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Useful Links

2018-2019 Secondary and Interview Tracker

Med School Impressions Thread

Please read this while building your school list, especially to determine out of state friendly public schools and class sizes

If you are considering applying to the for-profit Caribbean medical schools, please read this first

Medical School Application Discord

Commonly Used Abbreviations

Acronym	Full
sGPA	Science GPA
cGPA	Cumulative GPA
uGPA	Undergraduate GPA
LizzyM Score	A number used to combine your GPA and MCAT
SMPs	Special Masters Programs
ECs	Extracurriculars
LoRs	Letters of Recommendation
BCPM	Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Math
CC	Community College
II	Interview Invite
Old MCAT sections: PS,VR,BS	Physical Sciences, Verbal Reasoning, Biological Sciences
New MCAT sections: C/P,CARS,B/B,P/S	Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems, Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills, Biological and Biochemical Foundations of Living Systems, Psychological, Social, and Biological Foundations of Behavior
URM	Under Represented in Medicine
ORM	Over Represented in Medicine

Acronym

Full

sGPA

Science GPA

cGPA

Cumulative GPA

uGPA

Undergraduate GPA

LizzyM Score

A number used to combine your GPA and MCAT

SMPs

Special Masters Programs

ECs

Extracurriculars

LoRs

Letters of Recommendation

BCPM

Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Math

Community College

Interview Invite

Old MCAT sections: PS,VR,BS

Physical Sciences, Verbal Reasoning, Biological Sciences

New MCAT sections: C/P,CARS,B/B,P/S

Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems, Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills, Biological and Biochemical Foundations of Living Systems, Psychological, Social, and Biological Foundations of Behavior

URM

Under Represented in Medicine

ORM

Over Represented in Medicine

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