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Posted in other areas so delete if not allowed. Hello. I am seriously considering med school or optometry but I am looking for advice and others in a similar situation. I currently work at NASA, I have an aerospace engineering degree from the University of Texas. My GPA was not the best, 3.1...

Posted in pre-med forum so delete if not allowed. Hello. I am seriously considering med school but I am looking for advice and others in a similar situation. I currently work at NASA, I have an aerospace engineering degree from the University of Texas. My GPA was not the best, 3.1. The day...

Hello. I am seriously considering med school but I am looking for advice and others in a similar situation. I currently work at NASA, I have an aerospace engineering degree from the University of Texas. My GPA was not the best, 3.1. The day before I was to go to college in 2009 I found out that...

Hello Everyone, I have finally pulled the trigger and decided to go for medical school. I am a mechanical engineering student in my junior year. The next step for me right now is figuring out how to spend this upcoming summer. I am definitely going to try and start volunteering at a hospital...

Up until the 1st quarter of my junior year I was studying chemical engineering. I realized as soon as began taking my first engineering course that I did not want to continue with ChemE. I always considered the possibility of going to med school, but it wasn't until I shadowed a doctor during...

Hi guys, I just graduated in spring 2016 with a major in mechanical engineering. I have a 3.36 overall GPA and 3.7 science GPA. I am admitted to the Postbac Program at Columbia and planning to take the accelerated track so that I can finish all prereqs by spring 2018 and apply in order to...

Hi everyone! I've been a long time lurker but I need a little help. Biomedical engineer here, working in a biomaterials lab that specializes in bioactive glass. I'm working on developing new bone cement or bioactive glass and I'm trying to gear it towards foot and ankle surgery application. I...

I am currently a second year student at Texas university and decided I want to do dentistry. My pre-dental advisors all recommend that i major in some biological science if I wanna increase my chances of getting into Texas A&M (Baylor) college of dentistry. But I honestly am thinking of doing...

cGPA and sGPA: 3.2, double major in engineering science and chemistry (four year breakdown: 3.433, 2.54, 2.412, 3.22, 3.588, 3.175, 3.60; I am planning to achieve a 3.7 in my last semester to continue the upward trend and hit the 3.2 cGPA. The drop off in my second and third semesters is due to...

I am currently a chemical engineering undergrad (3rd year) torn between going to grad school in BME or to med school. I have two main questions. 1) Is there such a thing out there as a quantitative med school where instead of learning millions of slides and memorizing a bunch of things...

A little background, I finished my undergraduate in Chemical Engineering roughly 2.5 years ago. Decent GPA (~3.1) from a Top 3 program school in the country. I have been working in the Supply Chain Management role ever since graduating and currently managing my own department. I have about 12...

Hi guys :) I am new to this community, so please let me know if I'm posting in the wrong group, using this inappropriately, breaking any rules, or reposting any already existent threads (tried to do a preliminary search, but the threads I found so far didn't cover all of my questions). I am a...

I'm a high school senior and I love math, biology, and chemistry I have taken multivariable calculus, ap chemistry, ap physics c. I self studied for ap bio and i got a 5. I also got 800 on sat bio. I don't know whether to pursue medicine, dentistry, or chemical/biomedical engineering i am...

Okay so I'll give you guys a little background info... rising junior in honors program - biomedical engineering major - 3.9 GPA planning to take the MCAT in January 2017 Have had an engineering internship my summer after freshman year Have a 2nd internship that began in the middle of my...

Hi. I have had this question on my mind for a while now and have been pondering it since I've began considering medicine as a possible career: How do I successfully prep myself to be a competitive medical school applicant while pursuing an engineering degree for undergraduate study? I am...

I know there's a ton of these threads on here discussing consulting as an exit strategy, but I have some specific questions that haven't really been answered. I have about 5 years of real engineering experiences before I decided to apply to med school and am currently a 3rd year. I'll be 31 by...

Hi all! I submitted my AMCAS primary about 10 days ago. Though my advisor said that "fit [to schools] is more important in some cases than metrics," I would appreciate some help in balancing and broadening my top-heavy list. I'd love to attend where there are plentiful resources and lots of...

Hi all, This is my first post on the site, but let me tell you about my situation. I am currently going into my 3rd year in Aerospace Engineering, and also have a minor in Military Science and Leadership because I am Army ROTC, pursuing an active duty commission. I have always thought about...

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Hi all. Long story short: I'm in the beginning of my engineering PhD in a bio/chem type of research. I've got it in my head that I want to go to med school after PhD and I can't stop thinking about it. Undergrad GPA was very low (for top-school standards): 3.74 overall, 3.62 in major. Adcoms...

