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Hi everyone, I'm a board certified physician (finished training ~7 years ago) and I'm strongly considering switching and applying to radiology residency. I've some questions regarding the application process: - my understanding is that if I apply later this year (Sept) I'll be applying for PGY 2...

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I am looking to apply to residency programs, and I'm seeing a lot of "Must be eligible for state dental license: Yes" program info websites. Can someone please explain to me how this works/what it means in terms of applying to an out-of-state program? Thanks! :)

Hello everyone. I'm freaking out. After going through one of the most stressful fall semesters of my life, I was caught and given a citation for possession of marijuana. Here in Virginia, this counts as a misdemeanor. My court date is in February and I will try to get the case dismissed (doing...

Would it be alright for me to list modeling as one of my extracurricular activities? I went to a casting call for my state's fashion week as a joke with a few of my friends, but was called back as a runway model. After that, I was signed to Ford modeling agency a little bit before my freshman...

So i will be applying in May 2018 and was wondering what I could do to improve my overall package while i still have a semester till the application opens. As of now I have a 3.2 GPA and plan on it going up this semester and next. I have over 100 shadowing hours. I have worked as a ful-time...

Hello all, I am making this post to seek guidance/advice about the activities and relationships that I should prioritize during my next 2 years as a transfer student (and whether or not its a terrible idea). I am currently in my second year at a regional university and majoring in Biology...

Hey all, I applied to orthodontics this year and unfortunately did not match. I am trying to figure out what I want to do next year. I am currently doing a GPR and could potentially be the chief next year. I am fully committed to becoming an orthodontist and want to make my application as...

So I am planning on asking my professor for a recommendation letter but i am taking a two year gap. So I don't really need the letter until june 2019 when I apply but i feel like the professors will forget me once i have graduated and its been a year. So i am going to ask them to write me a...

hi, I am an undergrad sophomore currently. I attend a community college. I am wondering.....when I apply for med schools, will the undergraduate GPA that's used in the application process for me include all of my community college grades/classes...or will it just be my GPA from my junior and...

Having some pre-application anxiety and wanting some unfiltered feedback from people who don't feel obligated to spare my feelings :laugh: My husband and I both graduated with our Bachelor's degrees in May 2016 (my degree is Psychology, his is Criminal Justice). Immediately after graduation, I...

Hi, So I am a re-applicant and already graduated with a BS degree in 2016. I am applying for the 2018-2019 cycle and was wondering if I should include working for a tobacco company on my application, since that's what I have been doing for the majority of my time out of school (it was the only...

Does anyone know if this is the address I have to send my transcripts to? OptomCAS P.O. Box 9119 Watertown, MA 02471 Tel: 617-612-2888

Hey Everyone! I'm seeing a lot of application stats for those who live on the west and east coasts on here. Does anybody have OT stats who are applying to Michigan schools? Even Indiana or Illinois-area schools would be nice to know as well! Thank you, and good luck with the application...

Hey SDN, I just wanted to explain my plan of attack when it comes to my application process. Please let me know what you guys think. FYI I am a junior in my undergrad. Starting January I will be taking: Biochemistry as well as 3 online classes that should require little to no work. Basically I...

Hey SDN, Quick question. I am taking the MCAT in June 2018. I want to submit my application as close to the opening of the AAMC application date (May 1st). My question is, can I submit everything such as LOR, general application, transcripts, personal statement etc without MCAT scores. I take...

Are there any individuals out there who would be willing to share their personal essays. There mindset when writing the essay. How they decide which events in life they felt was significant enough to be worthy of mentioning, writing style, fitting everything in the limited space and making it...

Hello all, I just wanted to know what my chances are for admission this cycle. If anyone has applied with similar stats and has been accepted please let me know how long it took for interview invitations after secondaries, and number of ii’s You received. Below are my stats cGPA 3.50 sGPA 3.39...

Hi all! I am new on here so I am sorry if this isn't exactly how you're supposed to do things. I have a few questions about online courses and how they will be perceived by medical schools. I am planning on taking two online courses over the summer from UC Berkley. I want to take microbiology...

hello everyone, Quick question... I have been asked on a secondary application for dental school on what I have done in the last year to improve my 'critical thinking'... Does anyone have any idea on what they are looking for? Please give me some suggestion and thank you!

Does anyone know how to do this? There were two courses specifically (Physiology and Anatomy) that I plan to take in the future, depending on if the school I get accepted to requires those courses. How would I add this to my application? Thanks!

