orthomodel
05-12-2006, 07:29 PM
Hi everyone,
I’ve actually been perusing this site for a few months. I’ve decided to throw my own dilemma out there.
I got accepted to Ross 2 months ago for the May 06 semester. I decided to defer my enrollment because my dad was not going to be able to supplement my Stafford loans in time and I’m not really in a good position financially to take out private loans on my own. I didn’t want to wait until Jan 07 but I got deferred until then anyway as the fall 06 class is was too full for deferments.
So I decided that if I was gonna have to wait 8 months to start school, I might as well apply to a few US schools again since I sent my applications in right at the deadline this year for all the schools I applied to which is obviously too late to have a good shot at acceptance. I graduated in ‘01 with a ** in math and a 3.5 gpa and I took all my prereqs and also took biochem and anatomy (I wanted to get used to working on a cadaver). I also worked in a hospital for a year and have some life experience since I’ve been out of school for a few years. I took the MCAT a few times and got a 22 which was frustrating because while my VR went from a 5 to a 9, my ** and PS went from 8 to 5 and 6 respectively. I guess I was too concerned with reading freakin passages than I was with organic reactions. *sigh* Sorry to go off topic, but I really hate that test.
I know ya’ll are probably like “how does she think she can get into a US school with those scores?” Well there are a few schools in Puerto Rico that I might be qualified for and I do speak some Spanish. So I was going to take some Spanish classes during the summer and fall and apply to the med schools in June in PR and a few state schools that I didn’t apply to before and maybe some others. I figured that since I was applying so early I would hear back before it was time to go to Ross. And I would also have more time to fix my finances in case my Dad flaked out on me again.
Well that was the plan until yesterday when I got an email saying that I could start in the Fall if I wanted.
So should I go to Ross this fall? I’m only considering it because I’m not getting any younger and part of me doesn’t want wait, or worse regret deferring my admission to apply to schools that I might not get into. But on the other hand I could use the time to cover my behind financially since my Dad is on his own time frame and he’ll probably send my school check late no matter what semester I start. And I was really excited about going to Ross a few months ago, but now I guess I’m starting to get a little nervous about all the obstacles that lie ahead (Rely On Self Study, huge classes, island life, may or may not get clinicals I want in a timely manner, no home base to get support from, etc.). So if I have any chance at all to get into a US school I want to take it. And if I do get into one that frees up a spot for someone else to go to Ross. And please, “do a search” ain’t gonna work this time (and now that I’ve just said that someone will undoubtedly tell me to do that); I already did one and came up with nada. So that’s my deal. Discuss.
Oh and yes as the name suggests I am interested in ortho and yes I do know how hard it is to get into, which makes deciding what to do all the more frustrating. And I’m sorry but I don’t subscribe to that whole “Your MCAT predicts your USMLE score” business. I plan on busting my **** and that’s all there is to it. The MCAT exposed my weaknesses and I’m not one to keep making the same mistakes. Sorry, I’ll get off my soapbox now. Discuss. Ha!
(I just previewed this post and its hella long, if you got this far, thanks for reading!)
I’ve actually been perusing this site for a few months. I’ve decided to throw my own dilemma out there.
I got accepted to Ross 2 months ago for the May 06 semester. I decided to defer my enrollment because my dad was not going to be able to supplement my Stafford loans in time and I’m not really in a good position financially to take out private loans on my own. I didn’t want to wait until Jan 07 but I got deferred until then anyway as the fall 06 class is was too full for deferments.
So I decided that if I was gonna have to wait 8 months to start school, I might as well apply to a few US schools again since I sent my applications in right at the deadline this year for all the schools I applied to which is obviously too late to have a good shot at acceptance. I graduated in ‘01 with a ** in math and a 3.5 gpa and I took all my prereqs and also took biochem and anatomy (I wanted to get used to working on a cadaver). I also worked in a hospital for a year and have some life experience since I’ve been out of school for a few years. I took the MCAT a few times and got a 22 which was frustrating because while my VR went from a 5 to a 9, my ** and PS went from 8 to 5 and 6 respectively. I guess I was too concerned with reading freakin passages than I was with organic reactions. *sigh* Sorry to go off topic, but I really hate that test.
I know ya’ll are probably like “how does she think she can get into a US school with those scores?” Well there are a few schools in Puerto Rico that I might be qualified for and I do speak some Spanish. So I was going to take some Spanish classes during the summer and fall and apply to the med schools in June in PR and a few state schools that I didn’t apply to before and maybe some others. I figured that since I was applying so early I would hear back before it was time to go to Ross. And I would also have more time to fix my finances in case my Dad flaked out on me again.
Well that was the plan until yesterday when I got an email saying that I could start in the Fall if I wanted.
So should I go to Ross this fall? I’m only considering it because I’m not getting any younger and part of me doesn’t want wait, or worse regret deferring my admission to apply to schools that I might not get into. But on the other hand I could use the time to cover my behind financially since my Dad is on his own time frame and he’ll probably send my school check late no matter what semester I start. And I was really excited about going to Ross a few months ago, but now I guess I’m starting to get a little nervous about all the obstacles that lie ahead (Rely On Self Study, huge classes, island life, may or may not get clinicals I want in a timely manner, no home base to get support from, etc.). So if I have any chance at all to get into a US school I want to take it. And if I do get into one that frees up a spot for someone else to go to Ross. And please, “do a search” ain’t gonna work this time (and now that I’ve just said that someone will undoubtedly tell me to do that); I already did one and came up with nada. So that’s my deal. Discuss.
Oh and yes as the name suggests I am interested in ortho and yes I do know how hard it is to get into, which makes deciding what to do all the more frustrating. And I’m sorry but I don’t subscribe to that whole “Your MCAT predicts your USMLE score” business. I plan on busting my **** and that’s all there is to it. The MCAT exposed my weaknesses and I’m not one to keep making the same mistakes. Sorry, I’ll get off my soapbox now. Discuss. Ha!
(I just previewed this post and its hella long, if you got this far, thanks for reading!)