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[rx001]

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Almost most schools ask the question of is anybody related to you work in the school/university. How does this work. One of my uncle works as a physiotherapist. when said Yes for this question do I get any preference. My Mcat/gpa average is inline with EMORY school median mcat/gpa.

I have 2 options md/phd and MD. In the above case which one would yield better results.

Thanks

 

[Dr panda]

I think they ask it to exclude potential nepotism, I doubt your uncle will have any impact on your chances, it is up to you to decide what you want more. To become MD/PhD one needs 1000s of hours of research, do you have it?

 

[rx001]

I think they ask it to exclude potential nepotism, I doubt your uncle will have any impact on your chances, it is up to you to decide what you want more. To become MD/PhD one needs 1000s of hours of research, do you have it?

Yes. I do have about 2200(distributed over 7 semesters) hours of research and another 1200 hours of volunteering/leadership.

 

[Dr panda]

Yes. I do have about 2200(distributed over 7 semesters) hours of research and another 1200 hours of volunteering/leadership.

Again, it is up to you to decide what you want more, if you want that PhD – go for it. I am not an expert in PhD, so cannot advice anything on that.

 

[The Knife & Gun Club]

Almost most schools ask the question of is anybody related to you work in the school/university. How does this work. One of my uncle works as a physiotherapist. when said Yes for this question do I get any preference. My Mcat/gpa average is inline with EMORY school median mcat/gpa.

I have 2 options md/phd and MD. In the above case which one would yield better results.

Thanks

Is English your second language? If so that’s going to be the major hurtle for you getting into a school like Emory.

I would not apply MD/PhD unless you’re an otherwise stellar candidate, which it sounds like you’re not.

 

[Splenda88]

Is English your second language? If so that’s going to be the major hurtle for you getting into a school like Emory.

I would not apply MD/PhD unless you’re an otherwise stellar candidate, which it sounds like you’re not.

Huh...

 

[The Knife & Gun Club]

Huh...

His post reads like it was written by a 6 year old, or someone who can not speak English fluently - this is a major issue

 

[Splenda88]

His post reads like it was written by a 6 year old, or someone who can not speak English fluently - this is a major issue

That is different than saying that it will be a major hurdle getting into Emory if English is his second language. Emory has a lot of students/attendings/department chairs with an 'accent.'

 

[sadpremed121]

His post reads like it was written by a 6 year old, or someone who can not speak English fluently - this is a major issue

Its honestly not that bad considering this is an online forum.

 

[The Knife & Gun Club]

That is different than saying that it will be a major hurdle getting into Emory if English is his second language. Emory has a lot of students/attendings/department chairs with an 'accent.'

It was a euphemism. I maintain that someone who speaks broken English will have a tough time getting into any US MD school.

You can never tell Whether or not someone’s internet postings represent careless typing or a difficulty with the language - so I asked lol. Nice trying to social justice warrior me though.