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I am a 3rd year graduating CA resident with a degree in biology and minor in public health (GPA: 3.75/MCAT: projected 513 average). I have a good amount of EC's both clinical (hospital intern) and non-clinical (mentor for high school students, camp counselor for fostered youth program, global...

I took a class that was required for my community college degree at a four year college before I graduated because there was a program that let me take it there. It does not change my community college GPA because there are no grade points. I checked my GPA from the four year college and they...

Hey guys, I'm currently a sophomore in college. I've found the transition from high school to college quite difficult, especially relating to science classes and as such my gpa has suffered quite a bit (3C's, 4B's, 1A). A big part of why my GPA suffered so much was related to ineffective...

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Hi! I'm a undergraduate wanting to become a pharmacist. I currently have about 2 more years til I get to pharmacy grad school. I was wondering if there were any places I could volunteer in Atlanta. I would like to gain some volunteer work experience before getting a job as a technician. I have...

Hi guys, same old question but I did not find a right answer for my sister's situation. Well, she has 3.0 cGPA and 2.85 science GPA with 18 MCAT score. She's a junior now and wants to apply next year, so she wants to know if she could a decent chance to get in a pod school. Seriously, this...

Hello everyone! I have a question. So due to family and life, I really want to do research in the same city that I went to undergrad. I do have the opportunity to continue the research project I did as an undergraduate, but I will have more responsibilities and will be able to do a few more...

Hey All, I'm a second-year undergraduate. I'm looking into doing MD/PhD, so research is a big part of my life right now (and hopefully will continue to be). Anyways, I've been writing much more than I used to. Lots of personal statements/questions for scholarship apps and internships and even...

I am currently a third year undergrad at UCI and I have NO idea what to do after I graduate. I want to pursue a career in pre-health but I don't know what field to go into. I have a 2.7 gpa and I am on currently working hard to continue my upward trend in my grades. It would be great if I could...

Hi everyone, I am a second year student so I will be applying to med school next year. Is it too early now to start asking for letters of recommendation? There is one professor that I feel comfortable asking now and dont want to lose touch with .

Hi everyone!! So I am shadowing a doctor for the first time in the emergency department. The doctor GAVE ME THE OPTION of scrubs or professional clothes (but nothing too fancy he said) he also said that a lab coat is optional. What should I go for? (Also I am a girl).

I am currently a 2nd year undergrad getting ready to transfer to a 4 year university. I'm applying for scholarships and need of them I can get! I'm not sure what colleges look for when it comes to scholarship candidates, so if someone would be so gracious to help me out I would so much really...

Hello, I am a Junior High School student recently looking into possible medical work. I volunteer at my city's hospital and through this I believe I may want to consider going to a medical school. Originally, I planned to become a software engineer, I am a half-decent programmer and believe CS...

I was wondering about applying to an undergraduate medicine program next summer. I'm from Canada, and I've finished high school, and I'm currently in my first year of undergraduate study in a bachelor of science in nursing (BSc.N) degree. The average of my top 6 marks from high school is 90% (my...

I am in my first year at a community college and there are no other pre-med students here. Most of the students in my math/science classes and the school are engineering majors. I would really like to meet other students who are also on the pre-med track right now, but I do not know how. When I...

Which undergraduate universities have the highest matriculation rate/percentage for pre dental students into dental school? Is there a website or ADEA data table that lists something like this? I want to go on to Dental school and I want to go to an undergrad that maximizes my chances of making...

Hello, I am a pre-med student in S.Florida who has interests in pursuing psychiatry after I graduate. As I began to study for the MCAT and later begin the application process to medical school I would really like to incorporate volunteer experience to my curriculum vitae. However, due to obvious...

Hello. So I know this is an interesting and somewhat odd dilemma and would really be open to some honest advice and opinions on the best route to go. If you look at my previous threads you can get some background into the situation, but here it is. I attended my freshman year at the University...

I know this topic has been posted ad infinitum in these forums, and so much advice has been given. I've used the search function but something is still eating at me to the point where I'm now posting instead of lurking. I love psychology. Ever since I took AP psych in high school i've fell in...

Hi, I am a 16 year old high school student and I have a lot of questions in deciding what undergraduate degrees that will be the best choice for me. I would really prefer universities that are in Canada as I really want to don't want to go out of the country for school. Like most aspiring med...

