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Hello, I am currently a junior majoring in Biology with a minor in Chemistry and I am interested in going to dental school. My GPA is very low compared to others; my cGPA is 3.28 and my sGPA is 3.27. I don't have much volunteer hours in the dental field but I have been shadowing a dentist. My...

Date of submission: upcoming cycle Overall GPA: 3.81 Science GPA: 3.5 DAT score: AA 19, no section lower than 19 other than QR 17 State of Residence: West Virginia Undergrad Attended: WVU Major: Exercise Physiology, Health Professions Emphasis Minority? No Reapplicant? No Nontrad? Yes...

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South Carolina resident, 20 years old, 1st time traditional applicant Schools I plan to apply to: UGA (contract seat opportunity), Auburn, UPenn, Mississippi State (contract seat opportunity), Florida, Colorado State, Lincoln Memorial, LSU (?), Missouri, Tufts (?) Cumulative GPA: 3.75 Science...

Do not quote please :) I’m currently trying to plan my two gap years and wondering if anyone has any advice on what to focus on in the coming years. I also started thinking about my school list and was wondering if anyone could provide any feedback. I’m not sure how to balance making a...

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Hi! I was just wondering if you guys could help me figure out what schools I should apply to this upcoming cycle!! Date of submission: will apply June 2021 cycle Overall GPA: 3.72 Science GPA: 3.42 (got a C+ from Genetics :cryi:) Bio-Chem-Physics GPA: 3.50 DAT score (include AA and all...

As mentioned, what are my chances at DO schools? (I would apply in June 2021) Canadian resident and citizen cGPA: 3.232 (no upward or downward trend at all over the years) MCAT: first - 510, second one was 523 - 131/130/130/132 with CARS being 130 36 hours volunteering at blood donation...

a family member of mine wants to know his chances for a IM residency He is a USMD from low tier med school Bottom quartile around 2.85 gpa if that matters he struggle a bit his pre clinical year two HP (peds and IM) all rest P in clearkship step 1 195-200 2 pubs 6 poster 2 oral presentation...

I would really appreciate some advice on applying to post bacs. After working in clinical research a few years, I decided in Aug 2020 to apply to post bacs and pursue med school. I have applied to 2 programs - Scripps and Goucher - and am working on the essays for Bryn Mawr, Johns Hopkins, and...

When I was ten years old I had an extremely complicated, incredibly dangerous, and forever impactful surgical operation. It was an appendicitis. Okay, fine, it's probably the most routine surgical operation that exists in medicine. But as a very very sick ten year old, that was how I viewed it...

Hello all, Looking for help with making a school list, so any advice will be greatly appreciated. Here are my stats and a little bit of basic info. cGPA: 3.4 sGPA: 3.3 Grad GPA: 3.8 (so far) I still have one more year to go. MCAT: 115, not overly happy about it but not terribly bummed...

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Hello, I am working on building my school list and was hoping I can receive some help. I am not too familiar with SDN, so I apologize if this is not in the correct format, etc. My undergrad institution requires a LOR from a DO we have shadowed/worked with in order to apply to DO schools. My...

Hello! I would like some advice from the good people of this forum concerning my OAT results, which I got back yesterday. My cGPA is 3.2 and my sGPA is a bit below that (ditto with my pre-reqs - my post-bacc years-long repair process mostly focused on upper divisions). My biggest strength is...

Hi Everyone, This is my first post on this thread so it may be somewhat long. I'm feeling somewhat discouraged because this pandemic really set me behind by ALOT. I was supposed to apply next cycle but several people on reddit have told me to take a gap year because my chances of getting in...

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Hi all! I wanted to get opinions on the school list I’ve submitted to and potentially get some more suggestions. To add more context to my stats, I have 150 hours of clinical volunteering, 3 years (~450 hours) of research, went to a T10 undergrad, and have had a variety of ECs and leadership...

Hi! I would appreciate any and all advice/help about this. I would prefer to go to a medical school in California and would prefer MD but I don't know realistically what my chances are and if my only hope are DO schools in CA. I wouldn't mind MD schools in other states but don't know if I have a...

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Hi, I am worried that I have applied too late and have shot myself in the foot! I submitted primary on August 24th so it is still being waiting for review to be verified, and so haven't received any secondaries yet. That said I think I have a strong and unique application that I hope will make...

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Hello. To preface, I’m aware my numbers are on shaky ground, so we can get that out of the way. However, I think my numbers fall within some parameters for DO admission, especially when combined with my experiences. I’m in my mid 20s and graduated college four-ish years ago. The 3.3 cGPA was...

Help! Should I apply to more schools? I was hesitant to apply to schools that I would not attend if it was my only acceptance. Does anyone have any suggestions or advice? Thank you! PS please be nice on my thread. Date of submission: AADSAS submitted 6/18 Overall GPA: 3.52 DAT score: 24 AA LOR...

Hi all :). I just finished up my application and I’m looking for some feedback before I submit it. In early July I ruptured a tendon in my ankle and am currently awaiting surgery. I was put in a boot and on crutches, so I had to cut down my work schedule along with shadowing. I put this in my...

Asian/NY/Stony Brook Undergrad cGPA 3.70/ sGPA 3.68 (went up by .1-.2 each semester starting from a 3.4 freshmen year) MCAT 503/522 clinical hrs 400ish, I'm a full-time medical assistant now but couldn't put it on my amcas which would've helped research= 2 1st-author posters but I really...

What are my chances? Hope the detail is more informative and helpful than it is annoying to you. I’m applying for 2021. Thanks for reading From New York, no other ties. 24 y/o white male (will be 25 if/when i matriculate) Finished undergrad december, 2018. Undergraduate major: anthropology...

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Date of submission: In progress Overall GPA: 3.81 Science GPA: 3.66 Bio-Chem-Physics GPA: 3.61 DAT Score: 19 PAT/22 QR/ 24 RC/22 BIO/22 GC/26 OC/23 TS/23 AA State of Residence: NJ Major: Biology Minority? No Reapplicant? No Nontrad? No Shadowing Experience: 100 hours - general dentist...

Hi everyone, I am 22 yo and am applying to veterinary school for the second time. I graduated a year early from Oklahoma State. I applied last year for TAMU and due to a scheduling mishap ended up missing a prereq to technically qualify after already submitting my application. However, the...

I've already applied, but I'm a neurotic mess. Any schools I should add or give up on? Male, ORM Missouri Resident Big 10 School; max credits every semester Majors: Molecular Biology/Economics Minor: Chinese MCAT: 517 (129, 129, 129, 130) sGPA: 3.88 cGPA: 3.92 Clinical Volunteering (270 hours*)...

I'm applying to MD-PhD programs. I have around 200 hours of shadowing, 2000 hours of scribing, 400 hrs of volunteering (clinical), 100 hrs of tutoring at Adult learning centers, a master's (thesis-based) in neurosurgery and chemical engineering, 4000 hrs of research and 6 publications, 4...

Stats: 3.85 cGPA, 3.79 sGPA, 506 (127/127/127/125) - Plan on retaking in August as I was hitting 510+ on all FLs and think I just had a bad day ORM, Mountain West Region (Very strong ties to VA, meh ties to NY), traditional student 80 hours shadowing MD, 2 years research with 3 pubs, 200...

GPA: 3.85 sGPA: 3.875 I took several dual credit courses in high school (not knowing they were DCC) in high school that are negatively impacting my GPA. My UG cGPA excluding these credits is a 3.91. My sGPA is currently a 4.0. I am a rising junior. Background: I suffer from a significant...