decisions

Hi everyone! This is my first post on SDN and I need help! There are plenty of posts out there like this one but none that are recent. Upon hearing back from schools yesterday morning, I'm left with an extremely tough choice. I am a Maryland resident and was lucky enough to receive acceptances...

Is it horrible form/bad karma to reject an interview without having any acceptance offers yet? For what reasons have you all retracted an interview invitation? Asking because I was recently offered an II at a school that is lower on my list. While I would love to go and could technically make...

Hey, y'all, I'm new to SDN. I recently got accepted to both Southern College of Optometry and Midwestern (AZCOPT). They were the only two places I applied, for personal reasons. For those who are interested, my OAT scores were 330TS/340AA, and I have a 3.7gpa. I'm having a hard time deciding...

I am currently a nursing student in my first semester. Nursing is so boring and I can't stand the lack of science in the curriculum. I guess I didn't understand that in nursing school I wouldn't be learning anything NEAR what people learn in medical school besides vital signs and such. Maybe due...

Hi guys, I'm wondering if I could have a few suggestions on OOS MD schools to apply to given my stats and background. UMN Biochemistry major. Neuroscience minor. Old MCAT 2014 score: 31. New MCAT 2016 score: 515. cGPA: 3.82. sGPA:~3.75. 200+ hours shadowing MD/DO physicians in many...

Hi, I just graduated from college and I have a huge decision to make. I was wondering if you smart sdn ppl can help me out on my path to medical school. I currently have a 3.22 cGPA and 3.26sGPA from undergrad. Since my GPA is too low for any M.D., I decided to apply for special masters...

1. MCAT 508 - 79th Percentile (127 PS / 125 CARS / 129 BS / 127 Psych) 2. 3.49 cGPA - 3.41 sGPA 3. Undergrad: private academic 4. Residency: currently OH, previously NY and PA 5. White EC's 1. Rich clinical research experience with presentation (pub underway), all employment, all with ptt...

I know the two are very different... Anyone else deciding (or decided) between these two? Would appreciate input. Please don't bother talking about $$ Surgery [+] : the hands on; the procedure is the main medicine (I would much rather learn procedures over pharmacology); I like the varied...

Hi,everyone! I am just really conflicted and just decided let me ask a bunch of people who may or may not be in my position. I was originally waitlisted to three schools for DPT - Dominican, Seton Hall, and Touro-Manhattan. I was recently given admission to Dominican College's DPT program...

Hi and thanks for reading this! I've narrowed my school list down to 2 great options. Given where I live, scholarships, etc, option 1 will cost around $100k less than option 2. Option 2 is in an amazing environment and has loads of opportunities that will challenge me, option 1 feels all-around...

Planning on going Pre-Med and I am a transfer student, entering at a junior standing. Got accepted into University of Georgia Athens under Biology/Pre-Med. Got accepted into UCLA as a Geography Major (Second choice major, not allowed to switch into a life science). According to many people...

Hi there! I was wondering if anyone has heard anything recently from Idaho State University's DPT program. They sent quite a vague email stating: "Because of preparing for our Accreditation Visit and other circumstances beyond our control we are late making our decisions on acceptances into the...

I am an almost graduated senior with a bs in biology and psychology trying to decide between medical school for psychiatry (possibly child and adolescent) or grad school for clinical psychology. If grad school, I would prefer the psyD route since I'm more interested in clinical practice than...

I received offers of admissions from both UTSD Houston and UTHSCSA's dental school and I am not sure which school to choose! If you can, please let me know of the pros and cons for each school. Overall, which dental school would YOU choose and why? If anyone is attending or has attended...

I need help in deciding y'all. UT student. I pre matched to all three an d I'm having so many problems deciding. I know mine, but I would love to hear y'all's reasoning/ a new perspective.

First off, I am new to the community so I apologize if I make any mistakes with posting and so forth. I know that this may be a little late in the application cycle to ask, but what schools do you think I would have a shot at? I achieved a 3.5 GPA at a large state University, scored a 28 on...

So a few of my fellow pre-meds were talking and we're curious about something... In general, about how many applicants do schools accept on October 15 or the first day that acceptances go out, if the school has rolling admissions? From the various school forums, it's seems like this is a pretty...

Hi everyone, so basically I am a junior at a medium size private research university in the northeast. I have a really difficult decision to make and I need to make it soon and I was hoping I could get some advice from all of you. So basically I am currently a nursing student (I just...

Hi all, I recently decided on two gap years, but as of recent i've had the mentality of just applying this year & taking one gap year. My story: Ivy undergrad, bad freshman yr grades, started an upward trend, horrible circumstances caused me to ruin a whole year(my junior yr: Sexual Assault)...

Hello everyone, first post here. Quick stats: 28 yrs old, 3.6 undergrad GPA at a competitive tech/science school, 4.0 grad GPA I am a PhD student entering my last year of graduate school in a non-health-related, quantitative field. I am doing a lot of thinking about my career, and have...