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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...

Hi, I'm in Canada applying to med schools both in canada and in the US. I've got a 3.85 gpa and a 512 mcat. The issue is I have a six year gap in the middle of my studies. After second year my mom got sick and due to financial reasons I left school to start making money as a real estate agent...

Hi all. I am narrowing down my school list and I am pretty nervous because of my GPA. I am: Nontrad (29), married Non-URM Did 6 years in the Navy (desk job) Did very badly in school ages 20-22 on and off (<1.5 GPA) Bachelors of Science in Biological and Natural Sciences from state school...

Hey everyone, Trying out SDN since I have no one else to really talk to about this stuff... I graduated college 5 years ago, was premed and somehow got through with mediocre science grades, but now I really don't remember a lot of it. Recently applied to a few post-bacs that didn't require...

Does anybody else ever get a little freaked out about how much easier this would seem were you not married/engaged/didn't have kids/a spouse with a career/dogs/a mortgage? Don't get me wrong, I'm dedicated to this route. But sometimes I think about my SO's career options, my dogs (I'm very...

Nontrad here. My projected graduation date is 2020, and with all my courses plotted out, thanks to horrific grades from 2009-2012, I've calculated that my GPA will be about a 3.2c/3.5s with a massive upward trend. (DO sGPA would be higher, about 3.8.) The thing is, I have so many credits that...

Hi all, Any thoughts for how to approach activities and work experience from a long time ago? I graduated in 2005, and while a lot of my experiences (including all three of the ones I have as "most important") are current, I have stuff from my college days that I want to include, like working...

Hi! I'm trying to decide between UCSF and Cornell, and would love to hear some informed opinions. I'm on the older end of things, and am looking for a program that doesn't feel too much like undergrad/academic summer camp. Thanks so much for your thoughts!

Hi all -- My question is -- with 1/2 prereqs missing, will this hurt my chances? I'm 29, URM, 3.6 cGPA, 3.9 sGPA, 504 MCAT. Some good volunteer hours showing commitment to service, etc. Plan on targeting MD schools and many DO schools. Thanks!!!

Its been a long time but I have finally finished up all of my classes and taken the MCAT. My stats are below, any suggestions on schools or things i can do to improve? Thanks in advance! 30 years old, Caucasian, Texas Resident cGPA 3.33 sGPA 3.38 MCAT 506 (125/127/127/127) Active Duty...

Hey all. Trying to get a grasp on SMP/master's ideas before I come close to graduation. I know traditional SMPs are akin to the first year of M-1 curriculum, and other master's in medical science/biomed/physiology are also popular, but is there any truth to my thinking that it would be better...

What is the value of research to a non-trad applicant? Is gpa/MCAT/volunteer hours enough?

I have been looking at statistics Goro linked about what application items are statistically shown to matter in how successful medical students end up being and thus are ranked in importance for adcoms. I noticed in there Paid Employment - Non Medical is ranked low, while Paid Employment -...

My plans have recently changed and I am looking for some insight or advice. My husband and I are now seriously considering having a baby during my 20 month gap between graduating undergrad and starting medical school. He is in a field unrelated to medicine and is an extraordinarily supportive...

(First off, apologies, because this could be relevant to about 4 different forums...) I'm a 26-year-old nontrad in the military. I have rough grades dragging down my cGPA from 2009-2011 and one semester in 2014 (when I was getting divorced.) Right now, I've maintained a 4.0 going to school part...

I have a simple question for all you nontrads who have been through it - is it all worth it? Medicine seems that it will be challenging, rewarding, and so, so interesting. However, I'm disheartened with some stats I've heard that only 1/2 of doctors today would 'do it all over' if they could...

Hi guys -- Some background: I'm a URM hispanic woman non-trad (29) living in Illinois. uGPA = 3.6 sGPA = 3.9, but closer to 3.7 for actual BCPM (the M part of this killed me haha). 504 MCAT. Looking to target several DO schools and some lower tier MD schools. I have 4 years of non-relavant...

Hi all, I took the MCAT in the summer of 2014 with full intentions of applying in the 2015 application cycle, but life happened and here I am gearing up for the 2018 cycle. I have some general questions regarding retaking the MCAT and how it will look to medical schools considering that my old...

Some background -- I'm 28, female, and single. I'm very passionate about having a thriving career throughout my lifetime, and although I would like a child (probably just one), I have so many other passions (medicine being one of the biggest), traveling, etc. I'd like to 'have it all' so to...

