pre-med

Hey, everyone. High school senior here who will be attending college next fall. The title says it all. I have intentions to go to med school but not the commitment to major in a traditional pre-med school major i.e. biology, biochemistry since I need a back up plan, which in this case would be...

I'm entering my senior year and I have a cumulative GPA of 3.72. I took the MCAT earlier this summer and thought I did decent on it but actually got a depressing score (490's). I am retaking the MCAT sometime next January of 2018, therefore taking a gap year. I have good extracurricular...

Hey everyone, has anyone purchased any of Dr. Pinesett's pre-med courses? I've been a long time subscriber of his youtube channel and blog, and have benefitted from his input/information he's provided thus far. From the free material he posts online, I believe he's not a gimmick and provides...

Hey everyone, I have several questions. For certain questions pertaining to my college search, I am a Texas resident from a low-income family. So I'm considering pre-medicine and a major of some sort, of course, as my options for college, and I have been for a while, but I have a few questions...

I'm going to be a senior in high school, and I'm deciding whether or not to do pre-med or do pre-PA. I've heard both of those fields are competitive, but isn't the pre-med track more competitive, difficult and more stressful? If i were to become a doctor, I would want to be a psychiatrist. Could...

Hi everyone! I know there have been several threads started on this topic, but I wanted to know the answer for my specific case. I was wondering whether my volunteering hours from high school would count towards the total number of hours in the AMCAS application - the experience section? I am...

If a school asked for 3 LOR max (2 from science professors) and I accidentally sent 3 but only 1 from a science professor, so I added another science professor (total of 4) how bad does this look?

Hello! At my school, we have a sophomore level undergraduate embryology class. I tried taking this last year at the same time I was taking Organic Chem and I knew the first week it would be too much so I dropped the class. Best decision I made all semester! I was wondering if anyone had any...

Just finished my first year of college and I got a C in physics II this summer. Exams were graded based on the T-score and all the smart kids were taking physics (everyone else dropped out) and I kept scoring average on the exams. I guess I should have taken the class during fall (especially...

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Hello everyone, I am a Junior at a small liberal arts school in SC. While we are a small school, we take pride in our academics and typically people find our courses to be very difficult. I am really excited to apply to medical school. I have already started building a relationship with the...

I noticed I couldn't find any forums for the TMDSAS 2017-2018 cycle. Please correct me if I'm wrong and direct us to the correct thread. Thank you. Could people post their updates on the application process? I submitted mine mid-June, and it is still "TMDSAS Processing"

Hi all, I am declaring pre med neuroscience as a junior with 71 credits. I plan on trying to take all of my pre med reqs Fall 17, Spring 18, Summer 18, and Fall 18. I have no prior XP in this field however I am a fast learner (rather unmotivated usually), 3.7 GPA but I'm sure I could do better...

So a little context first. I applied to 9 Post Bac school programs and was unfortunately declined by 7 (still waiting on one technically and if it is decline I would be declined from 8 programs). The only program I got into was at Elms College in Massachusetts. I am worried that going to a...

What is Pre-Med like at UcD AND UcI? Do I have a good chance to get into a good medical school? Can you guys list the pros and cons? I would greatly appreciate it.

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Any current or former pre-meds from UT Arlington out there please share your experience at UT Arlington! I am thinking about transferring from UT Austin and want to get a feel for how the school's pre-med experience is. Would you endorse it as a quality education for what you pay? If i put in...

Hey guys I was thinking about applying for MD schools for the 2018 cycle (as this cycle is too late) but wasn't sure if a post bacc would be right for me for this upcoming year or more clinical work/retaking MCAT. In terms of statistics: MCAT: 129 125 125 130 (509) Overall GPA 3.5 science GPA...

for Spring 2017, I transferred from my junior college where i played 2 years of college baseball to UT Austin. i am from Dallas and i am thinking about transferring to UT Arlington. my reasoning: at UT i am a Psych major and I cannot switch out i want to major in Chemistry. i have a serious...

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Hi, I am a rising junior at WUSTL majoring in Biology and minoring in English. I've always wanted to be a doctor, specifically a pediatrician, and I have been pre-med throughout all of college. Despite encouragement from my advisors, friends, and family, I feel very discouraged and unsure of...

