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Hello SDN this is my very first post. I couldn't find an answer anywhere on on the site, but I remember looking up pre-reqs for for medical schools on the school websites and reading that one school did have an exception of some sort for this. I'm currently taking Gen Chem 2 and it includes...

Hi everyone, ------What are my chances at this school?? I am 24 years old, history major, biology minor. NJ resident. cGPA: 3.098 sGPA: 2.88 ** re-took all science courses after undergrad that I got a C/D/or F, and made sure they were all above Bs. The 2.88 is without the retakes! MCAT: 505 My...

I could really use some advice as to where I should apply. I am nervous with my MCAT score, I got a 499, but my GPA is super solid. It's a 3.92 with my science GPA being a 3.88. I have worked in a nursing home setting since I was 17 and have done many extra curricular throughout college. I was...

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Hello everyone! I was wondering if someone would be so kind to read and give me feedback on my personal statement? I'm hoping to get advice from some medical students! Thank you!!

I have 2 BS degrees in Biomedical Sciences and Psychology. I graduated with a 2.33 at some point my hope was to go to osteopathic school. Now it seems like a far reach with my gpa. I am considering going back to a community college to get my ASN then maybe find a RN-BSN program. I worked as a...

Hello I'm currently wrapping up my freshman year pursuing a degree in Biology, like many first year students I took the first semester kind of lightly and ended up with a 3.2 gpa for first semester.My science classes, along with my labs were great with a B+ in Chem and an A in BIO, what was...

Does volunteering under a family member count? For example, we have family business and I volunteer all the time at the front desk, giving direct customer service (good way if increasing communication skills). Would that count? Would anything count that you volunteer for if the head person is a...

Hi all, I am just coming to the end of my freshman year and I have had an extremely rough time. Just before school started I had mono which lasted most of the first semester, at the beginning of second semester I had to have my tonsils taken out, and now between April/May I have had two family...

Sorry to be the person who makes one more of these "what are my chances" posts. I'm a biology major who has not been doing very well in my science classes. I just finished sophomore year. Thus far, my science GPA is very bad, a 3.17. My GPA for the non-science classes is a 3.99, for an overall...

Hey SDN, I've been fortunate to have been offered to shadow two OMT sessions performed by two different DOs at a health clinic I volunteer at. Of course I said yes, but I'm curious as to what to make of this.. Is this "good" shadowing experience" I'm applying almost unilaterally to DO schools.

Hi, This is my first post so I hope I'm posting correctly. I want to gain acceptance to a DO school in the next 2-3 years. I'm a 21yo male currently attending UF. I am at the end of my junior year about to be a senior. I got my AA in high school and immediately started taking science...

So I am currently on three waitlists at DO schools, one being LMU-DCOM. I recently applied to SMP because my low GPA and was accepted to a couple. Now I have to choose where to attend. The first being VCOM's graduate certificate program that offers GUARANTEED admission and is relatively cheaper...

Hey guys! Sam Houston State University will be opening up a new D.O program "sam houston state university college of osteopathic medicine" in 2020. Do you think they will waive the tuition fee? I know UT Rio Grande and Austin's Med schools gave their med students free tuition for the first...

I will be doing the MD one next, please private message me with source to correct something. The cost to apply to every DO School is $3,270. DO Schools: Post-Bacc/Premed programs: The cost to apply to every DPM School is $515 Podiatry Schools: Caribbean Schools:

Hey Guys, I'll try to keep this short. I'm from a medical family. Dad is a NP, uncles and aunts are all nurses of some kind and have been around hospitals, practices, and everything else my entire life (until about 20yo). Growing up under it, I just got very used to hearing about it and it...

Hello, to prevent cross posting and getting people upset who are subscribed to the threads I would be posting in, I figured I would just post my questions here. So the schools I am applying to are... - KCU - LECOM-E - PCOM-P - PCOM-G - DMU - NOVA - Kirksville - LMU-COM 1.) Since there is no...

Hello everyone, I posted here a couple of months ago asking about how to increase competitiveness. I finally received my MCAT score and need your advice again. Here are my stats before I go on: 3.66 cGPA 3.61 sGPA (I had put 3.59 before, but I found a mistake in my calculations) (upward trend...

Hello world. Thanks for reading my post here. I'm extremely worried and cannot sleep anymore due to this problem. Legit having nightmares and decision making issues. I am a junior pre-med student with an overall GPA 3.7 and sGPA 3.45. I will be applying using the 2018 AMCAS. I know already not...

