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I am hoping for some advice regarding how to proceed. I am a non-traditional applicant trying to chart the most sensible course towards medical school. At this juncture, my main question is whether or not I should take a year of post bacc classes, or if I should take a few this semester and...

Hello Everyone, i should’ve made an account a few years ago being that I’m a senior. Well, here’s are my stats and what concerns me: cGPA: 3.70 (upward trend) sGPA: 3.70 MCAT: 524 URM URM Red Flag: Got kicked out of school my first semester on academic suspension and had to attend jr...

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I am in my 1st sem. of my junior year @ Colgate University. My major is Molecular Bio & I have a cGPA of 3.61 & 3.43 for sciences. I know it is not ideal, but I also know that Colgate is known for grade deflation & some have told me that will be considered (?) I am trying to decide if I need to...

Please make recommendations on any of my school choices and please add more mid-tier and low-tier if necessary. Also, I'd love advice about my situation and if I should withdraw my application or not due to my late MCAT. Cumulative GPA: 3.95 Science GPA: 4.00 Undergraduate School: Top 25...

Took the MCAT on May 5th, came out feeling kind of bad but I knew that was normal so I took some time off of studying (I studied for 5 months while also take 14 hours and doing research). Got my score back yesterday and got a 499 (125/123/126/125). I have a 4.0 GPA (total and science), I have...

So this is a question I'm sure you all get on a regular basis, with posters usually asking about how favorably a good (3.7+) grad school GPA is received by admissions committees. Well, I'm coming from the other end to ask you all how much a red flag would a gGPA of ~3.40 for a hard science...

Hello! I am curious about my chances as a Medical School Applicant and need some advice. I am planning to apply during the 2018 cycle and am taking the MCAT in April. I apologize in advance if there are mistakes in this thread or if I went overboard describing my credentials - this is my first...

Goal is to become a physician-scientist, possibly in surgery. So MD is preferable to DO, but I will apply both. Applied last cycle (2016), got two interviews, one rejection and one waitlist. Non-trad (I think): graduated 2016 in bioengineering, have been working as a biomedical engineer since...

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...

Hi everyone! I have been wondering this for a while but I'm half Iranian and half Cherokee. I've been told middle eastern isn't URM by some sources and is by others. What do you think? Also I was ended up applying to 20+ schools and have received secondaries from most of them, but I'm very...

Pretty self explanatory in the title My Stats are as follows: I am rural area in-state resident, and I attend a public in-state University Microbiology Major 3.57 Overall GPA, 3.9 non-science, 3.4 Science 180 shadowing hours in surgery, internal medicine, anesthesiology, and family medicine...

Hey guys I was thinking about applying for MD schools for the 2018 cycle (as this cycle is too late) but wasn't sure if a post bacc would be right for me for this upcoming year or more clinical work/retaking MCAT. In terms of statistics: MCAT: 129 125 125 130 (509) Overall GPA 3.5 science GPA...

I am currently looking to apply to MD/DO schools and was wondering if any of you guys had any suggestions!? First gen./middle eastern uGPA: 3.2+; upward trend SMP: a little under a 3.8 MCAT: 501 Research: 4 labs, ~400+ hours of research Shadowed MD and DO: ~300+ hours other clinical and...

3.6 Overall GPA 3.45 Science GPA MCAT: 502 126/126/125/125 300+ hours as an ER Scribe 12 hours shadowing surgeon URM : Mexican American & first generation college student California Resident Im aware my stats are not very competitive at most MD schools. What are some MD schools i have a...

Hi everyone, not sure if I should get a masters of biomedical sciences or work for a year or both... thinking about AmeriCorps or medical scribe but I'm not sure Thinking of DO schools instead due to low sGPA sGPA 3.4, cGPA 3.6, MCAT: Have not taken Major: Nutrition Work: Medical Interpreter...

So for the 2017 cycle, I was interviewed at 2 schools (Wake Forest, and SUNY Upstate) and rejected everywhere except a WL at Wake Forest - still no reply. Basically, I talked to an adcom at SUNY Upstate who told me that I was rejected largely due to the fact that I neglected to disclose a...

For a bit of background: As an undergrad I took two semesters each of General Chemistry and Biology, got a scattering of A's and B's, and while taking the first semester of Bio I also took Orgo I and got a C. After that I continued with Bio II but otherwise dropped the entire pre-med track...

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