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Hey guys, I will be applying this cycle, and I wanted to focus on service-focused schools. However, with a lot of the service activities I've done throughout college, I've also taken on leadership positions. To be competitive at schools like Rush and Loyola, I know they look at how many hours...

Hey everyone, Typical beginner here, also I'm overseas and very far from my prehealth office, so I can't run to them for help. I got my MCAT score last night, and so far I have shortlisted about 20 schools, and begun my AMCAS. The committee letter is currently being written by the prehealth...

I'm listing multiple scientific publications as an activity, any recommendations for Experience Name? They're obviously listed as Publications under Experience Type but would using that as the name be redundant?

So I'm perusing through the supplemental applications of the schools for which I've submitted my primary and I notice a lot of questions that I very clearly and specifically addressed in my work/activities. For example, I'm working on one supplemental that asks: " Are you currently volunteering...

Reveal your passion, your humor, your drive, and, in short, your unique personality. As I discussed in the first post of this series, your AMCAS essay serves as your introduction to the med school admissions board. In this way, your essay much more resembles a human interest story than it...

I took ~20 credits as a high school student between Spring 2007 - Spring 2009 at a community college (instead of AP courses because I was homeschooled) before I matriculated in Fall 2009 as a full-time student. I graduated in Spring 2011 and transferred to a 4-year university. Should I list my...

I would like to pay some experts to review my AMCAS, especially the Coursework and Activities sections. I don't want expert literary criticism, I want them to check for typos, terrible grammar, and courses that the AAMC will obviously want to reclassify. I have a ton of bioengineering courses...

I have 2 published papers on neuroepigenomic mechanisms of brain disorders, should these be listed individually in the activities/work section? I may have up to 3 or 4 more by the time I submit my application, but this would of course take up a tremendous amount of space that I could use for...

I am applying MSTP. Obviosuly, I want to construct a strong research narrative. But, given that I have 13000 characters in essays to elaborate on research, I feel inclined not to specify research activities for elaboration in the Work/Activities section. It seems that elaborating on research in...

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So my question is, with a decent previous MCAT score and an application already submitted early, could taking the August 8th MCAT (and of course doing well on it) have a positive impact on my application this cycle? Or have schools already started sorting apps by then? Any insight is...

For years I've had a career in web development. I worked at some agencies, did some contract work, and currently freelance. I don't want to use up 5 or 6 slots on the work activities section on the details of this career that I'm hoping to leave to pursue medicine, but it also doesn't seem to...

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Hello, and good luck to everyone preparing their applications! Quick question: I know that my transcript has been received by AMCAS, since they sent an email almost a month ago noting this. However, in the application portal, it is still marked as "not received." Is this typical? Are...

I am still unclear as to how much writing I should target for each of my experiences. I have a well-thought out CV that has been revised numerous times and it very good in my opinion. I am wondering whether I can just use that to enter the descriptions for the different experiences/activities...

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I was on a very intensive club sports team during college for 3 months and I quit due to an injury. Would including this activity on my application be risky since it's not something I stuck with/might suggest lack of commitment to ADCOMs?

Provide a snapshot of who you ACTUALLY are. The obvious answer here is that YOU should (and if anyone else does for you, then you can expect to be found out and rejected). But there’s a bigger question here – Which YOU will be writing your essay? I’d like to present two important principles...

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I am currently waiting for a committee letter from my institution and they will not send any letters out until their letter is complete. I was wondering when should I hope they write and send the letters out to schools if I want to have my application complete early? When would it be considered...

I'm not sure if I qualify as a disadvantaged student. I am an immigrant, from a small island in South Asia. I came to the US in 2009 as an 18 year old when my whole family received permanent residency status through diversity visa lottery program. I had to go back in a couple of months to finish...

Hi SDN, I was involved in a volunteering activity that I became a leader of my junior year. I spent about half my time with the planning, organizing, scheduling the activity and then the other half actually volunteering. If I want to count this as a "volunteer-medical" activity, how should I...

I am a Texas resident who attended UT Arlington and graduated from UT Austin (the one with the new med school I can't get into). I took a gap two years after graduating with a B.S.A. in Neuroscience and a German minor, and really need some help finding OOS schools where I'd be a good match. 3.4...

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Disclaimer: I did not write this thread - it has been passed down through the eons by pre-allo staff. It is that time of year again! :soexcited::soexcited::soexcited: The AMCAS Application will be opening SOON! This is a place for all things AMCAS related so that we don't flood the first...

I am doing my AMCAS Primary Application currently, I am in the 2017 cohort. Is there a mega-thread with verification times from last year? I can't find it. I can find older mega-threads. Is it still the case that submitting in the first 1 or 2 hours might get my AMCAS verified in only 1 or 2...

Trying to figure out what to put in my work and activities. I want to make sure I properly represent my achievements while still being relevant. I have the usual, undergraduate research, clinical and volunteering, but there are a few hazing things I'm unsure if I should include: 1. membership...

Ok I need some advice on when to submit my AMCAS primary app. I've heard it's always best to submit as early as humanly possible because it can take awhile to get verified. However, I'm doing a pretty important internship this summer from June 1-Aug 10 that can add a lot to my app (shadowing...

My transcript has the course like this: CHEM L07 111A 3.0 (grade) It is a chemistry course worth 3 credits. L07 is like the department code for the chemistry department. When I enter this course into AMCAS should I use the whole "CHEM L07 111A" for the course number or just "CHEM 111A" ...

I'm new here, so hopefully I'm posting this in the right place. But I'm heavily involved in my fraternity, and have been since freshman year, but I know that fraternities and Greek life in general can often be polarizing topics. Do you guys think that I should include that involvement or could...

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I know that med schools like upwards trends (which I do have), but I was just wondering if they look at all four of them (cumulative, BCPM, other, running) or favor one (ie BCPM)? Currently, my running GPA trend isn't terrific, but the BCPM-only trend looks hopeful. Thanks!

Hey guys, hoping to get some feedback on one of my classes. I took an online, self-paced Calculus I class offered through my university. I started it early August (2015) and finished it on September 1st. So for my school’s semester schedule, I technically started it the summer term and...

A while back I took orgo I through a random summer school program. I had previously withdrawn from orgo I lecture, but got an A- in the lab section (at my college). Orgo I at this random summer school program entailed both lab and lecture. For the lecture class I did well, but since the lab was...

I got AP credit for Psychology and Calculus. On my official transcript, it lumps them together at total transfer credit accepted: 16.0. However, on my unofficial transcript it shows that I got credit for 7 different math classes and 1 psychology class for Spring 2010, the semester before I...

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Hi everyone, Anyone know if it is possible to submit an Early Decision Application to an MD program and also apply to several DO programs simultaneously? Thanks!

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