Hi all,

TLDR: Do med schools ask to see consent from universities to do concurrent bachelor degrees??

I'm not sure if this is the right place to post this or not but I'm highly considering dong two bachelors degrees at once, one at each institution.

I'm currently studying the Bachelor of Health Science majoring in Neuroscience at Swinburne university. I took the GAMSAT in September and while I'm happy with my score for my first sitting I plan on retaking it in march. Before starting my current degree I did a year of a Bachelor of Psychology at Victoria University. I opted to transfer to Swinburne to do Neuroscience as I wanted something more in-depth. I was part-time for a while at Swinburne due to some health issues and my GPA isn't the greatest. Since getting my health under control my grades have improved and my grades at VU were pretty good. I've decided that to raise my GPA I should go back to my old degree at VU but I also love neuroscience and I feel like having the science background is probably a good idea. I've started the process of applying to re-enrol in my old VU course. I'm transferring some credits from my neuroscience degree but I'm unsure if there are electives I can get covered etc but I plan on asking the university about that before I submit the application. Because I transferred to neuroscience in the first place from psych those units count as electives and I only have core units left.

I only have a few neuroscience core units left and as I'm familiar with the VU block model I'm very confident that I will be able to handle both. I plan on doing three Swinburne units per semester as well (except for maybe one semester, but I'll see how I feel when I get there). I have great support at Swinburne with my health and VU was amazingly supportive when I was there. The lack of exams at VU and doing one unit at a time makes me very comfortable with the decision. I am very confident that I will be able to pull this off and improve my GPA and if I'm struggling I can always put VU on hold and do that after the neuroscience degree if that's too much. I get that this might sound crazy but I'd like to at least give it a shot. Please don't yell at me for wanting to try this.

Swinburne policy appears to be that I need to tell them about concurrent study. I'm worried about doing this because my history isn't great. I'm doing a post-census remission of debt to remove some failed units from my transcript and since getting my health under control I've passed all my classes. When I have been healthy enough to participate I have passed classes and even gotten a few distinctions and high distinctions (but mainly credits). Although my health means that I can get them removed from my transcript and I now have great support and am doing well I'm worried that Swinburne won't give me consent. If I were to just do it would med schools ask to see consent from Swinburne and VU to do concurrent study?? Will I have to prove that I told the university?

Second post here today, sorry about that.

Anyways, just found out about Amboss and was going through some of its articles and I was very impressed.

Just for some context, I have a biochem exam in a few days and am reviewing its contents, but reading the book again feels exhausting. I was wondering if anyone has ditched the books completely and studies only using Amboss. Do you guys think it's a valid approach?

Btw, things over here are a little different, I have no Step 1 or Step 2 exams (don't even know what they are). I was thinking more of using Amboss as a primary source for learning. Worth it?

Hi. I’m very worried about my future. I have worked very hard over the past few years to get myself where I needed to be to apply to medical school. I am intending to apply this coming cycle to begin in 2026. My gpa is great, I have a good MCAT score, and I have many years of working as a CNA to back me up. I think I have a great shot at getting into a MD school.

Anyways, I am the result of poor judgement and when I started school, my parents co-signed a bunch of private student loans to cover the costs of my undergraduate degree. I am in a horrible amount of debt for just my undergrad. I did not fully understand the costs of college when I started. I actually did not want to go to college at first, but my parents pushed me to pursue a degree. I do not regret this as I did find myself and my interest in medicine. Anyways, I just assumed my parents would help me with this. Now, I have learned so much over the past few months and I’m worried of pursuing this further education. I knew I was going to be in debt for medical school, and I was okay with that. Unfortunately, with super high interest rates, these private loans are going to ruin me. Is the salary of a physician even going to help me with the costs of my undergraduate degree AND medical school? Am I screwed? Should I just pursue an industry job and give up on medical school? I really don’t want to. I have dreamt of becoming a physician over the past 5 years and I would hate to have this opportunity ruined for me.

Sorry. I’m spiraling. I just really need some help.

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I am going through my first year of medschool and would like to know if I can trust StatPearls to study - but not necessarily to do questions, as the country I’m from has it’s own take on medical questions lol.

