Need Guidance
First time posting so sorry if this isn't the right place to post. I didn't want to do a what are my chances since I don't really have most of the list to fill out, just wanted advice on my current situation since I am a first generation college/pre-med student: Like I said I am currently a 21 y/o Biology Pre-med student, California living filipino-american, graduated with honors in high school with a scholarship to a university, got bored of living in my hometown so decided to move to...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - March 11, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: skrtaroni Tags: Pre-Medical (MD) Source Type: forums
Manilla, Philippines Pre health Prereqs for US Med School transferability?
Good afternoon, new here. My apologies if this was answered elsewhere. Do you know of anyone who has transferred prereqs from an accredited Manilla university into a US Med school?
Bottom line is, I need to finish some prereqs and am entertaining the idea of moving to Manila Phillipines so that my dollar goes further and I can focus 100% on school. Goal is to come back to US and apply for Med school. The med school I’m looking at, UWSOM, does have in their admissions page they accept...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - December 27, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Palitovibes Tags: Pre-Medical (DO) Source Type: forums
Do I need to apply to more schools?
Hi! I applied this cycle (first-time, CA resident, traditional) to 25 schools. I got 24/25 secondaries and other than 2 pre-II rejections, haven't heard anything else from the schools I applied to. I know its still early in the cycle, but all of this waiting is making me worry that maybe I overestimated my chances and need to add a few schools.
So here's my background:
GPA: 3.83 (c/s are the same)
MCAT: 526 (CP: 132 / CARS: 131 / Bio: 131 / PS: 132)
State: CA
Race: White/Filipino
Undergrad...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - August 11, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: PatentForamenOvale Tags: What Are My Chances? WAMC Medical Source Type: forums
WAMC: ORM, cGPA 3.89, sGPA 3.88, 501 MCAT, MI resident, 4 year college athlete
cGPA 3.89 sGPA 3.88
501 (125/124/126/126)
Michigan Resident
ORM - Filipino/White American
Small liberal arts college in MI (Hope College)
Scribe at orthopedics clinic with 200 hours thus far...2,500 anticipated. 40 hours ER volunteer.
200 hours in neurochemistry lab, 200 hours in animal behavior lab...one poster presentation in each, no pub
50 some hours shadowing General surgeon, PM&R, and OMM (All DO's).
10 ish hours community service impact team for...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - July 9, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Francisco11 Tags: What Are My Chances? WAMC Medical Source Type: forums
WAMC/School List: Mid Stats(cGPA, 3.72 sGPA 3.26, 518), High clinical, Low EC
cGPA and sGPA as calculated by AMCAS or AACOMAS : 3.72 & 3.26, respectively
MCAT score(s) and breakdown: 518 130/131/129/128
State of residence or country of citizenship (if non-US): California
Ethnicity and/or race: ORM (Filipino)
Undergraduate institution or category: UCSD
Clinical experience (volunteer and non-volunteer) - 4000 hrs (across 3 different jobs -inpatient psychiatry worker, optometry office, outpatient interventional psychiatry)
Research experience and...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - June 24, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: BeNotAfraid Tags: What Are My Chances? WAMC Medical Source Type: forums
Am I just burnt out or am I just not meant for the medical field? ANY ADVICE APPRECIATED
I have always dreamt of becoming a doctor. In the Philippines, most kids rely on their parents for everything until they get their degree and marry off. Work is frowned upon (unless you are within poverty line), scholarships are scarce, and parents pay for school so no one really does loans/ get into student debt. Everyone is expected to go to college straight after HS. It’s common to take 18-26 credits a semester. So when I was in my last year of premed in the Philippines, while my...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - June 22, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: armydocpinay Tags: Nontraditional Students Source Type: forums
Parasitology methods: intestinal helminth detection and identification — are both done in microscopy?
