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I am an african american senior Biology Major that is graduating within the next 3 weeks with a bachelors degree. My cumulative gpa unfortunately will be around a 2.6 or 2.7. I know that my stats are extremely low. I graduated high school with 3.78 gpa, and was accepted into 18 schools. Due to a...

Bear with the long post, apologies in advance to those who read through it all. Just spitballing what looks to be the beginning of a long journey. Going to preface this with the need to knows: turning 30 this year, have a wife and kid. Have a house with equity and decent savings and wife has a...

That time of the year guys! I'm starting to see spill over in last year's thread for this year's cycle so I'd thought I'd go ahead and start a new one. Utilize each other! Utilize me! I was in you guys' shoes many moons ago and I'm currently wrapping up 2nd year with the doom and gloom of step 1...

Hello, Based on the following, what are my chances looking like for Top 20 Schools MD/PHD as well as MD programs (I know not to apply to both at the same time and I won't): cumulative GPA: 3.76 science GPA: 3.55 MCAT: 517 African-American female State of residence: NYC *woot*woot* Plethora of...

sGPA: ~2.6 cGPA: ~3.0 (for post bac purposes) SAT: 1790 High school GPA: 3.9 unweighted I am a 1st gen. hispanic male (URM) from a low income family recently diagnosed with ADD. I performed abysmally in my freshman year and have a great upward trend after that (dip again junior year due to too...

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So I'm in a position, where I will be choosing between MD or DO. I am interested in DO, cause I want to learn OMM. However, I'm African American. And in the back of my head I feel like there will always be someone thinking "OH, he is a black Osteopath. I guess he wasn't good enough to...

Hello all! cGPA 3.80 sGPA 3.69 First mcat 501 (127/122/127/125) Predicted Second mcat range 504-507. My 3 aamc practice exams were all exactly 507. But after yesterday idk how I feel. Worse case scenario if I got a 504 Will a third retake hurt my chances? Female. African American. First...

So I just took the Next Step FL 3 and got a 504 (126/123/127/128). I know my CARS on this exam was bad, but I heard that a lot of other people also did badly in CARS on this exam. I just wanted to know with my actual MCAT about a month away how accurate are NS FL scores to the actual AAMC...

Does anyone (urm/orm) NYS resident know any hospitals,clinics, or physicians in particular that allow pre med students to shadow? I am having trouble finding physicians to shadow. Please help!

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Hello all! My MCAT score is hot off the press and I really need help forming a school list. Current standing: Senior at a top 10 cGPA: 3.01, sGPA: 2.97 (U trend (not upward, had a rough sophomore/junior year)) MCAT: 516 (127/130/127/132) Not CA/TX, but don't meet the course requirements for my...

Besides SIU's MedPrep and the UC-Consortium which are for academic enhancers and not career-changers, it seems post-bac programs are not URM-friendly, which is interesting considering the whole point of post-bac programs is to help get people into medical school. My reasoning: 1) Post-bacs are...

To those(URM) accepted at Howard and other HBCUs, were the HBCUs generous with offering you good financial aid/scholarships?

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Hi! I'm a black female URM hoping to get into a top 20 MD school. I'm currently in the undergraduate program (graduating in a year) but am wondering what are my chances BUT ALSO WHAT MCAT SCORE I SHOULD AIM FOR upon graduation in about a year. Here is what I have or anticipate having by the...

So my background is a bit unusual which is why I posted this thread. I want to know if I should throw MD schools into my application strategy. I'm a Ghanaian American(immigrated to the US when I was 4) from the Northeast who is a career changer. I am 27 and grew up largely as a DACA/Undocumented...

Did some searching but didn't find anything related to my question. Do Native Hawaiians get a URM boost? If so, does being half negate that? We're included in the AAMC definition, but we're such a small portion of the population that I'm not sure if med schools care...

Hey everyone! Even though I've been stalking SDN for a significantly long time, this is my first post! Small tidbit about me: Sociology Major, Spanish Minor Sophomore at Top 50 Private University 3.6 Overall 3.4 Science GPA Black Female Due to my interest in my minor, I have formed my four...

Hello everyone! I was born in North Africa and I am a US citizen. Yes, I know, most people in North Africa are considered white by the US census bureau. However, from my sociocultural perspective, I have ALWAYS considered myself to be African. In fact, the concept of race is pretty much...

