I stagnated a month ago in the 507-510 range, and really didn't think I could make it to my dream score. I am genuinely so thankful that I took this full length, even though there's only three days until I test. I will be going into my test date on Friday with a lot more confidence!
All I did differently was start the section banks, ended up with a 10 point increase! 🥳There is hope!
I was a TA for a 3 credit hour course for a semester (16 weeks). Would this count only as time spent in class as a TA (48 hours), or can I add the hours I spent outside of class grading assignments, answering questions, office hours, etc.? If so, how liberal can I be with the extra time spent for that class?
Also, I’ve seen people mark TA as leadership hours, and honestly that’s probably the most apt description of it. Is there another category that it should go under?
Thanks!
Recently got my mcat score back, and I was wondering how my application looks for a lower tier md school, and what I should do about my low gpa. I graduated in may of this year, and I am looking to apply next summer.
Reason for low gpa: My mom has always been chronically ill, but never to the point where she couldn't live on her own. But, during the summer after my sophomore year, my mom got really sick, to the point she couldn't take care of herself. At the same time, my sister left for college a couple states away, leaving me to care for my mom practically full time. This really limited the amount of time I could spend physically in my classes, especially since the university was about an hour away from home. Some days, I wouldn't be able to make it to class at all, and it had a very negative impact on my grades. Just after I graduated, my sister transferred to a local college to help out at home, and my mom has recently gained a lot of independence/mobility back.
I was wondering if I should consider doing a post bacc, and how that might work? Do I talk to my university about coming back and doing more classes? I read some article on sdn talking about it, but I don't think I quite understood it. Also, it feels like most posts about post baccs say that you really shouldn't do it with a gpa lower than some threshold, but I'm not sure.
cgpa: 3.57, sgpa: 3.52
mcat: 510
800 hours paid clinical
200 hours research
50 hours shadowing
650 hours non clinical volunteering
100 hours leadership at university food pantry
800 hours working retail job (if that helps any lol)
Edit: I attended a state university that ranks like 100 for undergrad. It’s also ranked 80-100 for md schools with an incredibly strong in state bias, and I’m really just hoping to get in there.
Recently got my mcat score back, and I was wondering how my application looks for a lower tier md school, and what I should do about my low gpa. I graduated in may of this year, and I am looking to apply next summer.
Reason for low gpa: My mom has always been chronically ill, but never to the point where she couldn't live on her own. But, during the summer after my sophomore year, my mom got really sick, to the point she couldn't take care of herself. At the same time, my sister left for college a couple states away, leaving me to care for my mom practically full time. This really limited the amount of time I could spend physically in my classes, especially since the university was about an hour away from home. Some days, I wouldn't be able to make it to class at all, and it had a very negative impact on my grades. Just after I graduated, my sister transferred to a local college to help out at home, and my mom has recently gained a lot of independence/mobility back.
I was wondering if I should consider doing a post bacc, and how that might work? Do I talk to my university about coming back and doing more classes? I read some article on sdn talking about it, but I don't think I quite understood it. Also, it feels like most posts about post baccs say that you really shouldn't do it with a gpa lower than some threshold, but I'm not sure.
cgpa: 3.57, sgpa: 3.52
mcat: 510
800 hours paid clinical
200 hours research
50 hours shadowing
650 hours non clinical volunteering
100 hours leadership at university food pantry
800 hours working retail job (if that helps any lol)
I have an older iphone with a lot of issues and I was looking to upgrade. When I went to the Verizon store, the employee said it only mattered that the battery was still working. However, I am skeptical of this, since my iphone has a shattered back glass, the buttons don't work, the lightning port can't connect to anything anymore, the screen has a line down the side of it, and the battery has been replaced. Is there one issue that I should get fixed, like the back glass, or is there no reason to even try to trade it in? I don't know what Verizon does with the phones that get traded in, whether they refurbish it or sell it for parts.