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Hello everyone, I'm another struggling premed student just wanting to realistically gauge her chances of getting into either an MD/DO school. I have a stronger preference of getting in an MD school, but am open to DO schools as well. I have not yet graduated, but my applicant profile (so far)...

Hi guys, I am studying medicine on the 3rd semester, which means we are going through biochemistry. I always looked forward to biochem, as I like when stuff gets really detailed and geeky (such as molecular structures and functions, hard math problems, etc.), but right now I am quite...

Hello all, here are my stats and my current MD/PhD school list. Please let me know if you would change anything or have any suggestions. My stats: sGPA: 3.73 cGPA: 3.75 MCAT: 515. 128CP /126CARS (ouch)/130 BB/131 PS Texas Resident Research: *3 month summer experience in a Drosophila...

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I have a bachelor's degree in Sociology and I am currently in school to take the science pre-requistes to enter dental school. I haven't attended school on campus for a few years and my degree didn't require a lot of science and math classes. This is my first semester taking science...

Hey all, just opening this thread to see who else is applying to this program for this upcoming year!

Wanted an opinion about: What/how to improve my medical school application What schools I should be looking into for allopathic MD degree not too far from the the NY/NJ area If MD/MBA joint degrees is something I should be looking into or do I not really stand a chance ? Currently: Junior at...

Hey everyone. I haven't seen a thread for this years application, so I thought to make one. Feel free to post comments/questions/inputs if you are applying to the 2017 cycle. BEST OF LUCK TO YOU ALL! Completed: 1/10/17

So I'm a biochemistry major and most of my classes are biochem classes. I'm assuming that they will be added to my science GPA on my application, but will it be added to biology or chemistry?

So my current cumulative GPA is a 3.2 and I'm graduating the upcoming spring. I plan on taking a gap year and applying to optometry schools next year so I hopefully start in the fall of 2018. I haven't taken my OAT yet, but given this GPA, what are my chances of being competitive? I believe my...

I messed up pretty badly my first attempt in undergrad as a bio/pre-med major. I had taken 12 credits (orginally 15 but I dropped a class). Out of high school I had a 1200/1600 SAT and 3.2 GPA (did not study very hard ever). My grades for that semester resulted in my GPA being at a measly 0.45...

Hello SDN, This is my first post so please bare with me. I'm currently a high school senior holding a 3.67 GPA with an unimpressive 1180/1600 SAT through my first 6 semesters. I plan on retaking the SAT this coming month as I was horrendously unprepared the first time I took it. The first...

I'm thinking about majoring in Psychology so I am curious if you can take all of the med school prereqs as electives for the degree? The curriculum for Psychology doesn't include any of the med school prereqs so I would not wish to take extra courses. Basically I'd like to not have to take over...

Hi there everyone! This is my first post on SDN, but I've read through quite a few discussions and figured I'd seek some advice on something I've been contemplating. Let me start by saying that I know it's not important to ADCOM's what your undergrad major is per se, as long as you've...

Hi SDN, I am currently beginning college and would like to know how to choose or what major to choose based on the following information. After attending medical school I want to be a psychiatrist. Although I am interested in biology I do not want to be a biology major. I am very intrigued by...

I currently have a BA degree, but at this point I want nothing more than to redo the last few years and study science instead, because I have realized that medical school was the right path for me. It's something that I've wanted to do all my life, but for various personal reasons in high...

Hello guys, I'm new to SDN and I'm glad I found it given the wealth of info on here. So let's cut to the chase, I'm a junior at my college and my science gpa is 3.17 and my cumulative is 3.2 right now. I know to be competitive I need at least a sGPA of 3.5. I intend to take the MCAT Early June...

To give everyone an idea of my application (mind that I'm a rising junior): Kin major/bio minor cgpa: 3.90 prereq gpa: 3.82 PRACTICE GRE scores: 152V 157Q Experience: 60 hours outpatient, 10 hours inpatient (I have two years of undergrad left so I plan on getting a lot more in about 3 or 4 more...

Whats up guys! So my DAT is roughly in 35-40 days and I want to know whats the most effective way of tackling the last month? During the first Month and half, I used Chad's videos, Cliff's AP, and Math Destroyer. Now I have started DAT Destroyer and plan on running through it at least once but...

FOR ADEA dental application Are BME classes (Biomedical Engineering) all considered as biology classes? Some of my BME classes are ethics in engineering or some is Statistics for BME so I don't know if have to consider them as biology classes or consider them engineering classes under Other science.