Hello fellow non-trads!! I've been working nonstop in order to be able to apply to medical school this next round, and have been working full time on top of 3 science classes each semester. I'm wondering if med school will be this time intensive, lighter, or about the same. I feel like either...

Hello Non-Trads, Please help. I have applied to med school twice to no avail. My grades are too low (3.0/ 27 MCAT) and although I have tons and tons of experience, nobody seems to care. I have accepted that is a numbers game and nothing else weighs as much (highly disappointed by this). Let...

Hi there! I am a US citizen married to an NZ citizen who is currently doing his own PhD here in the US. I've been thinking about pursuing medicine for a while and have made some steps down that path: I finished my undergrad degree in philosophy in 2013, now work as a research assistant in a...

Background: I screwed up pretty badly in my first few years of undergrad. I made a few less than stellar grades in Chemistry 1 (D+), Physics 1 (D+), and Calculus (D) at my first university. Lots of withdrawals in the first two years post-high school. I have retaken coursework in Chemistry (A)...

Thought I would share this here in case it's helpful to anyone: https://www.reddit.com/r/premed/comments/5xcgmv/a_nonexhaustive_list_of_schools_that_will_accept/ I feel that there is an overwhelming consensus that the second semester of organic chemistry is required for admission to medical...

I'm a non-traditional application. 3.38 undergraduate, 3.1 science, 4.0 Masters (Health Care Administration), 501 MCAT, Teacher for 3 years, thousands of hours of health care experience as an student athletic trainer, hundreds of volunteer hours, etc. I have 3 Q drops on my transcript from...

I have searched this forum a lot but it seems I'm learning about a new SMP everyday on here and I am not sure which SMPs are suitable for me. My question is: given my stats and information listed below, what would you recommend? As the title says, I'm a nontraditional student and reinvented...

Hi everyone, I have completed a double major degree in Psychology and History in 2015, Bogazici University, Turkey. Because of the curriculum of my degrees I was not able to complete any chemistry, organic chem, physics of biology classes (so no pre-med preparation). I am willing to apply to...

I have a bac degree in fine art from special effects and taking pre req classes for med school right now at a community college. I am working full time in the emergency room as a tech and have been an EMT for 2 years and also have volunteering experience at my local town first aid squad. After...

Hi there, everyone! I've been spending a lot of time lurking on the forum and looking for advice. Here's my situation: I'll be graduating from a university in the Philippines with a degree in Health Sciences this upcoming May. I'll be migrating to the US soon after. I'm a permanent resident and...

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Good evening, I am in process of making it through my M.A. in Forensic Psychology in US and will most likely relocate to Canada after I'm done. I am still torn between Clinical Psychology PhD and Psychiatry. I have the better knowledge base for the first, and will probably take me less years...

Hi all - I know there are several posts in this vein - I feel insane but can't shake the desire to be a doctor and I'd love your feedback. I'm 31. I did not get to go to college after high school - junior year I discovered my mother never registered me for a social security number (and...

I'm a nontraditional student- I've been working for the past 2 years since finishing school as an ICU nurse. I was going to wait and apply next year when I can get my GPA up for MD level competition but my MCAT gave me a thread of hope. WAMC? (LizzyM score = 72.4) 1) cGPA: 3.54/ sGPA: 2.9 (fml)...

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So I know that similar threads have been posted but nothing has stuck out that I can relate to my own personal situation (duh). So here it goes: I am a FF/Paramedic, been in EMS for 4 years and the FD for 1 for a busy urban, semi-rural to rural county (Lake County, FL). We have pretty...

Hey everyone, first let me say that I've found this site very useful from afar (thanks, google), but i've only recently decided to join myself. If this goes someplace else, i'm sorry! I'm new here. Anyways, I wanted to get some input about how medical schools value adversity and...

I am currently in my second gap year just applying to medical schools this cycle. With my undergrad cGPA 3.05, sGPA 3.25 and MCAT 502, I know that I have a pretty low chance of getting in. However I don't doubt my ability to get accepted into medical school after retaking the MCAT and going to a...

Hi everyone! Recently I found out that some medical schools require pre-requisite courses to be taken within five years and other schools are open to older courses but like to see recent coursework. I graduated in 2013 and have been working as a clinical research coordinator for the past two...

Hey guys! What are your personal experiences with: taking an early July MCAT and applying vs choosing to take a later MCAT (ex. August) and apply the following cycle? I am a nontraditional applicant (completed my pre-reqs in undergrad in 2009-2013; sci GPA 3.7/non sci 3.8) and I want to...

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