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Hello, I am a senior in college with a bit of an unusual story that got me where I am today. I started college at one of the top liberal arts schools as a poli sci major intending to go into politics. After my freshman year, one of my parents was diagnosed with a terminal illness and that's...

Preface: I am a radiology attending who has been on residency and medical school admission committees. In short, Yes, boards scores matter. They 100% matter even though they shouldn’t matter as much as they do. The scores are well known by admissions committees to not be reflective of who will...

Puerto Rican and residing in the island. What do you think my chances are on schools in the state of California or N.Y out of curiosity? Thanks Proficient in Spanish, English and ASL.

So above is my GPA and MCAT (individual sections are posted below if you care to look) score. I have shadowed 5 doctors and I have both an MD and DO writing LOR's for me just to give some light as to the rest of my app. My residency is in Ohio. These are the MD schools I selected: 1) Rosalind...

I'm currently a junior at a state university and just started doing research with a graduate student in a faculty's lab. The research itself is based on marine organic chemistry and I had an easy time getting in due to my fish keeping hobby, but it looks like I will just be working on small...

I am a graduate from Santa Clara University with a Bachelor's degree in Biology, and I am currently applying for Vet Schools for the 2019 application cycle. I am planning to apply to 13 vet schools in total. My question is regarding how Vet Schools actually look at the GPA you would earn form a...

Hello guys, Can someone tell me which schools they get accepted in Illinois? Also, can you please share your stats and what is the advice you can give to other applicants? Thank you

I am currently taking prerequisites and studying for the MCAT which I will take in September. I am going to be applying this cycle and just wanted to see what you all thought about my situation. I played division 1 soccer and professional soccer for 2 years and now I have decided to apply to...

Hi all, So I graduated high school in 2017 with a good GPA, and enrolled at a community college for the fall of 2017 online. I did not complete my first semester of community college and essentially failed (I should not have done it online; this was my fault as I managed my time poorly)...

Both my father and aunt were accepted to dental school before graduating college. I was just wondering if I have all of my pre-requisite classes done and have taken the DAT is it worth applying early? Also if so, what sort of stats would I need/be most ideal? I just don't see the point in...

Hi, I'm currently a 19 year old Canadian premed student in the 3rd year of my undergrad. My GPA is ~3.9, and i was wondering if being the owner of a small investing business that i founded would make my application more competitive to med schools? I have also developed my own website to help...

Hi, I am wondering how much shadowing an ophthalmologist would help my application for medical school?

Hi! I will be applying in a few weeks when the application opens for the 2018-2019 cycle, and just wanted to get some opinions on where I stand. I just finished my third year at OSU with a cumulative GPA of 3.49, and got a 350 (88th percentile) on my OAT. I have approximately 100 hours of...

Hi all, I'll be applying to US med schools next cycle (in the summer of 2019). I still need to take a full year of English credits in order to increase my US med school eligibility, so I'll be taking English courses this coming year. Would it be alright to take first year English courses, or...

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Hi Everyone, I am currently in the midst of applying for the 2019 admissions cycle. The first time I applied was in 2016 and applied before receiving mcat score. I was scoring about 500 on my FL's ( 3 FL's at a 495, 2 at a 500, without even having taken Biochemistry) with an even distribution...

Hey everyone I was looking through TCD medical school and at their admissions requirements and I am confused I have posted a picture for some of you to see. I dont understand what it means by "O4/H7" or "3H5s" and it would be great if someone can help shed some light. I uploaded an image link...

Hi all, I've been trying to generate a school list for MSTP programs around the country but getting a solid list of schools has been difficult given my app. I think it might be wise to apply as broadly as possible given my financial situation, but I thought y'all might be able to assist in...

Hey guys! So I have a undergrad GPA from a foreign institution which is about 3.17 after conversation to American scale. I also got my associates in dental hygiene with a 3.12 cumulative GPA. I want to know how my gpa is calculated by AADSAS because my dental hygiene gpa was calculated on a much...

So I applied during the 2017-2018 cycle and received 2 interviews, but ultimately was rejected from 1 and currently on the waitlist for another (but I am not hopeful about movement on it currently). I sent primaries to about 20 schools but only sent out secondaries to 10 (all allopathic), all of...

Hey everyone! Just like a thousand of the other ones, I wanted to just post my stats and get peoples opinions on what my chances are of getting into Dental School. The main reason I am even posting this is because I am Canadian (going to school in the US though) and will be applying to American...

I finally have my GRE scores and can make decisions about where to apply, but I have a significant disparity between my GPA and GRE scores. My cumulative GPA is a 3.5, my pre-req GPA is a 3.8 and last 60 GPA is about a 3.67. However, my GRE scores are a 162Q and 162V. Are schools likely to...

