Stop posting what are my chances (WAMC) thread.

[B4y 4RE4 N4Tiv3]

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Nobody actually knows, talk to your pre-med advisor!

 

[WhyNeedAName]

#unpopularopinion #IAgree

I like threads that talk about "what should I do to better my apps" more than WAMC

 

[B4y 4RE4 N4Tiv3]

#unpopularopinion #IAgree

I like threads that talk about "what should I do to better my apps" more than WAMC

"what should I do to better my apps" Major key!

 

[OchemOficionado]

LOL. Come on.

Not every University has a pre-med advisor. There are also a lot of non trad students that don't have access to advisors either. Also, SDN has some pretty hilarious examples of when pre-med advisors have given terrible advice. I think the PSA should be more like:

1. Do your own research
2. Seek advice from several people QUALIFIED people
3. Take it with a grain of salt

There are Adcoms and verified faculty in the WAMC forum that give excellent advice, by the way.

 

[Nathan17182]

LOL. Come on.

Not every University has a pre-med advisor. There are also a lot of non trad students that don't have access to advisors either. Also, SDN has some pretty hilarious examples of when pre-med advisors have given terrible advice. I think the PSA should be more like:

1. Do your own research
2. Seek advice from several people QUALIFIED people
3. Take it with a grain of salt

There are Adcoms and verified faculty in the WAMC forum that give excellent advice, by the way.

Exactly this. If I took my pre-med advisors advice, I wouldn't be about matriculate to a top 15 schools.

Creating a school list is difficult, but even more so for URM students. This is exactly the place I would tell people to post WAMC's (except I'd say post it in the class specific thread because I never really look at new threads posted here lol).

 

[Stagg737]

Nobody actually knows, talk to your pre-med advisor!

My pre-med adviser was the reason I had to apply 3 times to get an acceptance. Unfortunately most pre-med advisers have little to no actual experience with med school admissions and don't actually know what makes an applicant competitive beyond what the homepage of the AAMC says. Even at some elite schools, the advising is garbage (seen some things advisers from Ivies and similar schools have said that made me lol).

I agree that WAMC is a broad question, but unfortunately threads about how many/what schools individuals should realistically apply to are far more necessary here than they should be.

 

[B4y 4RE4 N4Tiv3]

Exactly this. If I took my pre-med advisors advice, I wouldn't be about matriculate to a top 15 schools.

Creating a school list is difficult, but even more so for URM students. This is exactly the place I would tell people to post WAMC's (except I'd say post it in the class specific thread because I never really look at new threads posted here lol).

You're right about the advisor thing but the second part I think thats exactly what the MSAR is for, you can see alot of information to include applicants/matriculants acceptances, do a comparison between your number and the schools mean and medians.

 

[B4y 4RE4 N4Tiv3]

My pre-med adviser was the reason I had to apply 3 times to get an acceptance. Unfortunately most pre-med advisers have little to no actual experience with med school admissions and don't actually know what makes an applicant competitive beyond what the homepage of the AAMC says. Even at some elite schools, the advising is garbage (seen some things advisers from Ivies and similar schools have said that made me lol).

I agree that WAMC is a broad question, but unfortunately threads about how many/what schools individuals should realistically apply to are far more necessary here than they should be.

In hindsight asking an advisor can be bad but there are too many tools like MSAR to give you a projection of where you stand.

 

[Nathan17182]

In hindsight asking an advisor can be bad but there are too many tools like MSAR to give you a projection of where you stand.

My MCAT is below the 10th percentile for my school on MSAR. If I were to only look at MSAR, the result would be the same as just listening to my advisor. Again, creating a school list for URM's specifically can be a difficult process. So there is nothing wrong with asking for advice from Adcoms on here. Asking for advice on here, using the MSAR, and using LizzyM and WedgeDawg is the perfect way to create a school list.

 

[OchemOficionado]

Nathan hit the nail on the head. The process isn’t always black and white. If you don’t need help, great, but let’s not knock anyone for asking well thought out, legitimate questions about this gray process.

I would agree with anyone that says some questions don’t have much formulation or research being them. Google exists, each medical school has a website and MSAR exists. Questions beyond that I support wholeheartedly.

 

[takeurmeds02]

LOL. Come on.

Not every University has a pre-med advisor. There are also a lot of non trad students that don't have access to advisors either. Also, SDN has some pretty hilarious examples of when pre-med advisors have given terrible advice. I think the PSA should be more like:

1. Do your own research
2. Seek advice from several people QUALIFIED people
3. Take it with a grain of salt

There are Adcoms and verified faculty in the WAMC forum that give excellent advice, by the way.

I don't mind the threads so long as they do #1. Please don't hit the boards with absolutely no clue. The MSAR exist for a reason.

 

[Orthopedics101]

I disagree. One of the people who frequently give advice on WAMC slid into my dms asking about the specifics of my application and where I got interviews and acceptances. Makes me believe that they are constantly collecting data to make sure that the advice that they give is accurate.