If I was asked this question, I would probably reason that playing the lotto is the most unreasonable idea, and probably the best way to waste your life waiting for something that may never come (and possibly loosing a lot of money in the meantime).
However, this is what I am doing. Really, the only way for me to get into Med school is if I get the Green Card (diversity visa). The only way for me to get the Green Card is through the annual (once a year) "lottery" administered by the US government. That is, out of 13.6 million qualified entries 50 000 will be randomly picked and receive a green card (see results for 2010 applicants.)
The reason why I need this Green Card is because only 50 medical school in the US would even consider the application of an International student. Furthermore, for visa purposes, I need to show that I have enough money to pay for all expenses prior to receiving my visa, and without any loans... I just don't have that money....
So, what do I do? If I don't "win" this year (the results will be out in July), I will have to either leave the country (if I "win" I will receive the visa one year later) or be employed (and work visas are really hard to get...)
- Do I keep on expending time and energy on the MCAT and med schools, hoping that somehow I will win the Lotto? (And if I don't leave the country with nothing much to show.)
- Or do I put med school in the background, and focus on a different career path (research?) keeping an open mind in case I do get the Green Card.
Option #2 seems the most reasonable, but I just don't know what else to do... The reason I went back to school after my architectural license was to become a doctor. I want to be there, directly helping someone.
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