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I am currently about to start my gap year and am having a tough time figuring out the best way to improve my gpa and study for the MCAT. I have a 3.3 cGPA and a 3.2 sGPA and am pretty sure I should do a post-bac to raise both GPAs but specifically my sGPA (had a rocky start w a c in Gen...
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I wanted to see if anyone had any experience with schools that would/wouldn't accept online coursework and labs? Long story short I took two years in person at Penn State while pursuing a liberal arts degree, but withdrew from college for 3 years since I wasn't sure what I was really...
I'm doing my 1st year of undergrad school at a community college, then transferring to a 4-year university. The community college offers in-class lectures and online classes.
1) Some of the online classes are live, where the professor is live on video and so are the students.
2) And the other...
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I'm sure many are in my shoes, but I was planning to start a post bac program this Fall for a 1 year post bac for career changers. However, it seems that Fall 2020 classes will now be all online, and who knows what will happen for Spring 2020. My question summed up is: Would MD...
I'm thinking of taking this class Winter 2020:
https://www.uclaextension.edu/sciences-math/sciences/course/neurophysiology-how-brain-thinks-physci-x-435
My only drawback is that it's an online course. It's not marked online on the transcript or anything, but if brought up I'll definitely...
For individuals whom were accepted into dental school without a bachelors degree. What path did you take? A little about me, I’ve been In the dental field for 23 years as a Registered Dental Assistant & advanced to Dental Practice Administrator. Now I’m at the University Of Phoenix going for my...
I had to move to the San Diego area, and due to work and other circumstances, I won't be able to take classes in a brick-and-mortar institution for the next year or so. (No night time schools near me at a 4-year university.. :( )
I don't want to just not do anything for the next year, so I'm...
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Just wanted to get some insight from you all.
I would like to go to med school in a few years. I already took my pre-med classes during my undergrad, but my science GPA (3.2) was not the best, since I took all of those during the last two years of my aerospace engineering degree. My...
Experience:
I am currently a resident physician in the Mt. Sinai Medical System in NYC. I scored 264 on USMLE Step 1 when I took it in 2015 and 258 on Step 2 CK in 2016. Since then, I have tutored many students in-person and online via Skype with excellent outcomes.
CV, references, and score...
Greetings to all! I wanted to know if taking a chemistry pre college course online would look bad on a college resume. It is a pre-req course that i need to take to receive credit to be able to enroll in general chemistry 1. I did not do well in high school and i need to take it. I am currently...
Has anybody here got into med school with an online undergrad degree? I'm not talking Devry or Phoenix, I'm talking accredited schools. As of right now, because of work, family and the nearest school being 50 miles away, my only choice for getting my undergrad degree is through online classes...
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I am a senior w/ one semester left in college and I won't be able to fit Intro to Sociology in. I really want to apply to Univ of Michigan. Does anyone know whether it would be acceptable to take an Intro to Sociology course online during my gap year?
Hi all! I am new on here so I am sorry if this isn't exactly how you're supposed to do things. I have a few questions about online courses and how they will be perceived by medical schools.
I am planning on taking two online courses over the summer from UC Berkley. I want to take microbiology...
With the increasing use of mobile devices, the trend BYOD (bring your own device) is also developing in the educational field. Even though the people who are encouraged to enroll in accredited life experience degree are also using a number of devices to support their learning endeavors. The...
Hey everyone. I just graduated this spring and I'm applying for vet school right now but I'm not thrilled with my GPA (3.34) so I'm worried I won't get in my first time. I've heard about people taking community college courses to boost their GPAs post-graduation but the community colleges near...
Anybody have any opinions on the program? Basically, Harvard is offering online biochem, genetics, physiology, and immunology for a certificate of completion, geared towards those interested in medicine. It's $1800 for all 4 classes, and each class is 10 weeks long. There's various registration...
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...
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I'm a soon to be graduated senior over at UC Riverside. I'm a Biology major with a statistics minor with current aspirations of doing an MPH after a gap year working in a health department then maybe going into medicine afterwards. My cGPA will end up being about 3.5, with a...
I am 19 and a full time college student studying microbiology for my second year. I recently decided I am interested in going to medical school, but I have no real experience in the field and will definitely need to change that by the time I'm doing applications. I'm considering taking a course...
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I'm a non-traditional applicant. 3.7 cGPA, specialized honours B.A. in Neuropsychology, M.Sc. in Neuropsychology from prestigious school, 2 years of clinical research in a mental health setting, laboratory manager experience, 2 summers of volunteering research, some poster...
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I signed up for some MOOCs from edX just for fun and something to pass the time with. I wasn't that committed to them and I had to prioritize my full time job and some courses I ended up completing only 10-20% of the material.
(Note: I didn't pay the 50 dollars for the certificate...
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I'm new to the boards but have already learned so much from going through all these posts. What a great resource! I found a lot of good advice, but nothing for what I was specifically looking for. Here's my (abridged) story (PS, yes, I know my name makes no sense for a DVM hopeful, I...
Hello!
I'm new to the boards but have already learned so much from going through all these posts. What a great resource! I found a lot of good advice, but nothing for what I was specifically looking for. Here's my (abridged) story (PS, yes, I know my name makes no sense for a DVM hopeful, I...
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