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I've always been a little unclear on this and was hoping someone could lay out in general, how fourth year DO students find rotations for fourth year. I know we have to set them up...and I believe there is some kind of service that lists them out? I'm sure it depends somewhat on schools, but can...

Hi everyone! I'm new here to SDN so I'm not sure if this is the right thread. Anyways I am a nontraditional student who finished a BA in Psychology with 3.5 GPA graduated Cum Laude, but as of now I calculated my cGPA and sGPA to be both 3.4. After that I decided that I wanted to do Medical...

Hi, everyone! I am well aware that there are at least 2 different threads on ACOM Vs. VCOM-Auburn, BUT I wanted to post another one so there can be a more updated version. It would be great to just hear opinions of students (current & past, as well as potential students that have recently...

Hey Guys, I applied this past cycle and am currently sitting on two MD waitlists. I'm going to reapply DO because my MCAT is a little low for MD. Anyways, here's the breakdown: cGPA: 3.59, sGPA: 3.5 MCAT: 505 (127,125,127,126) MA resident Hispanic Attended Top 30 university in the south...

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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...

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does do school calculate all gpas from institutions you've attended or just the gpa from the school you finish? my family moved a lot and it was a quite difficult time...i have a 2.73..a 1.89...a 2.75 gpa and now i have a 4.0 gpa...will they calculate all my gpa's and take the average or just...

Here are my current grades: Bio 1 and 2: B Chem 1 and 2: C Orgo 1 and 2: C+ Physics 1 and 2: C+ and B+ Calc 1 and 2: Retaking calc 1 and B+ Currently taking Biochem. I plan to retake my chem classes to get a better grade. Not sure about my physics class yet. Is this a smart choice? Volunteer...

Recently graduated from UC with B.S. cGPA 3.34 sGPA 3.08 Planning to take the MCAT for the first time in May 2017 Work Experience ~700 hours as activities coordinator and office assistant at board-and-care ~400 hours as front office medical assistant at DO/ MD office ~360 hours a lab assistant...

Hello everyone, this is my first forum, and after years of looking at everyone else's post that weren't exactly answering my question,... I decided to ask my own finally. 1.) I am a Junior in Biology minor Nutrition Pre- professional. I am currently taking the MCAT in June on the 29th and have...

Hey everyone, I am very blessed to have options this application cycle as I am a reapplicant. I need a bit of advice on a decision of which DO program to go with. I have been accepted to UNECOM and PCOM-GA and am still waiting to hear back from UIWSOM. When I was accepted to PCOM-GA in...

Hello everyone, A big thank you to anyone who responds to my questions, I really appreciate it! I am a senior graduating with a degree in Public Health hoping to go into PM&R (Physiatry). I'll be graduating with a 3.2 having finished almost all the premed reqs up to Organic Chemistry 1 (Missing...

Hello Everyone, I am a recent graduate of a private university and trying to apply to medical schools. I know it is very late in the cycle, but I wanted to know if I have a chance of starting medical school in the fall of 2017. I know there are some schools that offer post-baccaraulette...

Hey guys! I'm currently a sophomore in college and had some doubts on when to take the MCAT. My pre-health adviser told me to start studying over winter break my junior year, then take an intensive course (i.e Kaplan or Princeton) over summer break and take it in July/August. She failed to...

Hi everyone, I've been accepted to both KCU and NYCOM. While this is great I'm struggling to decide which school to go to. NYCOM is about 40k more expensive over 4 years, but being in NY its pretty much set that you'll end up the Tri-state area for residency. This is a big plus because I've...

Currently a junior. Recently decided to go into DO school....did not have much guidance during college, first two years were very tough with low gpa. Recently decided to go into osteopathic medicine. Have a lot of C's. New to this, have a lot of questions but don't know who to ask so posting on...

Hello everyone. I am going to share my story, and I hope someone can give me advice on where to truly go from here. I started college a year early when I was only 17 years old. The university I picked was not the right one for me and the roommate I was stuck with was awful. I went through...

Okay, so this is more of a question. If you go into a DO school and (God forbid) you don't get into the specialty you want, couldn't you just switch specialties after practicing a few years or during/after your residency?? Yes, I know that residents don't get paid much (around 50,000 which is...

