medical school admissions

I'm a Canadian undergrad student currently studying for the MCAT (TPR most recent score 510) which I will be writing in August and a fairly decent GPA (around 3.95). My parents are a little on my case about having a backup plan in case **** hits the proverbial fan... They seem to think that...

Hello everyone, I am not entirely sure if I am posting in the correct part of the forum. I am sorry about that and also that I do not have a lot of information to provide. I graduated about a month ago with an (undergrad degree) B.A. in Neuroscience with a 2.84 cGPA. I have not calculated my...

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Hi, everyone! I just received a call from a fertilty center for an interview as a receptionist. As a receptionist, I will be answering phones(make appointments for patients, check for insurance, answering questions the patients might have, and explaining couples of medical procedures), greet...

Is it a bad idea to base a personal statement for medical school around wanting to work abroad in developing countries for international organizations, as medical school seem to be more inclined to accepting students interested in staying in the US, working in the US and giving back to their...

Almost ready to submit my AACOMAS application and wondering which schools I should apply to for the best chance: GPA: 3.3 (science 3.0) MCAT: 501 Tons of volunteering, healthcare experience, and good LORs I would prefer to stay in the midwest but in terms of medical school admission, I can't be...

Hello all, I am applying to MD schools this cycle with an arrest record, although I was never convicted I was charged for a few things. However, I had them dropped through a diversion program. I am aware that schools ask different questions regarding criminal background on their secondary...

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In the the process of compiling letter "packets" for my writers and wondering if I should include my disadvantage statement or not? While most of my writers are aware of my economic disadvantages, they are not aware of others. Personally, I'm leaning towards no as there are things I'm a little...

Hi all so I am getting suspended from college for a year for a really dumb cheating incident that occurred back when I was a freshman. I won't serve my punishment until after my sophomore year because I was fighting the case. During that time I will be joining the Army National Guard as a medic...

Okay, so I'm trying to decide what I should do for the next few years. As far as some background info goes, I am currently a junior and I'm majoring in clinical lab science (also known as medical lab science), which is a four year degree where we essentially learn how to run all of the lab...

I recently started a podcast on iTunes called MedStud Memoirs, and we're starting a new segment called "Ask Admissions". We'll be interviewing one of our student admissions liasons for tips and tricks. We want to know what the pressing issues are for current applicants, and how we can best...

I am currently a junior at the University of Virginia. I am thinking of applying to medical school during this upcoming year and I am rather curious as to see where exactly I stand and what I am looking towards to make sure my numbers are competitive, as well as what I can do myself to show...

Hello everyone, My background: In early 2014, I was a junior when I took the MCAT and got an average 27 with a 6 on verbal, which bombed my score. I didn't apply to any school till 2016 application, last year. Although my resume is filled with research, clinical work, leadership and EMT stuff...

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Would community college credits in the sciences and maths be accepted in medical school? I've heard so many things. One of them coming from my friend who told me her cousin's friend (who went to a community college) tried to apply for medical school, where they said she had to repeat biology and...

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Hi, I am about to be applying to medical school starting in June 2016 and I was wondering if anyone has applied with a major disciplinary record and could shed light. I was suspended after hitting another girl (EDIT: I am also female) who had pushed me into a wall at a party I was only 18 at the...

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Hello everyone! I will be applying to medical school this year, both MD and DO schools. I have no particular preference over the other. I am worried as to whether I look good to the admissions committee given my stats... Would love if anyone can chip in their two cents and if anyone has a...

Hey, my first time posting on this site! I haven't been on here too often, and i'm trying to get a hang of things. I'm currently a 3rd year Bio Sci. undergrad student at UofC (Alberta), writing my MCAT this summer. I'm looking for some advice as to which medical schools are appropriate for my...

I am currently a sophomore and very discouraged because I have two D's on my transcript and one B- and C+ in science courses. I am planning on re taking the courses I received a D in but I feel like its no use because I know that medical schools do not replace the grade. Should I just stick to...

I did really well my freshman year and got a 3.67 cumulative GPA. This past semester I completely messed it up and got like a 3.10 and now my GPA had fallen to a 3.46. I am planning to apply to two direct medical school programs (as a sophomore) and was wondering if I had a chance. I also have...

Hello everyone! I'm about to complete my first semester as a sophomore and it looks like I'm going to be receiving a D in my intro bio class.. On top of that my grades are really bad: I've taken 46 credits and got 5 C's so far and now 1 D. My gpa is a 2.6 and with my grades this semester...

Hey everyone, I've been researching some medical schools that I could apply to and one that I'm very much interested in is Mercer University as well as UGA. I'm an undergrad at UGA so my question is, and I was hoping that someone on SDN has been in a similar situation, if I rent an off-campus...