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Hello SDN, this is my first post here, though I've been lurking for some time. Personal statements are hard because it's extremely difficult to capture your personality in words. Even if you have a great idea, or a fascinating experience, or a unique background, your essay will still look like...

If one wants to get into an Endo or Heme-Onc fellowship and wants to have some clinical research done...? The facilities are allegedly in the top 5 in the US, and it's near Boston, and it is affiliated with UMass...anyone really wanting to train there? Thanks for the input. (This post is not for...

Hey guys and gals, Quick rundown: I did some research my junior year of undergrad investigating the efficacy of robotics in K-12 STEM education. My old PI just emailed me out of the blue and said they are publishing the study in a top STEM education journal and I am second author. Does anyone...

Most schools ask for a LOR from a dentist. I have shadowed an Orthodontist and I know that he would write me a stellar LOR. Is it preferred to have a general dentist write the LOR? Or would it probably be looked at about the same? Did anyone do one or the other considering what would be better...

I'm about to begin my first semester of community college and I decided to chose economics because it is a passion of mine and also because it's a useful degree on its own. I'm taking four classes this semester. I've extremely motivated to start premed on the best foot possible. Now with the...

Hello everyone! A while ago, I made a spreadsheet to help premed applicants visually determine where they fall in terms of stats for MD schools with categorized secondary prompts to make it easier to plan essays. The intention is to make a companion resource to the useful WARS spreadsheet made...

Hey guys, just wanted some help identifying what schools I would have a good chance at in this upcoming cycle, and also help identifying any glaring weaknesses in my application. Ethnicity: Armenian Undergrad school: UCLA (two gap years before matriculating) State of Residence: California GPA...

Hello..I was accepted MD this cycle and completed a research program in the summer of 2018. I received 15 credit hours at this school for the program as a well as a weighted grade (out of 4.0). I did not report the potential 15 credit hours on AMCAS since I had not completed the program at the...

I've been taking university courses for 10 years now, since high school. The issue is that I'm afraid I'm going to forget about one of the many self-enrichment classes I've taken online or at other institutions. I'm trying to think of every accredited institution I've taken university credit...

Hey everyone. I recently interviewed at West Virginia University on 1/5. I haven't seen any threads regarding WVU so I figured I would start one. Has anyone else interviewed here? What did you think of the program? Also, do you know approximately when we are supposed to hear back about an...

Hello! Very common question, but I'm trying to get all the help I can get! I'm currently a junior at Pitt planning on applying the upcoming cycle. Major: Natural Sciences, Minor: Spanish GPAs: 3.4 oGPA and 3.3 sGPA DAT: 21 AA, 21 TS, 22 PAT Some important EC: ~250 hrs of dental assisting...

Hi everyone, One of the medical schools I am interested in and am accepted to does background checks. I wanted to ask some questions about the details of the background check. First off I did have a citation expunged off my record at 19 for underage drinking. I didn’t list it on amcas bc it’s...

I am a postbac student at Columbia and currently preparing my essays for med school applications. In writing about the few years between my undergraduate degree and the postbac, I realize that I don't have much significant work to speak of, as I was a little lost after college and completely...

Hello everyone. Would a July MCAT be considered late for MD schools? Also, can someone give me a brief timeline overview for an MD application cycle? Do we need to turn in our MCAT scores and LORs to be verified? Thanks!

Hello everyone. Would a July MCAT still be considered early for DO schools? Also, can someone give me a brief timeline overview for an early DO school application cycle? Do we need to turn in our MCAT scores and LORs to be verified?

So I'm a premed undergrad, and currently over 2 years sober from drugs and alcohol. My recovery is a huge part in my wanting to go into medicine. I want to help people with mental illness and substance abuse disorders (so Psychiatry, though neurology and neurosurgery seem appealing as well)...

Wondering when people are receiving their invites... Post your invitations here and I will update often. Add oil! Below is the format for posting that has been used in the past: School Name: Date Interview Invite Received: Degree: PhD/PsyD Type: Clinical/Counseling/School/Combined/Experimental...

Simple question - how long does the dental school application take to complete? Can you do it in one sitting?

Hey guys, just want to get some opinions on this one. I'm stuck between the three. Case has that new shiny building. Temple's got that extra good curriculum. Louisiana's got that early patient exposure. Overall, I want to be a good clinician and all three offer ample opportunity for that. Which...

So I'm currently an undergraduate senior graduating in summer with two dual degrees in Health Sciences and Economics. I came into college wanting to pursue healthcare, but having incredibly poor confidence when it came to science. Thus, used business as a cushion and pursued an economics degree...

