General advice on my path to medical school?
About me: Graduated Texas A&M with my BSN in 2013 GPA 3.5 Science GPA tough to calculate depending on what nursing courses are counted Currently a Surgical Nurse at UT Southwestern(40-50 hours a...
View ArticleDriving
I don't know how to drive. I've never needed to drive. But I'm applying to mostly rural schools or schools that are far from the airport. Am I screwed? I'm going to start driving school over the summer...
View ArticleAny Walmart pharmacists around?
I have a few questions for those who work in Walmart regarding how to navigate quickly in their system. I'm new and i'm having some trouble trying to finding answers to common questions quickly cause...
View ArticleDegree of flocculation
My lecture slide says: Under flocculation: Compact sediment difficult to re-suspend Over flocculation: Might be irreversible, high viscosity, product looks unattractive, fast sedimentation...
View ArticleTravel Abroad?
I really want to travel abroad after this semester but I do not know anybody that would want to go or where to go. I would love to do humanitarian work or something else that is special. Does anybody...
View Article30-40% in Qbanks
Scheduled for end of June. Been going through the DIT videos, trying to complete them and about 1/3rd left to do. However I'm doing Qbanks (UWORLD and COMBANK) and since I've started doing questions...
View ArticleCan dentists act like barbers? SuperCuts founder bets they can
So the title says it all. Some arrogant, opportunist CEO from Wall St who founded the haircut SuperCuts chain, wants to start something like this in dentistry. He is pretty much banking on there being...
View ArticleIs IM really like this?
Incoming ms1 here. I've been working full time as a patient aid on a med surg floor and it has certainly been rewarding and a great learning experience, but it has also shown me a lot of negative...
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Letters of Recommendations Minimum?
Dear All, Congratulations to everyone who matched this year - how exciting! I have a question about letters of recommendation. On post residency program websites it states: "A minimum of 3 Letters of...
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2013-2014 Rush Medical College Application Thread
Space reserved for prompt. Please PM the essays or lack thereof to me when the secondary is available and I will update this. Good luck to everyone applying!
View ArticleNon-Traditional Bio Sequence
I'm a non-traditional student and I've completed Bio 1 (BSC-2010) and I'm looking to complete the second half of my Bio requirement. The problem I'm running in to is that only a few of the larger...
View ArticleJohns Hopkins Post-Bacc Health Science Intensive
First off, a general disclaimer: this is my first time posting on SDN, so I apologize if I violate any unspoken rules of SDN etiquette; I promise that any such breach of conduct is completely...
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2013-2014 Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine
Space reserved for prompt. Please PM the essays or lack thereof to me when the secondary is available and I will update this. Good luck to everyone applying!
View ArticleLOR from a minister?
I have numerous ECs related to church work. The charity work I've done for the last two years are from a church charity organization. Also, the youth group that I'm the president of is also a church...
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The Official April 5th, 2014 MCAT Thread!
139 days! You know, for a couple of weeks I thought I would just not subscribe to any particular SDN MCAT thread. Figured it wasn't necessary. But, frankly, knowing that there are other people out...
View ArticleWait list position
I’m just curious if anyone has any insight as to why schools won’t let you know where you are on their wait list? Is it so they have the option to move you around or is it more so you won’t get your...
View ArticleMy chances at an MD
Hi, I know these threads are created all the time but I have been very upset about my gpa. I am going to graduate in December. I was pretty stressed out with the move and financial crisis, was not able...
View ArticleCareer question...can I do this?
I know I’m not supposed to make up my mind on what I want to do post-med school before I even get accepted, but nevertheless, here are my questions: I am a bit of a non-trad, I have an MPH and I am...
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Pedo post-match openings
Good morning, can someone please put up the post-match open spots. Thanks very much!
View ArticleMed Student Meets Ex-Pornstar...
... and falls in love. Check out my new blog about this shocking true story featuring a medical student named Natalie. She's an educated and attractive young woman who meets a really good looking,...
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