<p>I know someone who just started residency in Mass General and rented a studio apartment nearby at $2700/mo. He is supposedly slumming compared to his med school apartment in Chicago on 43rd floor at 2100.</p>
<p>mcat2. I was kidding. I have never actually added up her cost of living. I just know it is substantially higher than what her school estimates. We will spend a lot more than $50k through her med school years. That was always part of the overall “plan”.</p>
<p>"400- 500 sq ft apts rent for $2100 in “safe” neighborhoods, not luxury neighborhoods. "
-We are paying $815 for about 500 sq ft studio, which is close to Med. School, so that D. can walk most of the days. They have shuttle to school, but only in a morning and only in a winter. Anyway, she is in “cheap” city and very roughly estimated cost is about $75k / year (tuition and everything else). She eats at home, frequently there is no time to go out. But she still is going out a lot. They do not have choice of grocery stores close by, the one that she shops is on expansive side.
So, I imagine that her salary during residency will be barely enough to live on, as after taxes it will be roughly $30k / year. We have no idea where she might end up being, the location might be more expansive.</p>
<p>Well, today is the first day of ENT surgery, a real possibility down the line. I hope she has a good one! Her surgery “mentor” stays the same throughout the rotation and she has a great one that she gets along with very well. Hopefully that will keep things running smoothly. Her resident for the second time in a row is a female. Apparently there are females who do surgery. Who knew? ;)</p>
<p>are you referring to this riddle Curm?</p>
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<p>Good luck to your D., Curm! Let us know how she likes ENT. D. said that ENT is one of most selective.</p>
<p>“One of the most selective”.Yup. That would be her. lol</p>
<p>^Your crazy D! Doesn’t she know the sleeping patients are the most boring anyway?! :p</p>
<p>don’t know for sure, but I think she might prefer patients that can’t speak or otheriwse communicate while she is treating them. Again. Don’t know but…</p>
<p>Ha. It’s funny how we seem to be polar opposites (and my younger sister, who shares a name with your D, is also my polar opposite)! Sounds like an exciting time for her. I’m just happy to maybe kinda sorta if I squint see a light in the end of the preclinical tunnel. Maybe.</p>
<p>I am confused by the texts I receive from my daughter every other Monday (exam day.) The following is today’s, but it is usually a variation of this one.</p>
<p>“I either just did really well or really poorly on my quizzes. We shall see.”</p>
<p>How does she not know? :rolleyes:</p>
<p>Class curve?</p>
<p>"don’t know for sure, but I think she might prefer patients that can’t speak "
-must be one of the reasons why mine said NO to surgery. She loves talking to them, their stories stay with her, she is very impressed with people and learn from them all the time. Maybe she will write a book, when she has time? Always enjoyed writing, much more than reading actually. Kristin might be in the same boat, right?</p>
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<p>I would think that this (hopefully occasional) uncertainty is one of the bigger stressors. In their past lives these students walked out of most of their tests knowing that they had done well. </p>
<p>D enjoyed her surgical rotation and they seemed to think that she had the right stuff for it but for some of the reasons listed above she has no plans to go into general surgery. She is seriously thinking about going into an Ob-Gyn sub-specialty where she will still get to “cut”. She wants to have some sort of extended relationship with her patients. Women’s health has always been a focus.</p>
<p>As I know y’all understood, I am putting words in my D’s mouth and engaging in hyperbole. 
Still, there is some truth in the exaggeration.</p>
<p>^^ Of course. ^^</p>
<p>My kid called and ENT rotation is not really set up to her liking. Too many students. Not enough personal action. She’d rather be the only student there and get all the opps. </p>
<p>Maybe it will get a little better. She says the procedures are interesting .</p>
<p>Med students don’t get to do much in ENT and Pediatric surgery rotations which makes them less desirable. These rotations are dominated by the senior residents and Fellows because there are so few programs nationally in each area.</p>
<p>Med students end up mostly observing or doing scut work because the seniors and fellows want/need the procedures.</p>
<p>Well, that explains a lot. Thanks.</p>
<p>Also GA mom, medicine is a topic where one minor fact can change the answer drastically. Ive had many questions where I say to myself “is X a sign of Y? If so, the answer is definitely A but if not it is definitely B.” If that happens repeatedly on a quiz you can easily swing between “very well” or “very bad” depending on how often you’re right about X and Y.</p>