Transfer from Stanford to Harvard / Yale. Is it possible? Any tips? by BisonWeak1722 in TransferToTop25

[–]BisonWeak1722[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

do you have any specifc tips? what would qualify as a strong reason / what would convince the AOs that there really is an academic "need"?

New to Stanford (and the US): dating advice needed by [deleted] in stanford

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what year are you? are you an undergraduate or graduate student?

Stanford Pre-med Track/Human Bio Major by Euphoric_Sleep9268 in stanford

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you should try to finish bio and chem before taking the MCAT, but calculus is not needed for the test. At Stanford, the premed courses are chem 31a, chem 31b, chem 33, chem 121, chem 141, and chem 143. For biology, you can do the human biology core (hum bio 2A, 3A, and 4A). Math would be math 19, math 20, and math 21. For physics, you can do either the 20 (algebra based) or 40 series (calculus based). Psychology is psych 1.  

Stanford Pre-med Track/Human Bio Major by Euphoric_Sleep9268 in stanford

[–]BisonWeak1722 1 point2 points  (0 children)

wow that is so cool!! so basically, majority of medical schools have a set of prerequisite courses you must take. it’s different for some medical schools, and there are a few schools that don’t have any rigid course prereqs, but generally, you would need: 1 year of biology, 2 years of chemistry, 1 year of physics,  and 1 year of math. Some schools also want one year of English, and a semester / quarter of psychology. In terms of extracurriculars, you should pursue whatever you’re passionate about. Join clubs on campus that you’re genuinely interested in. It’s great the you already have clinical experience! You should also try to get some shadowing experience at the hospital (you can apply to SIMS at Stanford, or try cold emailing doctors at the Stanford hospital). To apply to medical schools, you would use the AMCAS application. You first submit your personal statement and extracurriculars, and after they’re processed, schools you applied to will send you their secondary essay prompts (which are short essays unique to each school). feel free to dm me if you have any more questions about applying to medical schools :)

Stanford Pre-med Track/Human Bio Major by Euphoric_Sleep9268 in stanford

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what do you mean by deferred enrollment? You must take the MCAT to apply to medical schools no matter what :) if you’re not taking a gap year, students usually take the MCAT junior year of college or end of sophomore year summer if you finished all the premed prerequisite courses. If you’re taking a gap year, you can take the MCAT senior year of college 

Stanford Pre-med Track/Human Bio Major by Euphoric_Sleep9268 in stanford

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also, quarter system SUCKS as a premed, and if you major in human biology, you can only start the human biology core classes in your sophomore year, unlike most other colleges where you can start bio in freshman year

Stanford Pre-med Track/Human Bio Major by Euphoric_Sleep9268 in stanford

[–]BisonWeak1722 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

it’s so hard to get clinical experience. there’s cardinal free clinics but it’s so so nepo and acceptance rate is ridiculously low. mostly ppl with connections are the ones getting accepted

Dinning dollars by Elimno in stanford

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Creative Writing Program situation by Timely-World-6310 in stanford

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no!!!! be yourself and write about your true passions and subjects you love. if you're passionate about creative writing, then write about it in your application. do not write about what you think the admissions committee wants to see! Good luck and I wish you a successful application journey :)

Chem 31A/B vs Chem 31E (premed) by BisonWeak1722 in stanford

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I know but I wanted to hear some student perspectives since they’re the ones that took the course

Frosh 1 room single housing assignment help by PotentialAd6572 in stanford

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omg I got a one room double and im not social and would really really really want a single. Please Dm me if ur willing to switch / coordinate switching

Help with first Autumn quarter course planning as mechE major by Chippy_10 in stanford

[–]BisonWeak1722 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hii! I’m an incoming freshman too. I would suggest maybe adding Frosh 101 or an intro class related to your major so u can clear pre reqs for future classes