medical admissions

MCAT score is 511: 130,123,128,130 cGPA 3.89 sGPA 3.85 disadvantaged ESL CA resident EC's: a few thousand hours non clinical volunteering 300 clinical volunteering 200 shadowing 1k research but no publication What schools should I apply to? Here is my current list: Albany Albert Einstein...

is it worth me trying to apply with an MCAT of 492 or should I just wait and retake the mcat and apply next cycle? Do schools like to see reapplicants? Help

Hi all, I have a question about what is defined as African American. My father was born and raised in Durban, South Africa, while my mother was born and raised in India. My father is Indian too, but his side of the family has been in South Africa since the early 1900s. I identify as both Indian...

Hi there, I am in a sticky situation. I cannot decide whether or not to apply this cycle or wait and retake the MCAT. I have a low MCAT score but a very good GPA and incredible experience. I hear that it is good for medical schools to see your name, but I can't decide if it is the worth money...

what are my chances and looking for a list please. Undergrad science: 3.21 Undergrad cumulative: 3.17 Undergrad non science: 3.09 Biomedical sciences masters: 3.68 MCAT: 505 -Firefighter/emt since undergrad -Research assistant for UTHealth department of emergency medicine. Work in level 1 ED. -...

Hi, I am wondering how much shadowing an ophthalmologist would help my application for medical school?

So I am senior now and will be graduating after next semester. I have >1000 hours of research at 3 different labs (stayed at each lab for 1 year including summers), with the most recent one with >400 hours (9 months including summers). However, I do not have any publications... I was going to...

Hello all! I'm in a pretty tough situation and wanted to seek the advice of the wonderful /premed community. I am a Caribbean medical student at ROSS and am not doing well. I did not pass first semester and currently am attempting to repeat the semester but will likely not pass this time...

I know all of you might say, "do something you are interested in", "do something you can get a high GPA and that "you can do whatever you want". But, I just want to get your opinion on what you think of a degree in Kinesiology before medical school. I love learning about anatomy and this program...

I will be applying this year and I still have to take the MCAT. I was gonna take it on June 29th but I’m scoring around 509 and I want to score at least around 515. So I’m thinking that maybe I should postpone it to July 7th or 20th. I’ll be submitting my application by early July just so it can...

Looking to apply to med school (hopefully next cycle) and am very interested in becoming an MD. that being said, i am also interested in the healthcare business as a whole and would like to be involved in biotech/healthcare venture capital/private equity in the future potentially. How would med...

Accepted to both, any recommendation on which program to attend? I live in Florida.

I am a rising sophomore at a state school with a top - 35 med school (think UAB or Iowa). I am at this school primarily because it is close to home, I received a full ride scholarship, and I can be a “big fish”. I am double majoring in neuroscience and biophysics with a perfect GPA (so far). I...

Good Evening fellow SDN'ers, I'm just a lurker, but I haven't really found the answer to my question so I had to ask! This is not a troll whatsoever, in fact it's simply a yes or no question. Throughout my childhood I was considered Native American. That's only because my father was 75% NA...

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I was accepted to an md program off the waitlist at a school I really don't want to go to (for a lot of reasons, location, school, ect.). I know, looking back, that I should not have applied there, but I can not go back and undo it and now I am accepted. As a backup plan while waiting to hear...

Hello, I was wondering if I should transfer schools or stay in the university I’m going to start this next fall. I’ll be entering Kean University for their Pre-Med program and most of the courses offered there aren’t offered in many other schools. I’m trying to get into my dream medical...

Hello all!! I am new to this forum and could use some insight. So I just completed my first year of undergrad as a pre med student and it did not go as well as I wanted it to. I have a 3.2 GPA right now. I got C’s in both Gen Chem I and Gen Chem II. I also got a C+ in Applied Calculus. I feel...

I need advice on choosing between these two schools. UAB is my in-state school and I have a scholarship of $10,000 dollars per year at the school. However, I recently was accepted off of the waitlist to Georgetown SOM. I really love the new 1.5 year curriculum, extra elective rotations...

Has anyone gotten into medical school doing a post bacc at UCBx??? Maybe helpful pertinent info: Years in the program Undergrad major and University attended matriculating GPA and sGPA Mcat Scores Med schools accepted into, med school chosen to attend any other advice or info you deem...

I attended Stanford for undergrad, taught through TFA, and then worked in edtech for a few years before deciding to become a doctor. As a career changer, I've done most of my pre-req requirements over the past 1.5 years at a local state school, which is now offering to write me a committee...

