Recent content by Spiderman [RNA Ladder 2003]

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    Grad school personal statement - Scream for help

    I nmeantime I am not accepted anywhere yet, I decided to start applying into MS graduate programs. For some of them I have to write some sort of personal statement where I have to explain why I want to do a graduate degree and why I want to do research. I was enjoying writting my AMCAS PS...
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    how do acceptance letters look like?

    some worthless information here. I would not throw anything out that I get from med schools.
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    anyone heard from Finch?

    I called them last week and they said that they looked at my file last month and made no decision. I asked if that meant that I was rejected and he said that it is diffinetely not and I can be still invited for an interview. The committee is going to look at my file again at the end of thios...
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    Cheater in Medschool

    You are not. In Russia, cheating is considered a part of educational process. If you are caught cheating on a written test you may have your grade reduced on letter (get b instead of A) or in most of the cases the teacher would just take the cheating notes and ask not to cheat again. Everyone...
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    no reply from schools -- is it bad?

    I did not get a reply from some schools for over 2 months since my app was complete. Is it a bad sign? Does it mean that I am rejected or waitlisted. I called admissions offices but they are saying that my app is still under consideration.
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    International Students ?

    Yeah, there a couple schools with big pockets; however it is tough to get into them. I got a letter from one schools asking me $210G upfront. The funny thing is that I still applied and I have no idea what I am going to do if accepted...
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    International Students ?

    When you are an intl student, you really need to be smarter and have much better grades than an average med school applicant. However, the good thing is that nothing is impossible and if you keep your grades up, you won't have problems in med school admissions. There are a few state schools that...
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    PhD in three years

    I am talking about PhD degrees in US only. Does anyone know about school that would let you graduate in three?
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    PhD in three years

    Does anyone know any three year PhD programs in bio sciences?
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    PhD-->MD

    I am looking into PhD and MS programs right now and will apply to MD afterwards.
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    One year MS degree....

    I am considering this possibility if I do not get into med school. I have a question for those who have taken it. So if I enroll in the program for two semesters in 2003, will I be able to apply for 2004 med school amdission cycle? I am concenred because if I submit AMCAS application early (in...
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    AAMC: 2002 statistics is out. Increase of the number of applicants in 2003

    Even in my school, there is quite a bit of pre-meds who are freshman. I am the only official pre-med graduating this year.
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    Be Vigilant!

    no they need a photograph to seed out ugly applicants
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