Recent content by MSmentor010

Hi! I may need a little bit more information from you, but I'll try to help you based on how I studied for the USMLE Step 1 so that I would pass. Of course. you may have tried all of these things, so feel free to tell me more information if you think that would help. First of all, I took the...

Hi! 1) How will a dismissal on my record affect me? Well, I guess it is really going to depend on what you got dismissed for. Of course, since you were dismissed from your university, it was probably a pretty major offense. I would say that it will completely depend on how you dealt with the...

I would go ahead and submit your application. If you wait really late with your primary application, it could possibly push everything back further than you would like. It takes awhile for it to process, and then if the medical school is backed up on their applications that can delay your...

Hi! Most of the time, a "W" will show up on your transcript, so you can't really hide from it. I wouldn't necessarily write it in your application, but be prepared to discuss if it is brought up at an interview. I had a "W" on my transcript, but I ended up switching to a different class in the...

I guess your question may depend on how difficult your undergrad education was and what your degree was in. I was a biochemistry major at a rather large state institution, and in undergrad I probably had 3-4 hours a day off for free time, but I also wasn't in class as much as I am not. There...

Honestly, you may want to contact an attorney, but I would provide a statement to the school. Let them know what has happened, why it happened, what is going on with all of the court dates, how sorry you are, and that you would like a deferment so that you are able to focus on the problem at...

I may be able to answer some of your questions. The developing/practicing test-taking skills before your first year is really going to depend on your school. I didn't come right out of college and go straight to medical school, but I just kind of jumped in when I got to med school and didn't...

Sorry to jump in on this one as I am single; however, several of my friends are married and manage a job and medical school. There are even two sets of married couples in our class that have children. A lot of it probably has to do with each individuals' situation, but it can be done -- I see...

Hello everyone! I wanted to take a minute to introduce myself to the mentor forum. I am a single, female, 3rd year, D.O. medical student that just finished taking the COMLEX and the USMLE step 1 and start rotations at the end of August. I go to school in the midwest and our school teaches...