pre-med adivce

I'm wondering what tips you have for keeping track of pre-med hours. I'm looking into building a spreadsheet, but what exactly should I include for each event?

My science GPA is 2.95 and overall 3.2 as a chemistry and spanish major and I have not taken the MCAT yet. My plan is to raise my science GPA to at least a 3.0 taking post-bacc classes, take the MCAT, then apply to special masters programs. I have everything else including research...

GPA: 3.4 (constant upward trend, just had a hard time freshman year) MCAT: 497 (2017) --> 503 (2018) 122/126/127/128 (not sure what happened on c/p was averaging 126 on practice tests) - South Carolina resident - 100 Clinical Volunteer hours - 1000+ non clinical volunteer hours (interned at a...

Hey guys, really new here so I apologize in advance if this is a little sloppy. I'm a first year Bio major and can't seem to get another job to save my life. Having a different job in line with my major and goals that also affords rent would be great but I also still need financial aid. I'm...

Ok so I will be very honest in this. Since the beginning of high school I have said that I have wanted to become a doctor. Since then I have spent two years on Ski Patrol working with physicians and boosting my confidence as well as my passion. Also since my first year of high school, I have...

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Btw, I am finishing up my Bachelor's in USA and my gpa is 3.85. I've one semester of research but no published articles or anything. As with clinical hours, I've done volunteering at hospitals in my country, but none here however. So what are my chances into getting into medical school if I've a...

Hello! I just finished my 2nd year of undergraduate as a Cell Biology and Neuroscience major. Came to college ready to go to medical school and once I got here I couldn't really do well in school no matter how much work I put in. Got a C my first semester, then I decided to work even harder but...

Some background Pepperdine graduate, Class of 2016. Major: Biology Minor: Art GPA: 3.55 Extracurriculars during undergrad: Volunteering, service club member/service trips, and research. Post grad: ER scribe for 1 year and now currently working as a scribe/MA at an Immunologist's office. Doing...

Hello SDN, I am always hesitant to create posts on forums, but I've been following various threads on SDN for a while and thought your guys's opinions and advice could be valuable. Background: 24 year old male B.S. Chemistry and Biochemistry from a UC school (3.75 GPA) M.S. Chemical...

Hi, Not to post another one of those, but I wanted an opinion on whether I am picking the right application strategy vis-a-vis applications for md/phd programs: I am currently finishing up a post-baccalaureate fellowship at a top University. - Total of 4.5 yrs research experience ( 2.5 yrs...

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So at the end of freshman year Im really wondering if I have what it takes to be a doctor. I finished my first semester with a 3.23 gpa but i didnt take college that seriously so I came back spring semester and tried really hard. The thing is after trying hard I am going to end up with around a...

(Not sure if this thread will take, but here's to hoping it catches on and becomes official!) Since applying through AB and being accepted to NUIG, I've seen several students looking for advice and more information on what the chances are of them getting accepted to Irish medical schools. It...

Hello, friends! With school starting in a few months, I was curious to see what advice current med students have for incoming M1s. What resources do you recommend using early on? What techniques or technologies did you find useful in studying? How did you go about finding a mentor? I'll take...

I just got a Full Time payed position as a Medical Scribe at a Dermatology Clinic. The cool thing about the clinic is there are two MD's and 5 PA's who work onsite. I was told that the pay increase over time and if I wanted to I could work there as a Medical Assistant after 9 months. The office...

Hi, I'm from Montana and am interested in a career in the medical field. I was wondering if you have any suggestions for good pre-med schools in the PNW, but also including California? I would like to stay on the West Coast, but if you have any East Coast schools you're dying to recommend, let...

Hey guys, I'm a Pre-med student and my dentist offered to let me shadow him. Will this help boost my chances for med school, or some give me some experience in the field?

I am a non-traditional Texas resident looking to apply in the 2018-2019 cycle. I graduated in 2016 with a cGPA 3.2 and a sGPA 2.96, no strong increasing or decreasing trends. Since graduating I did a summer of full time research in HIV a Texas Tech Health Science Center in EL Paso Texas. I have...

So I am currently a student at the University of Maryland. I transferred last fall (fall 2017), and am a third year undergrad. I was a comp sci major at my old institution, and I did enjoy my time in comp sci, but when I transferred I decided I wanted to be "pre-med" and spent my first two...