gap year

Hi all. I have a couple questions. I am a senior who takes the MCAT in May. Right now, my science GPA does not look very good to apply to DO schools on June 1st. I have a gap year already planned but I'm wondering the best path to take. I'm wondering if it would be better to take some...

I'm so confused, I've been getting so much advice about what to do after I graduate to improve my application, I need some help sorting through it all... I'm graduating with a 3.32 cGPA, a 3.10 sGPA and 520 MCAT score. I majored in Econ/minor in Math with my pre health classes in undergrad. My...

Hey fellow Non Trads, (I hope it's alright if I post this question here too) I was wondering if anyone had any recommendations for one-year masters programs (or other gap year type programs, aside from NIH, etc.) that provided interesting courses and preferably some structured research...

Hello all, I was wondering if anyone had any recommendations for one-year masters programs (or other gap year type programs, aside from NIH, etc.) that provided interesting courses and preferably some structured research experience in the biomedical sciences? To clarify, this is not for...

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Hey, if anyone knows anything about this it would a lot of help: I am graduating with a 3.39 cGPA, going to take the MCAT in a few months. My advisors at my schools have told me to go for a post-bacc record-enhancing program like a masters in science or something. It sounds interesting...

Hi everyone, I'm a junior in undergrad right now, and I have 5 C's and a GPA of 3.2 and a science GPA of 2.7. The C's are in Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Physics and a political science class. Would you guys recommend retaking the science classes? I realize those are core science classes...

Hi I'm new here. I am pre-PA and on track to graduate from undergrad in one year from now (in December 2016). My plan was to become CNA certified this summer (of 2016), and start working full time in Jan 2017 after graduation. I would then take a gap 1.5 year and spend over a year working as a...

Hello everyone. This is my first post to SDN. I have read many different threads, but haven't found any answers specific to my situation, so here it is, and I'm sorry it's so long. Little background: I started college at a community college, and only went for two quarters. From those two...

Hi Everyone! So I am thinking about taking my MCAT July 8th and should receive my score around a month later. How much weaker will this make my application? How bad is it to be a late applicant? I just want to make sure I have ample time to study for the MCAT before I take it instead of taking...

So some background. My sGPA is slightly higher than my uGPA both hovering around a 3.9. I have over 100 hours of shadowing, a summer of clinical research, am beginning the first of 3 scheduled semester of lab research in my field of medical interest, will have over 100 hours of both clinical and...

Hello everyone, I am entering my last semester of undergrad with a BS in Bio. My cumulative GPA is 3.6, but science GPA is lower about 3.4. I will be taking a Gap year, should I take some undergrad courses to raise the GPA, since I will be applying in the summer (they wont really affect my GPA...

I am asking this question on behalf of someone who's one semester away from finish undergrad with a degree in Biological Engineering, with intentions to go to medical school. The university allows undergraduate students in their last semester to begin an early Masters of Engineering program...

Long story short I did really badly my sophomore year of college (I was depressed about personal issues and health of my father, skipped class, ended up getting a D, an F and a C-). I've since turned things around and have been getting A's and B's exclusively. I'm now heading into my senior...

Hello all, A little background information, I am a senior chemical engineering major at an HBCU. I've decided that I wanted to go to med school, but I put off taking the MCAT so now I have to take a gap year. My question is if I plan on taking the MCAT in May and applying shortly after (june or...

Hi everyone, Can anyone who has experience taking a gap year offer me some ideas on what I should do in my gap year, how to go about it, and if there any helpful links pertaining to the job/volunteer/experience I can fill my gap year with - that would be much appreciated!!! You don't have to go...

I finished my undergrad this semester will be applying to medical schools during summer 2016. For my gap year I am considering doing a 1-year postbac research program or finding a full time job in a clinical setting. My dilemma is such: I feel as if my application is unbalanced with way more...

Hi, I am currently in my senior year of undergrad majoring in Psychology and French. I plan on going on to grad school for clinical psychology, but I have decided to take a gap year to maybe get more experience and to just have a break from the academic setting. I have been trying to research my...