Hey guys so Im about to be a junior in college and have always had the idea of going to medical school in the back of my mind but haven't always been too certain of it. Although, I have been completing some the class requirements outside of my major so far. My freshman year of college I was a...

Hi all, thanks for taking the time to read through this. I have a strange background, and I am wondering what is the best path for me to take. I am an engineering student at a top 10 engineering school. I have also done 3 years of biomedical research and I am applying to medical school this...

Hi everybody. I'm fairly new to SDN and am turning to you guys to help me make a big decision. I was recently admitted into both UW Madison and UCSD as a transfer student from a two-year UW college. As a premed, I feel like this is an important decision, but I know some will agree and some will...

Hi everyone, first time poster here. Sorry for the wall of text. I'm currently enrolled and on my way to the flagship public university in my state that has a medical school in its system. I am completely financially supporting myself while there, but I have scholarships that cover all expenses...

Pre-med, heavy EC/CV load, several foreign langs, no friends/partying whatsoever, etc.. Very interested in pursuing a BS in Biomedical Engineering. Any thoughts? Also, would this be good prep for med school? Ciao

Hey everyone, In May of 2015 I graduated from a top 50 University with a bachelors in Biomedical Engineering and a minor in Information Technology. Medical school has always been my dream, but after junior year I was so burnt out from engineering school and didn't want to think about the...

Hey so I'm in Biomedical Engineering at a Canadian University and I'm hoping to apply to dental schools in the States (most likely private one i.e. BU, NYU, Tufts...). I did pretty good first year, had like a 3.63 GPA but second year the engineering courses really brought me down. I'm sitting...

Hello! I have been working in engineering R&D for a large and well-known medical device company for a couple of years and am interested in applying to MD/PhD programs. I have some academic research experience in basic science molecular biology, and experience as a researcher for an...

Hi guys! I am currently a Year 1 engineering student studying in Hong Kong, majoring in biomedical engineering. My ultimate goal is to become a doctor in the US. However, I am not quite sure if I am taking the right path. I am planning to transfer to an US college in year 3 to continue my study...

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Hey everyone, The very first thing I want to do is to sincerely apologize for the text wall... But I would really appreciate it if you would read everything I wrote. With all due respect, I know that your time is important. But if you could, please take the time to read everything. If you...

I'm a high school senior and I got 2 Cs last year. 1 was first semester in AP stats and the other was in first semester of honors anatomy and physiology. I really screwed up first semester and these classes were quite hard for me. But I those were my only Cs ever. I got A+ second semester both...

So first semester of college ever and I have a 3.91-3.93 Cumulative GPA and a 4.0 Science/math Gpa, I am a biomedical engineer and a pre-med, The classes I took were Gen Chem, Calc 1, chem lab, programming for engineers , biomedical engineering lab and english, 15 credits with labs. But what I...

I am compiling here, resources for STEM PhDs who wish to pursue an M.D for a career as a clinician scientist/physician scientist/ applied physician scientist (I will add information as time permits): FAQs (Read QofQuimica's FAQs first ) - Will a PhD compensate for bad GPA or MCAT? No -...

Hi everyone, I am currently in my 3rd year of undergrad studying Biomedical Engineering at Ohio State University. I plan on graduating in 5 years (due to engineering being packed as it is & having to fit in pre-med classes). I Currently have a 2.9 but am going to get a projected 3.7 this...

Undergrad major: Chem. Engineering at a Midwest state school cGPA: 3.2 sGPA: 2.9 Masters Engineering Degree: 4.0 Post Bac: 4.0 (so far only 14 credits. working on it) Overall GPA with Post Bac: cGPA: 3.3 sGPA: 3.1 Grade Replacement: cGPA: 3.4 sGPA: 3.35 MCAT: 522 URM. Live in Kansas. I...

I am a few years out of school but am aiming to apply to MD/PhD programs next cycle. I am also signing on to a research project to get some recent work in before I apply (I did do extensive research in school). My question is regarding the selection of schools. I am interested in engineering...

Hi I am a civil engineer that wants to get into medical school particularly a DO school. My GPA is not that high, at 3.1. I have taken a lot of science courses due to me being a civil engneer ( chem, physics, and one bio class). I was wondering if there were post baccs out there that would take...

Hi, I am a pre-dental student and I was wondering if taking organic chemistry at a community college during the next two summers would be beneficial or if it would be looked down upon. A little about my background, I took my first year at community college (had to to help my mom after my father...

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