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Just out of curiosity, has a med school ever accidentally accepted an applicant and then had to say "jk that was a mistake?"

Hey, So I'm new to this forum (as in having an account) but have used this forum multiple times before. My question is fairly simple/straightforward (I think). I'm currently a sophomore in college. Over this past summer I realized I wanted to become a doctor and go into the field of medicine...

I was sick with strep for 2 weeks and during those 2 weeks I missed the lectures leading up to 3 tests in 2 classes(bio 2 has a lab and lecture integrated into 1 class and they both had tests the same week, and a gen chem 2 test). Both my bio and chem prof did not allow me to reschedule those...

I love science and I find myself understanding the material clearly, but my science GPA in college is pretty bad. Here's how: In my 1st semester of freshmen year I took nursing courses (I've always wanted to become a physician, I went into nursing because I got accepted immediately into my...

So I have a minor infraction from freshman year, but the charge is kinda big; possession of a false license.(I was a stupid high schooler who wanted to go to a 21+ concert) I wrote an essay about how much I learned from the experience and so forth, but I was wondering how much this would affect...

Hello everyone and thanks in advance for your responses. I am currently going through the 2016-2017 admissions cycle for MD right now. I just learned today that a review article I wrote with my professor (I'm the first-author) got published. I'm currently working on some research articles as...

Hey Guys, So I was hoping to get some other opinions on this because I'm feeling overwhelmed at this point. I took my kaplan tests all out of whack for who knows why, but anyway here they are in this order: Diag 496 FL-2 502 FL-3 505 FL-5 506 FL-1 496 Pretty crazy how I can drop 10 points...

Hello! :-) I'm from Portugal. I'm intending to persue Medical School in US. I was supposed to get my high school graduation this month, but I failed the final exams because I couldn't study. My health decided to control my life, diabetes and heart diseases brought me down and because of it I...

Hi I could really use some advice from people who have either been in my shoes and gone to medical school or from those that have taken another path.I apologize for the length in advance and appreciate you taking the time to look at this post. I'm really really unsure about what I want to do...

Hello SDN Nation, I'm currently a 4th year at USUHS and this month was recently declared military medicine month. If the exclamation point didn't give it away, I'm pretty pumped about medicine AND being in the military. I've read a lot of the horror stories, and though I'm not discounting their...

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Ok so im graduating this Spring from University and now its time for me to pick what i want to do. I'm leaning towards Pharm or Med school. The pros of Pharm school are as follows: faster than med school, wont be hard for me to find a job since I've been a tech for 2+ years, and ability to work...

Hello Everyone! I was reading the surgical subspecialties thread in pre-allo and the doctors and residents mentioned quite a few terms that I really don't understand How does the residency process works besides the match? What is a transtional year compared to preliminary and categorical...

Hi everyone, My husband and I are closing on a house so we need to find someone to sublet our apartment in Ann Arbor. About 2 miles from the University of Michigan campus, it's a great 2 bedroom 2 bathroom with a gas fireplace, your own washer/dryer, and a walk-out patio that faces a private...

Hi everyone, I am currently in the middle of my 3rd year in a 5-year BS/MS physician assistant program at a small liberal arts school in Pennsylvania. However, I have decided to take the leap and pursue medical school rather than continue my path in the PA program. To do this, I will switch to...

Hi all, I'm not coming here asking for pity. Also, please know that practically no one in my family has gone to college so I don't have much support or knowledge about this stuff in general. Anyways, I just finished my first semester at a top public school, and my GPA isn't as high as I'd like...

First post woo! Hi everyone, I'm currently a junior undergrad trying to figure out some details about what preventive medicine is. I want to help people on a larger scale(local-national level?) and I also want to retain the ability to treat people directly (main reason for becoming a physician)...

Dear Studentdoctor peers, I am a longtime lurker, but an inactive participant. I have searched other threads, but wasn't able to find an answer specific to my interests. Here are my stats MCAT retake: 504 GPA: 3.7 NY resident A lot of awesom ECs and one publication. I can list a few if it's...