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Hi I was just wondering is it possible to model on the side while you are in med school? I would obviously spend most of my time studying but for some free time I want to model, maybe walk in some shows. I got scouted and plan to go to med school in New York. Is it a waste of time or is it okay...

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Hi! I was wondering what everyone's thoughts were on taking Organic Chemistry 1 and Organic Chemistry 2 in the summer ( during back to back sessions), such as taking Orgo 1 in session 1 and Orgo 2 in session 2 of the summer. The reason for me doing this is because a lot of the upper level...

Hi everyone! Here's my dilemma, I graduated going on 3 years ago with a BA in Kinesiology from YorkU, my CGPA is 6.0/9.0 (have been travelling mostly since then). I have been seriously considering applying for medical school preferably in Canada but I am open to international schools as well as...

I wanted to know what are my chances of getting accepted into medical school (MD) ? I screwed up very badly my first semester of attending a community college and ended up with 1.69 GPA. According to my midterm grades, this semester I am doing so much better. (All A's and 1 C, trying to bring...

I would like to say thank you in advance for taking the time to read this. My current circumstance is the following: I have messed up in undergrad and currently have a 2.53 GPA. It was a combination of family problems, but I've learned to prioritize my career more than my family at this...

I am 23 years old, american citizen but i have lived all my middle school/high school/university life in the middle east. So all my degrees are from there by accredited institutes. I got a double bachelor's degree in Finance and Economics with a GPA of 3.3 with no science background whatsoever...

I just wanted to create this thread because I saw a post about someone wanting to get to the top med school and I feel like she had ask that question because she thinks "going to a top med school " is the right choice. Now I don't know how many of you guys here are thinking that exact same thing...

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Dear SDN. First I'd like to take the time to thank everyone who's taking the time to read this. I really appreciate it. Before I ask my question. I'd like to give a very quick summary of my current situation. [Current Situation/Standing] I'm graduating with a BBA (Bachelors of business...

Hello, I have a quick question. I just complete my first semester in college and I didn't really care about it because I didn't know what I wanted to do. Now I am seriously regretting it because I'm stressing out bad. My first and only semester of college I ended with an awful 1.0 cgpa. I only...

My fiance will be starting med school about 3 weeks before our wedding. Has anyone else done this before? We are looking for advice on how to enjoy our new marriage with the craziness that will be med school. What have been your biggest fears about marrying someone in med school? How did you...

I have to raise my gpa to a certain number to get into the major I want. I'm considering droppings a class because it would bring down my gpa a lot meaning I would have to try to struggle next semester to bring my gpa up with even harder classes if I am still below the gpa requirement delaying...

Hello all, Here's my background: I graduated with a Pharm.D., received 1 year of post-grad training (PGY1), and have been working as a clinical pharmacist for about 1.5 years. I'm seriously considering applying for medical school and have been studying for the MCAT in preparation to apply this...

I'm an undergrad junior in NYC studying biology who originally wanted to become a PhD but is having second thoughts. I work in a bacteriophage lab, so far 1 year, and it's really interesting and fun. The thing is I don't see myself doing only this as a career for my whole life. One of my...

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Hi there, I am a Sophomore in College and I have to declare my major soon. So far I have just been doing the pre-requistes for med school and now I have to decide what I want to major in. I am deciding between Health Science and Economics. What do you think? What would yo chose and why ...

Hi! I was wondering if you guys have any advice for me. My situation is the next one: I am a 22 year old medical student cursing my 4th year on a 5 years and a half medical program on dominican republic, which is caracterized by its trimestral program. Unfortunately I am currently 1 year behind...

Hello everyone, So I have a quick question to ask, for accepted medical students, admission or representatives! So I graduated with a 3.8 GPA, minor in English and Spanish . MCAT processing grade. 400+ physician shadowing. Research Published. I know that would be good looking application if it...

Hi everyone, So im a sophomore and im making plans for the future. As of now I plan on taking my MCAT next summer (The summer after my junior year) as well as applying to med school. The thing is I want to take most of the summer to study for my MCAT and take it sometime in July. I think the...

