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Hi Everyone, Just started the UCLA extension pre-medical and general science studies certificate this fall (2016). I feel a little lost and I am quite new to the area. I haven't met anyone doing this certificate program in my classes so far. This program is also not as structured as I thought...

Hey all! I just started browsing around here again recently, and I'm a bit confused quite frankly. I'm kinda just wondering what others advice would be at this point if I were to pursue med school (again), what the best way to go about it would be. Long story short, I started college off...

Hello fellow readers! I'm here to seek wise counsel about a possible change of career fields into medicine. I'm a 24 y/o Speech therapist assistant with approximately 1 year of experience. I've worked in outpatient and private practice settings with mostly the pediatric population. I hated my...

Hey guys, I'm a 22-year old who just graduated with a BS from a four-year university. Unfortunately, it took me a while to figure out which healthcare profession I truly wanted to pursue until my senior year of college. I'm currently taking chemistry summer courses and am planning on taking...

Hey guys! So bear with me, this may be a bit long... but I really would like some honest, thoughtful advice from several different viewpoints. I am 22, (often confusing it with being about 45), and began college at 17 after graduating high school early. I completed four years at a community...

Hello, I would appreciate any comments and advice for my situation. I am recently graduated with B.A in Sociology, and have not taken any sciences since High school. I didnt even take them in university, because I was debating on even going to medical school or law school during my last...

I know these types of questions are asked Millions of times on these websites but I just kind of wanted to tell my story and get some feedback. Be as brutal as needed, but have some facts behind it don't just say "you don't have a chance" then you just sound like a negative you know what...

Hello all, I am new to the forum, so thanks in advance for your understanding. I'm in a bit of a rough spot, as I went through undergrad as a transfer student in biomedical engineering; my GPA was 3.7 pre-transfer, but fell to 3.2 once I hit upper division. (My institution doesn't factor in...

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...

Hi everyone! I am currently calling schools to obtain school specific information but 1. did anyone encounter pre-requisite "expiration dates"? Ex. courses must be completed 10 years from matriculation to medical school. I took my pre-reqs in 2009-2013 and I am applying in 2017. [My...

Hi everyone! I am currently calling schools to obtain school specific information but 1. did anyone encounter pre-requisite "expiration dates"? Ex. courses must be completed 10 years from matriculation to medical school. I took my pre-reqs in 2009-2013 and I am applying in 2017. [My...

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...

Hi! I have some data for you: ACADEMIC Pre-med in undergrad, Psych degree (2009-2013) <- calling schools and checking whether pre-reqs expire 3.7 sci GPA, 3.8 non-sci GPA I am taking the MCAT in August (took the old version in 2014 and received 29~ 8 PS, 10 BS, 11 V) If I get a competitive...

Hello! I was pre-med during my undergraduate studies (2009-2013) and I graduated with a degree in Psychology (science GPA ~3.7, non-science GPA ~3.8). I am taking the MCAT this August. I was initially going to apply this cycle but I won't have enough time to prepare for the June MCAT exam...

I am a non-traditional applicant applying for the cycle opening up in May. I graduated UConn in 2014, was an Allied Health Major and believed there was a 0% chance I would ever apply to med school throughout my undergrad career (I planned on going the PA route). Because of this and lots of...

Hello everybody! I am a 28 year old and thinking about applying to medical school. I wanted to become a doctor in highschool but I did not do as well as I hope in undergrad and thought that I should become more realistic and settle as a medical technologist. But after working for 4 years, I know...

I'll be a reapplicant for the 2016-17 cycle. The one thing I can't find information on is how to go about the 15 "Meaningful Things" part of the application. I have some new things to add from supplemental work, volunteering, etc. As an "Old Pre-med"; however, most my 15 things are based on my...

Hello I am posting this to get a feel of what I can expect in the coming year. I am applying exclusively to D.O. schools and I would like help choosing schools that are a better fit for me. My Stats: GPA Overall: 3.82 Science GPA: 3.71 MCAT: 499 Shadowing: 40 hours w/ a neurosurgeon...

Hi all, Been battling this for a while and would appreciate any help or feedback. I just graduated UCLA with a BS in Neurosci but did not do exceptionally well. undergrad GPA is 3.34 with sGPA as 3.0. I've heard tons of success stories where people would get in due to strong upward trend and...

I graduated college in 2014 with a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice. That was not my plan when I entered college back in 2010. I had planned on getting a BSN then going to med school. It didn't happen that way. Now I am planning on going to interview for masters of science in Counselor...

Hey everyone, I graduated from college back in 2012 with a degree in Journalism and minor in English. After working in PR I realized it wasn't the career for me and ended up working at a dental office. After about a year, I decided I wanted to pursue a career in dentistry. It is completely...

I'm a comeback kid and going back to do all of my pre-requisites. I, like many people here, have a very shoddy academic past to make up for so I want to get as close to straight A's as possible. I just came out of a year of school (nursing) so I'm not going back into the classroom cold but...

Long Long LONG LONG time lurker on this forum for over 7 years... never had to guts to make an account. Currently 27, barely making enough to pay rent each month (started a startup), paid all undergrad debt, 0 clinic hour (will try to improve that over the next 2.5 years) graduated in 2012...

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