I was looking at the Graduate School website and noticed that previous applicants have the option of reactivating last year's application while submitting...
Rene, Yes, if you applied last year, you should follow the reactivation process and submit the additional documents. Please be sure you are submitting new...
Hi, I am a junior in college with sub par grades but am pretty confident about performing well on the MCAT. I am about 100% sure that I will need to do a post...
Dear Lost, You raise some really good points about the SMP. The best advice I can give you is that you have a year and a half left to raise your GPA; you...
Thanks so much. But do you feel as though four med classes are enough to prove myself to med school? ... can ... program, ... is ... but ... about ... ...
If a student is admitted to the GEMS program, it is with the understanding that the student has potential for acceptance into the medical school. Best, Dr....
Hello Dr. Myers! My name is Anny and I'm a physiological science major at UCLA. I will be graduating June 2007. I am extremely passionate about becoming a ...
Dear Anny, With your numbers, if you get 30 on the MCAT, you would have a chance at admissions, although if you're working as hard as you can and getting a...
Dr.Myers, I was wondering whether to retake some of my pre-requisite courses or should I apply straight to post-bacc programs. I have several C grades in some...
Dear Arjun, There's really not much point in repeating courses in which you got Cs. I'd suggest you find a program that fits your applicant profile. Happy...
Dr. Myers: I'm very interested in the SMP at Georgetown, but I'm debating whether I should work for a year and reapply to med schools first, or simply go...
Hello Dr. Myers I am a senior in college with a 3.4 science GPA and 3.3 overall. My MCAT score is 27. I found out about SMP through a friend who is currently...
Dear J, We welcome qualified applications from international students. While your MCAT is borderline for the program, your GPA is fine, so I'd suggest that you...
Dear Erik, We usually accept deferal requests. If you were declined this year, it wouldn't be held against you, although with the same stats, the outcome is...
Hi Dr. Myers, I had a quick question about the online application: if I submit my personal statement under the "Personal Statement" tab, then I don't have to...
That's correct. If anyone reading this has an AMCAS application to submit, they should do it under "writing sample", and in that case, a "poersonal statement"...
I understand that it is "expected" that we apply to medical school before the program. However, during the program, we will have to be attending interviews at...
... be ... TPT, I am a student who graduated last year from the SMP. Virtually all the professors who teach at GUMed are familiar with the SMP and what its...
Right now I have 1 year each of Bio, English, Math, Ochem, and Physics. UC Davis, for example, wanted: Biological Sciences - lower division, with lab: 1 year ...
Ultimately, that would depend on the school - we wouldn't be the ones to make that decision. However, almost all of the courses in the SMP should fulfill a...
Students and doctors from Johns Hopkins and University of Maryland are holding a health fair next month in the D.C. Chinatown on SATURDAY, FEB. 10th from...
Hi, my name is Nick and I am going to be applying to the SMP later this month. I just found out about it a week ago and have a few questions. The first is...
Dear malsponge99, We like to see two letters from people who instructed you, but rank isn't important. Keep in mind that med schools will want two science ...
Can I use the same letters I sent to medical schools when I applied this year for the Special Masters Program? Also, what are my chances of getting into this...
Can I use the same letters I sent to medical schools when I applied this year for the Special Masters Program? Also, what are my chances of getting into this...
Dear Rachit, Med recommendation letters are fine. Our average GPA for students enrolled in the SMP is 3.4 and the average MCAT is 30, so your chances are good,...
Dear Dr Myers, I am very keen on getting into medical school, but well my GPA is not upto mark. I have a 2.96 GPA from the University of Toronto. Most of ...
Hello, I was wondering what the application timeline looked like. If you submit your application in January, about how long might it take to receive...
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