nontrad

From a Low 2.7 Undergrad GPA to First-Year Medical Student

From a 2.7 Undergrad GPA to First-Year Medical Student

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 261 Nneka is a 1st-year med student who didn’t think she had a chance to fulfill medical school GPA requirements. . After a low…

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How Soon Should You Ask a Doctor for a Letter of Recommendation?

How Soon Can I Ask for a Letter of Recommendation?

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 99 If you’re like most nontraditional premeds, you probably don’t have a lot of time to shadow doctors. If you can’t build great relationships over…

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If I Can’t Get a 3.0 GPA, What Should I Do Next?

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 98 If you needed an extra 4-5 years of classes to get above a 3.0 GPA, what would you do? That’s what our nontrad premed…

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OPM 94: Should I Skip the Research and Start a Postbac Now?

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 94 When you’re faced with a decision about leaving a valuable learning opportunity with research to start a postbac to increase your GPA, what do…

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Should I Take Med School Prereqs Before Applying for an SMP?

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 93 Our poster is a 29-year-old and has a cumulative 2.5 GPA and he is wondering what he can do to prepare for a successful…

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Almost Everything You Need to Know About Postbac Programs

Almost Everything You Need to Know About Postbac Programs

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 253 Dr. Glenn Cummings is the Associate Dean and Director of the Postbaccalaureate Premedical Program at Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania. We discuss mistakes…

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Studying Prereqs in a Postbac And Studying for the MCAT

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 92 How do you study for your prereqs in a postbac, do well in them, and prepare to be successful on the MCAT? That’s what…

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Don’t Keep Your Aspirations of Becoming a Physician a Secret

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 91 When you decided to pursue this path, who did you tell? Maybe you kept it a secret and I’ll tell you why you shouldn’t…

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Do I Have Enough Time to be a Premed and a Mom?

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 89 Our poster this week is worried about what being a premed and medical student will do to her relationship with her children and if…

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Do I Really Need to do Research as a Nontrad Premed?

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 88 This week, our poster wants to know how important research is if he’s only applying to state schools that aren’t research-heavy medical schools. We…

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