Anyone here get in with no research at all?

[axp107]

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has anyone?

What kinds of schools did you apply to

I'm involved.. yet I'm not that interested.. atleast in the stuff I'm doing right now.. despite going to an undergrad rsch university

Would it do any harm to basically start research anew with someone else at the beginning of junior year

 

[lilnoelle]

has anyone?

What kinds of schools did you apply to

I'm involved.. yet I'm not that interested.. despite going to an undergrad rsch university

I didn't have any research. I applied to a few midwestern schools. I was accepted at two of the five I applied to.

 

[DocOB]

I had no research with a 3.8 at a state U. and a 28Q on my MCAT. Lots of EC's and clinical experience. I got into several mid tier schools that I applied to but no luck with any big names, which wasn't surprising anyway. If you have some strong EC's and possibly work experience instead, it can be just as valuable, it just depends on the schools you are applying to. MSU-CHM is primary care focused and that works for me 🙂

 

[cgscribe]

You can get in, but don't count on acceptance to the "powerhouse" schools that pride themselves on research: Ivies, UC's, etc.

Good luck!😍

 

[TomWestmanRules]

has anyone?

What kinds of schools did you apply to

I'm involved.. yet I'm not that interested.. atleast in the stuff I'm doing right now.. despite going to an undergrad rsch university

Would it do any harm to basically start research anew with someone else at the beginning of junior year

Never stepped foot into a research lab on campus, not for a single day. Two interviewers told me I compensated for that with extracurriculars, recommendation letters, and overall, my interview itself. Was also told that my test scores were holding me back.

Remember that admissions committees are not looking for the jack-of-all-trades candidates. They are looking at the package deal. They also want to see that you've developed a passion for something. If research is your thing, do LOTS of it and kick asss. If you're into ice hockey, do A LOT of that. Just be yourself.

 

[GreenBubba]

Never stepped foot into a research lab on campus, not for a single day. Two interviewers told me I compensated for that with extracurriculars, recommendation letters, and overall, my interview itself. Was also told that my test scores were holding me back.

Remember that admissions committees are not looking for the jack-of-all-trades candidates. They are looking at the package deal. They also want to see that you've developed a passion for something. If research is your thing, do LOTS of it and kick asss. If you're into ice hockey, do A LOT of that. Just be yourself.

one girl i work with was an international studies major with no research experience. She got into Emory with no problem. And one interviewer told me that they rather you know and be involve with one activity in depth be it research or some other activities rather than for you to do a lot of stuff but not be involve in depth with any one of them.

 

[thinknofu3]

Yup, no research here either - with a 33P MCAT and 3.77 GPA (applied 2006 cycle). I had a project planned (more "soft science" research) but it was never executed...and to this day I have never set foot in a wet lab except for required labs in college -- I was a Psychology major. And I just finished my first year at a "top tier" school. (I was accepted at 5 schools total)

I once had a conversation with one of our admissions people about this -- since I was pretty shocked to get into a school that emphasizes research so heavily without any real experience. She told me that for my school, at least, it isn't so much about the particulars of what subject you study or research, but rather they look for a "scholarly arc" in what you are choosing to pursue, or what kind of academic path you set out for yourself. So for me, I did a minor in what's called "Science in Human Culture", in which I took every class I could find related to medicine and society (Bioethics, Econ of Healthcare, Gender Issues in Health, etc). So it showed the AdCom I was interested in and actively pursuing the social science aspects of medicine, which thankfully at my school are considered just as academic as the basic sciences.

Sorry that post rambled on little bit, but just know that you aren't locked in to spending years in a lab 🙂

 

[illixir]

thinknofu, you go to northwestern don't you(the shc minor is familiar to me since i go there), where'd you end up going and where accepted?

you can pm me if you'd rather tell that way

 

[lilnoelle]

I had no research with a 3.8 at a state U. and a 28Q on my MCAT. Lots of EC's and clinical experience. I got into several mid tier schools that I applied to but no luck with any big names, which wasn't surprising anyway. If you have some strong EC's and possibly work experience instead, it can be just as valuable, it just depends on the schools you are applying to. MSU-CHM is primary care focused and that works for me 🙂

hey, those are my stats as well.😀
Not very long ago I spent some time talking to the PD of my school's integrated plastic surgery department. I have no experience in research (as mentioned earlier) and so I was trying to get involved in research in their department.
Apparently they really don't do much research. He didn't have any projects for me to work on and told me not to worry about it. "Research is important to program's who really value research" was what he said. He told me that if I wanted to go to one of those programs (this is talking about plastic surgery residency) or if I'm really interested in research then I should do research. He said that in his program research may affect their decision in ranking a fourth year student, but it would be a minor affect.

Anyway, I just thought I'd give you a view that I wouldn't have believed from info given on SDN, yet I heard it from the big guy himself.