pre med

So physics has always been my worst subject. I just started studying for the MCAT and thought why not start with my weakest subject? (dont know if this is a good idea or not). But i am using the kaplan physics review book and I am having a difficult time studying using it and I kind of despise...

Hi Everyone, I'm curious to know if there are resources that you wish existed for LGBT+ pre-meds or med students, for LGBT+ medical professionals, or for LGBT+ patients. Do you wish that you had more comprehensive LGBT+-health-related training in medical school? Do you wish that you had more...

How do Medical Schools view Clinical research? Does it look just as good as lab research? I am currently a Research Assistant at a Neurosurgery and interview patients and assess their pain and see how they have been progressing since they have had the surgery.

I graduated last May with a B.S. in Human Physiology and minors in Spanish and Psychology. I'm currently living in Spain and teaching English. However, I was looking into remote jobs I could do that were related to either healthcare or research. Any suggestions?

I am a Biology major. At my school instead of taking a capstone course in your senior year, students can do an undergraduate research internship with one of the professors. Students have to complete 280 hours of faculty-based research. Since this would be considered a course where you get...

hi guys, my boyfriend, alex is a junior premed student at NYU- and they have one of the most competitive premed programs. it’s very vigorous. he studies for hours and hours on top of doing his work. exam weeks are hell. i barely see him once a week sometimes and it’s hard for me. (especially his...

I've been mostly focused on a student organization I'm starting and I work full time. So my GPA is pretty low (3.06). But now I have much more time to focus on classes. What is the highest GPA I can get? I graduate with 120 credits. Thank you in advance.

Hey everyone! I am wondering if anyone has heard of this program and/or any success stories from people doing this program. PREP: Post-Baccalaureate Research Education Program | I plan on applying to this program. I'm currently getting my masters in Biomedical Science and I'll be finish with...

Bare with me, this is gonna be a long post but only because I feel that all the details mentioned are important. So my life plan since like 8 was to be a doctor which was my main motivation growing up to be a good student which paid off because I was able to get a highly ranked private...

Hello, I am a freshman @ Ohio University majoring in Biological Sciences. My endgame goal is to attend medical school right here in Athens at OU-HCOM. I just finished up my first semester with a 4.00 gap. Next semester I will be volunteering at a local hospital on Sunday's for 3 hours, and peer...

Hi SDN community! This is my first time posting on this website, and I have a question about the best time for me to apply. Up until recently I switched from Pre Physical Therapy to Pre Med. Im finishing my first semester of junior year. I plan on taking the MCAT during the first week of...

I finished college 2 yrs ago with my BSN and am currently an RN. At the time I was debating whether I should go into the other allied health fields, so I completed the entire pre-health track besides Physics I & II and Orgo lab. My science gpa is a hair around a 3.75 and my overall is a 3.84. Of...

Hello, I'm applying in summer 2018 to medical schools and am doing a lot of research on schools to apply to. I am hoping to get feedback on where I should apply and my chances at these schools. I am getting a BS in Chemistry from a top state school with a minor in Biology. I have Juvenile...

Hey guys I'm a senior in high school who has been pretty set on becoming a Nurse Anesthetist but I'm having second thoughts. I'm just thinking that since it is going to be a doctorate degree by the time I'm in CRNA school that I should just do pre-med or pre-dental rather than nursing. There are...

Hello everyone! I am submitting my app to University of Southern California next week and I would like some feedback on my statements. Is there anyone willing to read it? Thanks in advance

hi everyone, I have recently shadowed a podiatrist surgeon for a day. I am wondering...even though podiatry is usually its own professional school, will these shadowing hours still help me on a med school application? Thanks.

Hi, I'm a non-traditional applicant that will be applying next year. I have my BS, a graduate degree, and have taken my MCAT. A few schools I'm applying to require biochemistry, which I never have taken. My question is whether or not it makes a difference to take biochem before I apply to this...

Hello, I'm am an undergraduate student doing a 2nd bachelors in chemistry, cause I was interested in the subject purely but I'm a little lost since so much happen throughout undergraduate and I don't know if I can actually make my deal of becoming a doctor come true I have an undergraduate...

Hey guys so I'm a Pre Med Sophomore and I've had a super difficult first two years so far from being in the hospital, to just everyday bad luck, to terribly hard classes. My dream has always been to be a doctor but I feel like with all these road blocks that I'll never make it. Basically I have...

