pre med advice

Hi, I am currently a pre-med student. My main activities are presently working as a part-time physical therapy (PT) aide, bio tutor, and doing hospital volunteering in the ER. I plan on applying to this early medical program that is affiliated with my school and have been watching many med...

I'm seeking opinion/advice for my son. We're living in Canada. Our son has been accepted to Griffith and Flinders Universities for Direct Entry Medicine in Australia. The offer seems almost too good to be true—no UCAT or interview, and a manageable GPA requirement of 5.5/7 for entry into the MD...

Hi! I'm a first-year undergrad interested in med school. I am really involved in extracurriculars that relate to conservation and ecology -- for example I volunteer with a club to take care of plants at a greenhouse that a lab does for plant conservation research & I'm also a research intern...

Hi all, I am posting here to ask if I should limit my applications to only DO schools, or push my application another year. I am in my 3rd gap year as an R&D organic chemist in industrial chem. I have wanted to be a physician my entire life, but I knew after undergrad, that I needed more...

Hi all, hope you are well, I was wondering if I could have help finalizing my school list. My goal is to get into at least one MD program. If that falls through, I hope to get into a DO program, but leaving options open for specialization with an MD is obviously ideal. Here are my stats, thank...

Hi all, I’m a senior in high school from the southeast US. I’m so grateful to be in this situation but confused on which school to attend. I will 100% be doing pre-med probably pursing neuroscience, integrative/computational biology, or biomedical engineering. I want to do an MD and pursue a...

Hello All! Long time lurker, first time poster. Very appreciative of this site and all the wonderful contributions that have been made to it. Finally feeling ready to re-start my physician journey and would love any advice on how to move forward. I'll try to be as succinct as possible and give...

Hey yall! I was wondering if I could get some advice on what I should do at this point of my pre-med journey. In my second mcat, I scored a 504. I know its pretty low but I wanted to know what my chances might be at a DO school if I apply this cycle. My gpa is a 3.9 from a UC school and...

I am thinking of taking the MCAT May 31 for the next cycle. Since the scores are released July 1st, I’m not sure if that’ll be considered late. I am kind of concerned about my chances with getting my MCAT scores July 1st

Was very fortunate to have just completed my first interview at a local school. I felt like it went very well. One of my talking points was how my father owns a practice nearby. The interviewer (who is a PA) was curious and asked for my fathers name. I gave him his name, and that was that...

I am ending my freshman year with a 3.1 gpa. Of this, I took 2 stem classes and have a gpa of 3.15 average in those two. These two were a B+ and B in 2 intro biology courses. My first semester cumulative gpa was a 3.82 and one terrible semester in which I had to go to the country my family...

Hi guys, I am pretty clueless about all this. I spent the past two days doing a deep dive over almost every OOS schools (since I am applying to all Texas schools) and came up with this list. I know my research is too minimal but I wanted to at least shoot my shot at some high tiers. I tried to...

I am looking for advice on the school list and where to improve. Undergrad cGPA/sGPA: 4.0/4.0 Graduate: 3.57 (good state school) MCAT: 511 (129/124/129/129) Texas resident URM Male (30 years old) + immigrant (recently became a permanent resident) Undergraduate: Low-tier HBCU Clinical...

Hi everyone, I completed my undergrad in lifesci with a 3.3 cumulative GPA and 3.83 GPA in the recent two years of undergrad. I graduated in 2021 and have been working in sales since because of responsibilities and having to take care of finances and survive on my own. I am yet to write my MCAT...

Hello Everyone I have a question for you all I have an associates right now in cyber security I have taken two semester math ,two English , sociological psychology . i did intro to physics online with lab at CC part two next summer at my CC im planning to transfer to penn state university...

I have a question about age-specific stats. I will graduate college next year, currently have a 3.9+ GPA, clinical experience, multiple paid research experiences at big names, and a few 1st author pubs. But, I'm a young applicant to medical school... a couple of years under 20. Out of...

Hello everyone since 2015 I had leukemia the placement test i took back then for math i did very poorly. In 2021 I came back to CC I took the placement test again I score very high into it I was placed into the higher math I took survey mathematics then I did a major swap to start pre med I...

Hello everyone Im about to graduate this December from CC then transfer to university for biology pre med I got a letter of recommendation from a professor via interfolio when I need an update to letter is there an option for him to send me an updated one before i apply I wont be applying...

Hi everyone, I found two shadowing programs from St. Luke's and Baylor. Medical Mentor Program by St. Luke's DeBakey Summer Surgery Program by Baylor College of Medicine I know the typical thing is to ask a physician personally, but I was wondering if participating in these would be okay as...

I will be graduating with a 3.79gpa and had 3 C+ and 2Ws in college. I retook one of the classes and got a B but was unable to retake the other two. I guess overall then I have 2C+. I can definitely describe why. 80% of my grades are As. I overall have an upwards trend. I'm slightly stressed...