Hi guys, From the title of the thread. you can guess what Im going to talk about. My cgpa is horrible ( cgpa 2.6 out of 4.0) and (science gpa ~2.4/4.0) and Im in fourth year, some of you must be wondering how deluded I am to think of Med school at this point with low gpa....unfortunately I...

Hello, I'm new here. Before I start, I would like to apologize for my grammar. Okay I'll get straight to the point. I'm currently a senior in college, I'm about to get my bachelors in finance (I know its way off) I will graduate next May. I have always been interested in medicine, the only...

Hey guys! I'm pretty new to sdn and I've learned quite a lot about how a career in medicine works out. I didn't even know what a DO was since visited here! Anyway I was wondering if people having a car in med school is a must. Leasing/buying a car costs $$$ and I'm not very a good driver cause...

TL;DR Freshman 35% completion rate with a F and a C on transcript (C could possibly be removed) with other aspects to my application (work, research, volunteer and extracurricular) do I still have a chance or should I look for new career possibilities? Read further for reasoning and further...

So this may have been covered already in previous topics, but it seems to typically be a female student asking for advice, so this is a little bit different. I am currently married (we celebrated our first anniversary this past November) and am currently still finishing my degree before...

I am currently a 2nd semester sophmore bio major with a 3.0 gpa. w doubts on whether if i should go on to Med School . My Last resort would be carribean or a foreign med school or even PA school. - Freshman Year took pre calc, macroeconomics, intro to psychology, english, I have received...

Hi! I'm looking for some advice. I've asked a lot of people I'm familiar with and haven't really gotten any clear picture from that, so I figure this is as good a shot as any. Any help is really, really appreciated and thank you for even clicking this and seeing if you can help! I'm 23, going...

Hello, I heard that depending on the medical schools for which an undergrad applies, adcoms focus more or less on the applicant's research experience. Do you know or have you heard about any middle/upper tier medical schools that select MD candidates with a more research-focused repertoire...

Hi everyone, I am going to be studying for the MCAT to take it in 2015, or 2016 (I am currently a sophomore at NYU undergrad). I've been debating on either getting the Examkrackers or the Kaplan study materials. I do have a long time to study, so time isn't the issue. I haven't yet finished all...

I am currently in community college and am transferring to a four year institution next year.

I'm really trying to get into med school. I just finished my first semester. When would be the best time to get clinical and research experience? I don't even know what I want to research... I joined a few clubs this semester but I know I'll never be good enough to be a president of a club. What...

I really screwed up my first semester of college. I got kicked out of the bio major program bc I got a 1.8 gpa which means I won't have a back up if I get denied from med school. I was planning of going into microbio or genetics or lab technician. Now I'm stuck with majoring in chemistry to have...

So I have not been doing well throughout my college years. I major in Biology and the Bio department at my school sucks. Professors grade harshly and don't curve. The Bio dept. has the lowest gpa out of all the other departments at my school. I have received many Cs and a D in my science...

Hi there! I am currently a freshman in college. For my undergrad University, I am not required two semesters of Calc, only one. I am thinking if I need to take calc II or if I will be fine not taking it for med school... Also, I am able to swap out the second semester of organic chemistry for...

I am asking this question on behalf of someone who's one semester away from finish undergrad with a degree in Biological Engineering, with intentions to go to medical school. The university allows undergraduate students in their last semester to begin an early Masters of Engineering program...

when i was 15 i had to drop out of school for personal reasons. 3 years later i got my ged and enrolled in a community college until i can get my associates and transfer to a 4 year university. If i end up transferring to a very good university will being a high school lower the chances of...

So I was doing pretty well in school. 3.6+ I've been getting A's in bio and in chem. And now I've just scored straight C's in orgo 1 and physics 1. Did I just kill my chances? You probably see post like this all the time. But I kinda dI need some encouragement here

Long story short I did really badly my sophomore year of college (I was depressed about personal issues and health of my father, skipped class, ended up getting a D, an F and a C-). I've since turned things around and have been getting A's and B's exclusively. I'm now heading into my senior...