Non-Science CC transfer
by Percival B (Posted Mon Oct 21, 2013 10:27 pm)The main reasons why it is a disadvantage: - By definition, taking those courses at community college means that you are not full-time student at either that college or your other school. Raises questions about commitment to a medical education program which is all-day, every day, for many years. They would prefer to see you do everything full-time at one school - They will assume that the competition is less at community college, and therefore although you may get very good grades, it is "not worth as much" because you didn't achieve those numbers in head-to-head competition...
Source: Med Student Guide - October 22, 2013 Category: Medical Students Source Type: forums
My Chances
by Brady Kinesia (Posted Mon Oct 21, 2013 5:24 pm)MCAT: Not taken yet. Let's say I score between a 31 and 33. I would recommend: take practice MCAT tests now, to find out realistically where you stand, what range you are likely to score. You will need high MCAT to compensate for the grades - although very good grades, not outstanding, and there is some issue as to how the previous college work will be viewed. Preparing for the MCAT might be harder than you are expecting, so prioritize that task. Your volunteer activities list is so long that it will look excessive (or "trying too hard"), so narrow it down to the ones that ...
Source: Med Student Guide - October 21, 2013 Category: Medical Students Source Type: forums
My MCAT Score was 22 and I got in...
by Brady Kinesia (Posted Mon Oct 21, 2013 2:38 am)There isn't a "Secret Weapon" to defeat the admissions system despite poor MCAT scores. This looks similar to a "credit repair" scam, in which, if you pay a certain amount of money, they promise to "fix" your inadequacies for you. Some are gullible enough / desperate enough to try it. It's not a big secret how to do well on the MCAT: study.Also, ask yourself: why would it be good for students with a relatively poor grasp of the premedical concepts to be admitted? Is that whom you would want to have as your own doctor ? (Source: Med Student Guide)
Source: Med Student Guide - October 21, 2013 Category: Medical Students Source Type: forums
Insight please? Md/do accept their posted avg or need higher
by Percival B (Posted Sat Oct 19, 2013 12:51 am)There can be a wide range of grade-point average among accepted students. By definition the average means that some admitted students must be below that number, and some must be above. For an osteopathic school, you can guess that the curve probably does not look "bell-shaped" centered right on the average. Because students with very high GPA probably would have gone to MD programs. If this school has 3.45 average, that still represents diligent work by the pre-medical students, for them to have obtained "B+" averages. However, MCAT is a better indication of how competitive t...
Source: Med Student Guide - October 19, 2013 Category: Medical Students Source Type: forums
Yes, this is another what are my chances post!
by Percival B (Posted Sat Oct 19, 2013 12:43 am)I believe that the two failing grades will not hold you back if your overall grade point average is good.Also whether it was junior college or some other type of undergraduate program is not so important.MCAT will be the decisive factor, because it is an "equalizer" that objectively compares everyone's knowledge of the premedical material no matter where they went to school Have you thought much about MCAT or taken a practice test? - Percy (Source: Med Student Guide)
Source: Med Student Guide - October 19, 2013 Category: Medical Students Source Type: forums
My MCAT Score was 22 and I got in...
by Adminnaoum (Posted Tue Oct 15, 2013 5:18 pm)There's a lot of data out there on MCAT score and GPA for admission.A couple tools (both free for the time being):Premed Status Report: http://www.studentdoc.com/medreport.htmlMed school finder: http://www.studentdoc.com/medfind.htmlBoth will give a more realistic idea of your chances with your scores. (Source: Med Student Guide)
Source: Med Student Guide - October 15, 2013 Category: Medical Students Source Type: forums
MCAT Study Ideas
by XUSOM Help (Posted Wed Oct 09, 2013 12:02 pm)For MCAT...Check for materials like gold standard, Princeton review, Kaplan, Examkrackers...First of all before starting see what you are up against...second instead of memorizing just Focus on your focus on your Strengths and weaknesses (Source: Med Student Guide)
Source: Med Student Guide - October 9, 2013 Category: Medical Students Source Type: forums
F's on transcript can I still hope for medschool?!?
by Enot (Posted Thu Oct 03, 2013 1:24 pm)Bearing in mind that your AMCAS gpa does not replace retakes, but rather averages everything together, my impression is that yes, you have a good shot at med school. Your MCAT is very strong, and your cumulative gpa is decent (and likely still is with everything averaged). A better question for you is whether or not you want to devote the time to medical school and residency, as the parent of a young child. NP school would be a shorter route for you, most likely. I know many parents in medical school that are successful, but it harder work for them than for non parents. GL (Sou...
