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Hello Doctors and fellow pre med students! I have a few core questions I'd really like help and expert opinion on, so I'll list my stats quickly to use as a reference point: - Freshman undergrad (Major B.S. in Neuroscience with minors in Medical Spanish and Pre Medicine) - finished last...

Hello, I am a 2nd year student (going into my 3rd in the fall). At my school, we head into clinics early within our third year. We recently had a conversation with administration about starting the process of organizing what we want to do for our electives. I’m really torn about what I want to...

Hey guys, I just got accepted into medical school and noticed that my schools orientation week falls on the week of my best friends wedding for which I am her maid of honor. Let’s say I spend Friday- Sunday with her for the wedding, is this possible? I know attendance is mandatory, but if I...

Hi, I’m wondering if I could count the volunteer hours for when I volunteered in a different country towards service hours. For context, the volunteer service was buying grocery for elders living in poverty and going to their homes to distribute the groceries. It’s hosted by a local nonprofit...

I wanted to get some advice on my future career since I’m not exactly sure what to do yet. So currently, I am a second year student and I have an interest in large animal medicine as well as wildlife medicine. Outside of vet school, I don’t have that much experience with either. I’m from a large...

I graduated this May and am planning to take two gap years. I started working as an MA at a private practice with a solo doc and was originally planning on continuing this for at least one year. However, I recently requested to work only three days a week so that I could study for the MCAT...

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...

Hello everyone, I'm applying this cycle and was wondering if I could get any advice on my stats, I would say I have excellent EC's (took a gap year) 2,000 hours on research (2 first authors, 1 mid author, and a national research conference presentation) 1,000 non clinical (volunteering at a...

My spring semester grades are going to lower my 3.4 cGPA. Can I submit my official transcript to AACOMAS before my spring grades are added to my transcript without raising any red flags? The transcript lists the classes I am currently enrolled in and I meet all of the pre-req requirements. I am...

Hello! I'm canadian. I was wondering if it would be more likley to get into a competitive specialty inside of australia (or going to usa) with an australian MD as an international permanent resident. OR In the usa with a USDO as an international permanent resident. --- with AUS MD the...

Hey guys whats up? I'm a Canadian. I have a 3.85 GPA and a 506 MCAT. Applied last year to USMD, I think I'm rejected from everything. I just applied to OzTREKK. I graduated, but I'm going to take Organic Chem next school year so I can apply to USDO. If I get accepted into an australian med...

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Would admission committees look down upon my taking up a natural science apprenticeship focused on learning earth skills, developing skills as an outdoor leader and teacher, and learning outdoor risk management? I plan on applying to med school within the next few cycles and do not know whether...

2024-2025 UC Irvine Secondary Essay Prompts: (they use character count "without spaces") 1. What personal accomplishment are you most proud of and why? (1500 char) 2. Please describe to the Admissions Committee a challenge or disappointment you have overcome and what you learned about yourself...

Hi folks, I currently live in a state with very few in-state schools. I have an opportunity to move to another state, with way more schools (that I also would love to go to) in time for my intended application timeframe (12 months in-state residency). My question is, my postbacc institution...

I'm really just looking for any helpful advice. I know I'm opening myself up for harsh criticism here, but I need help. As the title implies, I applied internal medicine this cycle and followed my home institution academic advisors' advice that since I am applying very broadly geographically, I...

2024-2025 VCU Secondary Essay Prompts 1. Using specific examples, discuss how your mission and values align with those of VCU School of Medicine. (2000 characters) 2. How do you define “grit”, and how have you demonstrated this in the past? (2000 characters) 3. Please briefly explain any...

Hi everyone, I'm a non-traditional pre-med currently working full-time as a nurse. I work 12-hour shifts on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, so I've been studying on my off days. I had initially planned to take the MCAT in September 2024, but due to the demands of my job, I’ve decided to...

Hello everyone, I have been incredibly worried and I could be overthinking but I'm having a dilemma, I am 71/124 credits into my degree and I only have a 3.3 cGPA. I have made mostly A's, a few B's, one C, one D and one F (both of which I will be retaking because my poor performance was based on...

In my activities section, I listed my capstone research and thesis. In it, I accidentally wrote “2500-page” instead of 2500-word essay. I originally had it formatted as page and then changed it for clarity, and I guess my brain autocorrected during my editing. Dumb mistake I know Should I write...

