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Is there anyone here who can share their experience or story of having a foreign undergrad (no US mater's or phD) and completed DIY post bacc at CC and/or 4-year university eventually getting accepted to US med school? I've read threads of foreign undergrads doing formal post bacc but I don't...

I am 15 months out from graduating and have a full-time job working in the tech industry since graduation. Currently I am working full-time, coaching youth soccer at a high-level, and taking a course at a time for my prereqs for med school. I am considering doing a Post-bacc, but that would...

I have a question and trying to get some advice. I graduated college about 2 years ago from a top university. I now realize I made the wrong choice in careers. However, my first and second year of college I took some premed courses Chemistry(C,B), organic chemistry(C+,B), and biology (B+,B) and...

Hello friends. So, first off, please forgive whatever naivety might be on display here as I ask this question. I plan to take the MCAT in January of 2019 and apply that cycle. I will not be done with the relevant pre reqs until that time and it makes the most sense considering my family. I...

I graduated with a BS in Biology in 2016 and started working on the MPH right away not knowing that the MPH will not help my science GPA. Now that I know, I am planning to hold on taking MPH classes until I fix my science GPA. By which I mean taking upper level science courses, at least 20...

Hi All, I am very new here and need a little help organizing my class schedule. I was originally going the PA route and through shadowing, volunteering and knowing what I'd like to do a bit more, I have decided (pretty recently) to shift gears towards med school. I would still like to fit in all...

Hi everyone, I’m a motivated 24-year-old non-traditional applicant in a dilemma! Background: I’m a physiotherapist who graduated in 2015 in Canada. I completed a Bachelor’s of 3 years and a Master’s of one year, both degrees in physiotherapy. My undergrad cGPA is 3.0 on a 4.0 scale (I...

Hi, I am a physical therapist working for 7 years now and I have this feeling inside of me that I need to change career and pursue my dream of being a doctor. I don't feel PT is cutting it for me, it's not what I want to do as a career in life anymore. Anyway, I've been lurking into med school...

I am 32 years old and just finished my degree in Mathematics with an emphasis in Statistics. However, along the way I did get a D- in computer science and an F in Analysis due to some health issues. I retook the Analysis class and got an A-. I also have about 8 W's from a little over 10 years...

Since i didnt get any reply last time might as well ask here again. Just finished red cross training as a first aider last week. If i join the emergency response team, will it also count as clinical experience?

Hello all. First post here. I am new to wanting to be a Doctor but not new to the medical field. I recently graduated with a BS degree in nuclear medicine technology (Board Certified) with a dual modality in CT imaging (taking boards soon). I have a 3.77 gpa, need to figure out my science...

Hello sdn, Im planning to go to med school. Currently I work as an IT consultant and I hold a degree in physics. As I mostly read here in sdn, non trad students should get clinical experience regardless. I live in the philippines btw and would like to go to a US or even carribean med school...

Fellow SDN users, I'm looking for some guidance on what path I should take for my future. I know I ultimately will make a decision what to do but I just want to share a little about me and get some of your opinions. I am 23 and I just finished a BS degree in Nutrition (dietetics). I like...

While I am able to find plenty of threads that touch on the significance of common poor gpa trends (i.e. steady downward trend, v-shaped trend, and bell shaped trend) in light of post-bacc performance, I have been unable to locate a thread that specifically highlights the trends I have. I've...

Hello All! I am a current 2nd year in a neuro graduate program pursuing my master's (I also have the option to do a phd, but would like to apply to MD/DO programs sooner). I went to an mid ivy for undergrad, majored in bio, and achieved a very low overall gpa of 2.8--did alright in upper div...

Hey Folks, I'm sure I am not a unique situation, but I couldn't find any other non-traditional threads with similar backgrounds. I am planning on applying to get matriculated in fall 2019 which sounds far off, but reading some of the other threads as well as Doc Toothaches's guide has got me...

Hi All- looking for some feedback on my situation. I'm 28 and started premed about a year ago. I'm Married with two kids and work part-time as a cardiology practice manager/clinical assistant. I'm dead set on med school (preferably DO) but am worried that my slow pace of 2 courses a semester...

Hey Guys! I'm an MD applicant who is planning on applying to MD PhD programs at schools with strong neuro programs. I just want to know how realistic my school choices are based on my stats. Academic Record: Second Year Master's Student with a BS in Neuroscience from a state university...

Hello all, I've searched SDN and the internet over trying to find guidance on my current and somewhat unique situation. I have been working on General Education courses at an online institution (University of Maryland College University) and would like to transfer to Kaplan's online "Health...

Hello everyone, I'm joining after lurking for a while as an undergrad and while prepping for the MCAT. My path is slightly non-traditional and the disparity between my gpa and MCAT scores makes it difficult to weigh my options. I recently finished two, part-time, non-matriculated semesters...

