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General thread for the Rocky Vista University Master of Science in Biomedical Sciences program. I'm a current MSBS student at RVU. I'm happy to say last year's tumultuous thread isn't relevant to potential applicants. I encourage applicants to ask questions and my classmates to share their...

I'm filling out the applications to work as a scribe in my area and I came across what I feel like is an appalling question. It asks for a "minimum salary". And the field would only accept numbers. On the application that I already turned in I just put "1"--hopefully they won't just throw it...

Hi everyone, As the title says, I am wondering if being a second author on a book chapter about medical related issues (specifically about addiction) adds much to the MD application. I am also debating whether I should put it as one of the significant ECs. Thanks!

I was thinking about providing private lessons (viola) to children from 4th~10th grade. I would be able to earn a lot more money in a short period of time (Seattle area students usually charge 45~50 dollars an hour, professionals charge 65~80), allowing for more time studying and volunteering...

Hi everyone, I am currently interviewing and leaning towards UCSF and Mayo Clinic as top choices but I still don't know which to rank first. I am wondering if anyone with more info may be able to comment here. I know UCSF is highly ranked (7th in country it appears) but Mayo Clinic is ranked...

In short, applied to IM programs in Sept without CK score. CK came out recently, i emailed programs i've applied to so they know. Im thinking about applying to more IM programs where the deadline is late Dec or early Jan. Would this be a waste of money as most programs have already filled...

I'm an ND resident, hopefully applying in 2018-2019 cycle. I decided to take a gap year mainly to improve my extracurriculars and work experience. Here is what I have so far: MCAT 509: 126/127/127/129 80th percentile (took in Sept. 2017) Cum GPA: 3.96 (with two more semesters to go) Major...

Hey everybody. I am a recent graduate with a good upward trend in my last 70 or so units, which were also heavy in the sciences . Unfortunately, my freshman and beginning sophomore year were not so hot. I was thinking about taking courses at the local city college in my town and was wondering...

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Hey SDNers, there are a few other old threads like this and I wanted to start a more recent one. So what is your dream med school (or maybe top 3 if you don't have a specific one in mind) and more importantly why? edit: removed portion referring to myself... quickly realized basing my own list...

Hey guys, So I was accepted to Creighton and I received an email about providing consent for a background check through the website applicationstation.com I am currently creating an account and am attempting to plug in my AADSAS number. My number is only 10 digits, but the site is saying that...

Hi all, I'm applying for post-doctoral fellowships, and my site list is roughly evenly divided between submitting application materials via (a) APPA CAS and (b) e-mail sent to the post-doc director. However, one site appears, based on my read of their brochure, to request the application...

I'm starting this thread as December 1st is quickly approaching (and also to procrastinate on finishing up my final applications)! Post your invitations here and I will update often. Below is the format for posting that has been used in the past: School Name: Date Interview Invite Received...

MapAggregate - A Secondary Application Checker I decided to build an app called MapAggregate to address a problem I had during the secondary application portion of this years application cycle by allowing the collected checking of your secondary applications. I had an issue with a secondary...

Hello! I am an european trained doctor. I am currently applying for a fellowship. I want to do gyn onco which in Europe includes breast, so I'd have to do 2 fellowships. I would prefer to start with breast because I did my last year or resident training exclusively in the breast department so I...

Hello, I am hoping to hear back some input on my current situation. DAT: PA:22/QR:18/RC:20/Bio:20/GC:18/OC:13/TS:17/AA:18 I graduated from a 2 year college first with a GPA around 3.5, then transferred to a university to get my bachelors with a 3.92 GPA and 3.77 Science. I took a gap year in...

So, i got en e-mail from optomCAS saying I had to re-do my transcript entry because I did not provide the correct prefixes for my courses. For example BIOL for biology or something like that... But on my transcript, the biology class is numbered by 03-55-140... there is no prefix associated with...

Hi everyone! So I didn't know whether to call this a questionnaire or a survey but in any case, I wanted to get fellow applicants' opinion on something. My PT application process involved a LOT of research about many schools (such as finding their avg GPAs/GRE scores, required # of LoRs, etc)...

Hello, I'm Drew and I am a recent graduate (May, 2017) with a GPA 2.92 with a bachelor's in science (biology major). Due to my incompetent GPA, I have been struggling to plan what to do next or to do things that could help my dream in entering DO/MD school. And I was wondering if you guys could...

