Congratulations! I go to the University of Utah School of Medicine right now and I LOVE it. I’m very happy to answer any questions you have about the school if you have any. Good luck with the matriculation process!
Congratulations! These are one of my favorite types of videos to watch :) we are actually applying during the same cycle so maybe we will be colleagues in the future lol! I am lucky enough to have just gotten accepted to one of my top choices as well; it feels good to have all the hard work pay of. Best of luck to you and your family!
Congratulations! Such an amazing accomplishment!! Im working towards to become a PA one day. So, I hope to feel the same way when I get an acceptance when the time comes☺️
Welcome to the top 1%. You will have earned every penny for all the sacrifice you've made and will continue to make through your training. It's a long road but you've made it past the most difficult hurdle (which is simply getting into medical school). Work hard, play hard, and enjoy the ride
Congrats, my husband got in last year. Enjoy your journey. I really appreciate you for acknowledging your wife's sacrifices. Will you be considering other schools if you get accepted?
Thank you so much! It is certainly a team effort in terms of sacrifice. Yes, I'm still waiting to hear back from several schools, some of which don't send out decisions until March.
I am so happy for you!!! I just found out about your channel, i would like to make a collab with you some day. Im in the medical field too, not a doctor but in another branch, let me know if your wife al right with it. And let me know.
This depends on a few factors. If you WANT to go straight through and you are able to, then I don't think you should take a gap year. If you enjoy the process and are happy throughout it, then such a long/distinct break probably isn't necessary. But if you think you'd benefit more from time off to explore other interests, strengthen your application, or just have a break, then absolutely do that. That said, I took time off (in the middle of undergrad, not the end) and lived in Europe, which I think was a really valuable experience. If you do decide to take a gap year, then be 110% ready to discuss that with admissions committees and have a solid rationale for why it made you a better person. I've ran into a few adcoms who were very curious about it.
Thanks for watching! Yes, I just uploaded a video about common mistakes to avoid when studying, one of them being the need to balance your studying with other things in life. I wish you the best of luck!
Disagree with your advice at the end about because if you care more about your career then that is where you will spend the most time and will be the biggest goal in your life and not your family. You will likely work more than spending time with your family as a doctor.
You're right - the value family has for me is not universal, and I was speaking as though it was. Those who value their career more than other pursuits should definitely prioritize it and spend more time on it. These proclivities depend on personal circumstances and goals, so a more nuanced view (i.e., everyone should put time towards the things they care about) would have been more helpful. In any case, how much doctors should work-educationally and socially-is an interesting question: www.cleveland.com/healthfit/2011/08/new_doctors_have_shorter_hours.html
@@Medpostbacc Yeah they take about 90% in-state. I actually only applied to texas tech, which I did because of their emphasis on underserved communities, solid (4-year!) MD/MBA program, engaging faculty, and incredibly low cost of attendance. It's a great school!
