Advice on owned house before entering med school
Hello, I'm trying to evaluate my options with respect to my house. The basic, government subsidized student loans won't cover my full tuition and cost of living. This requires I get a Grad Plus loan,...
View ArticleWhen to apply? Confused
Hey everyone So here my problem I am in my fourth year and decided to do a fifth year because I don't want to take all my upper level science courses at once and would rather spread it out into another...
View ArticleNew MCAT Score cutoffs for DO schools
Hello Everyone, I am taking the new mcat in may and was wondering if anyone has any information or links to sites that do new score translating to old ones. For example, a 25 on the old MCAT means 500...
View ArticleOU-HCOM Summer Undergrad Research Fellowship
Does anyone have any experience in participating, applying, or interviewing for this program? Also, any idea as to about how many people apply for it each year and how many are selected?
View ArticleNeeed advice retaking ?
Hey guys, Im kinda debating on retaking a premed class again. I got all C's in my organic chemistry series. And i currently have a 2.81 overall GPA, and a 2.7 science GPA. should i retake organic...
View ArticleCardiology as a DO after the merger?
I was wondering if getting into a good cards fellowship will be slightly easier as a DO after the merger. I've already searched the forums and found some older threads. I know that getting a cards...
View ArticleWhy a few number of D.O. students take USMLE Step 2 CS and Step 3?
Hi everybody, this is my first post on this website but I was reading and following your informative posts for some years now There was one question in my mind that I couldn't find any convincing...
View ArticleKCOM and CCOM need help from current/past students!
Hello! I have officially been accepted to both CCOM and KCOM. These were my two top choices and I am having a very tough time deciding between the two. They both have great campuses and great programs...
View ArticleWhen To Consider To Apply...Non-Traditional Student
Hey Everyone, I am new here and hope that someone could give me some advice. I am in my Junior year of College (but really only in my sophomore year in my Major). I will be done with my pre-reqs in...
View ArticleTHE OFFICIAL UNE ONLINE COURSE THREAD
Hey all, I know that there are around a hundred random threads regarding the UNO online science prerequisites for health professions, so my hope is that from now on we can use this thread to aggregate...
View ArticleHow Beneficial Would It Be to Attend This Pre-SOMA Conference
Would going to this event pose any benefits other than gaining further undestanding of Osteopathic Medicine? http://www.aacom.org/news-and-event.../16/vcom-carolinas-campus-pre-soma-conference
View Article2014-15 cycle rant thread
Thought I should start this up. Pretty upset I didn't get a single medical school correspondence this entire week. I feel like from 9-5 I'm checking my email every 20 mins or less. Gotta be patient!
View ArticleWomen's Interview Clothing Thread
There is another interview clothing thread in the pre-DO forum but most of the posts on there are all about men's attire. Also, the thread in pre-MD forum on this topic is 10+ pages, so I thought it...
View Article2014-2015 Underdawgs Thread
SDN has been very good to me over the past 10 years. Definitely been ups and downs. Someone suggested that a new thread needed to be started so I thought I'd start it my damn self. I stay fairly active...
View ArticleGood News for DO
Now is a very good time to be a DO student or to be joining DO school. Why? The D.O degree is slowly becoming more mainstream and more well-known among the American population and indeed the world. The...
View ArticleOfficial Acceptance Thread 2014-2015 Cycle
Since I have already seen a few acceptances on the forums, I think it is time we make a thread for acceptances! I am going to try and keep this thread organized, so am only asking for interview date,...
View ArticleCurrent KCOM Students
Hello, I was recently accepted to KCOMs upcoming class! I am very excited but was wondering about how notes work. I know that KCOM has all lectures uploaded online but do the professors give note...
View ArticleMD vs DO vs Caribbean. Hard Facts and Statistics
Quick update, I had one piece of incorrect info in there, and it's now fixed. The spreadsheet is now as accurate as possible. Update: 2/9/12 I've updated the spreadsheet to include 2011 NRMP data from...
View ArticlePre study for medical school
I know everyone says don't pre study for medical school, but when I maltirculate this fall I will not have taken anatomy or physiology. I don't wanna die in medical school, so should pre study? How...
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