Recent content by Obnoxious Dad

Your parents probably think you will be the second coming of Harvey Cushing. They just might be a tad biased. There's a reason that you only got in off the waitlist. It probably has to do with how your MCAT/GPA, even though they are probably great in absolute terms, compared with the rest of the...

Your best choice is Iowa. The competition won't be as stiff. Iowa will be $50,000 per year cheaper. You'll have a lot more fun in Iowa City than you'd have in St. Louis. Vanderbilt and Wash U have average SAT scores above 1,500 while Iowa's is under 1,300. You may think you are a hot shot now...

Sorry, this tax information is incorrect. The Minnesota/Wisconsin tax reciprocity tax deal ended in 2010. As a result, if you live in Wisconsin and work in Minnesota, you will pay tax to Minnesota on your Minnesota wages and you will be ostensibly taxed on those wages by Wisconsin as well...

Some medical schools get over 10,000 applications. Med schools don't have the time or inclination to paw over every applicant's transcript. Take the basic algebra class and get an A. You need a bucket full of A's. That class will get you started. You should also know that most medical schools...

As much as I loathe non-compete agreements and support the substance of the FTC's decision, after a little research I am now pessimistic that this decision will withstand legal challenges. It boils down to the "Major Questions Doctrine". The people challenging the decision will argue that...

I read your post. Your "employer's side" is the usual song and dance that's been used to justify non-compete clauses in every field.

The basic legal question here is whether the Federal Trade Commission has the authority to promulgate a rule of this magnitude. I can't recall an instance when the FTC invalidated a longstanding and widespread employment practice. I hope the FTC has that authority. Non-compete agreements drive...

The thing to like about LECOM is relatively low indebtedness and the absence of pressure in the future to practice in a specialty and place you hate. Yes, they run the place like a Catholic school in the 1950s. So what? It isn't as tough as the US Marine Corps. If you really want to help...

I know a fellow who was the president of a university when my kid was applying to medical school. My kid's stats were competitive with the matriculants at his medical school. My wife had worked with his wife. He and I both love golf, college basketball and reading history. We still exchange...

If you want another great resource about residency slots look at the ACGME Data Resource Book https://www.acgme.org/about/publications-and-resources/graduate-medical-education-data-resource-book/ I haven't looked at the NRMP data recently, but I would doubt that the NRMP publication addresses...

I would recommend taking a Constitutional Law or Business Law class. You would want classes that require you to read court opinions and extract the key principles in those opinions. Constitutional law classes are generally offered by political science departments and business law classes are...

Yep, New York is not a great place to call home if you want to go to medical school. The New York state owned med schools have classes that are 75% home grown, but the number of state owned seats is small relative to the state's population. You can see that your MCAT score is higher than the...

Where do you live? Which state is your state of residence? Where do you file state income tax returns? Whenever I see threads like this, I wonder about the OP's state of residence. The probability of getting accepted to medical school depends significantly on the applicant's state of...

You are an Illinois resident. Why didn't you apply to Southern Illinois? SIU only accepts Illinois residents.

In general, patients have no clue about MCAT scores and the varying rigor of colleges. However, they want the right answer more than anything else. I had a law school classmate who had low back pain and was shuttled from doctor to doctor without an accurate diagnosis. He eventually diagnosed his...