Hello! I'm currently trying to figure out what to do for my gap year. I've heard a lot of mixed opinions and I'm unsure what the best path is? I'm a senior who is graduating in May. I've managed to get a decent amount of extracurriculars, shadowing, clinical experience, non-clinical...

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I am going to be taking a gap year after I graduate and I need some advice on what I should do. I think the biggest problem of my application is not having enough clinical and non-clinical volunteering, and while I am addressing that now, I would like to continue to address that over my gap...

Hello, Im taking a leave of absence for health reasons during OMSII. Obviously my task during this year off is to improve my health. I also want to do board prep from home to make sure I don't forget everything Ive learned, so when I go to finish OMSII its not so rough, but most importantly I...

Hey guys, I have currently applied to only MD schools this cycle. Stats: 3.8 GPA/507 MCAT/NYS Resident Some schools I applied to that were within the stat reach: NYMC Downstate Upstate (hold) Buffalo Quinnipiac Stony Brook Temple Jefferson Drexel Penn State (hold) Tufts Rush Albany (rejected) I...

Hey guys! I recently changed my major from nursing to exercise science to pursue medical school. Currently a traditional student. I was in the clinical portion and hated it. This new degree fulfills most requirements I just have to add in a few classes. The problem is.... My schools chemistry...

Hey guys! I recently changed my major from nursing to exercise science to pursue medical school. I was in the clinical portion and hated it. This new degree fulfills most requirements I just have to add in a few classes. The problem is.... My schools chemistry and physics department is awful...

Looking into applying for a medical scribe position for my gap year but most of the openings I've seen require a year of experience. Does anyone recommend I try to get certified with either Scribe Solutions or Scribe America in order to increase my chances of getting hired? Thoughts?

Has anyone heard of someone doing a one year "fellowship" before medical school?

I am considering taking a gap year between undergrad and med school and am currently dependent on FAFSA loans. I was wondering how the gap year effects my student loans. I understand that I need to start paying after 6 months out of school, but when I reenter medical school do my undergrad loans...

Hi friends, I am currently an undergrad and will be graduating fall 2016 with a fairly mediocre GPA (~3.3-3.4 science, ~3.5-3.6 cumulative, with overall upward trend). Anticipating a stellar mcat score of around 518 but haven't taken it yet. I am trying to choose between two very different...

Didn't initially plan on taking a gap year after graduation before starting med school but after talking to an advisor I realized that an extra year would really help boost my resume and increase my chances of getting in. I'm graduating in spring and of course want to work in the med field in...

Hi All, I was not particularly sure where to put this as I am very new to this forum. I am currently a senior at a decent midwest university and I am thinking about post-bacc for next year. I wanted to take a gap year so that I can include my senior grades. Currently I have (if I was going to...

Hi everyone! I recently just graduated from the University of Florida and I feel like I am riding the craziest roller coaster of life. I graduated in August so since then I have been focused on studying for the MCAT (January, thinking of pushing back for reasons you'll read about later) because...

I am currently a 4th year undergrad (African American female) at GW set to graduate May 2016. I have a cGPA of 3.35 and sGPA of 2.97. I know my GPA is too low to apply to medical school now, and I have yet to take the MCAT. As of now, I see post-bacc programs for academic enhancers as my only...

Edit: TL;DR, everything worked out fine, everyone needs to chill. See recent post. (New to SDN, this might not be the right place to post this, if so lemme know) So, I graduated this past May, and did not apply until much later than I had hope (secondaries were completed yesterday). Because of...

Just wanted some opinions on whether to take a gap year or not. Haven't taken MCAT yet GPA: 3.8 Research: 4 months part time neurosurgery research tech data manager/research bariatric surgery 6 months part time 6 months full time cancer research Clinical...

Hi, all. I'm a recent graduate with a BA in biological sciences, and unfortunately a very low GPA (cGPA: 3.04 and sGPA: 2.73). I never failed any classes, but I did the worst senior year (b/c of financial problems and my mother in the ICU before an upper level bio class final, which I failed)...

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