I'm a Sophomore at Boston University, and I want to get into this pretty competitive Pre-Med program. I currently have a cumulative GPA of 3.97 (3.72 if you include some college classes I took at BU during high school), and have worked one semester as a undergraduate teaching assistant for...

hi, I am an undergrad sophomore currently. I attend a community college. I am wondering.....when I apply for med schools, will the undergraduate GPA that's used in the application process for me include all of my community college grades/classes...or will it just be my GPA from my junior and...

I'm planning on studying this winter, next sem until school gets out in May and then taking the MCAT and applying.

Hi everyone, I have always wanted to become a physician, and have been really thinking a lot about going on that journey to becoming one, but i have a lot of questions as my situation is a little different than maybe most. I dropped out of high school pretty early for personal reasons including...

I was wondering if it would reflect poorly on me if I took Principles of Ecology along with physics, molecular bio, and human sexuality next semester. I really wanted to take a neuroscience course for my psych minor but I heard that the spring prof is really difficult. I could take cancer...

I'm new to SDN so please excuse any flaws in my posts to the thread! Okay, so, I'm a freshman who will be taking BIO 1, Chem 1 (Including the labs) among other classes for entrance into my major Public Health. I'm wondering if I can take English and Math Courses like STAT and CALC at my local...

My dad is a professor and always instilled in me the importance and satisfaction I would get from doing research. I worked in a lab on campus my freshman and sophomore years and did two summer research programs the past summers. This year I decided to take a break for the sake of my mental...

My friend doesn't have a pre med advisor in her university and I'm fairly sure I read about the AMCAs providing more specific info/advising to these sorts of students, but I can't find any good hits on google or the older posts on here so any info on it will be super helpful.

Hi, would it be effective to write a thank you email/letter to the medical school after an MMI interview or even a traditional interview? If so, to who?

Not finishing my thought because time ran out. Is this bad??

so I already have 2 LORs from the science faculty at the CC I attended but I want to get one from one of the professors at my transfer 4 year school. My problem is during those 2 years I couldn't be really involved so that the professor can get to know me. When I tried emailing my zoology and...

Hi! I'm a 22 year old male from Colorado. I just graduated in May with a 3.55 in Physiology with a minor in Spanish and a certificate in Public Health. I took the MCAT 09/01 and had an interesting situation happen. The fire alarm went off during CARS and we had a 30 minute evacuation. As a...

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I apologize for the lengthy entry so here it goes. Since high school I have been at crossroads as to whether to pursue engineering or medicine. Considering that my father was an engineer and that there was a field that combined both subjects (biomedical engineering), I decided to go to the...

In the third episode of TTP IS, we’re talking with Ashley, an MS1. Ashley is one of our featured tutors and was also a former MCAT student of ours, so she has a special place in our heart. TTP: Good afternoon, Ashley! Thank you for participating in our TTP IS! This series is a unique...

Is there anyone here who can share their experience or story of having a foreign undergrad (no US mater's or phD) and completed DIY post bacc at CC and/or 4-year university eventually getting accepted to US med school? I've read threads of foreign undergrads doing formal post bacc but I don't...

Hello I'm a biochemistry major and my school only requires lifesci majors to take one semester of physics. The class is called "physics for the life sciences". Im wondering if the topics covered will be enough to do well on the chemical and physical foundations section of the mcat. I have...

Year in school: Post-Bacc (Finance Bacc) Country/state of residence: WAMMI State Schools to which you are applying: Albany BU Case Columbia Creighton Dartmouth Drexel Duke EVMS George Washington University Medical School Georgetown University School of Medicine Hofstra Jefferson Loyola Mayo...

Any tips from prior experiences? I've got a C+ in a science and my overall gpa was literally a 3.89 with my sgpa not so far behind and now it's not even a 3.8. Honestly I'm fully aware I'm overreacting because objectively my gpa isn't bad, and this semester has the capability to really pull it...

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Hi, new poster here :). I am a college freshman at a low-average state university (~200 ranked), and my major currently has yet to be declared (I'm most likely going to choose Biology or Chemistry as my major). I am currently taking 15 semester hours in the fall of 2017, and am enrolled in one...