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sorry for the long post ahead but i need advice! i am graduating with my bachelors in biology, pre-vet track, this december and i constantly beat my self up over my terrible gpa: ~2.9 for context, i actually got my AA when i was 18 (dual enrollment) but long story short i went through many...

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Hello, I am a 2nd year student (going into my 3rd in the fall). At my school, we head into clinics early within our third year. We recently had a conversation with administration about starting the process of organizing what we want to do for our electives. I’m really torn about what I want to...

Need help trimming list, if I should be doing anything else until I apply, and wondering if I am missing schools that I should be looking at, if I am top heavy, etc. Obviously want to find a school good for research but would love good clinical training, and to be in a big city(NYC, Chicago...

I was thankfully accepted into a T10 med school today earlier this week, but I had a question about a W I received last semester. Essentially long story short, I had to withdraw from my senior thesis class that was an elective, not prereq. I wrote on my 1° application about my thesis writing...

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To keep this short and sweet, my freshman year during an intro science class. Our professor held weekly quizzes online but were to be taken in class on the computer. I religiously came into class and took them weekly, but this particular week I was really sick and couldn’t get out of bed to take...

So, I received my first II last week but had a few questions to calm my neuroticism. 1. How much does interview date matter? I had my wallet stolen an hour before i got the email, so I was busy cancelling my cards and getting new student ids (medcenter and student and drivers license) that I...

Date of submission: June 4 (planning) Overall GPA: 3.82 (3.4/3.5 with retook class) Science GPA: 3.41 (with retake) Bio-Chem-Physics GPA: 3.3 (with retake) DAT score (include AA and all sections): first attempt: 16, second attempt: 380(19) , third attempt: taking june 17 State of...

Title: Case Western or ATSU MOSDOH * both OOS -- You can add a poll if you would like to -- Post: School 1: Case Western Reserve University Pros: 10k less 4 years in one place Brand New facilities and SIM lab In house residencies partially pass fail, partially graded no issue getting patients...

How do I build a solid school list? / Please help refine my school list Overall GPA: 3.80 Science GPA: 3.72 MCAT score: 517 (129, 128, 128, 132) State of Residence: TX Undergrad Attended: TAMU Major: Biology (B.S.) Minority? No Reapplicant? Yes Nontrad? Yes (gap year) Shadowing Experience...

Will I get into OTD school? I am a Junior Recreational Therapy student, graduating with a 4.0 GPA, general honors award (18 hours of honors credit), I have an Academic Excellence Scholarship, President's List every semester, graduating a year early, I've done a Warm Water Lab "clinical...

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OU IS - 300K Pros: Near family Cheaper tuition More family like feel Cons: Need all new tech because they require windows computer Older facility It seems they don't invest money back into the students based on how outdated the school is Id have to find my own patients*** More out of pocket...

Hello all. I am having some difficulty figuring out my timeline for SMP and medical school applications. This is going to be a long post, so thank you for your patience and willingness to help! Essentially, I was wondering if it is okay to apply to medical schools the summer before starting your...

I'm really just looking for any helpful advice. I know I'm opening myself up for harsh criticism here, but I need help. As the title implies, I applied internal medicine this cycle and followed my home institution academic advisors' advice that since I am applying very broadly geographically, I...

Seeking some advice, first time poster. US applicant here, I realize i made a mistake in my OTCAS app that just got verified. I answered a custom question incorrectly: “Are you currently located in a European Union country, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, or Switzerland?” I marked it as Yes...

Before you begin reading, I would just like to preface that this may come out long. Please skip to the third paragraph if you don't want to read my prologue. I appreciate anyone taking the time to read this. For reference, I am 19. - In high school, I originally wanted to go to medical...

Hey fellow community, I am going insane; here are my stats. Florida resident, 33 years old Professional chef since failing out of college circa 2013 Overall GPA 2.51, Since returning to school last year 3.87/BCPM 3.85 in 55 credits Worked in Michelin kitchens in NYC Father of 2 small children...

Hello all, I am 32. A dad and returning to school. My overall GPA is about 2.51, including classes I quit in 2013. I returned, to premed a year and a half ago, my GPA since has been 3.87, BCPM 3.85 with about 55 credit hours (all on the backdrop of winning a chef award, working 70+ hours a week...

Was very fortunate to have just completed my first interview at a local school. I felt like it went very well. One of my talking points was how my father owns a practice nearby. The interviewer (who is a PA) was curious and asked for my fathers name. I gave him his name, and that was that...