Hello, I have submitted my primary AMCAS application and have received a secondary application from every school that I choose to apply to. There are a few schools were I do not meet their letter of recommendation requirements(I only have one science professor of the two that they require). I...

I'm currently a Junior and just took my MCAT. My GPA will likely remain constant. Il resident. First generation college student, and both of my parents were born in another country. A large part of my low-end GPA is due to my grandmother becoming paralyzed and needing constant care. I commute...

Hey all, im a junior in HS and am looking through my career opportunities. I want to be a vet and work at a vet hospital. At my local college, there is a program where you can complete RVT and then get transferred to a University to finish undergrad for another 2 years. I was wondering how this...

Hi guys! So I wasn't aware till later on that I had to send in my transcript in addition to manually adding them on optomCAS, so I sent over my transcript after I applied... So I sent over my transcript on Oct 18th, and was wondering if anyone knows how long it takes to arrive and to get...

I interviewed at Vanderbilt late last month and as we were wrapping up, the admissions person told us that we could supplement our application by sending a letter of interest to the school. She made it very clear that this was not meant to be the same thing as a letter of intent and that we...

I just submitted my secondary application to FSU about a week ago. I'm wondering if that's too late in the application cycle to receive a regular admission interview? I have decent MCAT and GPA around their average and a lot of research/volunteering/shadowing experience.

Hey everyone!! So was wondering how you know when your application was verified? I sent in my application on October 6th and have received nothing yet, my transcripts still say 'not received'. Was looking at the 2022 thread and some of you got verified 2 days later.

I have been reading SDN and asking questions about matching into Radiology. The general answer I get about match chances is " A passing Step score and a pulse" are all that is needed to match Radiology. Yet the Step 1 average is 240. On Charting outcomes I also see that a score greater than 220...

I plan to apply to some summer research internship programs during my junior year of college. I also plan on submitting my dental school application the summer after my junior year. If I get the research position but haven't completed the program, could I still mention that on my application?

Hello everyone, So I am very conflicted in the application process right now. I went through two rejections already (one school does not accept classes passed graduation, so my undergraduate GPA is low, and another school rejected me after an interview), and I feel a bit overwhelmed with the...

Hi Friends, Wanted to get your opinion as I start the wonderfully arduous processes of prepping my app for next cycle. My university (graduated in 2016) offers alumni the opportunity to apply for their pre-health committee in which current or prior students earn a committee letter at the end of...

Who qualifies as a URM? And is there significant advantages or is it a bit overstated? Is there an advantage across the board or just certain schools? If qualified would there be any reasons not to declare as a URM?

Hi all, I've been reading up on deciding if the HPSP scholarship is right for you but I can't seem to find anyone talking about putting it on their application for med schools; any reason a med school would look down on (or view positively) someone with this on their resume?

Hi everyone, This may be an obvious/redundant question, but I was just wondering how the process of submitting letters of recommendation is when applying to dental schools? When I ask my professors to write one and they agree, do they have to upload it directly on to AADSAS, or would they give...

Hello everyone! As my first post, I would like to briefly mention how appreciative I am to have a place where I can ask questions concerning what I am uncertain of and trust you all for professional help. :) As for my questions, I am a bit freaking out right now... It just now hit me that my...

I applied to 8 dental schools and so far have only heard from one. I was wondering are there any schools still worth applying to? My stats are 22 AA, 23 TS, 23 Bio, 21 Gchem, 25 Ochem, 21 RC, 19 PAT, 19 QR 3.61 overall GPA and 3.53 science

Hi everyone, I was just wondering how early I should sign up for the DAT if I want to take it in early 2018 (between January and March?). I want to have my scores available early enough so that way I can apply for the 2019 cycle when the application pool opens on June 1st of next year. If you...

Hi all, I recently developed a program at my university with the dean of the college I am in (a new minor) and was wondering how I should list this, or if I even should list it at all. Is this worth mentioning? If it matters, the program is a minor in a pre-medical related field (probably...

Hello Everyone, I am currently in the process of applying to optometry school through optomcas and I am having trouble with the application. I am a Canadian student so I am having trouble on what to enter to the application. My transcript encodes marks in the percentages, should I input them...