Hey guys, So I will be applying to several OT programs in the next month or so. The dilemma I'm having is on whether or not to retake the GRE. I took it last week and didn't score as high as I expected. My questions is, should I just use my current scores and submit my applications early as I...

Hi, I am a sophomore in undergrad, and I am volunteering on a senate campaign (Republican in Alabama). I am wondering if this is something that would be good to put as volunteer experience on applications when I apply to med school in the future or not? Thanks.

Hi I applied to University of Arizona Tuscon, Phoenix, and Scottsdale Mayo Medical and received secondaries to all of them. I wasn't really expecting to get into medical school this round (ehich is why I only applied to 3) and I'm surprised medical schools bothered with my application at all...

Hello all, With the exception of my personal statement- my application for 2018 is ready to submit. I was hoping to get a few more eyes on my personal statement before completing my application as it has been quite some time since I have had to write anything such as this. I am a nontraditional...

Hi, I'm new to this forum and this will be my first time applying to dental schools. I am a Canadian citizen, born and live in Ontario, Canada, and will be applying to accredited dental school around the world. The Canadian dental association says that The Dental Council of New Zealand is...

Hi SDN community, Schools Ohio State, Case Western, Cincinnati, Wright State, Toledo, Thomas Jefferson, Temple, Drexel, Pitt, Georgetown, George Washington, U. of Maryland, USU, Rutgers, Brown, Dartmouth, NYMC, Tufts, Quinnipiac, Wake Forest, Duke, UNC, Rosalind Franklin, Mayo, UCLA, and USC...

Hello all! I am currently planning to apply to pharmacy school this Fall 2017 for Fall 2018 admittance. Here are my stats: Current GPA: 3.3 PCAT: This is my first ever important standardized test, I did not even take the SAT. I am scheduled to take it on September 8th. Pre-reqs: I have...

Hi: I just finished my summer math class, differential equations. But I only got B+. Due to the application process, I did not have enough time to study. And it was the instructor's first time taught this class, he did not explain the concepts clear. The final was hard, even he admitted that...

Hey guys, I have decided to take the DAT during this coming winter break. Just wondering if one month is sufficient? I will be taking 15 hours during the fall so I won't have that much time to study during the semester. I will be applying next cycle. Do you guys recommend Chads videos, dat...

Hi: As an international applicant, and I have 80 hrs shadowing a general dentist in my own country (I mentioned my international shadowing hours as 60hrs for another question,but I finally found the page of my hour record, it is 80 not 60). I only have 100~hrs(general, endo, oral surgeon) in the...

I have been with the same person for 5 years; clearly we are very serious. I know I am not the only person entering medical school while in a serious relationship, but how does this reflect to a medical school? If they find a picture of me on my social media with someone who is obviously my SO...

So a little context first. I applied to 9 Post Bac school programs and was unfortunately declined by 7 (still waiting on one technically and if it is decline I would be declined from 8 programs). The only program I got into was at Elms College in Massachusetts. I am worried that going to a...

Hey guys I'm in the midst of trying to find some salary based job that is somewhat relevant to my degrees in Bio, and was wondering how you guys were/are able to manage commitment to work while applying to dental schools. I want to be able to work but I feel that potential interview dates will...

Hey all, So I went to submit my application yesterday, but I held off because I got nervous about my evaluators not being to able to submit evaluations after I have submitted my AADSAS application. I had seen on here that evaluators CAN send them after AADSAS submission. However, when I went to...

Very common question at this time of the year. Just trying to get all the help I can get :] Money is an issue at the moment and I would really appreciate advice from those who have applied and those who were in a similar position as me. I live in California. My number one realistic/desired...

I am a bit confused about the supplemental application process and had a few questions! 1) I am submitting my AADSAS within the next day, but am I allowed to submit it without completing the "Program Materials" quadrant? Some of the schools' pages on AADSAS have a question section such as "Why...

Hi: I am an international student(Asian). I do not know should I apply this cycle or not, my EC is not good. I am from OSU, honor standing, third-year biochemistry major. These are my stat: sGPA:3.90 oGPA:3.90 DAT: Not confirmed by aadsas yet, so I do not want to show exact score, I just show...

Hello! I am applying to medical school this cycle (yay!) and I just finished writing my personal statement. Would anyone be willing to read it over and provide feedback? THANKS!

So lately I have been hearing a lot of people say that one thing that you need to match on competitive residencies (like ortho) is "strong away rotations". What makes an away rotation "strong"? Also, will it have some effect if it is made at another school in my state vs if I go to another state...