Hello All, I am simply hoping for some honest feedback for my unique (at least to me and to those I've spoken with) situation. In undergrad I performed quite well at a state school (3.82 for both science and cum GPAs). I was involved in a lot of teaching activities at my institution and like...

Hello, Note: This post has been edited for anonymity purposes. Thank you for your thoughtful answers, I have a better understanding of where I stand at this point. Summary (Edited): I am applying next summer to MD schools, and would like some advice/opinions/guidance on what schools I...

Thanks in advance for reading this. I feel a little lost and really need some help/input/opinions! I'll try to be short. Some background~ I grew up in poverty and was homeless my senior year of high school until very recently. My parents “disowned” me and kicked me out due to the fact that I...

Hi everyone, I will be graduating with a B.S this spring (2018). I applied this cycle to 18 MD programs and have had only 2 interviews so far and have been rejected at both schools. One IS and one OOS Overall GPA: 3.61 Science GPA: 3.53 MCAT: 502 (126/126/125/125) I took the mcat while...

Hello all:)! I tried searching the threads,but couldn't really find one applicable to me. Any other advice or criticisms/suggestions are also welcome! Background: URM, moderate hearing loss, and ADHD (diagnosed 2nd yr in college) Parents were refugees from the Khmer Genocide--> poor childhood...

Who qualifies as a URM? And is there significant advantages or is it a bit overstated? Is there an advantage across the board or just certain schools? If qualified would there be any reasons not to declare as a URM?

This forum used to be so lit from what I can tell by looking at the old posts. Just wondering what happened to it and if there are other URM's out there that might want to connect!

Hello people! This is my first post although I have been looking through SDN for a couple years now. I saw my MCAT score this morning as wasn't too impressed to say the least. MCAT: 503 - 125/128/124/126 I thought I did much better but what can ya do.. I don't have the time to study or retake...

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Dear members of the SDN community, I am an internist with over three decades of experience on medical school admissions committees. As I am recently retired from this particular duty I can speak freely here, and give some insight into the workings of affirmative action among those of us who...

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Been through most of the discussions regarding Howard Dental School using the search function but the majority of the information is 4+ years old. Can any recent grads or currently enrolled students at Howard Dental School comment on the quality of the education at Howard? I realize any school...

Hi! As you can tell, I'm always worried. I'm scared I might even regret posting this. I'm a URM (I think), my mother is from El Salvador, and my father's family is from Mexico. I identified myself as "disadvantaged" since I grew up very poor. My PS has a lot to do with me growing up as a...

First, I would like some advice from people who took the DAT or people that know what sort of material to study with. I'm currently studying the Kaplan DAT 2016 Strategies, Practice and Review. I went over the entire book once, and now I'm going over it a second time. I don't know what else I...

Hello everyone! I will be applying next cycle and wanted to get some feed back. I will be 28 at the time I apply. I am a first generation American, both parents were born in Mexico. First to attend college in my family. I will be applying with a 3.2 sGPA/3.5cGPA. What MCAT score would I need...

For any urm that got acceptances or have knowledge through word of mouth I would like to know Which schools are generous with financial aid packages? Which schools are known to give scholarships to minorities? Please and thank you

So I just got this letter from Northwestern saying that they have sorted through the Minority Medical Applicant Registry and they think I am a potentially competitive applicant. I would think that this is just a way to get more applications but they are also willing to waive my secondary...

Hi, I'm a long time lurker of SDN and this is my first post.... About me: I will be graduating soon from undergrad and I know I will need some form of a post-bacc to repair my science GPA. My plan is to take courses as a non-degree seeking student at a local state school and take the MCAT in...

Hey guys, I need some help finalizing my school list. Would appreciate some advice cGPA:3.7 sGPA: 3.6 (Strong upwards trend) MCAT: 511 (126/127/127/131) Research: Work in two labs for a year (biology and psychology). Been in a summer research internship out of state. May publish before...

I'm kind of daunted by the high percentage of matriculants at even low tier schools who have research experience (85-95%). I'm an asian male with about as median of an application as you could have. GPA: s3.60/c3.67 MCAT: 510 Clinical Exp: 2000+ hrs ER scribe, 200+ hrs free health clinic...