Anyways, I’m taking biochem and have done a pretty thorough reading of Marks. Still, my biochem exam is in three days and I found a bunch of articles on StatPearls and it seems they are great for reviewing. I even pondered if I can use it instead of books next semester. Can I trust the info they bring? What are your thoughts?

edit: the articles are free btw, that’s why I’m interested

Hi everyone. I’ve been a nurse for 6 years and I am now one year into an NNP (neonatal) program. So far I feel underprepared and like the program isn’t going into the detail that I want. Clinicals haven’t started yet but I don’t think they will be enough to make up for the program being inadequate. It’s a DNP program so about 3.5 years long. I have been considering going to medical school for a while now. It feels daunting because of the difficult of getting into med school, length, and financial strain so I’m feeling a little discouraged about the process. When I’ve spoken to NPs at my hospital about possibly making this change they have all discouraged me saying that it’s too long and expensive and I’ll regret it.

Have any of you moved from RN to MD over NP? What are your thoughts on this?

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I’m graduating with my bachelor’s in May and I’m planning on taking a gap year to get my resume in order. I had kind of decided I wasn’t going to pursue med school anymore but recently I’ve changed my mind, but I have no shadowing or anything really that would look good on a resume outside of my classes. I haven’t taken the MCAT or studied for it at all but I’ve made good grades in undergrad. When should I start studying for the MCAT? How many times should I take it? Is a gap year long enough to get my resume worked up?

Hi all,

I am 23 years old but feel like I am going on 55. I recently finished my RN and have been working in the ER for some time now. It's great and I enjoy it, but I do not feel the satisfaction with advancement that I expected. I am also a Paramedic/Firefighter and have been in emergency medicine in general since I turned 18.
My dream for years has been to become an emergency medicine doc and be the one answering the EMS consults as they come in, but it was always seemed unfeasible to me. I started out at a community college and thus will have to redo a lot prerequisites at a 4 year as I understand. I have a BSN and a Associate's in Paramedicine at this time, and would be a flight paramedic by the time of application.

The road to medical school seems so long but the idea of it excites me. I'm posting here to see if anyone has any advice or similar experiences. Also, how can I expect admissions boards to look at my nontraditional background during the admissions process?

I have half a mind to continue down the fire/EMS route as I have been and just work part time RN for extra money, but a part of me thinks I would feel regret if I never made the jump to the top level of emergency medicine. I just feel too old when most things ppl began med school younger than me. I would have to likely do a DIY post-bacc while working. Any thoughts are appreciated, and thank you in advance.

I apologize that this is a repost from r/premed - I just wanted to see if I could get more thoughts from here too.

Hi all! I'm an ex-high school student (like, I just finished my exams, and currently waiting for results), and currently in the process of applying to universities. I'm applying to some universities abroad, but I'm also considering studying medicine locally. I live in a "small" country and let's say that my local university is not among the "best in the world" (if you see what I mean). It offers a 6-year programme for medicine in partnership with University of Geneva (I think that means my certificate will be awarded by university of Geneva but I'm not sure). The thing is, studying locally is seeming to be an easier option and is starting to appear very appealing to me. However some people are telling me that the environment in which you study really does matter and that studying at a better university abroad would be better for me. I agree that it might be better, but I personally don't think it's necessarily "much better". For me, at the end of the day, a doctor (general practitioner) is nearly the same regardless of where he has studied. Then later I'll have to go abroad to do my specialisation (to do cardiology /orthopedics...) anyways because that's not offered at my local university. So just wanted to ask, what do you think about that? Does it really matter where I go to study medicine (to become a gp)?

Edit : I'm not intending to practice neither in the US nor in the UK, but only in my home country

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Well… I did it. What is something yall wish you knew before starting year 1? Any advice :)?

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im a third year clerk at an Ontario medical school in canada currently on rotation and my school wants me to get the flu shot

I dont want to get the flu shot

tl:dr i dont believe that I want to inject something into my body based on a guess from the World Health Organization. im a healthy strong 25y dude that has is by no means immunocompromised, I dont need a shot.

how can I circumvent this? is there hippa policy I can cite? any precedence in the past?

