medical admissions

My goal is to get into Northwestern's medical school. I was offered a research position at Northwestern working for a phD candidate on her dissertation (it's mostly psychology research but I want to be a neurologist), which is unpaid. I was also offered a scribe position at a local hospital...

hello everyone! This is another what are my chances thread! I am an asian female, texas resident, and senior applying this cycle. I took my MCAT last summer and I got a 520! GPA wise i haven't been so lucky, i was enrolled in a dual credit program in high school and didn't do very well so...

I am 19 and a full time college student studying microbiology for my second year. I recently decided I am interested in going to medical school, but I have no real experience in the field and will definitely need to change that by the time I'm doing applications. I'm considering taking a course...

What do medical schools look for? 19 Key Traits: Psychological maturity - Medical schools want to know that you can endure, process, and respond effectively to stressful or potentially disturbing circumstances. Character, honesty and integrity - Medical schools aren’t just looking for good...

From what I understand, it is notably more difficult to be admitted into a U.S. medical school from a non-U.S. school. This being said, however, many of the medical schools I have read up on specify that it will be more difficult for an international student to get admitted. I'm not sure if I...

So here are the facts: -I am a TN resident. I am a biochemistry & molecular bio major at Mississippi State University. Current GPA: 3.65 and BPCM 3.56. I'm taking the MCAT in June. -Extracurriculars: sorority (2 leadership positions), went to Nicaragua on a medical trip with global brigades...

Hi guys!!! I wanted to know how medical schools calculate the GPA of transfer students who attended schools with two different grading scales. My first school had the A/B scale and my current one has the A/A- scale. What's really confusing me is how I go by calculating my overall GPA from both...

Hello! I wanted to create a thread for those of you who have been accepted or rejected from pre-med or post-bacc programs this year (2107) as well as your stats! Thanks!

Hi Pre-Meds! I am looking to sell my Kaplan Book Set (7 books, all the subjects) for $40! The books are in great condition. I also have the high-yield problem solving guide that I can throw in, but it has some writing in it! Please comment if you're interested and we can go from there! They are...

Hi Guys! So I'm in a little bit of a dilemma. I got into both schools and I am hoping to do a 1 year MS program while applying to Medical School at the same time. GPA: 3.98, MCAT: 505. I went to a weak undergrad with a low graduation rate, high transfer rate, and pretty mediocre faculty----long...

Hi everyone. I am a Junior pre-med student who is majoring in Neuroscience. I am very worried about not being a competitive applicant for a number of reasons and I would like to get some opinions as to whether you guys think these things will be working against me when applying to medical...

Hello friends. During the course of college I have recieved the federal pel grant. Additionally, I have recieved the Fee Assistance program for applying to MD schools. I guess the trend has been that higher socioeconomic students get into school, whereas lower class do not make it as much. If I...

Ok so idk if you guys have heard of aacomas changing its repeat course policy. If you haven't here is a link: http://www.aacom.org/become-a-doctor/applying/notice-of-repeat-coursework-policy-change I am super upset about this because I could have avoided it. I was suppose to apply during the...

I'm 20, a junior in college, and a medical school hopeful. I live in North Dakota, am Native American, but I am so scared that my chances to attend medical school were completely ruined by my first semester of freshman year. I received 3 F's, as well as 1 D. I didn't take it seriously at all, I...

Hi guys, I really want to get into a good MD school however my gpa is really bumming me out. I have a 3.35 and scored a 523 (131 CARS/131 CPB/131 PSB/130 BB) on the MCAT. I know I scored really well on the MCAT but I am afraid my GPA is a deal breaker for some of the better schools. What do...