Hello All, I grew up in Guam all my life, but I'm Korean. Am I considered URM? Thanks for any clarification.

Hello everyone, I'm a 27 year old nontraditional ORM, and I'm currently on my 4th year of DIY post-bacc. I was born and raised on Guam, and I currently reside in southern California (specifically the Inland Empire). I started my undergrad back in 2015. I previously had a 3.0 science gpa, so I...

Hello! I am entering an SMP this August, and I am terrified. What makes me so nervous is that I am moving hundreds of miles away to attend and just hoping I am making the right decision. I can't predict how well I will do in this program, but any advice before I get there would be helpful. I...

Hope everyone's journey is going smoothly, would love some feedback on mine if you have the time to spare-- I'm an URM non-trad in TX with an undergrad cGPA of 3.2 and sGPA 3.1 (far from an ideal gpa, but a strong upward trend) Spent the last five years as a high school physics teacher...

Hi, I'm looking for advice since I don't know what to do. I'm currently a 2nd Year DPT student (just finished 3rd semester) in Pakistan and I am at my absolute lowest now. I have been interested and passionate about Medicine(Anesthesia) since 9th Grade but due to some reasons I couldn't get into...

Hi there! So I posted previously last year thinking I was going to apply, but after hearing feedback from here and talking it over with some friends and family, I decided to do a one-year post-bacc at Keck Graduate Institute in Claremont, and I am so happy I made that decision. Was able to...

Hello, Finished up MS1 and I am currently failing my micro/path/physio course, and I am unsure how I should approach the Block Cumulative retest next Thursday as I need a 70% to pass. I just feel like a failure/ashamed. Usually what I would do is attend lectures, stay on campus and rewrite some...

Hi all, I was recently accepted into vet school and was thinking about my career path in the future. I know I have a long road to go and can always change course but I wanted to get some feedback from y’all. So I want to go into large animal medicine, working with all food animals and perhaps...

I'm a junior at UCSB and transferred from ASU my sophomore year. At ASU, I had a 3.75 cumulative, and now at UCSB, I have a 3.1 cumulative, I was wondering if someone could give me any advice about grad programs in the UK, I've been looking into the University of Nottingham and Durham, and I...

The reason for the lower cumulative GPA is that while I started to show an upward trend after my sophomore year, I gained 2 Fs in the summer after sophomore year. This is due to me having to go to India to care for my parents and sister because they were all hospitalized and bedridden, which...

So very non-trad been in the military for 8 years and graduated college 10 years ago. So the people who have said they will write me letters of recommendation all asked for an example or to have me write them a draft that they would tweak. Is there a good example that most use? I have only been...

Hi everyone! I honestly hate that I have to make this post, it definitely feels intimidating but I was looking for some advice. So a little background: I transferred to a different college my sophomore year (I am currently a junior) and as a transfer, I was planning on taking organic chemistry...

Hello, I just graduated from college and I’m too late for all of this. I have a couple of ECs, shadowing but that was virtually because of the pandemic, one research opportunity (not relate to humans per se) one leadership role, TA for science classes over a semester; not enough . I’m working...

Hey Folks, First post, so apologies if you've answered this several times. I couldn't find too much with my specific scenario, so thought I'd bother y'all. I turn 35 in 3 days and have been kicking around the thought of dental school since I was 25. Each year I think the feeling will go away...

Hello everyone, a club that I volunteer at fulfills the wishes of terminally ill patients, and I was wondering how that would be counted. So far, we have done a lot of house-cleaning for patients, with some other activities on the side (such as Christmas parties for them and their children). The...

Hi all, I was wondering if anyone knew which schools required their fall 2023 transcripts? The only one i’m aware of is Iowa and colorado (if admitted/waitlisted). I would just like to know so I know how many transcripts to order later this month. Thanks!

Hello Everyone, I am a non-trad student starting my last year of college next semester planning on applying to medical school after graduating. I am trying to demonstrate a strong and rigorous upward trend and have been taking "difficult" undergraduate classes for the past year. I am slated to...

Hi everyone, I have a question regarding undergrad. So I'm kind of in a weird position where last year (which was my senior year) I applied and ended up getting waitlisted and never admitted. I decided to postpone my graduation date because I wanted to take more classes to boost my GPA but I...

Hello everyone, I was dismissed from my DPT program because of my mental health issues (Social Anxiety stemming from a birth defect). I tried to juggle bettering my mental health issues at the same time of being a DPT student, but I bit off more than I could chew and was dismissed from my...