Hey. Honestly, this isn't really a TERRIBLE obstacle. If it was, there would be a lot fewer docs out there. Heck, many (I am tempted to say most) s...

Hey there... I know that my school is very welcoming to potential applicants, and they will hook you up with both a tour and some medical students to...

Hey, Daniel: You can major in psychology and still be a pre-med student. Heck, you can major in whatever you want, as long as you take the premedica...

Hi Pramit: I do not know which instrument would best suit your needs, but a search on Google of "stress level instrument" gives a boatload of leads. ...

Most med schools want to see you apply with a bachelor's degree (4 years). It takes a good chunk of that to get through the pre-med classes (Bio, Che...

How many jobs are out there which actually allow double-boarded physicians to practice BOTH medicine (IM or FM) and psychiatry? I don't exactly see a...

Oooohhhh, man. The fun begins AFTER the MCAT. The boards (USMLE for allopathic, or COMLEX for osteopathic) Step One is after the second year of med ...

Post-bac programs vary as much in cost as do the tuition costs of the universities themselves. Which is to say, a LOT. In general, you can take thes...

Depends on the med school... some use a traditional lecture/text/objectives format almost exclusively, and others use a more clinical approach in teac...

If you have completed a bachelor's (or a master's, or even a doctoral) degree -- but you didn't take the pre-med classes during undergrad and now want...

After medical school, you complete a residency. Yes, you see patients, but you are a resident and completing your specialty training. Only AFTER res...

In HS, take college prep courses. In college, take whatever major you like, but make sure that you take the pre-medical science courses to prepare yo...

Yep, they look at the whole kitten-kaboodle. Or kit-and-kaboodle. Whichever... When I was applying, they looked at my science grades from my commun...

Yeah, well, the friends and family are right on this one... although unless they have done it themselves, they have NO IDEA how right they even are......

I don't know whether they will look down on a CC education, or not. Most probably, there will be some snooty admissions people at Snootsville Univers...

Hi there. You might be in a (MINOR) predicament if you want to stay at the CC for 2 years. Having taken a couple of science classes at the CC level,...

Getting a vibe on individual schools is a process... check on the websites, see what the school lists as their admissions criteria, and definitely che...

You can certainly enter medicine from the techie field... and 25 is not too old by a long shot. Psychiatry training doesn't begin in earnest until A...

This is the website for you, definitely. Look around, use the search function, and see the links in the upper right-hand section of the front page. ...

In my opinion, especially since it seems that you have definitely turned the corner on the GPA situation, your pre-medical sciences (outlined on this ...

Hey, a backup plan is always good... but if you >really< want to begome a physician, don't give up on it just because people are worried th...

The only MCAT scores that any schools will ever see or know about are official scores that you allow the MCAT people to release to that school. As ...

I was the Student Coordinator for the NYLF program this past summer at University of New England, and (at least at our school) it was an excellent gig...

Psychiatry is a medical specialty. Psychiatrists prescribe medicine and use all treatment modalities. Psychology is not a medical specialty. Psycho...

This is tough to gauge, in my opinion, since we don't know how many of the premed science classes you have already taken -- nor how many more years un...

Hey there, David: I would say the main question (which I didn't glean from your posting) is -- do you still LIKE Bio-Eng? That is pretty dang import...

This isn't intended to be flippant, but you apply to universities and colleges when the deadlines dictate! Many schools will allow you to matriculate...

Well, heck, I would think that it is important for you stay true to your views! Regardless of where you attend medical school, just make sure that y...

Short answer, yeah -- you can get scholarships at a CC. Many are merit based, others could be available to you due to the fact that your grandpa was ...

Hi there... Nah, it doesn't take 6 years! The first two years at the CC count (in many -- or even most -- cases) as the first two years of a bachelo...

Heya... A few thoughts re: your questions. 1. If you make good grades you can apply to a college/university across town or across the country. It ...

There are a few PTs in my med school class, and they are doing swell... but as Dr. Admin points out, you can major in whatever the heck you want. Jus...

University of Massachusetts, for example, will >only< accept state residents! University of New England, where I attend, gives preference to re...

I think that, aside from the pre-med classes you have to take anyway, the best tutor is the MCAT exam itself. If you can get your hand on timed exams...

In addition to the aforementioned classes, some schools may require a biochemistry course. Sad, but true... Good luck with your studies!

OD = Doctor of Optometry. That's the guy/gal who does refraction and writes the script for your new glasses or contacts. Optometrists can't prescribe...

Hey there. I also was a CC student (way back in the day), and I do recommend that you take the bulk of your pre-med coursework after you transfer to ...

A couple of thoughts: 1) The "best" time for the MCAT is Spring (April) of your Junior year. You can take it in August, but as Doc Admin mentioned,...

I finished an AA at a CC and am now in med school, but for me it was not a straight shot from CC to 4-year to med school. Doc Admin is right, it migh...

Hey there... I came to med school after my master's degree, and I took a few of the premed sciences during grad school -- (signed up for undergrad cl...

John Go get 'em, bud! Have a great term, and if you apply to school up this way let me know. We're really friendly and we give great tours... even ...

Doc Admin is right -- GPA and MCATs don't necessarily shoo anyone into medical school. We had one of the Deans of my school telling future applicants...

Just as an additional note -- if you do a military residency after medical school, you make O-3 pay and benefits as a resident. That runs to about $7...

Hi... I, too, went the CC route before my bachelors and masters degrees. You CAN get to med school from there, you just really want to kick butt in ...

Hey there. First things first... CHILL. Things will be fine. 🙂 You say that you will not be able to fit in the pre-med courses because you are...

Hi. Medical school is a 4-year program, no matter what type of residency you wish to complete thereafter. The lengthy training for plastic surgeons ...

Hey there, Will... In my opinion, there is a lot of room in medicine for docs with a spiritual bent. My current favorite medical school professor, i...

Is it do-able? Absolutely. Is it friggin' hard? You bet. I am attending medical school as a second career, and I love it. However, I also have a ...

My medical school class has members from a variety of different allied health professions. We have a PA, several RNs, a DC, and some others. Some of...

One guy in my class is from Canada. I don't know what his pre-med GPA was, but he did well on the MCAT, and he doesn't sound like a whiner to me when...