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Tuesday, September 20, 2011

A few Interesting Things

1) a doc i know told me he took the MCAT 4 times. scoring 19, 20, 24, and 28

2) another (different than #1) doc told me he applied to medical school 12 times. 12????? do they even allow that? granted that was a while back 20+ years

3) a VERY coveted fellowship in a top specialty was recently given to an acquaintance of mine. who also failed step I.

4) a doctor god that I know was actually fired from his first residency. he's now head of an ICU in an Ivy League hospital

Point being?

Almost anything is recoverable.

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10 comments:

  1. nikSeptember 20, 2011 at 9:14 PM

    holy. crap.

    thanks for this - really gives me perspective from the abyss which is MSII.

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  2. AllisonSeptember 21, 2011 at 9:41 AM

    same, but I'm speaking of an abyss called medical leave of absence. thanks!

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  3. ulyssesthedogSeptember 21, 2011 at 5:26 PM

    People can come back from a lot of stuff, true. But don't underestimate how HARD it is. My fiance interviews applicants at his EM residency program and he tosses the application aside if someone fails Step I. Barring extenuating circumstances, most decent programs do.

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  4. TKSeptember 23, 2011 at 8:49 AM

    Wow that is interesting.

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  5. FoodographerSeptember 23, 2011 at 4:10 PM

    so you did fail step1!

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  6. EllaSeptember 24, 2011 at 5:03 PM

    fail step I? what the hell does that have to do with this post? And no, i haven't taken it yet.

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  7. Dina FakhouriSeptember 28, 2011 at 10:01 PM

    seriously thank you for posting this. i just got my MCAT score back yesterday and got a 24 and was feeling crappy about myself.

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  8. AllyDecember 2, 2011 at 7:33 PM

    Stories of encouragement are ALWAYS appreciated, thanks for the share!!

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  9. AnonymousDecember 13, 2011 at 4:21 PM

    good god you have no idea how hopeful this makes me. i failed m preclin neuroscience class and have to remediate it.

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  10. AnonymousJuly 15, 2012 at 12:21 PM

    Love your blog Ella! Good luck in your final year! Needed a reminder about the possibility of recovery. Almost 5 years out of an Ivy League undergrad, 3 years since I officially delved into postbacc, and a 24 on the MCAT as of last year, I've been losing hope, but after this read I'm redoubling my effort!

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