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course rigor

  1. okayparquet

    GPA repair and "narrative": picking future courses

    Hi everyone. TL,DR: Do I need to choose my GPA repair, elective, or non-prerequisite courses based on the "narrative" they tell? How bad is it, really, to take OChem before you transfer from community college? US citizen living in Maryland. At 18, after my first semester, I withdrew while...
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    • Thread
    • course repeat course rigor course selection maryland nontradditional nontraditional applicant looking for advice premed - do premed - md umd washington dc
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Nontraditional Students
  2. crowgirl

    Medical Spanish Programs

    Hi everyone, I'm looking into taking a medical spanish course as I live in a major city near the US/Mexico border and want to be able to communicate with a larger patient base working in the clinical environment. Has anyone taken any online programs in medical spanish they would recommend? And...
  3. Ten_Maz

    Course Intensity - Does it Matter?

    Hello SDN, Been a lurker for a while but this is my first post. I'm a non-trad MD hopeful. Graduated a couple years back with a Liberal Arts major. I haven't taken any science classes since high school and I know sGPA is a big deal as well as taking the mandatory pre-reqs. I work 8:30 - 5:00...
  4. sasukeuchiha33

    Will top medical schools frown on only two biology classes?

    Hi all. So somewhere down the line if I maintain a high GPA, I would like to apply to top 20/ top 15 medical schools. Anyway, I've been told by my school that course rigor is a factor in med school admissions, and that my lack thereof would serve as hindrance to getting accepted at top schools...
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    • Thread
    • biology biology i biology ii chemistry course course rigor pre-allo premed spanish summer courses
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Pre-Medical (MD)
  5. aliceofbattenberg

    schedule rigor vs. research time

    Hello everyone, First of all, a big thanks to everyone who takes time out of their very busy schedules to post in these forums. It is such a benefit to those of us still in the pipeline, especially when we don't have any family members in medicine or science. I'm trying to think about my...