Is there a more dreaded phrase than "MCAT?" A high GPA and MCAT score are important -- arguably the most important -- medical school requirements. Mathematically, how important are these scores? The AAMC crunched some numbers and determined how the GPA and MCAT were determining admissions factors. If you have … [Read more...]
How to Calculate Your GPA For Medical Schools
Editors note: This article has been updated March 2017 and all the information in it is up to date If you're like most premeds thinking about applying to medical school, you've gone through this routine: You head over to a site like USNews.com and start hunting for admissions statistics to … [Read more...]
Can You Get into Medical School with a Low GPA?
It usually lands like a ton of bricks. You're going along from class to class, week to week, one semester to the next. Then, you get back a midterm, a test, or a lab. Then it hits you -- you realize that your grades have slipped below what you'd hoped … [Read more...]
Back to School: How to Leverage Amazon Student to Rent Books
Signing up for Amazon student gives you a lot of benefits. The free two-day shipping really helps for textbook rentals and anything else you might need for school. Luckily, this feature is included in the free six months that you get when you sign up for Amazon Student which will … [Read more...]
Amazon Student Review — Is It Worth It?
Amazon Student is an excellent service and it does wonders for pre-meds because it provides rented texts cheap and two-day shipping is free. Since these books are so large, the shipping is a good chunk of the expense and Amazon Student’s free two-day shipping really helps. Although the free shipping … [Read more...]
Bad GPA – What Are My Chances For Medical School?
I just saw a question at studentdoctor.net that really struck home with me. Take a look: "I know this has probably been asked a lot, but, I would appreciate your help with my anxiety. So I did extremely well freshman year. Pulled off a 3.95GPA after my first year. Then … [Read more...]