nontrad

Do I Need to do a Masters to Get Into a Postbac Program?

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 49 In this week’s episode, Ryan gives his take on whether you should do a masters program prior to taking a postbac program and he…

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How Should I Evaluate Postbac Programs?

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 46 This week’s question is coming from a 36-year old, single mother of three who is looking to get into medical school. Listen in as…

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Introduction to The MCAT Podcast

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 33 The OldPreMeds Podcast started as a collaboration between the Medical School Headquarters and the OldPreMeds.org, the site for nontraditional premed and medical students. Currently,…

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Should I Retake the MCAT? Is There a Minimum MCAT Score?

Should I Retake the MCAT? Is There a Minimum MCAT Score?

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 26 In today’s episode, we answer a question from a student who got a 504 on the MCAT and doesn’t know whether to retake the…

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From Hating Anatomy to Finding His Path to an Acceptance

Ryan talks with Jimmy about his path to medicine, which started out as pre-nursing student and not liking studying the minutiae. He now has an acceptance!

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Why Did She Get Fired from Residency?

Why Did She Get Fired From Her Residency?

Ryan and Allison discuss why a Neurology resident was fired from her residency after a video of her during a not so flattering night. Listen to hear our take.

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Why this Nontrad Helped Make a new MCAT Course

Elizabeth’s experience with the MCAT test prep companies left her wanting more, so she joined forces with medQuest to start an MCAT course!

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Interview with a 56-Year-Old Medical Student

In Session 11 I talk to Kate. She recently turned 56-years-old, and is a 3rd year medical student at West Virginia School of Medicine. AMAZING! You can read a profile that she wrote for us already here.

 

Kate shares with us her story of switching from a biology major, focusing on premed, to nursing and how at age 50, she got the itch to go back to school to become a physician. One of the decisions that helped her make the decision to switch to nursing was the cut-throat culture of the premed (I’m hoping to change that here!).

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