pre med

Like so many other Pre Meds, my GPA is not exactly up to par. I am going into my 4th year of undergrad and have a 3.39 cGPA and a 3.24 sGPA. I am currently getting ready for the MCAT, so I cannot provide a score quite yet. However, I have been scoring in the 508 range after my third full length...

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...

Hello all! New member to this page. Looking for honest opinions, advice, etc. Be as a brutal as you feel is necessary. I can handle it! So. Just finished my sophomore year of college. 3.8 GPA, recently decided to major in microbiology, minor in psychology and/or neuroscience. It is clear that I...

Can anyone recommend a job for premed students that pays? Im only looking for something to do over the summer. Info on me: I just finished my freshman year My only experience in the hospital was volunteer work as a clerk.

Let's skip all the reasons as to how I ended up how I did and get to the point. I have a GED and just finished my first year of college at a cc. I tried to take the minimum amount of courses I could while at the cc so I can do the rest at a higher level. Now aside from this, I now have a 3.07...

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...

I finally called my local hospital and requested an interview to start volunteering. I have an interview set up but its for a pediatric outpatient setting comforting sick children and just doing arts and craft with them. The reason they gave me an interview with peds is because I stated i have...

Hi everyone, I am a rising senior biochemistry major at Loyola University Chicago. Pertaining to this thread, I am a black male raised in the inner city. I've been doing undergrad research working in a chemistry research lab on campus since second semester sophomore year (4 semesters now) and I...

Undergrad: Penn State University Ethnicity: Asian (Indian) Stats: 3.40 cGPA 3.44 sGPA Volunteering hours: 200 Shadowing hours: 80 Community service hours: 1,300 Mcat: 520 Hi, I just wanted to know my chances of getting into a MD school in the US with my stats. Some people are telling me it...

Hello everyone, Many months ago I posted a thread regarding my life events and failures the pushed me back to pursue medicine as a non traditional student. Well after working for 40k a year I thought I should perhaps consider going back to University of Louisiana at Lafayette to study biology...

Hello everybody, I wanted to keep an archive of sorts about my post-bac experience so this is a recap of my first semester. I started an informal post-bac program at my local community college this spring. I took physics 1 and chemistry 1 and made a 4.0! I owe my grades to my bomb study...

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Hi All, Some background on myself: I am a non-traditional pre-med student, age 27 and am currently a bio major. After working 6 years in marketing to support my wife through nursing school I have finally begun my journey towards my dream-becoming a physician. I just completed my second semester...

Hi everyone, I just completed my first semester back to college in hope of moving onto medical school. Being a non-traditional student, there's always been a curiosity of how someone like myself appeals to the admission committees. I'm 29 and work full-time as a firefighter/EMT assigned to the...

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I need help, I am currently in a CC, and I have already dropped two classes, Chem and my honors stats course, because I was going to receive a C or lower, I want to drop my trig class but I know this will affect my chances at med school. Will it affect my chances if I receive 3 Ws? I know they...

I will automatically get a NP for my P/NP class if I submitted my survey late; just one will already do it T_T. I've been doing all of the surveys in time but I submitted our latest one late because I had so many of things happening at once during the week. I know this is my personal fault, and...

Hello all, This will be my first post on the SDN so please bare with me if I am not utilizing the service correctly. I am a 21 year old college student. I went to a 4 year university right out of high school which I attended for two years. Unfortunately, I chose to study business which I...

So I'm going to be taking organic chem I & II in the summer and since these are courses that are seen as tough will it be looked down on that I took them in summer? It's at the same university I'm attending and right now I'm taking 21 credits with 2 labs so there's no way my dean will allow me...

Hi everyone, I have been talking to a couple of other peers that I volunteer with and honestly, I don't know which path I should be going for. They both have their pros and cons, which makes my decision that much harder. I do have about 2.5-3 more years before I apply, but it's never too soon...

So I'm a nursing student at one of the best programs in the country, so it was very selective. Though the only reason I'm still in the program is because I'm terrified I won't get accepted to med school and won't have anything to fallback on. I realize it's ridiculous trying to explain to your...

