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Several Questions in 1

Started by benbojb
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Kinda Nervous but here are my worries
1) Personal Statement--how personal? what to write about? How to make it killer
2) How much time to shadow docs
3) MCAT? Just what the heck is that about?
4) What med schools take out of staters regularly?