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Premed Dad’s 1.8 GPA First Year to Paramedic and Acceptance

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 363 Nathan’s story takes us through criminal justice, being a first responder, and a low GPA. His admission to medical school will motivate and…

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A Super Nontrad Talks About His Path To Medical School

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 345 Robert is starting medical school at 44 years old. He dropped out of college the first time through due to other commitments. But…

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When Should You Consider Retaking Classes

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 181 Today, we tackle whether biomedical engineering can’t be listed under the BCPM classification. Find out how you can go about this to make…

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Getting into Med School after Community College Postbac

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 330 David had to take do postbac at a community college to be able to work full-time and support his family. He was asked…

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From Military Special Operations to Med School Acceptances

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 320 Justin is a former military special operations medic who grew a stronger fascination with taking care of patients. Now he has multiple acceptances…

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Former OPM to Pediatric Resident—It’s Possible

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 159 Today, our student is a former OPM who has matched into a pediatric residency. Just a reminder that it is completely possible, so…

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Do LORs from Non-MD “Doctors” Still Count as Physician LORs?

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 149 Our question for today is about whether letters of recommendation from an optometrist count as a letter from a physician. What do you…

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Nontrad Goes Back to Complete Premed Prereqs After College

Who are you? I’m a thoracic surgeon in Philadelphia. I am the first of my family to graduate medical school or any graduate school. I grew up in Northeast Philadelphia…

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Will My Path and Injury Prevent Me From Med School?

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 147 Our poster today is wondering about their journey and whether it’s too long and too unusual that it may hurt their chances of…

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How Can I Get Into a Postbac With a Linkage to Med School?

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 143 This week, we have a question from a 34-year-old student who wants to get into a postbac program with a linkage to med…

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