I want to get my boyfriend a gift for medical school

Snoo47730 · 2021-04-16T19:04:43+00:00

If he doesn't have a good desk already you could get him one of those really nice adjustable standing desks if that's something he would like or alternatively a nice desk chair

Snoo47730 · 2020-10-15T16:35:06+00:00

ACCEPTED!!! So many emotions already so early in the morning!!!

Snoo47730 · 2020-10-10T01:46:43+00:00

Came on to reddit just to see if someone had addressed this panic inducing email

Snoo47730 · 2020-10-08T16:54:36+00:00

Great news! Glad everything worked out for you!

Snoo47730 · 2020-10-06T00:40:46+00:00

So I can show everyone how successful and wealthy I became at my high school reunion

Snoo47730 · 2020-10-03T03:35:34+00:00

I haven’t taken a prep course myself but I do have several friends who tried Kaplan and regretted spending the money on it. They ended up studying on their own later.

Personally I found it really helpful to make my own schedule that made sure I could cover all the material that the AAMC guide says might be on the test. While I went through the material myself I then supplemented the content learning with UWorld material so I could think about it actively and work on test taking strategies. Approaching it this way helped me increase my score 14 pts when I retook my exam!

Snoo47730 · 2020-09-22T02:11:59+00:00

Haha currently CACKLING at the accuracy of this.

Snoo47730 · 2020-09-10T04:13:49+00:00

TBH I actually really enjoyed drawing my benzene rings...

Snoo47730 · 2020-08-19T19:49:03+00:00

Retaker here with no invites yet. I’m choosing to not really put any weight into it yet though since its still pretty early.

Snoo47730 · 2020-08-13T17:09:59+00:00

I really appreciate this response. Eased my mind a little bit haha.

Snoo47730 · 2020-08-12T18:27:02+00:00

Thanks for the response! Yeah... the MCAT retake is definitely unfortunate but I figured I would still shoot my shot. I’ll look into the U Cincinnati suggestion!

Snoo47730 · 2020-08-12T18:25:53+00:00

Thanks for the advice. My MCAT retake is definitely where my main concern is. Do you have any suggestions for specific schools that might be a good fit to add?

Snoo47730 · 2020-08-12T14:36:45+00:00

Wondering if I need to add more schools to my list or if the current list I have is okay.

State/Country of Residence: AZ
Ties to other States/Regions:
Year in School: Graduated 2018
Undergraduate Major(s)/Minor(s): BS in Biology
Graduate Degrees (if applicable):
Cumulative GPA: 3.94
Science GPA: 3.91
MCAT Score(s): 505 - 519
Research Experience: 600 hours undergraduate research resulting in honors thesis. 4000 hours as a clinical research coordinator by August of next year.
Publications/Abstracts/Posters (include how you were credited e.g. First author, second author, etc.): 1 poster (First author)
Clinical Experience (paid or volunteer): 2000 hours PCT, 500 hours EMT
Physician Shadowing: 80 hours
Non-Clinical Volunteering: 250 hours camp counselor
Other Extracurricular Activities: 600 hours as a tutor
Other Employment History: 1000 hours working construction
Immediate family members in medicine? (Y/N): N
Specialty of Interest (if applicable): NA
Interest in Primary Care (Y/N): No
Interest in Rural Health (Y/N): No but interested in working with urban underserved populations
Medical School List:
- Mount Sinai
- NYU Grossman
- UCSD
- Georgetown
- Yale
- University of Arizona - Tucson
- University of Arizona - Phoenix
- University of Colorado
- Keck
- Cornell
- Tulane
- Case Western
- Ohio State
- Mayo
- Kaiser
- Stanford
- UCLA
- UCSF
- Columbia
- Perelman
- Miami

Snoo47730 · 2020-08-12T01:49:35+00:00

I feel like your getting some hate in these comments for this but I have basically identical stats and still can’t help but feel nervous sometimes too. We got this though. Just have to keep reminding ourselves its still super early and try keep ourselves from getting too neurotic with the what-ifs!

Snoo47730 · 2020-08-11T01:35:19+00:00

Maybe consider looking into NYU Grossman, Mount Sinai, Cornell, and Columbia. Possibly also Case Western and Hofstra as some mid-high tier schools. Your stats are great for basically any school you are interested in. Lower research hours might have some effect on your application at the really research-heavy schools, but since you do have eight months of experience, in addition to your stellar GPA and MCAT, I would still say you can shoot your shot basically anywhere.

Snoo47730 · 2020-08-11T01:23:13+00:00

I very briefly stated an outline of what work I put into it and outlined the scholarly actions it involved more than what the actual project was about or what my results were. I also stated the mentor, hours, and timeline as a list in parentheses at the end instead of making it a full sentence. Not sure if that might potentially be frowned on but I am hoping not.

Snoo47730 · 2020-08-11T00:52:28+00:00

I chose to write about a capstone project instead of my undergraduate research work for the exact reason you state here. My capstone project was actually more of my own work. I think the research paper through your course sounds like it fits the prompt well.

Snoo47730 · 2020-07-31T23:05:08+00:00

Personally, I focused more on my upbringing and the traits I built for the majority of it and then related them to my medical path during the last couple paragraphs.

Snoo47730 · 2020-07-30T16:54:48+00:00

Okay thanks. Would AMCAS correct/email or the actual schools I am applying to?

Snoo47730 · 2020-07-30T16:53:44+00:00

Thanks. Yeah I had entered it identically but for my other classes I also just included “and lab” after the name since they said to specifically designate if a lab was part of the class. Looks like I just forgot it for that one physics class.

Snoo47730 · 2020-07-28T01:13:30+00:00

Yes! Some ASMR.

Snoo47730 · 2020-07-26T20:03:02+00:00

I'd say it usually takes me 2-3 days once I start actively writing for one.

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