med application

  1. O

    Where to apply/ What are my chances?

    Hello! I will be applying to medical school in the next cycle and would like to know my chances or any information on which schools I should be applying to. I come from an Ivy League school with a 3.72 GPA and a 3.7 science GPA. I studied math and biology. Additionally, I scored a 515 on the...
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    out of state?

    hi, I am an undergrad student in Alabama. I plan to apply to at least 20 med schools (there are four in AL). I am wondering what would be other good ones to apply to out of state that do not give preference to their in state applicants??? I am open to MD and DO suggestions thanks.
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    gpa question

    I am a sophomore in undergrad currently and plan to finish undergrad with a biology degree. I have taken two anatomy/physiology classes with labs and made an A in both of them. However, these two classes are not in my 4yr degree plan. Will they still be fully counted in my cGPA and sGPA? or will...
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    question about application

    hi, I am a sophomore in college and I work part time (like 13-15hrs a week) at a courthouse scanning files. I was wondering if this would look good on applications to Med schools?? If so, how much would it help me?? thanks.
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    volunteering question

    Hi, I am a sophomore in undergrad, and I am volunteering on a senate campaign (Republican in Alabama). I am wondering if this is something that would be good to put as volunteer experience on applications when I apply to med school in the future or not? Thanks.
  6. clinicalscience808

    Vet School or Med School After my Masters

    I am deciding between vet school and med school although I have already applied to vet school. I received my Bachelor's degree in two years as a Biology major and recently received my Master's degree in Biotechnology. Over the past year I have worked at a veterinarians office to get hours and...
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    SMP, retakes or Caribbean? Please help

    Hello, so here's my situation in my early undergraduate I made some mistakes in general class's because I was facing some personal issues. So after that was dealt with I felt like was behind and needed to cram my classes to finish on time. I graduated with a cGPA of 2.90 and a sGPA of 3.5. I...
  8. U

    Do you think I can get interviews with my stats ?

    Hi ! Was just wondering what you guys thought of my situation, my undergrad GPA is a 3.2 (studied foreign language and political science) but I did a post bac and now have a 3.7 (in the postbac not overall, overall ~3.4), both done at Ivy leagues. Haven't taken the real MCAT but practice tests...
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    MSU COM interview

    Hello! anyone at MSU COM wanna chip in and talk about how they like the school (or dont)?
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    MD & DO Need Help 4 Med School List

    Hey Everyone! I'm going to apply to med school next cycle and wanted your help coming up with a school list and what are my chances! If you could help out that would be great. Thanks! GPA: 3.5 sGPA: 3.3 MCAT: 510 Res: CA Asian Institution: Small Private Liberal Arts Great LORs EC: 1) AMSA...
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    MD & DO GPA: 3.5 SGPA 3.3 MCAT 510 HELP

    Hey Everyone! I'm going to apply to med school next cycle and wanted your help coming up with a school list and what are my chances! If you could help out that would be great. Thanks! GPA: 3.5 sGPA: 3.3 MCAT: 510 Res: CA Asian Institution: Small Private Liberal Arts Great LORs EC: 1) AMSA...
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    What type of volunteering?

    I am currently a pre-med major with the hope of becoming a pediatric neurologist. I know one of the most important things I need to watch before medical school is the volunteering. I currently have the opportunity to go to a 4 day/ 3 night camp for the National Epilepsy Foundation. This would...
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    2.47 GPA graduate with no direction. Panicking!!

    Ok guys so I'm either going to get laughed at or bashed because I graduated recently with a 2.47 gpa as a health science major. I have not taken organic chem 1 or 2, gen bio2 or biochem, yet. Got a D in biology 1 and got an F in the lab. I say this because I want to be a doctor badly. Used all...
  14. M

    Should I retake these courses???

    Hi Everyone! So I'm applying MD and am really only concerned about my grades in Orgo 1 and 2. My school does lab and lecture separately so for Orgo 1 I ended up with a C+ in lecture (3 credit hours) and an A- in lab (1 credit). For Orgo 2, I had a C in lecture (3 credits) and an A in lab (1...
  15. W

    3.37/3.4/TBD Should I do an SMP?

    I retract my question, thanks for everyones help :)
  16. h23

    High school Volunteer Experiences in my AMCAS app

    So I understand this topic may have been talked about on SDN forums but I wanted to make sure based on my situation. I'm a nontraditional and I volunteered at this hospital in high school about 7 years ago. I got around 50 hours from that. Fast forward to now, I finished college and I just...
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    How do 2 W's affect me?

    I audited a class at another school and the grade I received technically did not count toward my GPA at my base school because my base school does not accept outside credits. I had a family emergency and had to drop the class thereby giving me a W. Will med schools factor in and/or care about...
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    3.65 cum 3.58 sci retook mcat twice retaking a third time. What are my chances

    Hey guys! So I am a white female and a Florida resident who has taken the mcat twice and received scores of a 495 both times. I am taking my mcat a week from now and expect to apply to all florida schools. I would like a 510 as I have been taking a Kaplan mcat course with tutoring for 6 months...
  19. MedLife24

    Desperate for help!

    Hello, I am confused and do not know what my next steps should be. I have made so many mistakes on my journey to be a doctor, partly due to lack of knowledge and guidance. Here are my stats if anyone can tell me what to do next. I know my MCAT needs work and I am preparing to find a tutor, but...
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    Should I retake?

