Will having a job help me?

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So I was wondering if working a part/full time job as I volunteer and take classes help me get into med school? Do adcoms consider how difficult your schedule was under which you performed?

I ask because after having many withdrawals so I think I have to prove to adcoms that I can handle a busy schedule.

Is this a good idea or should I not risk my grades with working?

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Grades are #1. If you haven't been able to get good grades while not working, why would you add on a job?
 
Well I have gotten good grades w/wo a job in the past. the issue I faced recently is dealing with a poorly managed illness while taking classes
 
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Well I have gotten good grades w/wo a job in the past. the issue I faced recently is dealing with a poorly managed illness while taking classes
A sustained period of excellence is all you can do to allay concerns.
 
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Thank you. Do you know of MD schools that are receptive to non trads?
 
Thank you. Do you know of MD schools that are receptive to non trads?

University of Alabama

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University of South Alabama

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University of Arizona

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University of Arizona

College of Medicine - Phoenix

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine

David Geffen

School of Medicine at UCLA

Keck School of Medicine of the
University of Southern California

Loma Linda University

School of Medicine

Stanford University

School of Medicine

University of California -

Davis School of Medicine

University of California -

Irvine School of Medicine

University of California -

Riverside School of Medicine

University of California -

San Diego School of Medicine

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San Francisco School of Medicine

University of Colorado

School of Medicine

Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University


University of Connecticut

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Yale School of Medicine

The George Washington University School of Medicine

and Health Sciences

Georgetown University

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Howard University

College of Medicine

Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine at Florida Atlantic University


Florida International University Herbert Wertheim

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The Florida State University

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University of Central Florida

College of Medicine

University of Florida

College of Medicine

University of Miami

Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine

USF Health Morsani

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Emory University School of Medicine

Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Regents University

Mercer University School of Medicine

Morehouse School of Medicine

John A. Burns School of Medicine
University of Hawaii at Manoa

Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science


The Feinberg School of Medicine
Northwestern University

Rush Medical College of Rush University Medical Center

Southern Illinois University

School of Medicine

Stritch School of Medicine
Loyola University Chicago

University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences, The Pritzker School of Medicine

University of Illinois at

Chicago College of Medicine

Indiana University School of Medicine

University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine

University of Kansas

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University of Kentucky

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University of Louisville

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Louisiana State University
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School of Medicine in Shreveport

Tulane University School of Medicine

Johns Hopkins University

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Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine

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Boston University School of Medicine

Harvard Medical School

Tufts University School of Medicine

University of Massachusetts

Medical School

Central Michigan University

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Michigan State University

College of Human Medicine

Oakland University

William Beaumont School of Medicine

University of Michigan Medical School

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Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine


Mayo Medical School

University of Minnesota

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University of Mississippi

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Saint Louis University

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University of Missouri

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University of Missouri-Kansas

City School of Medicine

Washington University in

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Creighton University

School of Medicine

University of Nebraska

College of Medicine

University of Nevada

School of Medicine

Geisel

School of Medicine at Dartmouth

Cooper Medical

School of Rowan University

Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

Rutgers, Robert Wood

Johnson Medical School

University of New Mexico

School of Medicine

Albany Medical College

Albert Einstein College of

Medicine of Yeshiva University

Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons

Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine at Hofstra University


Icahn School of

Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York Medical College

New York University

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Stony Brook University

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State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center

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State University of New York Upstate Medical University College of Medicine

University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York

University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry

Weill Cornell Medical

College of Cornell University

The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University

Duke University School of Medicine

University of North Carolina
School of Medicine

Wake Forest School of Medicine of Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center

University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences

Boonshoft School of Medicine
Wright State University

Case Western Reserve

University School of Medicine

Northeast Ohio Medical

University College of Medicine

Ohio State University

College of Medicine

University of Cincinnati

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University of Toledo

College of Medicine

University of Oklahoma

College of Medicine

Oregon Health & Science

University School of Medicine

The Commonwealth Medical College

Drexel University College of Medicine

Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University

Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine

The Raymond and Ruth Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Temple University School of Medicine

University of Pittsburgh

School of Medicine

Universidad Central del Caribe School of Medicine

Ponce School of Medicine

and Health Sciences

San Juan Bautista

School of Medicine

University of Puerto Rico

School of Medicine

The Warren Alpert Medical

School of Brown University

Medical University of

South Carolina College of Medicine

University of South Carolina

School of Medicine, Columbia

University of South Carolina

School of Medicine, Greenville

University of South Dakota

Sanford School of Medicine

Meharry Medical College

School of Medicine

East Tennessee State University
James H. Quillen College of Medicine

University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine

Vanderbilt University

School of Medicine

Baylor College of Medicine


Texas A&M Health Science

Center College of Medicine

Paul L. Foster School of Medicine
Texas Tech University

Health Sciences Center

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine

University of Texas

Medical Branch at Galveston

University of Texas

Medical School at Houston

University of Texas School of Medicine at San Antonio

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Southwestern Medical School

University of Utah School of Medicine

University of Vermont

College of Medicine

Eastern Virginia Medical School

Virginia Commonwealth

University School of Medicine

Virginia Tech Carilion

School of Medicine

University of Virginia

School of Medicine

University of Washington

School of Medicine

Marshall University
Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine

West Virginia University

School of Medicine

Medical College of Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin
School of Medicine and Public Health
 