Hi guys, Im an officer for an organization and I have done 1 semester of it so far but I may not be able to balance my school/other activities with this. This is my senior year and my final semester is next semester. I know being in an officer position looks very good on a medical school...

I was complete to every medical school September 19. I have a 505 MCAT 127,127,126,125 with a 3.8 cGPA and a 3.85 sGPA. I have had one interview at CUSOM and was not offered on the seat. I double majored in Biology and Spanish and double minored in Chemistry and General Science at Bowling...

Hello everyone! I am currently a first-year undergrad student with desires to go to medical school. I was wondering if becoming a CNA or EMT will be valuable in terms of 1. Personal experience and 2. Application strength? Please let me know if either of these designations are worth pursuing...

I'm trying to get a DO shadowing in a month or so and finish it before applying to medical next spring. I'm trying to decide whether I should I list this experience on my AMCAS next year.

Is it a good practice to have two people write one LOR? I know you shouldn't have two letters from the same place/experience since it will be redundant but if those two people both have something valuable to say about you and that experience can you have them co-write one letter?

Stats: GPA: 3.6 with upward trend (3.39 -> 3.32 -> 3.75 -> 3.97) sGPA: 3.5 MCAT: 514 (jan 2018) -> 518 (sept 2018) highly ranked Ivy+ undergrad 100+ hours volunteering in a hospital (patient care included) 3 years volunteering teaching high school students about safe sex and drugs ~50 hours...

Hello, everyone! I have applied to five pharmacy schools in the area for Fall 2019 matriculation and I am interested to see how people are doing with interviews and acceptances. Is anyone on this forum in the same boat as me? Also, how often do you think someone is invited for an interview but...

Hey everyone, I haven't seen anything about applicants for this most recent cycle to ISU. So I thought I would create a new thread for it. so the question is who all has applied, have you heard back, done an online interview, or have any valuable information for the rest of us? Thank you and...

Hello everyone, I want to be fully transparent here and tell you that this is my publication (per the SDN rules). I wrote this to help prospective students prepare their applications as best as possible when they are applying to schools. Of the students that have shadowed me or worked with...

Hi I have applied to 18 schools almost no reaches with very subpar stats back in July. I have a 3.25 GPA, and a 3.0sGPA with an 18AA, my friend has the exact same stats except a 19AA now because she's a re-applicant and has 4 interviews. I have only heard 2 rejections, Pitt and LECOM, I'm also...

Hey guys, I'd appreciate any input on my current chances or things I could improve to apply next summer. I like to believe that I'm a well-rounded applicant but tell me if I'm wrong. IL resident. ORM (Middle Eastern). 3.7 GPA, 3.6 sGPA, (1 bad semester and then almost always 4.0s the following...

Hello all, and thanks for taking the time to check out my post. I am applying to dental school, but I have some demerits going against me that I wanted to clear up before making any big decisions. Most dental school applications ask a question along the lines of: Have you ever been convicted...

Okay, so I've recently started undergrad at a well-known university, but I'm a non-traditional student that's 24 years old. So far, I've only taken 8 courses, but have made A's in every one - some higher, some lower. I've started volunteering, will soon be switching jobs to something more...

So everything was in order, I submitted to 5 programs just moments ago. I read in the FAQs that the status should read "complete" before it gets placed in line for verification. My status, under each program, says received...is this because I just submitted? Or is some other step required? My...

Hi everyone and good luck to everyone else in this year's application cycle! I have applied to many schools this cycle and have completed the application relatively early (ranging from mid-July to mid-August). I have not heard many of these schools back. No holds, no rejections, no anything. The...

I am Canadian- my MCAT scores just came out at a 518- 130/128/129/131 I know CARS is a bit low but I'd still like to think I could? try for some of the top 5 unis like Hopkins or Stanford. My gpa is 3.89 and I have a publication along the way. What schools should I try for?

How long does it take for your application to be verified? Do you get a notification when that happens?

So I recently switched over to dental school. I have gotten my one science letter of recommendation but my second professor retired and I am unable to reach him about the letter he promised to write me :(. So i am searching for another science professor but I was never that close to any of my...

Hi all, So, i am in a bit of a pickle... I have submitted my application awhile ago to OSU (whose deadline is Oct 1). I also sent my transcripts awhile ago but everyone's worse fear happened to me, and they got lost in the mail. So I had to resubmit them, this time i did it electronically. I...

Non traditional MD/PhD applicant coming from a BS/MS program in bioengineering. I did 2 years of undergrad/grad research I’m the same lab resulting in some abstracts and posters. Then I got a job as an R&D engineer at a ****ty medical device start up (part of my motivation for applying to...