Today I found out that I have not been selected for PBK. Will this hurt my chances of gaining acceptance to medical schools? I’m applying this cycle and thought it would be nice to send them an update should I have been admitted to the fraternity.
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No. But why weren't you selected?
Having pbk can help. Not having it won't hurt.
I have never once had PBK membership or lack thereof sway my thoughts in any way about a candidate. It is often a reflection of other factors in the application (e.g. good GPA, leadership, service, etc.) and I don't really see it as being valuable in and of itself personally.
We don't care.
Depends on how you approach these groups. My membership alone is useless, but through the group I have found premeds who have given me the contact info of shadow-friendly physicians and PIs currently taking undergrads.
