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Took this from an ROTC/MD at SDN

"Just in case anyone stumbles on this old quote and freaks out. I believe things have changed quite a bit or were never this way. Last year 50 applied for a med educational delay, and 45 received a med educational delay. 25 slots were allotted in total, but the Army takes slots from other educational delays that are not filled an allows more doctors to fill in the cracks. In the past few years, a good GPA and MCAT have been more than enough to qualify you for educational delays. My school understands the process pretty well. Last year we produced 4 of the 93 educational delays granted, which I assume is pretty atypical for a small ROTC unit."

I don't know what to make of it after your insights..

P.S. this was from late late 2011
 
How old was this?

What does he mean "Just in case anyone stumbles on this old quote and freaks out. I believe things have changed quite a bit or were never this way."

dlee96,

You have been given quite a bit of advice for everything from AROTC, to Marine Corps, advice on Med School and ED, from people that are current and have been there.

You seem to be very good at searching and finding information that fits what you want to do. You have layed out plans that have changed a lot over the year.

If the information you find fits your needs then pick something and stick with it and take your chances, just be prepared to have those plans change in the future if you decide to take a higher risk route. Things change quickly, I can tell you that for the graduating class of 2012 ED was not that easy to get and there weren't that many given out, definatly not 45 Med ED slots.

Sooner or later you will have to make a decision and stick with the course you choose.

I assume you are starting this fall as a senior in high school.
 
dlee96 said:
Took this from an ROTC/MD at SDN

"Just in case anyone stumbles on this old quote and freaks out. I believe things have changed quite a bit or were never this way. Last year 50 applied for a med educational delay, and 45 received a med educational delay. 25 slots were allotted in total, but the Army takes slots from other educational delays that are not filled an allows more doctors to fill in the cracks. In the past few years, a good GPA and MCAT have been more than enough to qualify you for educational delays. My school understands the process pretty well. Last year we produced 4 of the 93 educational delays granted, which I assume is pretty atypical for a small ROTC unit."

I don't know what to make of it after your insights..

P.S. this was from late late 2011
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2011 = pre draw down. Those stats don't look typical now (anecdotal).

You can:

- Serve your contract, get out, use your GI Bill or HPSP, come back in the military

- Serve, apply for USUHS when eligible

PLEASE apply for all available medical programs! Maybe you apply for USUHS and IPAP, but only get selected for IPAP. Your USUHS packet will look stronger next time as a PA.
 
Nothing wrong with choosing a high risk path as long as you know its high risk. Always, always, whatever the path, have alternate plans B, C, D, and E that can also get you to where you want to go with other approaches don't work out. Of course the best plans probably don't have high risk paths.
 
Man, it's crazy how much can change in a few short years. But anyways, @MabryPsyD what would the process be for applying to med school after service? I posted something before the quote..
 
dlee96 said:
Man, it's crazy how much can change in a few short years. But anyways, @MabryPsyD what would the process be for applying to med school after service? I posted something before the quote..
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I can give you a GENERAL overview, but I'm going to defer to SDN for the intricacies of applying to a civilian medical school. I can give you the details of a USUHS candidate.

Sometimes a four-year university will list a major as a pre-medical, pre-Dentistry, pre-Vet, etc. However those aren't really majors. They are actually a biology major with a specific emphasis on the courseload needed to apply to a specialized school. Usually around the end of the fall semester or beginning of the spring semester of your senior year, you would apply to your specific medical school. By that time you should have taken your MCATs and submitted your score and transcripts.

Browse the student doctor network for strategies for med school acceptance.
 
I don't know how well one could transfer from being in the service for four years, and then immediately handling a medical school curriculum of math and science. It seems tough to me, but that's just me.

Add me on SDN, OP: "BioBeaver"
 
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