Source: Med Student Guide - October 3, 2013 Category: Medical Students Source Type: forums
F's on transcript can I still hope for medschool?!?
by Lukesmama123 (Posted Fri Sep 27, 2013 10:00 pm)I am a non-traditional student;I have a two year old son. When I found out I was pregnant I completley bombed a semester of easy gen ed courses ( f- music, f- psych, d- humanities, c English) I retook all except music and got all a's. Infact I have been taking 13-15 credit hour semester since then with all A's . ( including physics, Orgo, and the rest of med school classes)Bottom line--3.67 gpa bachelors in nursing ( from a four year school) A's in all core science and math courses-36 mcat-Speak 2 languages-I have been an paid Anatomy/chemistry tutor for my college 3 1/2...
Source: Med Student Guide - September 28, 2013 Category: Medical Students Source Type: forums
Post-bac pre-med program vs. taking extra classes
by Brady Kinesia (Posted Thu Sep 26, 2013 5:55 pm)My opinion :- Definitely don't take the MCAT before taking basic chemistry and organic chemistry. You need a good MCAT score to offset the undergraduate science grades. If you take MCAT prematurely it means effectively that you would sell yourself short, and all MCAT scores get submitted to AMCAS.- If going the military route, agree that it is probably not necessary to do a formal post-bac program beforehand- Brady (Source: Med Student Guide)
Source: Med Student Guide - September 26, 2013 Category: Medical Students Source Type: forums
Importance of labs for the mcat
by foville1859 (Posted Thu Sep 26, 2013 12:20 am)Some of the MCAT questions actually are experiment-based in the sense of a hypothetical scenario: like titration of a solution in chemistry, or kinetics of a moving object in physics. To the point that it would be helpful to have done the labs in the real world, not only textbook examples. Not essential, but certainly helpful (Source: Med Student Guide)
Source: Med Student Guide - September 26, 2013 Category: Medical Students Source Type: forums
MCAT Prep Loans?
by Adminnaoum (Posted Sun Sep 22, 2013 12:40 pm)A couple of comments on this.First you are spending a heck a lot of money for college, then likely $100k on med school. Test prep - a crucial step to getting into med school - isn't really the best time to skimp.That said, there are always alternatives to consider.1. Test prep discounts. You can get $100 off a Princeton Review MCAT course at our affiliate page: http://www.princetonreview.com/partner/studentdoc2. There are non-course prep options. Inquarta is starting an inexpensive MCAT club to support learning.3. I'm going to post on our facebook page to see if anyone has s...
Source: Med Student Guide - September 22, 2013 Category: Medical Students Source Type: forums
Low GPA, High MCAT, acceptance to Special Masters Program??
by Adminnaoum (Posted Tue Sep 17, 2013 2:30 pm)I wouldn't mess with your MCAT at the moment - eventually you might have to retake it if the time between the MCAT and applying to med school is a long, but 32 is fine for now.You'll probably have to retake some pre-reqs. Anything below a C usually does not count toward pre-reqs.One thing a lot of applicants forget is that there are real people on the other end of adcoms - and some have even been in your shoes. If there is a contact person at one SMP you are interested in see if you can give a call and find out what they are really looking for and what you need to do to get in...
Source: Med Student Guide - September 17, 2013 Category: Medical Students Source Type: forums
3.6 gpa, 23 mcat
by Adminnaoum (Posted Tue Sep 17, 2013 2:23 pm)Hey cablackf -I assume you've looked at your premed status report. It gives a reasonably detailed estimate of your chances of getting in.Did you apply this year? Is it looking promising? (Source: Med Student Guide)
Source: Med Student Guide - September 17, 2013 Category: Medical Students Source Type: forums
Low GPA, High MCAT, acceptance to Special Masters Program??
by louisewantstobeadoc (Posted Sun Sep 15, 2013 10:14 am)Thanks Brady! Do you think there's anything else I can do in the meantime to better my chances of getting into SMP programs? Obvioudly a school like Georgetown would be a strive, I think UCincinnati might be around my level since they're overall gpa req is 2.75 -- the lowest of all the SMPs I believe. Should I try to retake the mcat for a higher score? Again, I feel as though it's really my gpa is suffering, not my mcat score, so not sure if that would really show any more potential in me as a potential doctor if I were to jump up a few pouts from my prelim 32.Thanks...
Source: Med Student Guide - September 15, 2013 Category: Medical Students Source Type: forums
