Recent content by nebula7

Yes, there is hope for those with <30 mcat scores; I have a 26 mcat and got in this yr. I know there is much disagreement on whether or not the MCAT scores shows who will/will not make it in med school; BUT, I share the opinion of one interviewer I had who said "MCATS are not indicative of...

Adding back myself...deleted from the list also (Mercer University) (DO NOT DELETE THESE INSTRUCTIONS!!!) Instructions for posting: Make sure to indicate the school at the top. Just click on the quotes icon (above right at end of date line) to retain the bold and delete the quote codes at...

I volunteered/worked at a free clinic for 1 year. There was only 1 dr at this clinic, and she was on a paid basis. I did get to know her, so she wrote me a LOR, as did the director of the clinic. I'm sure if you volunteer a while you will get to know some of the Drs, even though they may rotate...

well, I don't know if this will help at all, but I will begin there as a first yr this fall. My interviews were very laid back and not at all stressful, but I'm not sure how it will be for a transfer. Good luck! :)

Julian, I didn't see your medical experiences listed in your first post...have you done any volunteering or working in a medical setting? I don't know about MD/PhD programs, but for MD programs you'll more than likely need some kind of direct exposure to medicine. I think your GPA is...

I'll help too if someone wants me to read theirs and make suggestions. Getting numerous perspectives would definitely help (it did me...but I relied mainly on family). As SMW suggested, PLEASE proofread first, so I won't have to correct blatant grammatical errors :D

Adding Mercer University (DO NOT DELETE THESE INSTRUCTIONS!!!) Instructions for posting: Make sure to indicate the school at the top. Just click on the quotes icon (above right at end of date line) to retain the bold and delete the quote codes at beginning (along with previous poster's...

another recommendation (one I got from a paper about how to write a good personal statement, given to me by a premed advisor): write the personal statement more in the form of an interesting short story that tells about you and how you came to the decision to go into medicine (pretty much...

During interviews, I gave this reason as one of my top reasons for choosing the school I did, and I was accepted. For one thing, this shows you are more likely to practice in that area, which makes you a plus in the eyes of some schools (especially those interested in keeping their grads in the...

congrats, jerzeegirl, by the way! :clap: :clap: :clap:

Hippocrates, I sent you a PM.

I just withdrew my acceptance right before the 15th. I'm sure there will be more movement off the waitlist over the next couple of weeks. Good luck to those still waiting! :)

Biochem is not 400 level at your school? If you could take that, I think it definitely would help. Out of Genetics and Histo, I think genetics would be the most useful, for the MCAT and beyond. And if you don't get to take biochem, genetics courses have a bit of biochem material in them as...

I gave them copies of my resume, so they would know what ALL I did (besides working for them or taking their class, etc). Profs or employers I didn't know as well I also asked if they would be willing to write me a "Good" recommendation...you want to make sure it will be strong if they send it in.

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