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Hi, I'm new to SDN here. I'm currently a senior at NYU planning to apply to medical next year for the 2028 cycle. I recently received a 512 on my MCAT (took August 15) and am trying to decide whether it would be worth retaking or whether I should keep the score and focus on strengthening the...

Hello! This is my first time using SDN, so apologies if I am breaking any rules or etiquette. I would like to add more target/baseline schools to my list, but I'm having a hard time figuring out what schools would be target/baseline. Also, does my list seem reasonable? These are my stats...

Hello! I am in serious need of narrowing my school list as secondaries round the corner! I am also a bit worried about how my gap years + clinical experience will factor in. I am a research heavy app and that makes me nervous. Looking for help refining a balanced MD school list with...

Date of submission: Will submit by end of June. I have all sections written already, but want to improve my PS and wording. Edit: 06/20 “completed” status. Overall GPA: 3.96 Science GPA: 3.94 Bio-Chem-Physics GPA: 3.93 DAT score (include AA and all sections): 560 AA / 560 TS (490 Bio, 600 GC/OC)...

Date of submission: Will probably apply early - mid July Overall GPA: 3.45 (Strong Upwards Trend) Science GPA: 3.3 Bio-Chem-Physics GPA: Unsure DAT score (include AA and all sections): 440 AA, 440 PAT, 440 TS, 450 OC, 430 GC, 440 Bio, 440 RC, 430 QR State of Residence: NJ Undergrad Attended...

Looking for some general advice on creating a school list. I am a 26-year-old Texas resident with a 511 and retake 517 MCAT, 3.53 GPA, and a really... unideal 3.12 BCPM. Have since taken 3 courses via UCSD's extension program (that's 10 new credit hours of As) due to financial and full-time...

Hi all, I’m new around here so apologies in advance for the wall of text. CA resident, privileged Asian male with physician family members. T15 national public school undergrad, located in CA. Major: Cell Biology. Graduated 2024. cGPA: 3.86, sGPA: 3.79, upwards trend. MCAT: 525...

STATS/DEMOGRAPHICS cGPA: 3.95; sGPA: 4.00 MCAT: 516 TX Resident ORM - White Comp Biology major at an average university in-state (Think like UTD, UTA, or UH) with CS and Stats Minor One dropped course CLINICAL Scribe in a ER — 600 hours, paid Community Blood Pressure Screenings for...

cGPA: 3.80 | sGPA: 3.69 MCAT: 518 | 128/132/128/130 (1 attempt) WA resident, strong NV ties, I spent the first 13 years of my life in the SEA Asian fem Big state school, BS Bio Clinical: ~7200 hrs total; ~1200 caregiver during pandemic, ~6000 medical assistant in clinic that serves patients from...

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Hello everyone! Would anyone be able to help me figure out some good schools to apply to? I am a non-traditional student, graduated from NYU with a degree in linguistics, then completed a pre-med post-bacc at Georgetown. I am from Massachusetts. I am a white female, first-generation college...

Hey everyone! I’m planning on applying this cycle and would love guidance on what a potential school list would look like, and a potential reason to delay my cycle. I’ll start with my app: Overall gpa: 3.78 sGPA: 3.77 MCAT: 516(129, 128, 130, 129). (Retake of a 514 8 months prior, 128 127 130...

Hi all, Stats Undergrad cGPA/sGPA: 3.84 / 3.87 (Neuro major at D3 T25 undergrad, no upward trend) MCAT: 506 first/515+ projected second attempt Demographics Gap Years: 2 by the time I matriculate State of residence: NJ Race/Ethnicity: Asian Clinical + Shadowing ~450 hours as medical...

Hi everyone! I’m currently working on my school list and would love some help narrowing down/adding more appropriate schools. These are the schools I currently have on my list, but it definitely feels top heavy, but I'm not sure which schools I should add. No gap year, GA resident, ORM GPA...

