school advice

My background information: cGPA: 3.79 and sGPA: 3.71 MCAT: 513 with 125/128/128/132 Residency: Florida resident Ethnicity/race: Asian Undergraduate institution: University of South Florida Clinical experience (volunteer and non-volunteer): 2100 hours total Volunteer: 100 hours at two...

Is this too top heavy given I have zero research? Which should I absolutely not apply to, and what are some good OOS friendly mid-tiers I add? Reach/Probably Unrealistic: NYU, Mayo, Northwestern, Sinai, Michigan, UVA, Baylor, UTSW, UT San Antonio, Kaiser Feasible: Emory, Brown, Einstein...

Which school has a better reputation and will open the most doors for me? (PS. I live in the northeast and probably want to do a residency here or on the west coast). Def wanna go into primary care. LECOM- Bradenton NYITCOM- LI Touro-Harlem AZCOM

Hi there! I am a PA resident and incoming sophomore at the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg. I was just wondering if I could get any feedback/advice on what I have completed so far in my journey towards veterinary school. I have always had very big dreams of becoming a...

I submitted my primary application June 20th (a little later than I wanted but needed the extra time), and I am assuming it will be processed in the next few weeks. I am starting to get nervous that I created an ambitious school list and am wondering if I should add some lower stat schools...

How to format your WAMC thread: Suggested information to include when creating a WAMC thread are as follows: Date of submission: 06/27 Overall GPA: 3.96 Science GPA: 4.0 Bio-Chem-Physics GPA: 4.0 DAT score (include AA and all sections): 21AA/ 22TS/ 17RC/ 19PAT State of Residence: California...

hey guys, this is my first time on Sdn and would greatly appreciate any advice building a school list For some background info: cGPA and sGPA as calculated by AMCAS or AACOMAS: 3.98 cGPA / 4.0 sGPA current MCAT score and breakdown 509(128/123/129/129), will be retaking on May 26th *CARS was my...

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Hello everyone! I am planning on applying this cycle, I would greatly appreciate any help or advice. I am unsure about my school list and would love any suggestions. Do I have a good amount of clinical experience or should I add more to round out my application? Do I need more research? cGPA...

I am very very bad at creating school lists and accurately gauging my own app. App so far: -applying in May cGPA: 3.84 sGPA: 3.8 MCAT: 520 T10 undergrad Washington resident Majors: Computer Science with machine learning concentration and Neuroscience Research: About 5000 hours? 6...

GPA: 3.88, sGPA about the same MCAT: 519, (128/132/129/130) State: Colorado, strong ties in Alabama, weaker ties in New Mexico and Ohio Ethnicity: White Private Jesuit undergrad, just finished third year of biology major Clinical experience: 100 hours lead ED volunteer since February, currently...

I’ve been accepted to both schools, and I’m having trouble deciding. Please share any wisdom you may have on this topic, or about either school. Please keep advice as objective as possible, and please no hate about LUCOM being religious. I already know it is a Christian school.

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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...

I elected to take two gap years after undergrad because I have no clinical experience and low volunteering due to COVID. I am a Canadian applicant from a top Canadian university, with strong ties to Texas (lmao) as I went to middle and high school there and my whole family lives there. My...

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Hello, everyone. I feel super fortunate to have gotten two acceptances to medical school this year, to the University of California Riverside, and the University of Colorado Anschutz. Since I am a southern California native, I thought going to UCR would be an easy decision if I were to get in...

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Good Evening all, I am an aspiring Anesthesiologist, and am having some trouble with figuring out school. I was just advised I do not need a nursing degree to get into Medical school and can get my bachelors degree in anything. I would love some feedback on what you got your degree in or any...

Hello everyone! I've been looking through this forum and noticed that there are no interview feedback pages for MCPHS and Midwestern (CCO). I was wondering what everyone's thoughts are on SALUS/PCO, MCPHS, & Midwestern (CCO). Do you think NBEO pass rates should be a the largest factor in...

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Hi there, I am looking for some guidance as I finish my school list for MDs and DOs. Any insight on schools I should remove/add to my list is much appreciated. GPA: 3.61 (BCPM 3.51) MCAT: 508 (retake from 504) Ethnicity: Mexican (green card holder), fluent in Spanish State of residence...

