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I want to go to an MD school. And I honestly haven’t done much during my undergraduate, what should I do?
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Postbacc Advice for Nontrad Elder in NYC
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School List Advice for Nontrad TX (522 MCAT, 3.99 GPA)
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No SMP, but what about other types of masters instead?
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I'm a nurse and work closely w/ doctors. Do I need to shadow?
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Just started clinical volunteering/shadowing… will it be enough to apply 2026-2027?
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– School List Advice?
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Clinical job or try something new?
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We shall prevail
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How to keep pushing through? Sub 3.0 gpa with 47 postbacc credits
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International Pharmacist to US Medical school Prospective
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WAMC non-trad, transcript repair
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MSN-Ed, RN -> MD?
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I`m feeling overloaded and extremely pressed after have choosed to go to the medschool and engage into one international medical career
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Epidemiologist to Physician - Applying in the 2026 Cycle
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I barely passed and I'm still ecstatic
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thanks for your time and help
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Non-Trad/Reinvention Help! Any advice appreciated <3
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Business to Medicine. DIY Post-Bacc worth it?
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Help me pick my next move for 2025 Summer and Fall while working full time (26, nontrad, horrific grades).
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Returning to school, do I get to dream about med school?
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WAMC/school list - 34 y/o non-trad career changer
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WAMC - 33 y/o, Engineer
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Dentist to Physician
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WAMC/School List TX: Non-Trad URM (3.7 GPA/505 MCAT)
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Unpopular: I like being older in college
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Pathologists’ Assistant to Med School
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BSN to DNP pursuing medicine
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About to graduate nursing ABSN. Previous pre-med. Just can’t shake the desire to become a doctor.
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Postbacc GPA same as uGPA
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SDN Article: Persistence, Passion, and a 31-Year Journey: How I Finished Medical School Against All Odds
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Nontrad Engineer to Medicine, am I on the right track?
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Need some guidance with premed track and what classes I should take
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WAMC? Should I wait and apply for 2026-2027?
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is my SMP GPA low?
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Title IX dismissal 9 years ago
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Texas specific: Prerequisites at Community College
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Is neurobiology worth taking?
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VA disability due to psychiatric condition
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Am I reinvented? Texas Nontrad: Undergrad(2020) 2.77cgpa, 2.79 sgpa ,2nd bachelors and SMP(2025) 4.0cgpa, 4.0 sgpa 515MCAT
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Online pre-reqs
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Advice Needed: Mechanical Engineer in Oil and Gas.
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Meredith College Post-Bacc
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Do med schools actually hate allied health/nursing students?
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FNP to MD, how common/how difficult?
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Non-traditional applicants to elite medical school examples
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