exciting for you all.
D2 is gearing up to apply to law school now. I was afraid by working at an US Attorney’s office would take the shine off becoming a lawyer for D2, but I think it affirmed her decision. She loves going to trials and has received few compliments from judges and attorneys for her materials. She thinks she wants to be a litigator.
Congrats to @eyemamomand her DS! And @oldfort, that is good news about your D’s decision to apply to law school. Good luck to her.
So been awhile for me as well. DD has returned from her Fulbright year and is moving to DC for a job in the international legal department of an advocacy NGO. Lets her use her Spanish and feeds her political interests along with a taste of what it means to practice law. She is considering law school in a few years. I am happy to have her back Stateside for awhile with reliable phone and internet connections and a much shorter trip to visit her.
Interesting to catch up. D had a great year teaching English in France, has been home for the summer, and will soon be heading to the UK for grad school. After staying in state for undergrad, she’s become very international. Like @bookmouse’s S, she’s going into the bioninformatics field.
Glad to see such a diverse group even after graduation from college - US Attorney’s office on the way to law school, Fulbright scholar to NGO advocacy, English teaching to French people followed by graduate school abroad… This is a cool bunch of kids.
Just checking back in. D is doing well in her 2nd year of teaching. This year she and her fellow teachers decided to “departmentalize” so she just teaches language arts all day.
She is also doing great in the self-care area and making sure to leave earlier than she did last year.
It’s a bit dusty in here!
Thanksgiving seems like a good time for a check-in. D finished her master’s in bioinformatics, then started into a funded PhD. Wishing she weren’t so far away but proud, of course, and looking forward to seeing her at Christmas.
D is in her second year of dental school. Looking forward to working more on patients next term. Her plan is to join my practice (and I will ease into retirement) after school and a one-year residency. I’m looking forward to her coming and my patients are so happy they don’t have to find another dentist.
She is busy planning her August 2019 wedding, but most of it is done. 2nd year of DS is the hardest so she gets things done when she has a little free time.
I thought I would check in as well. It has been a very long time. DS is in his third year of medical school, leaning toward child neurology.
My lad is doing extremely well in his second year of med school. It’s nice having him with us for Thanksgiving too. We just finished winning (as partners) a game of Rook. 
Hi, My son is still working as a Mech Eng for the start up company in Colorado he interned with right after graduation. Still loves it there. He has been there now over 2 years.
Ironically, he met another UR Mech Eng student at a party who graduated 2 years ahead of him. They basically mirrored each other’s education. Both did their study abroad in the same place and of course had the same instructors. They have become good friends. My son has also stayed close with his friends from college. He visits and travels with them. So life is good 