I personally think this is medical tyranny.. my body my choice.

Hi, So I’m planing to talk step one after my 4th year now I’m a 3rd year medical student. My problem is that I had really bad doctor and the way they teach is very bad so there isa lot of things that Still don’t have any idea about so i can say that I have a really poor foundation for the first 3 basic years of medicine so i started studying but I feel that i’m lost and its very chaotic I dont know whether should I start studying for first aid and that would be enough for the biochem and biology and thats sort of stuff or should i go back to my lecture which will take alot of time to study for exmple i almost have 0 knowledge of histology CAN SOMEONE WHO HAVE BEEN THROUGH IT TELL ME WHAT SHOULD I DO PLEASE. bc idk what do

Hello, so I have a bit of a unique situation and wanted some advice.

My partner is Canadian and I am American, and we both have respective citizenship. We both go to a good school in the US where the vast majority of premed students get into med school (like 90%+)

We both are applying to med schools and we are looking at our options in terms of eventually ending up in the same place. Neither of us care where we end up, US or Canada, but we do want to end up together.

Please let me know if anyone knows anything about how this works. Mostly I’m wondering what happens if they go to school in Canada and I got to med school in US, Will we be able to match into US residency together? Canadian? This is all very confusing and our premed advisor is very busy at the moment!

Additionally, I know this is a large commitment to make with a partner and we have plans to get married so don’t worry about that.

Appreciate any responses!

Hi all!

(Skip to paragraph 4 if you don't care about backstory)

I'm in my early thirties and considering a long-term career switch from my current job as a chemical process engineer. While a solid career, I have watched industrial accidents sideline friends and co-workers and after several close calls I feel that my number will be called soon.

I experienced what an excellent physician can do for someone when a passionate health care provider saved my mom's life several years ago and pulled her out of a 3 year stint with an illness.

I want to know if my stats could be improved enough for application to a D.O. program or if I will have to pack my sunscreen to become a physician. While I am interested in other Healthcare professions, I am hoping to achieve my goal.

I have 100 hours of non-clincal volunteering in Healthcare (VA) and could easily get 300 by my application cycle. I passed my NREMT exam and plan to have at least 2000 hours of patient care experience by my first application cycle. Unfortunately, my GPA was a 2.75 in a hard-science major and weighed down by an F in Ochem (which I retook for a B-). My grades were low due to a motorcycle accident with a head injury that severely impacted my ability to focus for years.

My plan is to take a few courses and do well enough to be admitted at a solid postbac program. If I perform well enough there I will attempt MCATs and attempt an application cycle. If that fails I will continue to boost my PCE hours with EMT work and aim to SMP at a school with a linkage.

I realize that it's going to be an uphill battle as many students will have better GPAs and that if I stumble at any point I'm cooked. But is this a fool's errand? If I nail the next 3-5 years can I do this?

Appreciate any insight or recommendations, positive or negative.

Hi,

I’m in my last semester of junior year, then I’ll be a senior. I lost my mom the beginning of Fall semester and it’s difficult. I’m doing great in school and surprisingly haven’t dropped out yet. However, I’m stressed about how everything will come into place. My GPA is getting better, my grades are good, and my clinical experience/shadowing is good too! It’s the MCAT that’s really stressing me out and since my mom’s passing, my anxiety became worse. I want to become a Gastroenterologist because I LOVE the GI tract. I LOVE helping people and seeing Patients smile because they have been listened to and talked to someone who narrowed things down specifically for them. I’m just really nervous about the MCAT. I have been studying snippets of the AAMC, AnkiPro, and other resources and it does help. Maybe, I’m overthinking it? Sorry, if it’s all jumbled up. I see a lot of posts being made on here and it soothes me to see I’m not the only one who has this feeling.

Hello! First year science student and don't really have any meaningful ECs at the moment. I was wondering what everyone here wrote about in their Med School applications in terms of extracurriculars? I'd really love to get involved and hoping to get inspiration from what others have done!! Thank you and I hope you all have a good day!!

I did search this subreddit (not many results turned up) and the internet (which had the same 3 things turn up) beforehand, and wanted insight from actual people who have gotten in, as I look up to you all!!