Hey guys looking for input and advice: Demographics: Cuban heritage (parents) but born in Spain. immigrated to US when 7 male parents were physicians Double major: Health Science (honors), Pre-professional Biology State of Residence: Florida Numbers: cGPA=3.97, sGPA: 3.965, MCAT: 516...

A bit about me- Undergrad degree: supply chain management and marketing from a top 30 business school. Undergrad GPA: 3.57 Post-Bacc/sGPA: 3.97 (I took no sciences undergrad). MCAT: 517 (130/126/130/131) Residence: Illinois Not disadvantaged. EC's: 1,200+ hours scribing, international EMS...

I just want an idea of what my school list should look like, I feel like i know a lot but i also dont think i know enough so your help would be very appreciate As stated in my title, I graduated May last year i have cGPA: 3.72, sGPA: 3.62, finished freshman year with a 3.4 GPA because of...

Hello SDN community! I’m a middle of the road applicant so will being complete in late August/early Sept decrease my chances in a major way? What schools should I look at? Any help is appreciated!

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Hello all, I recently took the MCAT for the first time and I am wondering if I should retake it/what are my chances of getting in? I got a 512 (127,128,128,129). My cGPA is 3.42 with a strong upward trend (3.14 first year, 3.83 last year) My sGPA is 3.20 with a strong upward trend (2.7 first...

Hello! So I applied to dental schools this year. At the moment, I am on one waitlist for Nova Southeastern University's School of Dentistry. I'm trying to figure out what to do next year on the chance that I don't get into their dental school. I'm about to meet with an academic advisor from my...

I'm having great difficulty deciding between these two osteopathic colleges. I've seen lots of threads on this specific topic, but none of them have helped me decide. I enjoyed the interview I had at both, and I really like the area that both schools are located. For me, the most important...

Hey everyone! I'm trying to put my school list together. I feel like my MCAT and GPA don't exactly match so I'm trying to figure out if it is realistic for me to get into these top tier schools and I want to make sure my list isn't too top heavy. I'm also worried because there are some schools...

Hello! I am trying to put together a list of med schools to send in applications and am hoping for some advice. I am a California resident and graduated UC Berkeley. My stats: cGPA: 3.6 sGPA: 3.62 MCAT: 515 (130/129/128/128) 150+ hours of non-clinical volunteering (food distributions for low...

Hi there, I'm new to SDN, but have been following these threads for quite a while. I applied for the 2018-2019 cycle with a 3.62 and a 511 from a UC. Here is my school list: Rejected Boston University USC University of Washington — University of Arizona Phoenix University of Pittsburg...

Hi, I am a longtime lurker on SDN, and finally created an account to post in WAMC as I finish up my DIY post-bacc. I graduated from UC Berkeley with a degree in pure mathematics and a very low c/sGPA, both around 2.5-2.6. I took about 120 units, but about 30% was done Pass/Fail, which also...

What are some research heavy schools that have MCAT averages on the lower side? I have a rather strong research background, with 2 publications in journals with impact factors 4-5, and possibly a first author review article later. I will be presenting at a national conference (and have my...

I primarily would like to know if I look like a competitive applicant (at least on paper) and if there are any revisions I should make to my school list. Thank you! I guess I will use the format from the Description page: cGPA and sGPA as calculated by AMCAS cGPA is a 3.64 and sGPA is a 3.98...

Will be applying next summer (2019). Advice on weaknesses I can fix during this time and WHERE SHOULD I APPLY? GPA: 3.89 research: ~2000 hrs volunteering: ~270 hrs ranges from hospice - intensive care unit - poverty alleviation shadowing: 50 hrs ec: teaching and vice president of student...

hi guys, this is my first post here. I recently took the mcat on 7/7/18 and did poorly (495, 125/122/125/123). Here are a little about my self. I immigrate to the States w my family when i was 17 years old. I speak fluent vietnamese and english. My current gpa is 3.98 and sgpa is 4.0 (so...

I was wondering if any of yall have participated in SIMS and can tell me what your opinions? What was your role in your particular team and why? How did you devote time to it while school work piled up? Or any just any general advice?