Hi,
I am a first year Osteopathic student and am thinking about transferring to an Allopathic School. I would like to transfer for several reasons:
1. I am dissatisfied with the school. For instance, the school would purposely drop questions on an exam in order to help students pass. I think this is unfair since some students use up lots of their time to study and some go out and party and drink on weekends. Those students who study hard are the only ones deserving to pass and do well.
2. I feel that I would be at a disadvantage when competing for residency postions, especially since I would like to ultimately work and practice in California.
3. I feel as though my school is pushing the students towards primary care and I am interested in specializing.
What should I do to transfer, if it’s possible?
I am in good academic standing, but since my school does not rank, I don’t know where I stand. My school also gives letter grades and my GPA so far is 3.8 (this includes Biochemistry, Immunology, Microbiology, Genetics and Embryology, some Anatomy, some Physiology, and other classes that are part of our curriculum) I say some because we have a block schedule and we have Anatomy and Physiology in every block.
Thank you.
