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Hi everyone, I am still an undergrad (starting my junior year in August). I am interested in a few different fields of medicine ( I know this can very well change in med school, but for now I am simply curious and want more info). With psychiatry, is it common for psychiatrists to practice and...

Sorry but I posted this in the underrepresented minority forum and it wasn't answered. Recently I have been curious to know how the admission committee sorts applicants. It is known that underrepresented minorities are accepted with lower stats. That is when I started to think. How exactly...

Recently I have been curious to know how the admission committee sorts applicants. It is known that underrepresented minorities are accepted with lower stats. That is when I started to think. How exactly does the admissions committee sort through applicants if they have a specific cut off...

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Hi, im torn between subitmitting now with my 18AA, and 3.3GPA, and mentioning a retake/emailing each school letting them know im retaking; orrrrrrr submitting in September once i retake? Thanks!

So long story short, I’ve taken 4 NBME’s (13,15,16,19) through my dedicated study (I’m 6 weeks in) and have scored between 170-190. Got a 220 on uworld1 when I was about 76% with my First pass on uworld I finished UW with a 56% I have step 1 scheduled in 3 weeks and I was thinking about...

hi everyone, I am not taking classes this summer and will start my junior year this fall. I want to do some shadowing this summer, but I am having problems with actually finding doctors who want to do it. I’ve called several neurosurgeons, multiple private family medicine practices, and a...

Hi, im applying with a 3.3 GPA and a strong upward trend of a 3.8 the last 2 years. I got a 18AA, and a 15QR (lowest score) everything else was 19/20. Im retaking my DAT in early September, but I'm submitting now. Everything else on my application is realllyyyyy strong. Really strong LORs, PS...

Hello everyone I am currently doing the Kaplan Question bank. I've been lately having a difficult time just trying to have a consistent performance. I've finished Uworld and USMLE Rx, but I'm still getting 7-8 wrong per a block in Kaplan. That's confusing to me because I've gone through the...

Sorry for having the same question as another fellow Cali applicant. Also wondering if I am applying to too many/the wrong places. My closer friends all are applying to 20 ish schools, but I've read forums that say it's too many? Thank you very much for the help in advance! My stats are: cGPA...

Help! I keep over thinking and would love your feed back. It is so expensive so I'd like to narrow it down to eight schools. Michigan Resident DAT average:19 GPA:3.4 Experience/Volunteer Two summers at oral surgeon plus one full year working full time One year at general dentist office full time...

Help!!! I am a legal resident of Georgia but I have been living in Pennsylvania for a year while obtaining my Master's degree. I would like to stay in the area and work as an EMT for my gap year, but that would require me to change my legal residency to Pennsylvania. I've been told to look at...

Hey guys. I’m reapplying for DO schools this year. I rolled over my application from last year. I did not retake my MCAT as I was happy with my first score so my MCAT score from last year is on my current DO application. Do I need to resend that same score again to AACOMAS so they can see a...

Hey everyone, this is my first post on SDN. I made a stupid mistake on the Dental school application i submitted about an hour ago. I accidentally selected that I am a DACA student even though I am not. What would be my best course of action? I am terrified my entire application may be...

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Edit: I am not URM. I just submitted my primary to one school, but I took the MCAT 2 June, so I'm still waiting on that to submit the rest. ANY assistance is deeply appreciated! GPA: 3.96 cGPA 4.0sGPA MCAT: My AAMC FLs were 508/509/509 so it has been pretty consistent but low. 5 years in the US...

I have tried to take the NC Jurisprudence Test twice now and I’ve failed it both times with a score of 19, and I need 20 to pass. I only have 1 attempt at the test left. I’ve read the laws and info they sent me to study but answers to certain questions are no where to be found on any website...

I was testing to see if my experiences tab worked and accidentally submitted a random on because my internet is sucky and was glitching.... Is there anyway this can be deleted? I already submitted my application for schools so I know I can't change it but can the staff change it? ugh....

I am currently entering my sophomore year in college as a Electrical and Computer Engineering major. I love my major and school, I have an academic scholarship that covers my 4 years, I have a 3.7 GPA, but I don't see any bio courses and barely any chem. I am not sure what all the requirements...

