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Podiatry is my plan C......and I'm wondering if it should even be a plan at all. Hear me out..
I'm not saying this to take anything away from podiatrists, nor do I think the field of podiatry is any less difficult than other fields of medicine.
I want to go to medical school, because at the moment, I'm leaning towards emergency medicine/possibly ortho. Of course, I'm realistic and know wanting to do ortho and actually doing ortho are very far apart due to the competition for ortho residencies. Of course, the above could change once I actually start classes/rotations.
The problem is, I'm not sure if my stats are going to be good enough. I'm a non-trad, 7 years since graduation. My cGPA is a 3.1 (huge upward trend - last 120 hours 3.5). My sGPA is a 3.7. My post-bacc is a 4.0. My MCAT "should" be in the 28-32 range when I take it in June. I've got a killer EC as well.
My plan A is MD, plan B is DO, and as it stands now, plan C is podiatry. Should someone in my position not consider podiatry? For all of you currently practicing podiatrists, did you have a burning desire to practice podiatry and podiatry only? Or did you simply want to get into the medical and/or surgical field and opted for podiatry because of circumstances and if so, are you happy with your decision? Thanks much.
I'm not saying this to take anything away from podiatrists, nor do I think the field of podiatry is any less difficult than other fields of medicine.
I want to go to medical school, because at the moment, I'm leaning towards emergency medicine/possibly ortho. Of course, I'm realistic and know wanting to do ortho and actually doing ortho are very far apart due to the competition for ortho residencies. Of course, the above could change once I actually start classes/rotations.
The problem is, I'm not sure if my stats are going to be good enough. I'm a non-trad, 7 years since graduation. My cGPA is a 3.1 (huge upward trend - last 120 hours 3.5). My sGPA is a 3.7. My post-bacc is a 4.0. My MCAT "should" be in the 28-32 range when I take it in June. I've got a killer EC as well.
My plan A is MD, plan B is DO, and as it stands now, plan C is podiatry. Should someone in my position not consider podiatry? For all of you currently practicing podiatrists, did you have a burning desire to practice podiatry and podiatry only? Or did you simply want to get into the medical and/or surgical field and opted for podiatry because of circumstances and if so, are you happy with your decision? Thanks much.