Hey everyone! Just wanted some insight on the basis of my scoring on my previous practice MCAT exams. I know these questions are rather redundant, but am seeking peoples advice since I'm sure others have similar inquires. I have recently taken 3 total practice exams so far, but don't know how...

I will be a junior next year studying Computer Science but have had second thoughts about my major and am thinking of adding pre-med to my courses. I've always been interested in emergency medicine due to the fast-paced environment and being able to interact with a lot of unique patients...

I am a junior in Biomedical sciences right now and am planning on doing a DIY post bacc starting this fall until spring of 2019. I calculated what my GPA would be if I received a 4.0 in my post-back and my cGPA would be 2.9. I was wondering how I could make up for my low GPA?

I retract my question, thanks for everyones help :)

Hello SDN this is my very first post. I couldn't find an answer anywhere on on the site, but I remember looking up pre-reqs for for medical schools on the school websites and reading that one school did have an exception of some sort for this. I'm currently taking Gen Chem 2 and it includes...

Hey guys! So I am a white female and a Florida resident who has taken the mcat twice and received scores of a 495 both times. I am taking my mcat a week from now and expect to apply to all florida schools. I would like a 510 as I have been taking a Kaplan mcat course with tutoring for 6 months...

Below is a list of pre-medical DO-specific Ask Me Anything (AMA) threads sorted by start date. December 10, 2021: AMA, IM-Fellowship Opportunity October 25, 2021: AMA - DO Orthopedic Trauma Surgeon March 5, 2021: DO Attending AMA July 25, 2020: Accepted with a conduct IA: AMA Apr 12, 2020...

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Hi! So I was recently accepted in Northwestern's post-bacc pre-med program and I plan to start taking general chemistry courses this summer quarter. After talking to my academic advisor, I cannot make up my mind about whether or not I should do the 12-month program or the 15-month program. I...

Hey guys, I need some help deciding what to do during my gap year (likely two gap years). I recently graduated from a solid school. I have a 3.796 cGPA and a 3.802 sGPA. My GPA has an upward trend as I had a 3.6ish GPA through my sophomore year and a 3.96 across my junior and senior years. I...

Hi would working as a patient services position at an optometry clinic such as at the front desk help on medical school applications? I know that having medical/clinical work experience looks good but i'm not sure about other jobs in healthcare related fields whether they be in optometry,dental...

I have read several opinions on the current state of the physician-scientist training program. I have also viewed reports on the career prospects of Md/PhD graduates. I would still like to know: 1. Have physician-scientists out performed their pure scientist counterparts in producing...

So I have been hired as a Summer Research student at a hospital with a renowned cardiologist. I am helping this doctor with this clinical research (dry lab - data entry every day) alongside a team of summer students. The problem is I am not very interested in this specialization and the work is...

I'll be a senior next year, only seriously started down the pre-med path my junior year, though I'd taken some science coursework, and thus some pre-reqs, out of interest in my previous two years. My pre-med advisor is advising that I take more than the usual course load for my school to finish...

Hey guys, So I've been accepted to PT school at NYMC (graduated this past January-- I'm 21), but I had a change of heart and realized physical therapy isn't my passion-- medicine is. I've always been involved in sports and wasn't really sure what I wanted to do career-wise so I went with...

Hello! I originally applied during the 2016-2017 cycle which landed with 3 WLs. I am going to wait another year before re-applying to boost my clinical/shadowing/volunteering experiences. HOWEVER, I took the new MCAT in August 2015 and scored a 515 (128-127-130-130). This score would be...

Hey all! I just graduated (summa cum laude) with my BA in anthropology/minor in biology and will be starting an MPH program this fall. I'm still considering going to medical school in the future but didnt complete all the required pre-reqs during undergrad. What I'm wondering is if it would be...

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Hi! My old school only had one chem lab which i got a B in. I got an A- in chem 1 and an A in chem 2. However when transferring the new school factored the lab into my grades so now I have a B+ for chem. I feel that I put in all this work for nothing and I am really stressing out because it is...