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Hi, I am looking for open advice pertaining to my current scribe job. To give some background, I recently graduated from my university pre-PA. I had a work study job while I was there and didn't have much time to scribe. I decided to scribe to get some shadowing and health care hours for PA...

Hello SDN. I am a pre-med biology major at the University of Central Arkansas. I am going into my second year of pre-med and would just like to run some stuff by all of you. Any insight would be greatly appreciated. 1. I had a lot of dual credit in high school, so I decided to take a semester...

Hi folks! Had some questions regarding the level of applicant I am for Gen Surg, and the types of programs I could reasonably be a good applicant for. Goals wise- I'd like to head into academics in the future, and do a residency in a bigger city (mostly as this provides my SO with good job...

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Y'all I am very bad at math. Like extremely bad at math. I don't know how to study for the QR section. I do Destroyer and that kills me. I am not even getting 50% on a section. My Bootcamp DAT scores are abysmal as well. I can't just do the QR videos that are on Bootcamp. I feel like I need...

Hi, My question is do to the fact that I am an undergraduate student who will be graduating from Georgia Gwinnett College in the next year and a half. I have spent all but one semester at this school. My institutional GPA ia currently 3.2. Based on projected calculations with a high degree of...

So I recently took the MCAT again, previous score 501 126/123/127/125, new score is 505 126/126/126/127, I thought I was gonna get a much better score but I messed up bad in bio. Anyways I am worried that the 4 point increase doesn't look like a good enough increase for a reapplicant. Last year...

I'm currently taking the MCAT on July 21st and debating whether or not to postpone ~2 weeks, to August 3rd. I'm applying this cycle and plan to submit my app within the next week. My cGPA is a 3.63, sGPA is a 3.67. Lots of ECs, including 4.5 years of research (1 3rd author publication), leading...

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Hi- I've just joined the forum, and am hoping to get some help and advice from others in a similar position or who have overcome this position I've found myself in. Like everyone else on this particular sub-forum, I am a med school hopeful. I honestly attribute my curiosity with medicine to...

Hey everyone! I would first like to thank the SDN community as I have been on these forums for years but this will be my first time posting. As we all know, job market for pharmacy sucks and hours are getting cut left and right. I knew this when I started pharmacy school in 2015, and my strategy...

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hi everyone, I am not taking classes this summer and will start my junior year this fall. I want to do some shadowing this summer, but I am having problems with actually finding doctors who want to do it. I’ve called several neurosurgeons, multiple private family medicine practices, and a...

Hello, I don't know if this is in the right place.. I have only posted one other time and didn't get yelled at, so hopefully this is okay too haha. I'm going into my second year of school, I am 27 years old, so my first 2 semesters consisted of your basic classes at a CC (humanities, English 1...

I am looking for help on deciding what my best path would be, and my family and friends are sick of hearing me go back and forth- I need a fresh set of eyes/ears. I am a 22 year old premed who just graduated from the University at Buffalo. I am a non traditional student in the sense that my...

Hi All,(this is a long one) I currently just finished my freshman year. As of right now, I am currently an econ/comp sci major at a T20 school. Up until now, I had my eyes set on finance, but have been having a little change of heart. I have been considering pre-med and was wondering what that...

Hey guys, I'm a long-time reader of SDN but I've never made an account before. I'm an MS2 about 4 weeks into dedicated and I'm currently interested in a surgical subspecialty, but I don't think my scores are where they need to be. For reference, I struggled with the MCAT, specifically the verbal...

hi i was i pleased with my DAT score and i know that with my GPA, that i will need a 20+. I’m submitting my application in June and marking on the application that I’m retaking my DAT August 6th. Will a bunch of schools start rejecting me right away before i even submit my new DAT? I’m just...

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My extracurriculars are by far my best attribute to my application. I have a low 3.3 GPA, and i just scored a 18AA/TS on the DAT because of QR bringing me down.. I dont know if i should just apply, and see what happens (15+ schools) or retake the DAT in august because thats the next chance I...

hello!! first time posting on here. I did a search but nothing really came up so sorry if this information is somewhere I haven't found. I'm currently a rising junior but after messing around with my degree audit, I realized that if I took out all the pre-med reqs I have left, I can graduate...

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Hey all! Just got accepted into this program today for the pre-professional track! I'm wondering if anyone has any experience with this program/can touch on what the med school admissions process looks like after? Also I really dont want to take another gap year after my Masters, is that common...

hi everyone, I’ve been studying nonstop for my boards, and I can’t help but feel discouraged. I feel like there is so much that I dont know, and I’m not ready to be a resident. I did very well in school and on rotations, but somehow it’s different when you now have to re-memorize everything in...

Hi all! I unfortunately received a 500 on my MCAT. I have a 3.5 cGPA and around 3.2 sGPA. I am not sure if I should plan for a retake on July 24 or just apply to DO schools with this score now. Is there any way I can apply with this score and then sent an updated one? I would really like to...

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Hello everyone! I recently took the GRE and I am wondering if I should take it again. I have my unofficial GRE scores (159V/153Q) and I am still waiting for my AWA. I am applying for this upcoming cycle and I was hoping for some wisdom about the GRE and anything else to strengthen my...

Hello there, I just finished 3rd year foreign medical school (here it’s 7 years of medical school). I am a permanent resident so I can’t stay out of the US for more than 6 months. But I am left with 3 years of medical school. I am currently thinking about moving back to the US and start...

hi all, been reading through the other threads but still can't gauge where i'm at, so if you could help thank youu applied last cycle with 508 mcat, 400+ combined hrs shadowing (2 diff drs), 1000+ hrs hospital volunteering at 2 diff places, 3.9 cGPA, 3.8 sGPA, various leadership and ECs, 2 yrs...

Hello all, Im seeking advice on possible MD schools to apply to the 2019 AAMC application cycle with my current stats. As of right now, my application looks like: A female, Hispanic, FL resident with a 2.9 GPA (with noticeable improvement in grades over time), 510 MCAT gap year working as a...

Hi guys! I need advice on whether I should reschedule my MCAT date or not. I am currently signed up for the date of August 4th 2018. I have not started studying yet because I am still in school and I have so much school stuff to do and no time to study for the MCAT. I start my summer on June...

Hi everyone. I am planning on applying to dental school this cycle but worried my DAT scores aren't good enough. My GPA is a 3.9 (science and overall). I have tons of volunteer work and research experience. I feel that my only weakness is my DAT (particularly PAT). My scores are: AA: 20 TS: 20...

So, I am wanting to apply to MD and DO but would prefer an MD. I have always wanted to be a physician but am scared about gpa etc. I really need help creating a list of MD and even DO schools that I can apply to this cycle. I have a 3.5 overall and 3.27 science I have had all A's and A-'s in...

Hi there! I just recently finished up my undergrad degree in biology and need some advice. I had a very shaky start during my freshman year and I ended up with a cumulative gpa of 2.45 with a science gpa of a 2.00. After doing some soul searching and reevaluating my study habits, I decided that...

The advice I see most commonly is to apply broadly. Getting into med school is very challenging and it would be foolish to apply to fewer than say 14 schools. I know 14 is the "average" but I'm using SDN wisdom to set the stage for my question to the SDN community. I will be relying entirely...

To all planning on taking the DAT this summer or in the future, I will happily answer your questions.

Hi, Could some med students who got accepted of the waitlist advise a fellow waitlister? Just wondering how much I should be annoying admissions, I want to seem eager but not pushy. I interviewed 3/29, was waitlisted 5/11, and turned in a letter of intent on 5/15. (University of Toledo) Still...

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hmu if you're down to chance me for medschool and ill give you my stats! thanks