    GPA 3.93 MCAT 506 C/P: 26 CARS: 23 BIO: 27 Pysch: 30 White, California The rest of my application is pretty solid in terms of leadership, clinical and non clinical volunteering. Should I retake the MCAT? and if not what would be my target schools?
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    applying to Med school as a degree holder

    Hey guys, I am actually really confused any i needed some sort of guidance if someone can help me. I got a bachelors and graduated in 2015 and i have been studying for my MCAT for the last year and i just got my grades back and i got a 480 on it. i have been meaning to apply to med school this...
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    bad freshman year chances?

    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...
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    What are my chances? MD

    Hey, so I am a 26 year old non-trad hispanic male. I have a 3.65 cGPA and a 3.9 sGPA. My MCAT is a 512. I am a father of three children, have about 100 hours of shadowing, and countless hours of tutoring for my school and privately. I also have about 50-100 volunteering hours, some pertaining to...
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    URM, nervous to apply, 3.45 sGPA - wamc?

    Hi guys - just sitting and pre-writing secondaries and just thought I would give this a shot. - cGPA - 3.55 sGPA - 3.45ish (maybe lower) - MCAT 517 - Texas residency - mixed - undergrad - washington university in st louis - clinical experience: i worked for a non profit hiv homeless rehab...
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    Which LOR Should I Use?

    Hey Everyone! I asked a few people for LOR's and the ones I have narrowed it down to, are all very strong. Help me decide which I should use! Academic: -Ochem Professor -Sociology of Health Professor -Calculus Professor -Biochemistry Professor EC: -ER Doctor I scribe for -Neurologist I do...
  26. M

    Applying for Medschool advice pls

    Hi, I currently a student in grade 9, for all my life I have wanted to go to med school, and become a doctor. Not because of the benefits that come with it, but because I am just generally interested in how the human body works and I am fascinated about it. I really want to go to med school, but...
  27. jpaulmakeyafall

    Is this a bad start? Please help. Need advice!

    Hey guys, I'm looking for some advice. I knew I wanted to be a physician for a while, and I go to the 4th best community college in the country and they still have terrible health advisors that never told me how important A's and GPA were to getting into med school. Ive done some research and...
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    What schools should I apply to

    I am a senior in my last semester. At the moment I have a 3.0 gpa (upward trend). I haven't taken the MCAT yet but will be after studying over the summer. I have done research, volunteered, and shadowed. I know my GPA isn't great, but I want to apply. I'm hoping I do well on the MCAT. I plan on...
  29. MT101166

    Do I even have a chance

    I have been a mess and I admit that, but I recently changed my ways and I have been working my butt off. Graduated HS in 2010, went to CC for financial reasons, graduated in 2014 and honestly regret it as I feel it was a waste of time, just spent 4 years trying different things, started at a...
  30. O

    Out of State Applying for Texas Med Schools

    So I am a TN resident and I know that Texas med schools have separate applications. Do Texas schools primarily accept in state students? As in if I have a competitive application, is it worth also applying to Texas schools and having to fill out the separate application?
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    Help?

    What are some character traits that a medical student should possess?
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    Question about med school application

    Hi :). I have a question specifically about the addendum you can submit with explaining a lower GPA. I was thinking of talking about how I have a disability so that made it a lot more difficult for me. There's more to it, I also had to change my major from humanities to science focuses because...
  33. O

    Is applying even worth it? Is studying for the MCAT even worth it?

    So here are the facts: I'm a senior majoring in biochemistry. I always wanted to apply to med school but my hesitation is my GPA. Right now I have a 3.65 overall. The reason that it's so low is because I was originally majoring in biomedical engineering. Fall semester of my sophomore year, I...
  34. M

    TX MD programs

    School: The University of Texas at Austin Major: Biology 3rd year Background: Latino, 1st generation, low income cGPA: 3.21 sciGPA: 3.0 MCAT: taking it in Summer I have one semester left until I apply to med schools in TX. I am a first generation college student from a low-income family who...
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    Do I have a chance in Texas?

    I am a first generation college student from a low-income family who lives in south TX. I started off my first semester not even knowing basic chemistry due to my high school's lack of decent teachers... I've struggled a lot to adapt to college not only academically, but mentally. Ive also...
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    When to take the MCAT?

    Hey guys! I'm currently a sophomore in college and had some doubts on when to take the MCAT. My pre-health adviser told me to start studying over winter break my junior year, then take an intensive course (i.e Kaplan or Princeton) over summer break and take it in July/August. She failed to...
  37. M

    SOS Where to go after undergrad?

    My end goal here is to eventually end up in medical school at some point. As of now, I've been looking into different post-bacc programs, as I'm looking to graduate in May 2017 with probably around a 3.2 and maybe like a 2.9 science GPA. Im from the NYC area and every post bacc program I've...
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    sophomore gpa question

    I got a 4.0 (mix of A's and A+'s) first semester of freshman year, a 3.471 (B+'s and A's) second semester, and a 3.33 (B+) in the summer for a final cumulative gpa of 3.688 my first year of college. In my first semester of sophomore year, I'll end up with a C+ in bio 2 (A- in lab), a B in ochem...
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    Bad first 1.5 years

    I got Cs in gen chem I & II, a D in bio I and this semester I got a C in Ochem and Bio II. Do I have any chance, my gpa is at a 2.3 right now. Help me please, do I drop pre-med, I don't have a chance?
  40. M

    Help PLEASE !!!

    Hello ! I've been on my journey to med school for quite some time; and fortunately, medical schools in my area accept online pre-req. my heart is Stanford, however, I'm open to which medical school accepts me and have broaden my horizons to going after DO and not just MD. Does anyone know of any...
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