Is this an insurance thing or a lack of research thing? I only went to one center that’s done most of the time for CW/Whole breast irradiation and seem to do mostly regular 3DCRT tangents. What’s the reasoning for this? Is there like a certain criteria for this? I have no idea if it’s because...

Hi all, I was recently accepted into vet school and was thinking about my career path in the future. I know I have a long road to go and can always change course but I wanted to get some feedback from y’all. So I want to go into large animal medicine, working with all food animals and perhaps...

I'm a junior right now and I wasn't premed until the past year so my gpa is not as competitive as the rest of y'all. So I'm grinding hard to make sure my last two years are a 4.0 or as close to that as possible. With that said, I've had to retake some classes, and currently, I have human phys...

Hey guys I'm currently choosing between UOP and UW...I am interested in Pediatric Dentistry, but not sure whether UOP has less opportunities to specialize like some people say. Could anyone please share their ideas about this? Any advice is greatly appreciated!!

Hey all, so I just got an ii from BCOM today, however I have already received an A from KCU. Should I go ahead and schedule the interview with KCU? I know that KCU has quite the good reputation among the DO schools, however I haven't heard much on BCOM. Any input on the sentiment/quality of...

Hey all. Coming from an anxious intern, i have a site where I am not particularly close to 25% hours from a site being direct client contact hours, as opposed to support or supervision hours. The state in which I am planning to be licensed, Washington, has the following criteria under thier...

Hello, On the AADSAS application (and other pre-med applications) there is a question that asks: "Have you ever had any certification, registration, license or clinical privileges revoked, suspended or in any way restricted by an institution, state or locality?" In which you are able to...

Recently was admitted. However upon doing a background check it came up positive for a possession of marijuana charge from when I was 18. Charge was immediately dropped and I WAS NOT convicted. The marijuana was not mine, but I was the one driving the car. I did not mention this on any...

Howdy folks 👋 I've finally decided that it is time to do what I should have done a long time ago and commit to becoming a physician. I am still in the planning phases and have been doing a lot of research on post-bacc programs. Some background: I am a 32-year-old New Englander (and I plan to...

So, at the moment I am an Early Decision Applicant for an MD school, with the following stats Major - Biomedical Engineering at Rutgers cGPA: 3.83 sGPA: 3.82 MCAT 1: 129/125/128/128 510 MCAT 2: 130/127/127/127 511 this is my concern, I retook, and dropped on B/B and P/S ORM Asian Research...

For my most meaningful section, I included a patient's first name along with their disease and how it tied to their ancestry. Am I screwed??

So I withdrew my application last cycle after voiding my MCAT and plan to rework and improve my application for 2024. However at the end of last year I revisited my interest in computer programming that I've have since high school and enrolled in an intro course at my local cc and will be...

Hello, I am currently prepping secondaries, finished my MCAT and have my schools list sorted out. What are some other things I can do during the month of april in order to get ahead of the application proccess? Should I be scheduling CASPER or the AAMC prep exam? Ty!!

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Hi everyone, I interviewed at my absolute dream program last week. I was wondering whether it would be wise to send them a letter of intent. I have read so many mixed opinions on this, some say to wait until a WL, and some say it is ok to send after an interview and before the decision. I am...

Is it okay to write about dealing with the loss of a loved one as a part of the 'describe a time you face a challenging situation' essay? I am unsure if it is too emotional/personal a topic to be addressed. (If anyone is willing to look over a rough draft to see if it is appropriate, then I...

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Hi SDN, I am making this post with the primary intention of helping with my school list for the next cycle. Any feedback on my school list or application would be great. Thank you all in advance! Stats and Background CA, ORM, graduated from small private school in SoCal cGPA=3.93 sGPA=3.87...

Hi you all very nice people, I am taking 2 years off and applying during the 2023-2024 cycle! I would like to know if there is anything else I can do to improve my application during this year, especially about the leadership part. My plan wasn't for MD until my Junior year, so everything...

Hi y’all I humbly need some advice on this. I’m a graduating senior in biochemistry taking two gap years before med school. I have research experience in 2 organic synthesis/drug development labs over the course 2.5 years, yielding ~1200 hours tho with no publications nor thesis work (I forgot...