So, I've shadowed a DO for a really good amount of hours on several basis, had great experiences, seen lots, and he'd be a great person to write a letter of rec for me, in addition to another MD who I plan on asking for this upcoming cycle. There's just one draw-back... He's my brother-in-law...

Are there any Postbacs/SMPs (D.O. with good linkage) that would even look at a student with a 2.72cGPA/2.78sGPA with a STRONG upward trend (+3.8 GPA) in the last 70 credit hours and a solid MCAT score (plan on testing in the Fall)? I did so poorly in my early years that even with my academic...

I have been accepted to both programs and need to decide which one to attend. I am a NJ resident so Rowan is cheaper but I have heard amazing things about PCOM that might be worth the extra 10k? Any advice or insight is greatly appreciated!!

Hello Everyone, I have read many many posts and forums regarding this whole topic of DO school and residency. I do fully understand that MD vs. DO, the title is not everything. It is how the student does in school, board exams, interaction with your faculty, etc. With my stats, I am more fitted...

Good afternoon SDN! I am graduating this Spring semester and had a pretty clear cut plan for how I would be spending my gap year in order to make sure I was completely ready for medical school and the best applicant I could be. However, the AACOMAS policy change on grade replacement has forced...

Hello fellow hopeful osteopaths, I'm one year out of college doing a mini DIY post bacc while getting clinical exposure. I began working as a PCA in a radiology/ED unit in October to get clinical hours and see if I enjoyed medicine outside of the shadowing experience (I've loved it). I'm...

Hello, I will be applying to osteopathic schools this coming June and had a question regarding the pre-health committee letter of recommendation. The committee at my school has very strict deadlines to which materials must be submitted. I completely understand this and have met all of the...

Hello, I wanted to start a thread for any advice or alternatives for those of us who were depending on Grade Replacement GPA calculation offered by AACOMAS. Albeit, at this point I'm heart broken so I have no problem dropping my poor scores. Thanks for your honesty and advice! Age: 26...

Hey sdn, So I know everyone is freaking about about the grade replacement thing (and as someone who replaced two Cs with two As I feel your pain), but I'm really looking for some advice and honest appraisals of my applicant profile if you don't mind. Assuming that grade replacement is out...

I am a first time applicant, however this news is so disheartening and without any notice, and I am trying to scramble for alternatives. I want to know what you guys as re-applicants options might be, after retaking courses this year and realizing that those retakes wont count towards this...

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I applied quite late in the cycle, for most schools I was complete by mid-late September because I retook my MCAT in July and did my secondaries after that due to studying for finals and the MCAT earlier on in the summer. I have yet to hear back from several schools, but I am not too hopeful. I...

Hi there, I'm from Canada and I'll be finishing my senior year of HS fairly soon. I was thinking of finishing my undergrad here, in Canada, and then going to a US medical school because I've heard Canadian medical schools are ultra competitive and getting in is very hard (for example, applying...

Hi everyone, I just wanted to know a little bit about my position and what schools I should be looking at! I am open to both MD and DO! Applying next cycle and took the most recent MCAT date in September. With the grades I'm looking at this semester, here are my stats: MCAT 509 (but low CARS...

I know this may have been asked before, but I cant find this anywhere: Is the number of LORs specific needed different for each DO school? How many do I need? How many science LOR do I need and how many non-science LOR? Can I include a LOR from a previous employer (Assistant Director at my...

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Im am currently am a junior in college and I have had MANY bad grades in my science classes. I recently transferred to a different school and thought I would be better since I have learned from my mistakes of studying in the past. However, I just looked at my microbiology grade and got another...

Hello ! I've been on my journey to med school for quite some time; and fortunately, medical schools in my area accept online pre-req. my heart is Stanford, however, I'm open to which medical school accepts me and have broaden my horizons to going after DO and not just MD. Does anyone know of any...

Hello all, looking for advise here. I was recently accepted to OU-HCOM, and have an interview coming up in a week for kansas city university (KCUMB). I was wondering if I should cancel and save the flight mileage for something else (I am flying from Ohio). In state tuition is cheaper at OU...

Hey everyone, I am applying to about 15 MD and 15 DO programs, I would like to keep my options open. I submitted my secondary apps around September so things are a little late at the moment for my chances of getting into a school in this cycle. I was wondering what applicants do while they are...