Hello, Im particularly interested in MD schools over DO but I'm open to anything at this moment. Please Chance me and tell me anything I need to work on. Thanks Here is my resume: University: Small Private Liberal Arts University Major: Biology Minor: Business Admin CGPA: 3.68 SGPA:3.67 MCAT...

Hello SDN! I'm trying to decide what will be the best use of my summer. I am a rising college senior and planning on taking one gap year before entering medical school. Because my gpa is not where I would like it to be, I'm really concerned about becoming the most competitive applicant I...

Anyone have any insight on this? As a sleep tech we gather data while the patient is sleeping and test the hypothesis that the patient might have sleep apnea. We also perform titration studies to see if treatment will work for the patient and at what setting. Will a school see this as...

Im currently attending a community college and then I will be transferring to a university and starting classes for the spring 2017 semester. When I transfer to my university i will be starting as a junior with 60 credits. I am set to graduate from college spring 2019 and i am planning on...

so I'm a nursing major at a really good school and I sort of just applied because I knew I wanted to do something medical. I had too much hs credit so virtually my whole entire sophomore year I'm only required to take 12 credits between 2 semesters b/c of all the gen eds I filled up and b/c I...

Hi, haven't posted in a very long time; I'll cut to the chase: I have an unremarkable 501 MCAT and a low gpa/sgpa of 2.9/3.1 that I blame on a stressful lifestyle, which I've had throughout my undergrad for various reasons. My life has changed a lot in a short amount of time and I believe it's...

This is my first post here on SDN but I have looked and search on here for similar questions as mine. I got some answers from them but I have multiple questions geared towards my own situation. I'm a year one pre-med and was wondering if it's too early for me to shadow? If I happened to shadow...

Hello! Currently finishing up my junior year at an average state school on the west coast. I will be applying to school June 2017 so I have a bit of time to fine tune my application. I'm hoping to get some input on any weaknesses. FYI: I'm a somewhat non-trad, I'll be 25 when I apply. First...

Since the new MCAT has been out for a little while now does anyone have any specific books or flashcards or brands of study materials that are pretty good prep material. Or any tips in general for a pre med freshman? I've read it's good to get used to longer higher level articles so I've been...

At this point I am heavily considering 2 schools. School A is in my home state and it would be very inexpensive to attend. School B is in a major city (which would be good for clinical experience, and they're known to be good for the type of specialty I'm considering right now) but their...

I cant decide! Other than the fact that UNT is less expensive, I want to make the best decision related to preparing me for medical school. What are the opinions out there? I'm open to all outlooks. Please be honest and help a me with this decision :) thanks!!

Hello all: I am going to be a rising Freshman in college this fall and am having trouble deciding the proper major to follow through on. Option 1: Major in Public Health - Concentrate in clinical science. Obtain an MD. I however am known to hate biology as a subject, and find the...

Hey Everyone, Here goes my first post on SDN! Just as a little background about myself: I'm a US resident from the Northeast/New England area and I'm hoping to end up at a medical school in the states. As the title suggests, I'm currently making my decision about where to go for pre-med and I...

I'm currently a senior in high school, I want to become an orthopedic. I applied to 16 schools and got accepted into all of them. My current list of colleges is Stony Brook university, albany, university at buffalo, mcphs, university of delaware, penn state, siena, geneseo, scranton, western...

Alright gentleman, Got a dilemma. Signing up for organic chem...only problem is my university has two. One set for Biology majors and another more in-depth for Chemistry majors. Which one do I take? If the chemistry major one isn't required for MD schools then I would like to take the one for...

Hi everyone, After years of thinking about it, I decided this winter to apply to some post-bacc pre med programs in the interest of becoming a physician. I've received accepted to UVM, Mills College. I'm waiting on UConn, so who knows, but for the sake of this post I'm assuming I am in...

I thought about asking in the official Hershey thread, but since people were talking interviews and stuff there, I didn't want to ask a random unrelated question. So, I'm a sophomore at PSU currently, and the College of Science offers an early application to our med school. Hershey is basically...

Hey I'm new here (so sorry if this is in the wrong place) and I need some opinions on majors and minors. Currently I'm majoring in Psychology (I want to be a Psychiatrist) and Anthropology and minoring in International Studies and Women's Studies (my minors are mainly just personal interest but...

Hi, does anyone have any tips or advice for managing mental illness as a pre-med student?