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Hi everyone, First time posting on here, I'll try to not make this sound like a pity party. I'm feeling pretty defeated and unmotivated due to not knowing if I'm good enough and if I should just drop this whole thing. I'm completing my last quarter in undergrad (3.65 cGPA/3.6sGPA, no MCAT yet)...

Hi everyone, I’m a Texas resident getting ready to reapply for my third cycle, and I’m hoping to gather some advice from others who’ve navigated this before. I’m an Asian immigrant and ESL student. My MCAT scores were 513 (first attempt) and 508 (second), with CARS being my main hurdle (124 →...

I have three ideas for the diversity secondary essay prompt, and I can't decide on which one to run with:

Hello, I need help with an issue. I am a US citizen currently a resident planning to marry my girlfriend who is a non-US IMG applicant. We've known each other for 4 years and have been together for 3 years. I just want to know overall for programs, when she files a change of status around...

My dad's an allied health professional but we mostly lived in lower middle class status in Asia since he worked for rural and underserved populations. I went to a crappy public school for most of my life until I got accepted to a charter school equivalent for high school. Learnt ESL when I was...

Hi Need some help guys. I am sure questions along this line have been asked before but not in specific detail. I am a UK trainee in cardiac surgery. I have my USMLE's. I would like to move to the USA and obtain an attending post. I am in the process to obtain a fellowship in the USA to gain...

I have noticed a few of us here and there on SDN but I know that many of us, like myself, have a million and one questions about the application process and what our chances are. Fortunately, the number of schools that claim to accept applications from DACA applicants is increasing and the...

Hello Non-Trads, Please help. I have applied to med school twice to no avail. My grades are too low (3.0/ 27 MCAT) and although I have tons and tons of experience, nobody seems to care. I have accepted that is a numbers game and nothing else weighs as much (highly disappointed by this). Let...