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3.19 uGPA U of Michigan, 3.9 GPA @ Wayne State BMS program (all core science), 502 MCAT Applying almost all DO except for my IS MD's. I left off all the schools I have gleaned are very regionally selective, as well as coastal Touro's and CCOM. Very strong desire for primary...

The American Osteopathic Association Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation, or COCA, has granted the University of the Incarnate Word pre-accreditation for its planned medical school at Brooks City Base. That decision gives UIW permission to recruit immediately for the school, with...

I was a nursing major for my first year of college. Some of the classes I took were anatomy 1 and 2, Microbiology and pharmacology. And I did great in all of my classes. I ended the year with around a 3.3GPA. How ever I found the nursing profession not to cover what I actually was interested in...

Graduated UCSB 2014 with B.S. Biopsychology. Plenty of shadowing experience, good LORs, plenty of volunteering, some research experience, applying for more research opportunities. Still need to take the MCAT (probably this summer after I finish Biochem, I know I will do extremely well) cGPA =...

Hey I'm interested in a dual degree DO/MPH program at my school. The MPH classes would be taken during the summers of M0 and M1. However, I am an Army HPSP student, and I'm wondering whether the MPH classes during the M1 summer would qualify as "school orders" in order to satisfy the ADT...

Hey Guys, So here's a little bit about me: 3.8 GPA/3.7 sGPA/507 MCAT (29-30 on the old MCAT) NYS Resident (NYC); will be graduating in spring 2016 Applied to mostly lower tier MD schools last cycle, no interviews. I obviously did not know much about DO schools and pretty much shot myself in the...

Accepted to these 3 schools. AZCOM vs TUCOMCA seems to be discussed quite a bit on SDN so I'll save that issue, but what about CNUCOM? I am skeptical of CNUCOM because it is so new and has not gained full accreditation yet for clinical rotations (if I recall correct). But if it does gain...

Hello everyone, I've never posted here before but I'm really hoping for some advice. I'm 27 years old and will be taking the MCAT this year. I'm a non-trad and went back to school late and sort of screwed up my grades due to personal issue. Do you guys still think I have a chance anywhere if I...

Right now I have a cumulative 3.4 gpa and a science gpa of 3.2. I am trying to do 500 volunteer hours to count as extracurricular activities. If I have time I will do more, I couldn't find a research position so that sucks for me. Right now I am senior in college having my last semester so my...

Hi, so I have a terrible science GPA mainly because I got C's in almost all of my basic science coursework (my other basics are only B's, not even A's), so I am heavily considering doing a DIY postbacc and retaking all of that basic coursework. Will it be poorly reflected on DO applications that...

So, my cGPA is a 3.45 and my sGPA is a 3.02. I have not taken my MCAT yet so I understand that it is difficult to give advice without this piece, but I would take a course and for arguments sake assume an old scale score in the upper 20s, low 30s. I have shadowed an MD in the field I want to...

Hello everyone! Can I still become a successful Dermatologist with DO?

I am getting ready to apply to MD and DO school this upcoming cycle and would like some help on figuring out some schools I should apply to given my stats: State of Residence: Utah cGPA: 3.64 sGPA: 3.58 MCAT: 498 For the most part I have competitive ECs. I have a strong background in...

I am going into my last semester of undergrad. I would say that I will be graduating conservatively with a cumulative GPA of about a 3.5 with a science GPA of about a 3.1. I am deciding whether I should take my last pre req for a DO school (Physics) or PA school (Anatomy). I have reasonabley...

I applied this year to 12 different DO schools. So far, it hasn't been too hopeful. I am going to start working full time pretty soon. In anticipation for my new job and the possibility of me not getting into DO school, I started thinking of ways that I can improve my application's appeal to the...

Hi everyone, I would seriously like some advice. I have a relatively good GPA, science GPA included. It by no way will hinder my chances in getting into medical school. My extracurriculars are great. What is hindering me is my MCAT score. I took it three times. I go a 24 on the old test and a...

Re-posting this in Military Medicine: I'm looking for some insight into military medicine as a DO vs. MD. My understanding is that the two are virtually indistinguishable to the military, but I'm curious: 1) Are any residencies in the military less friendly to DOs (in general or compared to...