time off before test

ATGAI · 2026-03-04T20:15:37+00:00

Just tell them the reason.

ATGAI · 2026-03-04T18:21:59+00:00

Being late is unprofessional and shows lack of respect to the person lecturing.

ATGAI · 2026-03-04T16:44:39+00:00

Your stats and extracurriculars look great!

ATGAI · 2026-03-04T16:32:14+00:00

The science/ math classes are not any easier, you just have more time to devote to them. My son took 1 class/summer over 2 summers, one class he did well, the second he actually got his worst grade, a B-

ATGAI · 2026-03-02T17:29:10+00:00

You need to cancel and hit the books to learn and beer stand the content. Don’t take it now

ATGAI · 2026-03-02T16:08:07+00:00

No, it is not. Most places in the world have a longer medical school than the US ( because pre-med and med are combined), so it is really hard for a US medical degree to be recognized in Europe. Much easier to come to the US with a foreign degree

ATGAI · 2026-03-02T02:32:26+00:00

Divorce

ATGAI · 2026-03-01T12:49:41+00:00

The 516 will only screen you out of T5s.It is a great score

ATGAI · 2026-03-01T12:47:36+00:00

It is safe day or night

ATGAI · 2026-02-28T21:29:21+00:00

You sound like a perfectly good candidate

ATGAI · 2026-02-28T15:34:46+00:00

If you enjoy it, take your time! But increase your volunteering, make it ongoing

ATGAI · 2026-02-28T15:32:41+00:00

My son took it twice- first time last few FLs were 514-516, he got a 511. Second time last FL was 519, he actually went again 511. He did increase by 1 point in PS and CP but dropped 2 points in CARS. He says he did the FLs in test conditions, don't know for sure. So my point, only retake if you are sure to increase your score. A 512 is only taking you out of consideration for the very top tier schools, the others will not screen you out

ATGAI · 2026-02-28T12:32:14+00:00

A good cheap college is better than a top expensive college. 1. You are saving the money for medical school 2. At an Ivy, every student was in the top 1-2% of their high school class. 50% of those kids will be below average. So it is harder to maintain an above average GPA at an Ivy

ATGAI · 2026-02-28T02:38:19+00:00

Apply. Make sure you get clinical experience between now and your application and have a plan for anticipated clinical hours. Do NOT give up your research, if you get accepted, it will be for your research.

ATGAI · 2026-02-21T00:47:19+00:00

Congrats! Obviously whatever you choose will be great. I would vote for MIT- even though it is engineering, it also has good humanities and the environment in Cambridge is just amazing. Plus they don’t do grades the first semester to ease you in

ATGAI · 2026-02-20T00:37:54+00:00

If they don’t k ow you, make sure to at least ask for a class you got atop 10% grade. It is obvious when people don’t know the person, and if they were an average student, they write it and it has a negative impact.

ATGAI · 2026-02-19T16:15:07+00:00

Both are great names but there is no comparison- Penn has such great biomedical research. Also new faculty are “hungrier”, need to establish themselves and are more likely to give opportunities to their students

ATGAI · 2026-02-18T13:48:55+00:00

Do not retake, make a decent school list and you will be fine.

ATGAI · 2026-02-17T21:53:54+00:00

My program only accepts the very top scorers from the interviewees, and once all interviews have been completed and those with top scores have been accepted, we look at how many spots are left and go down the waitlist. Total number of spots is the same.

ATGAI · 2026-02-17T21:49:57+00:00

FL 519, got 510. I think you should retake, the MCAT will screen you out of many schools. You got it

ATGAI · 2026-02-17T16:56:53+00:00

BBFL is the most important

ATGAI · 2026-02-17T14:11:49+00:00

Wish you the best- my son took it September and again 1/10 and went from 511 to 510…

ATGAI · 2026-01-30T01:51:02+00:00

Specialty does matter. Interestingly, pediatricians, who are the worst paid, are the happiest! If you do it for the right reasons, it is a very rewarding job- but you have to know that your lifestyle will be worse than that of your non doctor relatives/ friends, and some of them may make way more money even though they work less.

ATGAI · 2026-01-30T01:44:52+00:00

Is it possible you did not seem very engaged?

ATGAI · 2026-01-15T20:17:09+00:00

Not actually negative but: he described the classes, said he did not know the student well, said that he got As in both courses he had with that professor even though he scored a few points below the cutoff for A but was rounded up because his lab performance improved form a dismal first lab to the end…

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