I finally made an initial title for my thesis proposal "Detection and Identification for Intestinal Helminths of Eurasian Tree Sparrows Passer montanus Linnaeus, 1758". The methods I chose for my investigation are simple fecal flotation and microscopic examination. But when I presented this in class, my instructor asked me " what methods do you use for DETECTION and IDENTIFICATION?". I was confuse since it was still not clear to me of where these processes takes place in my...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - June 11, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: The Filipino Vet Student Tags: Student Research and Publishing Source Type: forums
Sample Size for Prevalence in Wild Bird Epidemiology
Hi! I am a fifth year veterinary student at Aklan State University, Banga, Aklan. Currently, I am working on a draft for a thesis proposal (though I am still at the RRL phase) which is about the intestinal helminths of Eurasian Tree Sparrows in Panay, Philippines. Sadly, publications about the parasitology of the aforementioned species, I think, are scarcely available in the Far East. But I somehow managed to find few yet very useful literatures. However, there is one thing that I am not...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - February 12, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: The Filipino Vet Student Tags: Student Research and Publishing Source Type: forums
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Source: The Student Room - January 2, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: TSR Hippocrates Tags: Medicine Source Type: forums
Diversity Concerns re. U/ORM and Immigrant Experience
Hello there! I would like someone to look over my demographic information and experience and identify whether these are appropriate for my diversity essays.
Basic Information: I am US citizen (received my citizenship a month ago!) and have lived in my state and this country for 6 years.
Immigrant Experience
I immigrated from the Philippines to do high school in the United States. My family was poor and lived in an infested bungalow in a small town. My mom was lucky to...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - December 24, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: sde Tags: Pre-Medical (MD) Source Type: forums
MD/DO School List Help: 3.54 cgpa, 3.35 sgpa; 511 MCAT ORM
AMCAS cgpa: 3.54, sgpa: 3.35
Freshman Year: cgpa: 3.17, sgpa: 2.5
Sophomore Year: cgpa: 3.56, spga: 3.16
Junior Year: cgpa: 3.8, sgpa: 3.66
Senior Year: 3.57, sgpa: 3.54
MCAT: 511 (128/126/127/130); taken May 2022
State of Residence: IL
Ethnicity/Race: Asian (Filipino-Chinese, Indonesian, Pakistani)
Clinical Experience: 500 hours as Behavioral Health Technician
Research Experience (no poster presentations or publications):
250 hours working in...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - June 17, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Chidori_Nagashi Tags: What Are My Chances? WAMC Medical Source Type: forums
Philippine Medical Schools
Just a heads up or warning for FilAms/Foreigners interested in attending a medical school in the Philippines. Based on experience, there is a big cultural adjustment one has to be aware of. Local students tend to be clannish and very immature. Contrary to beliefs you will find that local students are not welcoming to "foreigners". This is especially true during clinicals. During clinicals, students are grouped into subgroups where they are encouraged to help one another. Be aware that locals...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - May 27, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: samahantayo Tags: Medical Students (MD) Source Type: forums
Medical Elective in Philippines
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Source: The Student Room - May 27, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: dandoe Tags: Medicine Source Type: forums
WAMC Low GPA Non-trad
PLEASE DO NOT QUOTE THIS MESSAGE
cGPA 3.31 and sGPA 3.01
MCAT: 518 129/129/129/131
State of residence: Wisconsin or Virginia (Military)
Ethnicity and/or race: Filipino, disadvantaged but did not submit last app as disadvantaged (full Pell grant and worked during college, no assistance from parents, first generation college graduate, state subsidized healthcare/food growing up).
Undergraduate institution: BS Double major in...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - April 14, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: noven Tags: What Are My Chances? WAMC Medical Source Type: forums
Wamc: 3.4/505
Could I apply DO this cycle? If so, would really appreciate suggestions @Goro @Faha ?
Stats: 505 MCAT, 3.4 gpa, 3.2 sgpa
Degree: BCMB w/ Leadership Studies minor
State of residence and undergrad: Tennessee
1. (ORM/URM?) ORM (Filipino)
2. (M/F?) Male
3. Educational Experiences? ~200 hours (tutoring BCPM to first generation college students); ~2 hours TA undergrad biology lab
4. Leadership Experience: President of Men's Soccer Club (3 years), Resident Assistant (3 years), practice...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - March 30, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: PepGuardiola Tags: What Are My Chances? WAMC Medical Source Type: forums
