Originally posted by yob_yeknom
Can you imaging parking a jacked up, supercharged Explorer amongst all the other doctors' BMWs and Mercedes? 
Believe me when I say that there are very few medical students, residents, and fellows with BMWs or Mercedes. They pay you nothing and work you like a dog. It's only after you pay off that $100,000+ in loans that you can begin to think of a car like that.
Anyhow, congrats Alec. A few tips. Make sure you take at least one day a week to party/take it easy. If you don't med school an kill you. There was a story floating around the hospitals a few years ago about a guy in New York that was worked too hard. He went home exhausted after three days straight, passed out in his kitchen, hit his head on the kitchen counter and bled to death. Could just be an M.D. urban legend.
Med studens can be quite cut-throat. Some people think that they have to stab everyone else in the back to get the residency they want. In some (ophthamology, dermatology) that may be somewhat true, but in general it isn't. Many people start off as nice guys, but end up a jerk because they are constantly competeing for that prized spot. Just remember that you will get it if you work for it. Most important, HAVE FUN. It takes more than medical school to make a doctor.
BTW: How do you like Glaveston? My cousin and his wife did their residencies out there a while back.
Also, I may be coming out there November 8-9 for the ACP-ASIM conference. My wife is presenting a case report. She won the regional contest and is now at the State competition. If she wins here she goes to the national level in San Diego next year.