Hello everyone I have a question I have an 83% in English research composition but I failed one of my essays with a 58% the essays are worth 15% of my grade I have right now in this class without the essay I have an 83% but I have two more essays left plus a reflection assignment that worth 10%...

I have 2 days left to choose and I’m left deciding between Purdue and southwestern uni in Texas for my undergrad Purdue: public -44k a year oos -40k~ students total - lots/wide range of opportunities - love the social atmosphere - huge classes - able to build a bigger network and connections...

Hey guys! Sorry for the long post but I just wanted some advice on my situation and to bring to light what happened to me. On the 28th of March, I received news that I was waitlisted for my top choice medical school. I was a little sad but believed there was still a chance and started drafting...

Hey guys! Sorry for the long post but I just wanted some advice on my situation and to bring to light what happened to me. On the 28th of March, I received news that I was waitlisted for my top choice medical school. I was a little sad but believed there was still a chance and started drafting...

Hi all, I’m planning on doing the post-bacc at Loras College but ACT or SAT is one of the admission factor, mine was really low, will it hurt my application? My undergrad GPA and involvements such as research, volunteer, leadership position in organizations are well set. I’m just worried that my...

Hello everyone, I am a sophomore in my first semester. My first year was during covid where I withdrew from 2 classes, I got a C in biostat, calculus and basic biology during that time as well. Right now I have 3 As, a B and C this semester. I got the ecology professor from hell this semester...

My gpa is 2.8. I had an upward trend in my last year (4.0= senior year) and my MCAT score is 520. I’ve had one year of research experience, 120 hrs of shadowing and a year of clinical experience. Do I have any chance at all to get into one do school? if not, what should I do to increase my chances?

Special Masters Program chance of acceptance? I’m a recent pre-med graduate with a degree in neuroscience taking a gap year and plan to apply to a special masters program (smp) following my MCAT exam this January 2022. I graduated with a 3.02 cumulative gpa and 2.8 science gpa. That being said...

I submitted my primary application back in May and it’s currently going through verification. I just so happened to be looking back through my app and realized that I mistakenly put 96 hours instead of 960 hours for a three month research internship. I’m so mad at myself, I printed my...

Hey! I never really write in discussion posts but I feel like I needed some advice, tips, or any help. Much of my social group is not pre-medical students so I have no idea or any extra friendly advice. I go to UIUC pursuing a chemistry major, and hopefully medical school post-undergraduate. I...

Hello! I have been working as a patient safety aide for a hospital for about 6 months now, however I am currently thinking about applying for a patient care technician job at the same hospital. I work with nurses and patient care techs all the time, and I currently work variable shifts and was...

Hi all, I was recently accepted to Tufts MBS and BU MAMS - which i'm so grateful for - but i'm having a hard time deciding between the two. Their structures are very similar: year 1 is all classes that are similar to the schools respective MS1 curriculum, and year 2 is an unstructured thesis...

Hello!! I am currently freaking out a bit regarding my English Credits required for Medical School. So I'm in my last year of College, I graduate in the Fall of 2021, but I do plan on entering the cycle for 2022 and take my MCAT this semester. Though I am just realizing that I don't believe I...

Okay, so I'm in a Rutgers SMP and did well my first semester. Undergrad, not SMP, My cGPA is a 3.24 AMCAS sGPA is a 3.2 and AACOMAS sPGA is a 3.17, I'm a super ORM (Asian), NJ resident. 200 Hours shadowing; 100 in the ER and 100 in Neurology Clinic Scribing since January, on hold due to COVID...

Hey guys! I hope you're doing well and staying safe. So lately I've been on a dilemma. I'm a Neuroscience major with a minor in Chemistry. However, I was talking to a friend who claims she knows what Medical Schools in California like to see, and she said that they would rather see a Spanish...

Hi everyone, I am new to SDN and I am looking for help in regards to my chances of getting into a career changer post-bacc program. I have one semester left in undergrad and I will be graduating this December, 2020. I am a psychology major at an HBCU with a current cumulative GPA of a 3.43, I...

Looking for opinions on whether or not it's beneficial to apply for a MS in Chemistry or MA in IDS or Psychology (Clinical Neuroscience Track). I'm pre med with a solid passion in Neurobiology and Biopsychology and all that intertwines, which shows through my undergrad coursework. However, I...

Hello, I'm an upcoming freshman pre med at a state university. Right now, I'm looking at 19 credit hours my first semester. Is this doable? I was wondering if anyone has done this and succeeded. Bio is supposed to be a hard course at my university, but I'm better at bio than chem. My course...

Hi all, I am currently a junior pursuing a degree in GPH/Sociology and plan on getting my MPH after graduation and working for a couple years. I have recently become interested in going to medical school, but I haven't taken any of the pre-reqs required for admission and I don't have the room to...

Hey, I'm kinda new to the hustle and bustle of being a pre-med, well -ish. To be honest I've been procrastinating registering at my school's pre-health office because I'm so anxious and that sends me on a mental spiral, though my friends have finally pushed me so here I am. I'm a first-semester...