Hi everyone. This fall, I will begin applying to grad school for admission into an AuD program. I have already begun narrowing down my search for which schools to apply to, but I am definitely struggling. For those of you who are currently in or about to begin an AuD program, where did you...

Trying to pick a topic for the adversity essay and I was thinking about writing about my recent trip to Guatemala. I was responsible for getting the vitals of children. Since we didn't have enough translators I was left with my little knowledge of spanish to converse with them. Is the language...

Hi there, I may have done this for more than one school by accident, but in the section of the AMCAS primary that asks you to check the boxes for what letters to send to each medical school applied to, I checked "ALL" for all of them, since they are all good letters and they will all be...

Looking to apply to med school (hopefully next cycle) and am very interested in becoming an MD. that being said, i am also interested in the healthcare business as a whole and would like to be involved in biotech/healthcare venture capital/private equity in the future potentially. How would med...

So i took the DAT in june, got an 18AA/TS and I know thats not ideal with my 3.3 GPA. My extracurriculars are by far my best attribute though. Is retaking the DAT in august too late? ill have my application done in june if not.. Im also applying to 15-20 schools broadly, and realistically with...

My extracurriculars are by far my best attribute to my application. I have a low 3.3 GPA, and i just scored a 18AA/TS on the DAT because of QR bringing me down.. I dont know if i should just apply, and see what happens (15+ schools) or retake the DAT in august because thats the next chance I...

Hello! Am I the only one who has trouble studying for the OAT? I know the material because I have passed the class and am "breezing" along the study, but I feel as if I don't know the material because I don't know how in-depth the OAT will go (ex- Investment/payout of glycolysis vs the full 12...

Hello there, The reason I titled this as an unique case of premed is because I am not the average undergrad and I haven’t seen posts about my situation. I graduated High school this past May with my AA degree from Broward College in Florida. My college GPA is currently 3.93. I wanted to stay...

Hi, just looking for chances/possible school suggestions. - Undergrad Univ of Miami - sGPA: 2.9, nsGPA: 3.4, overall 3.11 (had some circumstances with health and family difficulties freshman and sophomore year, had to retake Orgos but an upward trend in both science and cumulative GPAs) - Grad...

Sorry if this questions seems RADICAL, but I am struggling to find info. So when I applied to take the DAT I selected the "send to all schools" option (At least I think I did). I took my DAT on the 29th of May and since I have uploaded the unofficial scores into my AADSAS application. Here is my...

I am the typical below average applicant lol and everyone on here only posts crazy high scores and stats but i know people get in below the 20+s and 3.5+s Anyways, i have a 3.3 GPA (strong upward trend 3.7 the last 2 years), an 18 AA, 18TS, 18 PAT, 20RC, and 1000+ volunteering, 250+ shadowing...

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I'm a 22 yr old female, non-URM, PA resident, looking to apply to med school this summer to start in Fall of 2019. My college GPA is 3.41, science GPA is 3.56, and I'm planning to take the MCAT in early September (studying all summer). I've been a TA for General Biology classes for one year...

I'm taking human anatomy & physiology in my undergrad but in my current shadowing position at a veterinary surgical clinic I feel I would appreciate surgical procedures better if I had a more thorough understanding of, in my case, canine and feline anatomy and some basic physiology. I have been...

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Hey guys, just wanted to get 2nd opinions on my list of dental schools to apply to. Right now I feel like I have too many, and want to eliminate some that I might not have a better chance of getting into. For example, I heard that Midwestern Arizona has an emphasis on community service, and I...

Hello all, I am in quite a predicament between schools right now because I have to choose last minute between these two schools. A decision has to be made by June 8th. Cumulative GPA: 5.6, Science GPA: Around 3.3(?, maybe lower), MCAT: First try 499, Second try 498, with pretty minimal...

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Hey guys! I'm currently filling out the AADSAS and I had a question on the Experiences section. I have been in a few organizations where I was a regular member, and then took on leadership roles in those organizations. Should I specifically only highlight the times when I held leadership...

Hi I'm studying for my DAT right now, and was curious of any topics that practically guaranteed to show up on the QR, Ochem, Gen chem, and bio sections? Stuff that that shows up often and is known? Any help would be appreciated!