I’m currently a sophomore nursing major student, and I’ve thought about going pre-med, but I feel like it may be too difficult?

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Hi everyone this topic has weighed heavily on me causing a lot of anxiety and distress so I am hoping this may help, and not looking for any negativity please! I am a junior at a private university (biology major) completing my fall semester now. I have had a very rough time in college with family illness, mental health, and other things affecting my academics, which is no excuse I know. This fall even I have had some trouble with 1 class/professor too. I am 100% committed to making a change this spring and my senior year. I want to go to medical school, and will do whatever it takes. I am a NJ resident and would like to stay in NJ for family and personal reasons, but am willing to commute to NY. Due to that, my main schools I would like are Rutgers medical school or Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine. I will provide all my current stats.

GPAs:

semester 1: 2.2 ; semester 2: 2.38 ; summer before soph: I took 3 classes the first half and got 4.0, then last half i took 1 class and got a 1.0 ... ; semester 3: 2.87 ; semester 4: 2.96 ; summer before jr: I took orgo 1 and the lab and believe i got a B in both then in orgo 2 an A and a B in the lab ( i am in the process of having the credits transfer over so I don't know the exact GPA) ; semester 5 (this fall): my grades will all be in the B-A range except most likely 1 class so likely a 2.8-2.9

So overall my cumulative GPA (not including this past summer as the credits are not transferred yet) is a 3.05.

Throughout college I have been an MA at a medical office and an assistant manager at a medical weightloss clinic. I plan to volunteer for first aid this spring and study for the MCAT and hopefully excel taking it in the spring/summer. I am considering applying to the Rutgers SMP on top of applying to medical school too (applying summer before senior year). Like mentioned before, I am committed to doing good this spring, and my senior year. Please provide any advice/tips, share if there is any hope. I really need to subside this spiraling anxiety.

Hey everyone,

I'm a 2nd-year MBBS student, and I could really use some advice. When I first got into med school, I was so passionate about becoming a doctor. But ever since I started, it’s been a steep downhill for me mentally. I’ve been dealing with some tough friendship breakups and just haven’t been able to settle in properly.

I barely passed my 1st professional examination, and I just finished my 2nd proff exams—pretty sure I’ll barely scrape through again, maybe even flunk in one subject (really really hoping I don’t).

When I first got into medschool, I was super motivated. I even got into Anki and thought I’d be this productive, disciplined student. I got the toughest, best books and made these amazing routines. But during the year, I barely studied. My routine was just: go to class with my earbuds in, go back to hostel, sleep, wake up, and repeat. I didn’t even participate in university events or anything fun. It was just... depression, honestly.

For some context, I ranked merit number 11 out of 270+ students when I got into med school. But since then, it’s like I’ve lost my spark.

In our system, we’ve been studying basic medical sciences these two years (physiology, biochemistry, gross anatomy, histology and embryology), with a module-based setup (theory exam as MCQs plus OSPEs). Starting next year, we’ll be going into clinical rotations at the hospital, and I’m also planning to apply for an internship soon.

Here’s where I’m freaking out: I realise now how much I’ve wasted these first two years. My basics feel weak, and I’m terrified that I won’t be able to handle the more complex stuff later—or worse, that I’ll turn into a bad doctor. I’ve always planned to go down the UK pathway. And I will. It's just that with my weak basics rn I'm thinking about preparing for Step 1 just to get a strong grip on my basics and rebuild my confidence.

Any advice on how to dig myself out of this hole? I know I messed up, and I’m ready to work harder, but I feel so overwhelmed. Please go easy on me. Just need some guidance to get back on track.

Thanks in advance!

My professor is INCREDIBLY demanding on physical examination,I need a cardio book that focuses on every single physical find quirk that might be present in each pathology ( he has a hard on on jules Constant but he asked more things that are not even here)

any eu applicants wanting to go to med school in ireland but currently in high school in Canada, How are you applying? And if you have been accepted to any med school in Ireland how was your HPAT score and what were your final grades in high school

any eu applicants wanting to go to med school in ireland but currently in high school in Canada, How are you applying? And if you have been accepted to any med school in Ireland how was your HPAT score and what were your final grades in high school