What If, What If, What If I?

What if I didn't get into med school? Well children, questions need answers, and I'll do just that.

Thanks to the AAMC and their MCAT email list, I've gotten recruiting emails from various schools. If I hadn't gotten into an allopathic (M.D. granting) medical school, I would've been a reasonably competitive applicant for osteopathic (D.O. granting) medical schools. DOs are still physicians in the same regard as MDs with a little more emphasis on holistic medicine. Emails from osteopathic schools are expected and not such a bad thing. I've also gotten emails from podiatric schools. Now, I don't have anything against podiatrists and I'm glad they're out there, because dealing with feet and the lower extremities is just not my thing. Don't want to have to wake up to that every day. Emails from those two schools - nothing to be ashamed of. You're still working with people and helping them out. However, the slap(s) to the face came when I got emails from veterinary schools. Veterinary schools associated with universities who have med schools.

Pretty much what the vet meds are getting it is the following. Oh, hello there Mr. Illinaisa. I see you've taken the MCAT. While you're not cool enough to be solicited for our med school, we'd like to make you aware of our vet school. Eh, eh? Hint hint... Don't be a doctor.

Now I'm not actually pissed, I just think that med schools should show as much love as the vet meds do. Maybe I'll show everyone up and work with animals' feet. Maybe not. Either way, no disrespect to any of the aforementioned professions.