I'm a non-traditional, and I hope to apply only once. I'm constructing this school list to maximize acceptances - my secondary goal is a full or partial scholarship. Any feedback on schools with non-traditional preferences, less weight given to recent clinical experiences, or scholarship...

I am 28 with a wife and 2 year old child. I have a great job working in business development for a Futune 100 company. I have a B.S. Biblical Studies (2.83GPA), Master of Systems Engineering (3.86GPA), Graduate Certificat in Marketing from Harvard Extension and am three classes from a Master of...

Hi all, I am 26 years old and I received my BS in Biology in 2013. I am currently a Certified Orthoptist in Chicago and I work with two optometrists almost daily, often seeing their patients in my own clinic. Additionally I am about half way done with my Masters in Clinical Vision Research from...

Hi everyone, This is my first time using Student Doctor although I have read many of the forums. I find what everyone does here so helpful and calming as I know we're all very anxious, nervous, and stressed when it comes to applications for PT school. As my title suggests, I am looking to...

I am currently working on my application list for MD schools (2018). I got a degree in Sociology and finished with a 3.0 GPA. I then went back to school, became a paramedic and then took my post bac classes at BU. Applying with the following stats... 27 years old Overall GPA: 3.33 Overall...

Hello all! I started college again right after graduating from OU in December '15 with an economics degree. I then took physics 1 and chem 1 at a community college before transferring to a regional 4-yr college for the rest of my prerequisites. I've made a 4.0 every semester in my science...

Hello SDN community, Some background before I dive in: I'm a white male, 26 y/o applicant AMCAS cGPA/sGPA 3.49/3.3 TMDSAS cGPA/sGPA 3.41/3.26 511 MCAT CP (128, 87%) CARS (124, 49%) BB (130, 97%) and PS (129, 92%) MPH Epidemiology - 4.0 GPA (Basically the "upward trend") Extensive...

Greetings all, For those who read, I'll attempt to make this as concise as possible. Brief rewind: I was a terrible student in high school. I had the worst habits imaginable. My inherent laziness and insistence on doing what I wanted when I wanted never served me academically. Despite being...

Hello, I just need some type of advice on what to do. I graduated from undergrad with BS in May 2014. I am now completing my MPH this coming May. I have decided to apply to medical school next summer (June 2018). Since I have now been away from the sciences that are on the MCAT for 3 years, I...

Colorado State University (CSU) Principles of Biochemistry (BC351)- BC 351 | Principles of Biochemistry - CSU Online I took this course the fall of 2015. Enough people have asked me about the course so I thought I would do this write up. I am a non-traditional student who took my pre-reqs...

Hi I need some solid advice here. I graduated with a degree in Medical Laboratory Science from Nigeria with a 4.25 out of 5 cgpa and a 4.5 sgpa and would like to pursue medicine here in the U.S. I had some people advise me to do a post bacc and then apply to medical school but then I feel like I...

Hey everyone! I've done a post like this before but not with much response. I need some success stories to see where I stand and what I need to do to improve my application. I know adcoms look at the whole package but need an idea. If you can answer the following questions that would be...

Hi all. I got my BA in Journalism from Wayne State University (Detroit) in 2015 and have recently decided to go to medical school. I'm taking my first few post-bacc classes at Wayne State now, but I'm considering a move to the University of Michigan to finish them. U of M is a better...

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Hi everyone, I am a fourth year "pre-med" student in Canada on the verge of completing my bachelors. I've applied to the med school in my home province and will likely receive an admission offer as I have great stats for an IP applicant. I'm confident that medicine is what I want as a career...

Hello everyone, I am currently a senior at a large university getting my undergraduate degree in speech language hearing sciences. After a lot of thinking I have decided to pursue medical school but I have only taken a few basic science classes such as human anatomy and astronomy. I know I need...

Hi all, I am a soon-to-be graduate with a bachelor's degree in Psychology. I have had an iffy academic transcript (suffered from an undiagnosed illness that was only recently diagnosed) with a 3.16 GPA so far. I am contemplating on pursuing medicine, which means that I would have to return to...

Hello everyone, I've been basically stalking SDN for the past few months since deciding on wanting to do a career changer Post Bacc. So this is finally my first post lol. So today I received an email about being invited to Scripps for an interview for the Post Baccalaureate Pre Medical...

Hello, I wanted to start a thread for any advice or alternatives for those of us who were depending on Grade Replacement GPA calculation offered by AACOMAS. Albeit, at this point I'm heart broken so I have no problem dropping my poor scores. Thanks for your honesty and advice! Age: 26...

Hi guys, Graduated from Private upper-mid tier university with a cumulative undergrad GPA of 3.45 in finance and intl bus 2120 SAT: math 760, writing 710, reading 650 Took close to none of the pre-reqs for med in undergrad as had AP classes for Chem and Math classes. Took humanities courses...