disabilities

Looking for opinions on my situation and if they will combine well to make an application unique. Not sure where to begin so I’m gonna lay it all out. I originally attended community college for three semesters many years ago and wasn’t sure what I wanted to do. My grades were horrible and so I...

I was just approved for extra time (1.25x) and stop the clock breaks for a disability. I'm wondering if anyone has experience with extra timing--specifically, do you feel the accommodations helped you improve your score? Can people share their scores before and after accommodations, if possible?

Hi All, I’m one of the people that keeps positing about weird medical situations on this site. If I had to explain it all, I’d say that my body is on fire. I’ve always known I’ve had an ampicillin and amoxicillin allergy, (as well as mupericin, azythromycin, and erythromycin allergies.) I’m not...

Hey guys, (I am looking into dentistry, but think that the physical requirements for the military scholarship should be the same. so I took me post on dentistry and applied it here - Thanks ) With the godly D-school prices and the saturation of dentistry I decided to apply for the military...

Hi all, I'm taking the MCAT in a few months and applying for double time. I've heard it's very hard to get. I was wondering if anyone had received it? If so, what did you do? I have cerebral palsy, ADD, anxiety, reading comprehension issues, vision problems and learning disabilities that were a...

I spent a long time trying to decide if MD PhD programs were right for me, and I spent quite a bit of that time lingering around forums like this one. I ended up choosing to apply to grad school without applying to MD PhD programs, and wanted to share my experiences thus far. The first 12...

I read online and then talked to some people who say this department tries to fire or does fire a female PGYII every year. Maybe it is just a coincidence but I am wondering if there is more to the story given this is a very high rate for such a small program. This year's chosen one made the...

Basically, I'm preparing for my prerequisites right now and I'm worried that med school might be a waste of time because I'm disabled. I have a language processing problem, a visual impairment, a chronic pain condition, a seizure disorder, severe muscle weakness in my legs and syncope. If...

Hey there, I am currently a senior year undergrad planning on attending medical school. I have an optic nerve condition with which I was born and it does not appear to be getting any worse overtime. However, my eyesight is only corrected to 20/70 in left and 20/60 in right eye. From what I've...