I'm curious to know if medical schools recruit students based on MCAT scores similar to how SAT/ ACT scores where in high school. Are medical schools able to view everyone's scores and offer admission to those with the top scores? Can medical schools even recruit students whether referring to...

Hey Guys!! I apologize for sounding so pompous. I have a GPA of around 3.9, and an MCAT of 519. My EC's aren't the best. I have volunteered at a hospital (Cardiac Progressive Care Unit, sterilization and processing department and as a general for a total of 180 hours- over 2 year time period)...

Are there any medical schools that focus on developing physicians who have an interest in technology? I have read that UC-Irvine welcomes tech-minded students.

I'm about to sit the MCAT and is it even possible to get in with say a 512 ish MCAT and 3.85 cGPA- I'm also Canadian for context and volunteer at a lab.

You’re going to make a fantastic physician. You know it. Your family knows it. And now you need to convince the medical schools to accept you. That’s the goal now, and the obstacle in the path to your dream career. Let me show you the how to get to where you want to go. You, like all medical...

Please help me with a realistic 20-30 school list and a few reach schools that would accept a low GPA - average MCAT + good extracurricular student Loma Linda California University (new school) Quinnipiac Albany New York Medical College George Washington Seton Hall NOVA MD Rosalind Franklin...

Hello all! I am a re-applicant this coming cycle and I wondered if you could give me an assessment of my chances for getting into an MD school and which schools you would recommend I shoot for. I will graduate with my MS in Biotechnology in an intensive 1 year program made of many pre-meds like...

Hi, I am a third year student at the University of Texas at Austin. I have some worries regarding my GPA, I have yet to take the MCAT. Here is a summary of my GPA 1st year- overall GPA= 3.7, BCPM GPA = 3.5 2nd year (1st at UT)- overall GPA = 3.5, BCPM = 3.4 3rd year fall semester - overall =...

Hi everyone, I'm currently about to finish my second year of college. I didn't do nearly as well as I had hoped. My current GPA is a 3.65 and sGPA is a 3.45, which is likely to go down because of Orgo this semester. I'm expecting to get these grades this semester Orgo 1: C Physics1: A- Bio 2...

So I am a senior right now with hopes of applying to med school at some point. I know I will have to take a couple of gap years to add volunteer experience and shadowing. But I still havent taken my MCAT. My college is about 30 minuets away from my home so I have been living with parents. I had...

I'm 29 years old with foreign undergrad and US masters (Engineering). I have been contemplating medicine for years and always dismissed it as wishful thinking as I'm getting older and realistically have very low chance(or no chance?) of making it. I had ortho surgery recently and had lot of time...

Before you decide whether you want to apply to allopathic (MD) and/or osteopathic (DO) medical schools, I recommend that you shadow both types of doctors. They each represent dramatically different approaches to health and healing. Gaining exposure to both forms of medicine will help you make an...

Hello Everyone! I have seen that this is a continued topic of debate, and I am going to go ahead and throw myself to the wolves so to speak! (Just kidding! The information that I could get from this-pros and cons-will be incredibly helpful for me to make this decision). :) This is the age old...

Hello, So, I'm graduating from Univ of Florida with a bachelors degree in women's studies, and after I just realized I want to become a doctor. I want to take all of the prerequisites at Santa Fe college here in Gainesville. I'm worried about admission for a few reasons. I'd love if maybe...

Hi all. Recently I have been organizing my Letters of Recommendation. I am currently in a Masters program and I was recently told that putting my program director's letter of recommendation separate from my committee letter was wiser than including it in committee. I have had a history of...

So, right now I am majoring in clinical laboratory sciences. The program requires clinical rotations in a laboratory setting. Would this experience count as some type of clinical experience for medical school? I keep hearing conflicting answers from pre-med counselors, and the internet. During...

Hi everyone! I'm planning to apply in the 2019 cycle but I'm in a really tough spot. I am an international student and went to an ivy league school. My GPA is 3.89, I graduated magna cum laude with a distinction in my major. However, I didn't do well on my first MCAT attempt last year: 510 (129...

Hi Everyone,

Applying to medical school can feel extremely far away, especially when you are working your butt off studying for the MCAT. While it isn’t a bad idea to wait until the MCAT is over to do most of the work on your application, there are some things that you should do immediately in order to avoid...