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    Non Trad - Next Steps and Being Efficient

    Hello SDNers, I am making the shift from finance to medicine. I graduated with a 2.95 cGPA, little to no science classes taken, and 132 credits earned. I performed poorly in my freshman year, but was on the Executive Dean's List by the time I graduated. I wanted to do a formal post-bacc but...
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    DIY Post Bacc with Undergrad Courses or Non-degree Graduate Courses?

    Hello, I recently just graduated college with a cGPA of 3.29 and a sGPA of 2.8. I intended to apply to different degree granting post-baccs for Fall 2021, but at the last minute decided not to apply due to financial reasons. In undergrad, while I struggled in some of my science courses, I was...
    • blkgrlwhtecoat
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    • academic record diy post bacc non degree seeking student non-traditional premed post bac help under grad under represented minorities wholistic
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    • Forum: Nontraditional Students
  3. Ten_Maz

    Course Intensity - Does it Matter?

    Hello SDN, Been a lurker for a while but this is my first post. I'm a non-trad MD hopeful. Graduated a couple years back with a Liberal Arts major. I haven't taken any science classes since high school and I know sGPA is a big deal as well as taking the mandatory pre-reqs. I work 8:30 - 5:00...
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    Harvard Extension School DIY Post-Bacc

    Hello. I decided to take higher level science class in Harvard Extension School next summer. I'm not from Boston, but I will be working at Boston's Children Hospital, and I just really want to experience Boston for a while. Went there few months ago to attend HMS seminar and fell inlove with the...
    • MDsci0456
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    • boston diy postbacc harvard extension harvard extension school hes non degree seeking student post bac
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Pre-Medical (DO)
  5. PolliePocket

    Online pre-req classes for Cornell

    I've looked around and haven't specifically found the answer, but does anyone know if Cornell takes online classes as pre-reqs for vet school? I've reached out to admissions via email, but havent heard back yet. Long story short: I'm a college drop out from years past with a current (sales)...
    • PolliePocket
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    • cornell drop out non degree seeking student non trad non-traditional pre-vet
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Pre-Veterinary
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    Non-Degree Student at Emory vs. HES vs. State School?

    All, I am currently hoping to begin taking classes this upcoming spring semester (Jan 2018). I graduated May 2016 with a degree in Biology, so I only have about 4 more classes to take before I can apply to med school: Organic Chem 2, Physics, 2, Biochemistry, and Gen Chem 2. However, I am not...
    • BleedinBlue2016
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    • emory harvard extension harvard extension school non degree seeking student postbacc postbaccalaureate state school
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Nontraditional Students
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    DO vs DNP - Advice / Real Life Experiences? Career Change

    Hi everyone, I've been a longtime lurker ... finally posting. My big career leap idea started when I turned 30 (perhaps a few years before that, too) ... I had, for years, been in the business world and finally listened to that little voice in my head that said: "no, you belong in medicine!"...
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    Non-degree Class GPA?

    I took a class that was required for my community college degree at a four year college before I graduated because there was a program that let me take it there. It does not change my community college GPA because there are no grade points. I checked my GPA from the four year college and they...
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    Post Bacc Question vs other non traditional paths

    Hello everyone, A big thank you to anyone who responds to my questions, I really appreciate it! I am a senior graduating with a degree in Public Health hoping to go into PM&R (Physiatry). I'll be graduating with a 3.2 having finished almost all the premed reqs up to Organic Chemistry 1 (Missing...