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University of Alabama

School of Medicine

University of South Alabama

College of Medicine

University of Arizona

College of Medicine

University of Arizona

College of Medicine - Phoenix

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine

David Geffen

School of Medicine at UCLA

Keck School of Medicine of the
University of Southern California

Loma Linda University

School of Medicine

Stanford University

School of Medicine

University of California -

Davis School of Medicine

University of California -

Irvine School of Medicine

University of California -

Riverside School of Medicine

University of California -

San Diego School of Medicine

University of California -

San Francisco School of Medicine

University of Colorado

School of Medicine

Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University


University of Connecticut

School of Medicine

Yale School of Medicine

The George Washington University School of Medicine

and Health Sciences

Georgetown University

School of Medicine

Howard University

College of Medicine

Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine at Florida Atlantic University


Florida International University Herbert Wertheim

College of Medicine

The Florida State University

College of Medicine

University of Central Florida

College of Medicine

University of Florida

College of Medicine

University of Miami

Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine

USF Health Morsani

College of Medicine

Emory University School of Medicine

Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Regents University

Mercer University School of Medicine

Morehouse School of Medicine

John A. Burns School of Medicine
University of Hawaii at Manoa

Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science


The Feinberg School of Medicine
Northwestern University

Rush Medical College of Rush University Medical Center

Southern Illinois University

School of Medicine

Stritch School of Medicine
Loyola University Chicago

University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences, The Pritzker School of Medicine

University of Illinois at

Chicago College of Medicine

Indiana University School of Medicine

University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine

University of Kansas

School of Medicine

University of Kentucky

College of Medicine

University of Louisville

School of Medicine

Louisiana State University
School of Medicine in New Orleans

Louisiana State University
School of Medicine in Shreveport

Tulane University School of Medicine

Johns Hopkins University

School of Medicine

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine

University of Maryland

School of Medicine

Boston University School of Medicine

Harvard Medical School

Tufts University School of Medicine

University of Massachusetts

Medical School

Central Michigan University

College of Medicine

Michigan State University

College of Human Medicine

Oakland University

William Beaumont School of Medicine

University of Michigan Medical School

Wayne State University

School of Medicine

Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine


Mayo Medical School

University of Minnesota

Medical School

University of Mississippi

School of Medicine

Saint Louis University

School of Medicine

University of Missouri

School of Medicine

University of Missouri-Kansas

City School of Medicine

Washington University in

St. Louis School of Medicine

Creighton University

School of Medicine

University of Nebraska

College of Medicine

University of Nevada

School of Medicine

Geisel

School of Medicine at Dartmouth

Cooper Medical

School of Rowan University

Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

Rutgers, Robert Wood

Johnson Medical School

University of New Mexico

School of Medicine

Albany Medical College

Albert Einstein College of

Medicine of Yeshiva University

Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons

Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine at Hofstra University


Icahn School of

Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York Medical College

New York University

School of Medicine

Stony Brook University

School of Medicine

State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center

College of Medicine

State University of New York Upstate Medical University College of Medicine

University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York

University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry

Weill Cornell Medical

College of Cornell University

The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University

Duke University School of Medicine

University of North Carolina
School of Medicine

Wake Forest School of Medicine of Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center

University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences

Boonshoft School of Medicine
Wright State University

Case Western Reserve

University School of Medicine

Northeast Ohio Medical

University College of Medicine

Ohio State University

College of Medicine

University of Cincinnati

College of Medicine

University of Toledo

College of Medicine

University of Oklahoma

College of Medicine

Oregon Health & Science

University School of Medicine

The Commonwealth Medical College

Drexel University College of Medicine

Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University

Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine

The Raymond and Ruth Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Temple University School of Medicine

University of Pittsburgh

School of Medicine

Universidad Central del Caribe School of Medicine

Ponce School of Medicine

and Health Sciences

San Juan Bautista

School of Medicine

University of Puerto Rico

School of Medicine

The Warren Alpert Medical

School of Brown University

Medical University of

South Carolina College of Medicine

University of South Carolina

School of Medicine, Columbia

University of South Carolina

School of Medicine, Greenville

University of South Dakota

Sanford School of Medicine

Meharry Medical College

School of Medicine

East Tennessee State University
James H. Quillen College of Medicine

University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine

Vanderbilt University

School of Medicine

Baylor College of Medicine


Texas A&M Health Science

Center College of Medicine

Paul L. Foster School of Medicine
Texas Tech University

Health Sciences Center

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine

University of Texas

Medical Branch at Galveston

University of Texas

Medical School at Houston

University of Texas School of Medicine at San Antonio

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Southwestern Medical School

University of Utah School of Medicine

University of Vermont

College of Medicine

Eastern Virginia Medical School

Virginia Commonwealth

University School of Medicine

Virginia Tech Carilion

School of Medicine

University of Virginia

School of Medicine

University of Washington

School of Medicine

Marshall University
Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine

West Virginia University

School of Medicine

Medical College of Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin
School of Medicine and Public Health


lol. let me clarify: by the time I apply in 2017-2018 app cycle I might potentially have a cGPA 3.5 and post bacc gpa of (>3.8) with a 2015 MCAT of 34+. Assuming decent EC's I still worry that my 10 W's and 23 IW's (Non-Academic Withdrawals, these were due to a poorly managed mental illness which is better now.) will preclude me from an acceptance to any MD/DO schools due to the risk factor.

So do you know of any schools which have a history of accepting students with glaringly bad academic records? Or are you suggesting that all schools reward reinvention? I don't think I'll be getting any love from top schools no matter what my MCAT score is!
 
All schools are receptive to non-trads. Many Non-trads are low risk. You will not appear to be one of them. A sustained period of productivity may dispel this appearance.

Some schools are less risk averse than others. They tend to be your own state schools and mission-based schools (where you are a match for the mission, of course).
 
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