Getting into Medical School, aka Holy of Holies (the F-1 version)

My adventures as an international student trying to get into a US medical school as a prestigious MSI student!

: Name: ABBEY; Location: East Coast, United States

I am a 22 yr old Foreign lady trying to get into an American med school. The journey has been "rough" to say the least. So join the band wagon and let's see if they think I'm good enough to become a doctor. I hope my story encourages someone, maybe you. Not necessarily to become a doctor, but just to follow your dream. Leave your comments as you read...I thrive on feedback. And if this is your first time here, catch up on what you missed, cus every post IS important...well almost all. So forget that board meeting(at your own risk) or skip that class (again at your own risk) and lose yourself in my archives. REMEMBER: "If it aint ROUGH, it aint RIGHT" - Richard Hamilton, Detroit Pistons Guard

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Number of...

Pri Apps Submitted - 24

Sec Apps Submitted - 19

Interview Offers - 8

Interviews Attended - 6

Rejections w/o interview - 6

Waitlists - 4 :o

Acceptances - 2 :)

...and counting

Running Cost:

$5,893

(give or take an overpriced airport sandwich!) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

"What the best may have, above all, is a capacity to learn and change-and do so faster than everyone else"

Atul Gawande, Better ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Miu Corp

MCAT

KYDU

A Good Turn ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Useful Links:

Med School Rankings

Student Doctor Network

Applicant Profiles

Specialties, Pay, etc

SocialMD

Graduated? Not Exactly in shape for Med Sch??

Do they take Internationals? And more ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Etomi's

New Yorker in Africa's

Overwhelmed's ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Thursday, September 21, 2006

BREAKING NEWS!!!!

Can I get an AMEN? A Hallelujah? A thank-you JESUS?...

Just checked my email, I have an interview(in the midwest) in a month or so. The school did not even ask for a secondary application or a letter of recommendation!

AMEN! HALLELUJAH!! THANK YOU JESUS!!!

Ok back to work, gotta stay calm so I don't screw something up again!

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11 Comments:

Anonymous said...: Yay!!! Congrats... the beginning of many great things to come; September 21, 2006 1:57 PM
ABBEY said...: thanks oh...and a big amen to that!; September 21, 2006 9:32 PM
Anonymous said...: congrats and good luck; September 22, 2006 12:16 AM
ABBEY said...: thanks ogizzle, haven't heard from you in a min. how's being a second yr med student going? keep ur head up girl!; September 22, 2006 9:22 AM
ABBEY said...: thanks sista. keep doing your thing. are you trying to do medicine in the states?; September 23, 2006 4:26 AM
Anonymous said...: AMEN! HALLELUJAH!! THANK YOU JESUS!!!!!!!

Congrats, Remember to be urself; September 24, 2006 4:50 PM
ABBEY said...: yes Uncle Oworu, i'll remember; September 24, 2006 4:55 PM
Cherub (former Bijouxoxo) said...: Thank God o. I've screamed 7 Halleluja's already. All the best with the interview.; September 24, 2006 11:23 PM
ABBEY said...: thanks sweerie...; September 24, 2006 11:43 PM
Anonymous said...: PRAISE THE LORD AND thank you Jesus. Congratulations on Many more to come. God is Worthy!
someone's aunt.; September 25, 2006 9:11 AM
ABBEY said...: thanks for the support auntie!; September 25, 2006 2:56 PM

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Thursday, September 21, 2006

BREAKING NEWS!!!!

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