premed advising

Hi everyone, I’m a pre-med applying in the upcoming cycle and wanted to respectfully reach out in case any current or former medical school admissions committee members might be willing to offer candid perspective on my application strength and areas for improvement. I have a strong academic...

Hi guys, I posted on SDN in July and asked for advice as a reapplicant. Here is the thread if anyone wants to see it Got rejected from 18 med school. How should I improve my application? Feeling very lost.. I was given the advice that I should focus more on service-oriented volunteering. At...

I have always been interested in working at the NICU for a long time and the hospital I work finally has a job opening at that unit. It is a dual job so working as both a CNA and HUC. As I was looking at the responsibilities, it seems like we are responsible for doing more HUC work than CNA. I...

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As the title implies, I am in a dilemma about what I should be doing. I already got advice that my volunteering hours is weak, so I am working on getting those up. I am also working as a CNA right now (part time) where all of my patients are mostly older people or people above the age of 30. I...

Hi!!! Preparing for my interview day!! Just wanted to get some tips for preparing and insights on the clothing expectations. Is business formal the dress code? Is it like a suit or blazer and dress pants? Just a first gen trying to figure it out!!! Thanks!

Thoughts on my GPA trend guys?

Hi everyone, This is my first time making a post on SDN. Just like the title mentions, I got rejected from 18 out of the 19 medical schools that I applied to. I am currently on the waitlist for my state medical school. I attended undergrad there, but I have little to no hope for my acceptance...

I graduated almost a year ago and was planning on applying to med school this cycle. However, due to unforeseen circumstances I had to put retakinf my MCAT and applying to med school on the back burner to move away from my college town and help my family out with a family emergency (in short, my...

Hi y'all (new to SDN)! I am hoping to apply this upcoming cycle and would greatly appreciate any help or thoughts on my school list. My stats are on the lower end (let me know if I should add some DO schools onto this list). Wondering if it’s feasible w no gap year Please let me know if there...

I know this question gets asked a lot, but I’d really appreciate your insights! I haven’t been able to find clear answers. I'm deciding between Binghamton University, Rutgers University(selected for Honors), and Northeastern University(first year in London) as a pre-med student and want to know...

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Hi! I recently got in as a transfer to Northwestern and I'm trying to decide if it's worth it to transfer. I just completed my freshman year at Wake Forest and my GPA is a 4.0. I already finished Orgo I and II, and Bio I and I have a lot of extracurriculars that are going pretty well. I...

Hey everyone, I’m in a bit of a dilemma and could use some advice. I'm currently 19 and extremely fortunate in terms of finances. My parents are well-off, so I won’t have to pay for undergrad or med school, and I’ll even have a good amount of money to invest until I become a physician in my...

Hi SDN community, I'm looking for some advice as a non-trad pre-med. To provide some info about myself, I graduated in 2017 with a 2.8 uGPA, low-income family, and a first generation college student. I have 5+ years of working at a medical practice (over 10k hours of clinical experience) which...

Hi everyone! I am looking at a few post bacc programs that offer part-time evening programs, for I am one of those unfortunate people who needs to keep working to eat. I am looking at the Case Western Reserve PRIME program, Drexel's evening program, and Fordham's two-year evening program. I'd...

Hello, I realize this is a commonly asked question, but I wanted to give more details about my role and get feedback! I am working as a clinical research assistant at a research project affiliated with my university’s hospital. However, I don’t actually do any “research”. My job is more so...

Hey everybody, For a bit of a background about myself, I started Undergrad in 2020 as 94% high school grad from one of the best high schools in province. Unfortunately, due to COVID, my family situation, health and mental health took a turn for the worst and one failure led to another, until I...

Hello, I’ll try and lay everything out, so you can get a good idea of where I’m at. I got my bachelors in a science field which only included the basic prereqs. GenChem, GenPhys1, biology1&2 etc. I got around a 3.0 for cGPA and sGPA. Did good freshman year did bad sophomore and junior, then...

Should I even attempt to apply to medical school: 7 years as an LPN, 3.0 GPA B.S. in Biology, 1 resolved DUI on record, and an army veteran? The dui clinical founding was that I don’t have a drug/alcohol problem. Please advise , I feel hopeless and trying to figure out how and if to move forward.

