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Hello everyone on studentdoc! This is my first time posting (after months of ghost spectating the forums) here, and I was hoping to gain some insight/advice from any non-trad MD applicants about my path to an MD school. It has been my dream since childhood to become a doctor (as I'm sure you...

I transferred from CC with 3.67 GPA to UCLA and there my grades collapsed and I went through depression anxiety and was diagnosed with Graves disease. I entered UCLA 2010 and graduated in 2015 after I was diagnosed my grades improved for like 7 classes ending with with A's and B's. Now I'm...

Hi, I am entering my second semester in my sophomore year (I go to a community college and I will transfer to a 4yr Uni for my junior and senior year). I am wondering a few things regarding the MCAT.... 1) When should I start studying? I plan to take the MCAT in 2019 because I am aiming to...

I am interested in pursuing a career in Medicine. I graduated with a Bachelors of Science in Nursing, but I messed around during my pre-requisite courses/pre-nursing college career and hence my cumulative GPA is 3.27. I would literally have to re-take an entire bachelors degree to bring it up to...

I'd appreciate any advice. Been researching for sometime so figured I ask for help! Background: I'm 34, worked in finance for sometime. Always aspired to be in medince and now ready to take the plunge! Like my current job and the money is good(about $175) but feels like I'm losing my soul...

Looking at my stats Major: mathematics and chemistry minor premed Freshman year:2.6and 2.8 Sophomore : 3.67 and 3.45 Junior : 3.03 and getting into my spring semester cgpa: 3.15 sgpa: 3.04 Shadowing :420 hours Volunteer: 300 Volunteer Clinical pharmacist : 200 I haven’t taken the mcat, I’m...

(current junior) Unfortunately most of my math science courses were during my first 1.5 years of college when I had a parathyroid tumor (increases calcium and hormones in the body and impairs cognitive abilities, not to mention physical tiredness)which affected my ability to study, exhausted all...

Hi there, I am a 20 year old student with autism and epilepsy who wants to be a neurologist. I go to a community college and right now I have a 3.093 gpa and I am trying to raise it. I have 4 C'S in Pre calculus, Japanese, Intro Chem, General Chem 1, and I am struggling to not get a C in General...

Hello, I am a senior (psych major), about to graduate with a GPA of 3.71 (sGPA: 3.41), and hope to become a psychiatrist one day. No MCAT score yet, but I have done a good amount of hospital volunteering, I have shadowed two physicians, have been on a research team for two years, and am also a...

Hello :) I am a senior graduating this December. I anticipate on taking the MCAT latest by March. Unfortunately, I goofed off a lot in college and did not take it seriously, and am at a 2.92 GPA (it should be a 3.0 by the end of this semester). I know this is a very low number and the...

I just started a MS/PhD combined program in Biochemistry in a school that doesn't have a Medical school. I am thinking of going for an MD/PhD after my masters. My undergraduate GPA is only 3.56. My undergrad was in Genetics. I'm in the process of getting my first paper published. Hopefully...

Hi all! I am new on here so I am sorry if this isn't exactly how you're supposed to do things. I have a few questions about online courses and how they will be perceived by medical schools. I am planning on taking two online courses over the summer from UC Berkley. I want to take microbiology...

Hello all, Im just looking for advice on my current dilemma with attempting medical school again. So here goes, I graduated with a BA in biology with a 3.4 GPA I think like a 3.5 science GPA in 2014. Took my MCAT in 2015 and did terrible...I got like a 500. I applied to schools anyways and I...

Hey everyone! I want to get an idea for what MD/DO schools I could be eligible for and what I can do to improve my current standing. I'm a senior pre-med Neuroscience and English double-major at Georgia State University with an expected 3.6-3.7 cGPA and a 3.3-3.4 sGPA upon graduating. I'm a...

I want to do the Peace Corps and an MPH before med school, will this help or hurt my chances? I know that's a four year (at least) gap between my undergrad coursework (and all my pre-med classes) and med school + the MCAT scores only last 3 years. However the peace corps -> MPH -> MD track is...

Hi all, This is my first SDN post so I am welcome to any criticism for improper questioning/ wrong location/ etc.. Anyways, the college I'm attending does not have a Pre-Med Committee. I have read quite a few threads about the weight and value that committee LORs carry and am wondering if...

Year in school: Post-Bacc (Finance Bacc) Country/state of residence: WAMMI State Schools to which you are applying: Albany BU Case Columbia Creighton Dartmouth Drexel Duke EVMS George Washington University Medical School Georgetown University School of Medicine Hofstra Jefferson Loyola Mayo...

