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Unavailable165: HPSP, Premed Major, Choosing an Undergrad and More Q&A
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165: HPSP, Premed Major, Choosing an Undergrad and More Q&A

FromThe Premed Years


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165: HPSP, Premed Major, Choosing an Undergrad and More Q&A

FromThe Premed Years

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Length:
24 minutes
Released:
Jan 20, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode

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Session 165 In this episode, Ryan answers questions that have been emailed in and will be covering topics such as choosing an undergrad, premed major, fixing application with poor GPA, and more. Ryan also talks about his upcoming Medical School Interview book. Go to medschoolinterviewbook.com and Ryan will send out parts of a book he's working on which includes tips for the medical school interview, questions, and how to answer those questions. The book will also contain real, live mock interviews that Ryan has done with students over the years, for you to see how these questions have been answered as well as Ryan's feedback based on the answers. If you have some questions that you want answered on this podcast, visit medicalschoolhq.net/question or leave a question for the new podcast, the OldPreMeds Podcast. Just sign up for an account over at oldpremeds.org and leave your question there. Here are some of your questions answered: Q:  Which school should you go to if you want to do athletic medicine? A:  What college you go to has no bearing on your career (with a few exceptions). Go to an institution where you're going to be happy and you're going to succeed. Check out the vibe and figure it out that way. Don't worry about your career path. Q:  How is the admissions committee going to see if you’re a nontraditional student with wife, daughter, full time work and a 3.9 GPA who can take no more than 12-13 credit hours per semester? A:  Calm your worries. There is no problem with this even if it takes 5 years to finish your premed classes. Maintain the GPA. Do well in the MCAT. Make sure you're doing all the other things for your application. Have volunteer hours and do shadowing. Q:  What are Ryan's experiences working for the military? And did he enjoy the service? A:  The Premed Years Podcast has done a bunch of content about the military talking with HPSP recruiter for the air force, talking to the USUHS Medical School dean, Ryan talking about being a flight surgeon, and talking to an ex-army dermatologist who went to USUHS, the military medical school and his life in the army. Get these from Sessions 18, 30, 36, and 93. Update:  Months ago, Ryan separated from the Air Force and after being diagnosed with MS he was no longer able to fly. Just recently, he joined the Connecticut National Guard and got a waiver where he can fly again with the crew. He is the first person ever in the Air Force National Guard to go back in the air with MS and he is excited to share his journey as an international guard flight surgeon. Q: Student in Puerto Rico who's interested in going to a U.S. Medical School. Double degree in chem and microbiology. Great GPA and doing awesome stuff but worried about his English speaking skills. Should he go to New York and get a master's degree while learning English? When should you take the MCAT? A: Puerto Rico is part of the U.S. so you're not considered a foreign graduate but a U.S. student. Speaking English is a huge part of communicating in the U.S. Speaking Spanish is a great bonus. Taking the MCAT is very hard. If English is not your first language, you would suffer on the MCAT. But go ahead and take the MCAT. Prepare for it. Take the diagnostic. Start studying for it and see where you're at. Q:  Can you major in athletic training and still apply to medical school? A:  You can major in anything that you want. You need to take the premed requirements, the medical school requirements. The pre reqs classes that you need to take include English, Chemistry, Biology, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Physics, Psychology, and Sociology. But you can major in whatever you want as long as you fill in everything else needed for medical school. Don't major in something just because it's a good "premed major." You have to enjoy what you're studying so that you're bringing in your full attention and passion to what you're learning everyday in order to maintain a great GPA and talk about it happily during interviews
Released:
Jan 20, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode

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The Premed Years is an extension of MedicalSchoolHQ.net. Started by Ryan Gray and his wife Allison who are both physicians, it is another means of bringing valuable information to pre med students and medical students. With interviews with deans of medical schools, chats with trusted, valuable advisors and up-to-date news, The Premed Years and MedicalSchoolHQ.net are the goto resources for all things related to the path to medical school. We are here to help you figure out the medical school requirements. We will show you how to answer the hard questions during your medical school interviews. What is a good MCAT Score? What is the best MCAT Prep? What the heck is the AMCAS? What is the best undergraduate program? What is medical school like? What so you do to volunteer and shadow? Get your questions answered here.