Hi, i really need some advice and help. I am in FL. I am an icu nurse less than 1 year and wanted to became a crna. However after working as an icu nurse, I didn't like it. I have tried to figure out something else to do. Now I have 3 options and it has been very difficult for me to decide. 1...

In a minute, I’m going to provide some rock-solid advice that, if experience is any guide, you’ll ignore. You’ll ignore it even though, on some level, you suspect it’s sound advice that would boost the odds of your being admitted to medical school, if only you would act on it. So I’m going to...

I am an MS-2 and I have a friend who just got his MCAT score back. They are in the 99% (not sure of the exact number). They thought they were going to do another career halfway through Undergrad and after taking a gap year, they did two years of only doing classes as a "pass" during covid times...

I am a current sophomore, graduating in Spring 2025 and planning on applying the summer after my graduation (so 1 gap year). Advisors haven't been very helpful, so I'm looking for places to improve my app to help my chances State: FL Demographics: URM/Black/Male/FGLI GPA: 3.98 sGPA: 3.97 (A-...

Hello everyone, I hope y'all are doing well. I am a senior Public Health major applying for med school EY 2024. I wanted see if anyone has some insight to offer regarding my chances for admission into Texas Medical Schools. I am a resident of Texas. Some background: I entered college as a...

Hey Everyone! I will be applying for the 2024/2025 cycle as I need to get a year of salary before hopefully entering med school. In addition, I know my GPA is pretty low and my MCAT is pretty good in comparison and that is just due to the time I allocated for both. I plan on retaking some...

Hi, I am a pre-med college student that is looking to start shadowing soon. I was wondering if it would be appropriate to maybe shadow one or two RN’s or NP’s along with doctors. Y/N and please explain your answer. Thank you!!

Hi! I know this sounds dumb, but I am only applying to the University of Oklahoma this cycle. I have a scholarship from them that pays for 2.5 years of my tuition. If I get rejected this cycle, I will apply again (because I will still have my scholarship) and apply to other schools as well, but...

Hello! I was wondering if I am a hopeless M.D. applicant with my stats! I am URM (Hispanic ) I have a 3.45 GPA with a strong uptrend for my undergrad (except for OCHEM 1 where I got a C :( ) I am currently doing an SMP in Biomedical Sciences and do think I will finish with a 3.8 or above. I am...

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MCAT 511 (130-123-129-129) GPA 3.83 English as a secondary language background Teaching Assistant - 3 semesters, nonclinical volunteer - 150, research in total - 600~ Clinical Experience - 300hr as PCT, shadowing (10) upcoming 20hr hopefully Pretty bummed about my CARS score but hopefully...

If I am interested in pursuing competitive surgical specialties, how should I go about curating my list of medical schools to apply to? What would you recommend while researching these schools? Which ones do you recommend for me? Thank you, I really appreciate your help.

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Are there options to gain experience shadowing in 2022? Every doctor is making excuses based on COVID.

Hi everyone! KAMSA (Korean American Medical Student Association) from the Medical College of Georgia is hosting a premedical online event on May 14th from 10AM-2PM. This event is targeted for premedical students hoping to learn more about different medical specialties, medical student...

Hello! I applied this past cycle (2021-2022) and did not get any interviews. I'm a CA applicant who graduated from UC with Psychology BS. I completed majority of my science classes at a local CC while working multiple jobs since I decided to pursue medicine late in my junior year of college...

Hello! I am wondering if an SMP would help my chances of getting an MD interview (Texas) I graduated with a 3.51 GPA and entered post-bacc to finish pre-med pre-reqs and got destroyed by ochem 1 with a C-.. that dropped my GPA to 3.47 and I am currently retaking it with a different professor...

Hi all. Wanted to post on here to see if I could squeeze out any information regarding SUNY post baccs. I am applying for the fall to SUNY Farmingdale, SUNY Old Westbury and SUNY Purchase to their post bacc programs. Does anyone have any information regarding the listed schools and/or their...

Hello everyone! I need some advice as I don't know what I'm doing with my life LOL In a fourth-year student, and I will graduate in April from my undergrad in Biology. I have applied to some graduate programs, and I have been accepted for an MPH (one year program) I also applied to Irish...

Hello! I've been ghosting the pre-med community for a couple weeks and would like to confirm what I have so far! This is the list I have formulated about the various factors in a Medical School's decision, from most important to least: 1. GPA: -DO Schools are more rewarding to a rising trend...