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Hello everyone. This is my first post on SDN, and I am applying this cycle. I am feeling worried about applying because of my grades and downward trend. Could you guys give me a realistic idea of whether or not it is feasible for me to apply given my record and what schools I should choose...

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Hi all, I'm going through it trying to finalize my school list. 😭 I think my app is going to be verified soon so I really need to finish and get to pre-writing. I'd really appreciate any help. ORM, 526 MCAT, 3.92 sGPA/cGPA at a non-ivy T20 undergrad Service: 1002 hours total (448 with the...

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Hello all! I am a recently graduated neuroscience major looking for help in building my school list. I am hoping to apply to 25-30 schools for financial reasons. Let me know what suggestions you may have for my school list please. Here are some relevant facts: GPA: cGPA 3.86 sGPA 3.85 MCAT...

Posted this on reddit but didn't really get any suggestions so thought I would try here: -23F NY ORM female (2 gap years), US citizen raised abroad and spent half of life there -undergrad: t20 private: Econ/health sciences major -cGPA: 3.79. SGPA: 3.86ish -MCAT: 518 (130/128/128/132) -ECs...

Hi all, just got my MCAT score back and was severely disappointed compared to my FL avg, and getting way way way lower than it. My school list got obliterated, but I think I can still apply unless you guys have other opinions. Demographics: Ohio resident Indian Asian (ORM) Slight focus on...

Hello :) mainly looking for suggestions on anything I can do to spruce up my application before I apply in May/June, advice on what schools I should be applying to, and answers to some specific questions I left in the post. sorry for the length lol I am a yapper but I appreciate anyone taking...

Here's a little background about me, but you can skip to the end where the school list is. I took my DAT last week and don't have my results yet, but I was scoring around a 19 on the last couple of my practice tests (bootcamp). I'm projecting a score of 18-20, hopefully it will be on the higher...

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Hello! This cycle has been filled with a lot of anxiety and discouragement, but it's also filled me with anticipation as I definitely learned a lot from this last cycle and want to set my upcoming one for success! I think one of the main things that let me down last cycle was not applying to...

I was hoping to be able to apply in this coming cycle 2025-2026, and looking for some advice on my school list. I am hoping to apply very broadly and have started prewriting secondaries so hopefully decrease workload. I considered waiting a year to get more clinical hours as an MA and retake my...

Undergrad GPA: 3.97 MCAT: 128/127/124/129 (508) - particularly concerned about the fact that Bio/Biochem section is below 125 - thoughts? Demographics: Asian Indian female Undergrad institution - one of the top 2 UCs in CA State of residence - CA, permanent US resident First time applicant...

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Hi all, I'm applying next cycle to schools that don't require a full year of physics. It's my first cycle. Is 30 schools too few? I couldn't find any more that don't require that 3rd quarter of physics. Just looking for some general comments on (1) how does my school list look? (2) any red...

Hello! I’m applying this cycle and struggling with putting together my school list since I’ve been recommended research-heavy schools based on stats, but research is a weakness on my application and I’d really appreciate any suggestions for realistic schools to make a balanced list! Doing...

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Hi, I'm currently making my dental schools list and I'm looking for any input. Please let me know if there are any suggestions for other schools or with the current schools. Thank you! Date of submission: Early, June/July Overall GPA: 3.793 Science GPA: 3.842 DAT score (include AA and all...

I need help narrowing down my school list and deciding which schools are a good fit for my application. Stats: 527 MCAT 3.95 sGPA/cGPA Biochem B.S. NC resident, born in NY with family still there Non-URM ECs: ~500 paid clinical hours, mostly hospital CNA work 1200 research hours in...

Lots of personal information on this & already got my answers that I very much appreciate. Thank you to all who replied!

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Hello! I'm new to SDN and looking for some advice with refining my school list. I'm applying for the 2024-2025 cycle. I'm trying to apply super broadly since I know my GPA/MCAT isn't amazing. I will also be applying to DO schools as well but haven't made that list yet. Please let me know if...

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