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[I]
> I am interested in med school
and i was looking for any web site that might
> have a practice test of the MCAT. I would really apperciate
your help. Miranda
------ reply 03/11/00
http://www.aamc.org/msar/order.htm
Best,
-Rich
[II]
> Hi Rich, I happened upon your
website today and I must thank you, it is very
> helpful. I have a bachelors degree in an arts field and
a graduate degree in a
> business and arts field. When I began college back in the
early 80's I was a
> pre-med student, but with responsibilities to my parents,
etc,I had to drop
> the pre med courses and chose to follow the arts. I have
worked in a hospital.
> I recently spoke with a medical advisor at a major university.
Since I have
> not had any sciences, she explained that I would need four
chem classes, 2
> physics and 2 biology courses. And in addition, she said
that I must complete
> these before the MCAT. I am a self-employed person and can't
reduce my
> current clientele. Therefore, I take one class per semester.
Currently I am
> enrolled in chemistry, however, at this rate, I would not
be able to take the
> MCAT until the spring of 2002. I would like to take the
MCAT in the spring of
> next year 2001. Would I be well prepared with gen. chem.,
org. chem., inorg.,
> chem. and a physics course to do this? Or would it be to
my advantage to
> take a physics and biology course after the org. chem.,
and follow the physics
> and biology with inorg.chem after the MCAT? Many of my current
classmates who
> are pre meds are taking their MCAT this April with only
general chem. Any
> ideas you could offer me to pick up the pre med/MCAT pace
would be a welcome
> help. Would taking the Kaplan this summer in prep for August
2000 MCAT be too
> unrealistic?
> Thank you.
------reply 03/18/00
Thanks for your kind words about my site.
I understand your rational for wanting to expedite matters,
but the truth is
because of the current highly competitive premed environment,
premedical
students who take the MCAT without at least 2 years of chemistry,
and 1 year
of both biology and physics are unlikely to do well enough on
the MCAT to be
admitted into medical school, even if they enroll in a prep course.
If you
try it and pull it off, you're a hero. If you do not, you not
only get a
poor MCAT score, but demonstrate poor judgement, and further
decrease your
odds of acceptance.
Sorry, I know you were hoping for a shortcut.
Best,
-Rich
[III]
> I have remained incrediblely
close friends with my junior high school teacher
> in which she me taught History of the US. She knows my interest
in medical
> school and has offered to write a great letter for me. I
was wondering if this
> letter would have any weight since it was a junior high
teacher or would it
> look impresive?
>
> Thanks so much for your time
------ reply 03/18/00
It could help a bit, but probably will be given very little weight.
Best,
Rich
[IV]
> Im sure you have recieved a
million emails about this, but here goes. I am a
> 23 year old swf, non-traditional pre-med student. I graduated
from UVA with
> a degree in architecture in 1998, and worked in the architecture
field for a
> little over a year. I realized at some point during that
year that I am an
> MD at heart! So I took the plunge and am now taking my prerequisites
at
> Virginia Tech. I had a 3.19 GPA in undergrad and so far
have a 4.0 in my
> prereqs at Tech. If I continue to do well in my prereqs,
do I have a
> chance? How high of an MCAT score do you think I need to
be competitive? How
> much is my low undergrad GPA going to affect my chances?
I am an EMT, work
> as a unit secretary in the hospital, and have about 50 hours
of volunteer
> experience in a womens hospital that I did while I was in
architecture and
> plan to do more. My undergraduate transcripts show that
I was extremely
> dedicated to my architecture classes, and not as much to
my other classes.
> (I have As in all of my studio classes and Bs and some Cs
in most of the
> others).
> What do you think?
> Thank You Thank You Thank You,
> Lindsey
> Hi Lindsey,
------ reply 04/30/00
Sorry I took so long to get back to you. Provided that you are
taking a full
credit load each semester, as a post-baccalaureate, medical school
admission
committees will be looking principally at your post graduate
GPA. So the
3.19 is not a problem. Based on the background you have provided,
if you
were to apply with a 3.8 GPA and three tens on the MCAT, I estimate
your
chances of admission would be approximately 60%, and would rise
sharply with
a small increase in either your GPA or MCAT scores.
Best,
-Rich
[V]
> I am dying to make it into
medical school, it has been my dream ever since I
> was a little girl. I am very concerned that I will not make
it because my GPA
> is not high at all. I am a freshman at Stony Brook University
and I'm really
> worried that my dream will be destroyed. I would like to
know if there are
> any other school in NYC that have a great Premed program
and are a little
> easier. The problem with Stony Brook is that there are too
many kids and we
> don't get as much attention from professors and as well
it is very hard to
> learn with 500 kids in a class, especially with such challenging
courses. I'm
> sure I could pick up my GPA but is there anything that could
make my life a
> little easier or maybe I shouldn't worry so much. Please
give me some kind of
> advice. thanks you Cristina
------ reply 04/30/00
Hi Cristina,
I am not familiar with the various premed programs offered
in NYC, but if
you are not happy at Stony Brook you might want to investigate
if you would
be happier elsewhere. I'm not saying that you should transfer,
but if you
decided to, it is easier to do so earlier rather than later.