Hi all, When I was applying to medical school I had multiple Interviewers tell me that my LoR I had received from my PI while in undergrad was one of the best, most complimentary letters they had ever read. Now I am applying to Residency in the upcoming match, and already have 3-4 reference...

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Hi everyone! I am currently about to start my senior year of high school and want to become a doctor. I am interested in the LECOM EAP and was suggesting what are some of the best Undergraduate affiliated schools in the program that offer the 8 year DO program. There are alot of options and I...

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Hello I was going to repeat some pre-req courses at a Community College but just discovered that UC schools do not allow repeating passed courses and may show up as "unauthorized repeat." So, I was wondering how bad can retaking may look upon by ADcom and Pharmcas personnel - if they have a way...

Hello, I'm going to summarize my future academic path, so you can understand what my goals are. I’m looking for a Psychology (BA/BS), Psychobiology (BS) or Biology (BS) program, as an international student, intending to enroll in a New York City or Los Angeles college, get the underdegree and...

I am new to this forum, and I have done some reading around on similar situations, but I wanted to get some opinions on my situation directly, and possibly some advice on what would be best to do. I am currently 27 and in my senior year of undergraduate. I have wanted to go to medical school...

I'm a high school senior looking for where to spend my next 4 years, and now I'm not sure where to go. At first I considered doing the Early Entry Program at Mississippi State and be fine with the student debt (because pre-acceptance to vet school is hard to get). After I got rejected, I now...

Hi, I got accepted into the following schools: UC Berkeley UC Santa Barbara (honors program) UCLA UCSD UC Irvine (honors program) UC Davis University of Rochester However, I can't seem to be able to determine which school(s) is best for pre-med. What are your thoughts/opinions? Thank you

hey guys, i know i have to focus on my studies and gpa and mcat and so on to get into med school but a few days ago while doing some research i stumbled unto a site that had said its also good to do certain things on the side, whether it has to do with art/music etc or volunteering, and that...

Hi everyone, I'm pre-med and having a hard time landing a research assistant position as most labs are full. It certainly doesn't help that I'm only a freshman and therefore have close to zero research experience and have hardly taken any relevant coursework (so far, just one semester of gen...

Hi, I'm new to SDN so please bare with me, but I have a few questions regarding the intensity of Phd programs in Counseling Psychology and a seemingly unrelated, but related, question about commuting to grad school for that program. I'll be graduating with a BS in Psychology fall of 2016 and I...

Hi, I'm new on this forum site so I'm not entirely sure how posting threads work, but I'm giving this a shot since everything that I search on google leads me here. Anyway, I'm a second year undergrad at UCSD, currently majoring in human bio. I recently switched to human bio over the summer...

I am a junior currently in Highschool. I am planning on classes to take now so I get first pick. I already know I am taking honors calculus, economics, government, speech, required english. Now for science classes I desperatly want to take anatomy and physiology, but physics is the standard...

I plan on becoming a pharmacist and for my 4 years of undergrad study I've been thinking about staying in-state for tuition purposes. I can get into a relatively good college, however the only notable university in my state is University of Nevada--Reno (UNR), ranked #187 in the nation on US...

I'm a sophomore at a university and currently have two C's. One of them I am trying to see if I can bump it to a B because I got a 79.6. Stupid, right? However, for my current quarter, fall quarter, I'm estimated to have 3 C's. One of them I'm planning to not take the final because I want to...

My academic adviser basically just told me that I should give up on my dreams to pursue medicine. She says that it is because I'm currently stressing and freaking out about my GenChem final next week and I'm not sure if I am going to do as well as I hoped on it. She says it's because I didn't do...

Hi everyone, I'm an undergrad freshman in my first quarter. I have started research and it's really exciting, but everything is starting off very slowly right now. I've learned agarose gel electrophoresis, pcr, qpcr, bca assay, western blot, cell culture, and a bit of flow cytometry. There is a...

Hello, I'm a currently a junior in college and I'm in quite the dilemma. I've always wanted to be a physician and I've been on the track of a biology degree. I'm doing really well- 3.97 GPA, and have a year and a half to go (due to some scheduling problems.) I do a lot of medical volunteer...

Hey guys, First just wanted to say I'm new to this website so if i screw something up forgive me. Second, I was recently offered an Internship under a DPT for sports rehab (one of the main fields im interested in). For a degree in exercise science we have an internship course the last semester...