Hi everyone, I have a question regarding undergrad grades. I am in the beginning of sophomore year now. Realistically speaking, if I made nothing but A's and B's throughout my 4yrs of college, how many B's could I make and still have a realistic chance of getting into MD (or even DO) school...

Sorry if this is a repeated post or a stupid question but I am new here and honestly clueless. I just took my MCAT and voided it because I felt like I did really poorly on it (pressure of the test got to me.) Anyways, my family moves a lot and I have 4 total transcripts (transferred 3 seperate...

Hello SDN members, I would like to get your advice on my chances of getting into medical school, specifically an MD school, at the age of 20 with getting my Biology degree early? To further explain, I technically started college at the age of 15 while being in a unique dual enrollment program...

Hello everyone, I recently graduated for one of the big ten schools with a very low gpa (2.2). I am not sure what my chances are of getting into Medical schools. But my mcat score is pretty high (525). I have a year of research experience, about 2 years of clinical volunteering and I worked...

I'm considering completing a post-bacc or SMP as an academic record enhancer and am hoping to get some feedback on the following programs, preferably from students who have already completed them or anyone who knows about the med school acceptance rates of graduates: -Drexel Sacramento IMS -CSU...

Hello SDN world, So I am a bit confused on when I should submit my primary applications and about the whole verification thing. So I am taking my MCAT on Friday (shouldn't be on SND lol procrastination at its finest) but I am planning on still applying this cycle. I am scoring about 506 on...

Hi All- looking for some feedback on my situation. I'm 28 and started premed about a year ago. I'm Married with two kids and work part-time as a cardiology practice manager/clinical assistant. I'm dead set on med school (preferably DO) but am worried that my slow pace of 2 courses a semester...

I've read tons of threads about how bad of an idea it is to go to the Caribbean, and it seems that this is mainly true because of high attrition rates, lower USMLE scores, and higher difficulty of matching into competitive US residencies (especially in a specialty). My question is, are the...

Hi guys! I received my MCAT score today (6/1 exam) and got a 504 (129/125/125/125). I felt confident in the CARS and Psych sections so I am not sure why it didn't reflect in my score, but I know I am capable of something higher. My cGPA is 3.71 and sGPA is 3.75. My activities include research, a...

I am graduating college this year with a scGPA 3.43 and cGPA 3.63, mainly because my fall junior year, I received a D in Calculus due to poor circumstances. MCAT score= 501, but will take again My recommendations will be fair, with a couple strong ones. Good clinical and nonclinical...

Hi all! I am trying to decided between these two. WC offers non-thesis MSBMS 1 year program with a 6 week MCAT prep program starting July 10th. CDU offers a 1 year thesis MSBMS and an optional 2nd year to get an MPH (so 2 masters in 2 years) with a discount on an MCAT prep course. Also withe...

This is my full schools list: 1. University of Maryland 2. Johns Hopkins University 3. University of North Carolina 4. Duke University 5. Wake Forest University 6. University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine 7. Case Western 8. Drexel University 9. Sidney Kimmel Medical College at...

I really want to go to medical school (MD or DO), but I graduated college close to 1.5 years ago with an atrocious GPA of 2.78 (without repeat grade replacement, 2.6...). I won't delve much into why this happened, but what it boils down to is that I was extremely depressed and completely gave up...

Hey everyone! Just wanted some insight on the basis of my scoring on my previous practice MCAT exams. I know these questions are rather redundant, but am seeking peoples advice since I'm sure others have similar inquires. I have recently taken 3 total practice exams so far, but don't know how...

Hi everyone! Hope people are doing well. With my stats, I'm applying mainly DO but I'm getting encouragement to apply MD. I feel like my stats are too low to even try- what are my chances if I decide to apply MD? Stats: MCAT- 508 cGPA: 3.6 sGPA: 3.5 -over 100+ hours of volunteering -over 100+...

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Hey guys, I'm currently on the waitlist at my top school of choice (also happens to be the only place I interviewed at), but am also preparing for the 2018 cycle in case I don't get pulled off the waitlist. I sent out my application rather late last cycle (secondaries sent out in...

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Hi there, I have been on SDN for a long time, never posted anything, but read probably almost all threads about international applicants and I understand the ~10% admission rate, no financial aid, limited number schools that take internationals, higher academic expectation, ethnicity...

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Hello I'm currently wrapping up my freshman year pursuing a degree in Biology, like many first year students I took the first semester kind of lightly and ended up with a 3.2 gpa for first semester.My science classes, along with my labs were great with a B+ in Chem and an A in BIO, what was...

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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...