Hello everyone, I am trying to compile a list of what schools I should apply to for this upcoming cycle. I got my MCAT score back today, and got a 512 (C/P: 127, B/B:127, CARS:127, P/S: 131) My GPA over all is 3.71 with a science GPA of 3.6. I have solid extracurriculars involving a lot of...

I applied to my IS vet school and was denied. They do not take GPA into account aside from having above a 3.0 GPA. I have veterinary and animal experience, but I guess not enough. I have a high GPA, and in the next cycle would like to apply to vet schools that are more likely to accept me. What...

hi guys, was wondering what my chances are of getting into any dental schools in the states with my current gpa and what schools i should apply to. So i graduated from a Canadian university with an average of ~70% (i know it's low ): ). I am currently finishing a dental hygiene program and was...

I was enrolled at a university for 4.5 years and accumulated a 2.33 gpa. My last semester at the university, I had many personal problems the affected my grades and ended up failing 12 of the 16 credits I attempted. I decided then that I needed time away from school to mature as a student before...

I recently took the Canadian DAT in February and got these scores. Reading comp: 20 BIOL: 19 Chem: 19 Sci Total: 19 Academic Average:19 PAT: 16 MDT: 6 This was my second time taking the DAT, based off these scores alone do you think there is any chance I could make it into a Canadian Dental...

I am a junior Neuroscience major. I decided that I wanted to become an optometrist this past fall semester. I went to a community college as a freshman where I took biology and chemistry and starting my sophomore year I began to attend school at a high ranked 4-year university. My overall GPA...

So I'm aware of the few medical schools that have switched to competency based "requirements". UCLA has recently made the switch, and then there is Stanford, USC, etc. I've finished all the prerequisites except for 1 semester of biology and 1 semester of o-chem. While these schools outline...

Hello guys! The clock is ticking fast and I wanted to get some feedback to ensure that I am doing what is needed to be successful in the 2019 application process. I'm a rising junior at a public state university and planning to study for the MCAT during this upcoming summer and fall, then take...

Hello Everyone! I have seen that this is a continued topic of debate, and I am going to go ahead and throw myself to the wolves so to speak! (Just kidding! The information that I could get from this-pros and cons-will be incredibly helpful for me to make this decision). :) This is the age old...

Hi all and thanks in advance for the feedback, So to start off, my dream school is the Uniformed Services University. The average GPA of matriculants is 3.66 and the average MCAT is a 32 (old), with about a 6% acceptance rate. I've already done the general pre-medical stuff and I am looking...

I was recently accepted into a pre-med program with the plan to go to medical school to become a cardiac surgeon. I have been struggling with mental illness for several years and have a fairly large collection of self-harm scars on my left forearm. I would like to get a (nonoffensive, flowery)...

Hello, Considering doing a BA in Chemistry ... Does it look unfavorable to not get a BS? Thank you so much

Hey guys, Quick question regarding double majoring vs majoring. Currently I am getting a degree in chemistry and am potentially interested in getting a double major in biology. This would make me take 6/7 more classes and would put a lot more stress on my schedule, whereas with just the...

I am an M.S. student at Rutgers GSBS in the dental scholar's program. I will be applying in June this coming cycle Stats: uGPA: 2.95 science uGPA: 2.75 DAT: AA 20, PAT 20, QR 19, RC 23, Bio 19, Gchem 19, OChem 20 ^2nd time taking it Current Graduate GPA: 4.0 (through 15 of 30 credits) I am...

Hello everyone, I'm a senior currently completing my internship for my degree and I returned back to my ultimate goal of attending PT school somewhat late; I know that's going to hold me off from applying directly out of college, but I'd really like to get the rest of my pre-reqs done and apply...

Hey guys! I'm a 21-year-old female. I'm currently still at a community college. I did well my first semester (3.0), did VERY POOR the next 3 semesters (1.73, 1.89, 1.87). I received F's, D's and I believe I withdrew from a course. At this point, my financial aid was dropped and I had to take a...

I was just curious about the ideal resume and GPA to getting accepted by pharmacy schools? What type of volunteering or internships, etc. should be on my resume? Also how many volunteer hours and how much experience (jobs, internships, etc.)? What is the lowest GPA accepted by most pharmacy...

Hey guys has anyone heard of Excelsiors Bachelors of science program in Biology? I'm interested in pursuing their degree, of course it will not be online because I plan on attending on campus, to get hand on experience in my labs. Now with that said, I have not ever heard of someone walking into...