Hey guys, so I've run into a bit of a roadblock. I've got 25 schools here that I narrowed my list to but I feel like applying to this many schools will just reflect poorly on my application. Anyone willing to help narrow it down? I am a Michigan resident, btw. And here are my stats, in brief...

I'm an Anthropology major who will have taken Physics 1, Bio 1, Bio 2, and Evolutionary biology before I graduate. However, I won't have taken Chem 1 + 2, Orgo 1 + 2, Physics 2, or Biochem before I graduate. Do I still qualify for a formal post-bacc program or have I already taken too many...

Hey guys, my name's Erxci and I'm currently doing my GCSEs here in England. I'm very interested in neurology and I hope to someday go into the field myself and I'd love to become a neurosurgeon. I'm looking for anybody that has information that can help me concerning what I would need to do to...

Hi everyone! (sorry if this isn't the correct thread to post this in, I'm new.) I have a question about the benefit of having a master's in a biomedical science when applying to residency. I read somewhere that the majority of people who are successful applicants to certain residency programs...

Hey guys, I was wondering if anyone knew whether med schools screen for a >3.0 science gpa also, or is it only for cumulative gpa? My cumulative gpa is well above 3.0, but my science gpa might go under 3.0 this semester. I am planning on doing an SMP program, but I just wanted to be sure that...

For those of you interested in the DDS/PhD track, please consider attending our summer conference! We are hosting the event on June 10th, 2016. Successful applicants will have their travel and lodging paid for. Please feel free to contact me: [email protected] (Joe Nguyen) for further...

Don't get me wrong, I don't hate science, but general chemistry is really boring to me, labs are awful, and I don't like basic biology research. I'm a Cognitive Science (psychology, philosophy, cs) major and I just really love people (how they think, social factors that affect them, how we...

Nobody I've asked seems to know. Do all types of science courses count towards your sGPA? Like forensic science and astrology and stuff? Do online science courses count towards it?

I am a sophomore at a great school in North Carolina. I have a few questions. Do medical schools look at the difficulty of our undergraduate institutions? My school is definitely not the easiest, and I have heard many people say that. Should I forgo my pre-med classes to prevent further damage...

I am wondering how medical schools view additional online science courses. I finished up my undergraduate degree in May and had some sciences (Bio I, Chem I, Neuroscience, Nutrition I and II, Anatomy and Physiology I, Bunch of Psych Classes). I am currently enrolled in a formal Postbacc program...

Hey everyone I am currently a second semester junior. I'm currently have a 3.89 cGPA and 3.94 sGPA. I have taken two science classes all my semester on top of ECs, so far have finished: Gen chem 2, orgo 1/2, biochem, genetics, neurobiology, cell biology, physics 1/2. This semester I plan on...

I am an "early" sophomore, who loves medicine and science and is looking for a short ( less than a month) research program, camp, or internship for this summer. Thanks! Edit: I am not 16.

I am a sophomore in college, and have recently been having qualms about medical school. I have been shadowing an internist for some time and upon reflection, I find the work kinda boring and tiresome (esp. the paperwork). Although I enjoy the clinical counters and observing the doc interact with...

I am currently a sophomore and very discouraged because I have two D's on my transcript and one B- and C+ in science courses. I am planning on re taking the courses I received a D in but I feel like its no use because I know that medical schools do not replace the grade. Should I just stick to...

I received B+ (or better) in all of my science and math courses (so far.) Next semester, I am taking Orgo 2 and Physics 2 and taking Biochem over the summer. (Hoping that I get B+ or better in those courses also,) do I need to take additional science courses in senior year? I am planning to...

Hi i dropped college because i was so indecisive about my class. I took math placement and i didnt pass the placement test, i got 50% of the elementary algebra questions right but they combined my math placement score and act score to let me go into intermediate algebra instead or elementary...

I was suppose to start college in the fall as a freshmen but i ended up dropping it. It was becasue i was so frustrated with everything. Over the summer i found out that i was not able to recieve my scholarship because my school didnt receieve my new act score they needed in time which i had no...

Hello, Ok so I am going to be starting college in the winter semster instead of the fall semester. I understand I will be behind and my chem classes I will not be able to start taking until next year and I will need to take a prereq for gen chem which will put my even more behind and then next...

The class is called "human genetics" but it is offered by the anthropology department at my school (I don't know why). I got an A, so I really want it to count. Could it be considered Biology?

So my DAT test date is 10 days away :dead: I have mostly been studying using DAT Bootcamp, Kaplan Blue Book and practice tests, Cliff's AP Bio, and Google for things that aren't clear. Just before I became serious about studying (about 2 months ago) I took a Kaplan practice Test and received an...