You may just be
suffering from "freshmen syndrome" and should stay
put, or you may have
discovered that Stony Brook is not providing you with the type
of
educational experience best suited to your needs. Even though
an advisor
from Stony Brook may not be completely impartial, a fair minded
individual
familiar with the schools in NYC should be willing to help you
evaluate your
options.
Best of luck,
-Rich
[VI]
> Dear Mr. Hochstim, My name
is TL and I am interested in becoming a doctor. I
> currently attend college as a junior; however, I am not
a Pre-med student. I
> am actually a nursing student and will be graduating with
a BSN in May 2001. I
> thought I wanted to be a nurse and continue on to be a nurse
practitioner, but
> I've been thinking about this plan. I want to do more than
a nurse. I want to
> go to medical school after I become a licensed nurse. I
would like your
> opinion on this: is it possible for me to become a medical
student? I also
> would like to know how many Chemistry, biology, and physics
courses should I
> take to be able to take the MCAT's? Should I be taking these
courses and
> review classes as well?
>
> I don't mean to bombard you with so many questions, it's
just that I'm
> interested in talking to as many people that can help as
possible. I would
> appreciate it if you could write me back with some possible
insight to my
> questions. Thank you for your time.
------ reply 04/30/00
Yes it is possible for you to become a medical student after
becoming a
licensed nurse, in fact it is not that uncommon. You need 1 yr.
of general
chemistry, 1 yr. of organic chemistry, 1 year of physics, and
1 year of
biology, all with lab, prior to taking the MCAT. Review courses
are
optional, depending on your specific needs.
Best,
-Rich
[VII]
> Hi Rich,
>
> I have recently graduated (DEC 99) from the University of
Nebraska-Lincoln
> with a 4.0 GPA in Electrical Engineering. I love engineering,
but I feel that
> I would enjoy a career in the medical field substantially
more because of the
> patient interaction. If at this point I take the necessary
prerequisite
> courses (biology, org. chemistry, ect.) and do well on the
MCAT, would it be
> feasible to apply to MS? I would love to work in the field,
but am afraid
> that since I haven't planned for it since high school I
would just be laughed
> off. What are my chances at being accepted? Also, is it
adequate taking the
> prerequisite courses from a community college, or should
I go to a university.
> Any guidance is greatly appreciated.
>
> Gabe
------ reply 04/30/00
Hi Gabe,
> If at this point I take the necessary
prerequisite courses (biology, org.
> chemistry, ect.) and do well on the MCAT, would it be feasible
to apply to MS?
Yes.
> What are my chances at being accepted?
Well above average.
> Is it adequate taking the prerequisite
courses from a community college, or
> should I go to a university.
Take full loads at a university. Get a high GPA. Learn about
the MCAT now, and prepare for the MCAT as you take your prereq's.
Good Luck!
-Rich
[VIII]
> Hi Rich, Do you have any information
on applying to medical school as a
> minority student? Do they look for different things in the
application
> processs? Thanks, E
------ reply 04/30/00
Hi Erica, Yes, see Chapter 9 in MSAR { see
http://www.premed411.com/home.html } No, the fundamental things
apply.
Best,
-Rich
[IX]
> Hi,
> I don't know if you know much about Canadian MS's (where
I will be
> applying), but you can answer this question in a general
sense. I'm in
> second year Biology and my GPA is about 3.6 and I do alot
of volunteer work
> as well as health care related summer work. I have all of
my MS pre-req's
> except part of physics (which I plan to do in the next year
or two). My
> question is that I have the chance to enter an advanced
standing for nursing
> at my university and I am very interested. Will my chances
for MS
> acceptance be changed, for better or worse, with a nursing
degree but good
> marks in the pre-req's as well as extra curricular activities??
I hope you
> can answer this!! Also, do you know of any information centres
that focus on
> Canadian schools? I find the US system is a bit different,
but you're
> website is awesome. It presents a great amount of useful
information.
> Thanks!!
> LD
------ reply 04/30/00
Hi, The advanced standing for nursing will not hurt, and probably
will help
your chances. The MSAR { See http://www.premed411.com/home.html
} has info
on Canadian schools most of which have web addresses were you
can find
additional information. Thanks for your comment concerning my
website.
Best,
-Rich
[X]
> Rick,
>
> I am a recent graduate of Northwestern University with a
BS in Communications.
> After a recent heart surgery, I have a new found love of
science and medicine.
> Where could I go to "catch up" on all of the science
require's that I didnt
> take in college...
> Thanks,
> Matt
------ reply 04/30/00
The best way to get an idea of what school you wish to attend
is through the
internet. After that you can call or write the school for additional
information. There are so many different schools to choose from
that I am
unable to make any recommendation, however you may wish to select
a school
with a well organized pre-health (premed) post baccalaureate
program.
Best,
-Rich
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