I willl throw in another opinion about ancestry. If your genetic profile rates you as 23% native American, you are 23% native American. The genetic profile tests have been sufficiently validated that they are now used by law enforcement and medical …
Penn Law is widely known for it's interdisciplinary focus. Lots of kids do dual degree and lots of kids do certificate programs in addition to their law degree. It is a pretty friendly place, not terribly cutthroat as far as top programs go. Kids ha…
I have mentioned this before, but the Dean of a medical school who I became friends with later said they were looking for a circus performer. If the person was not an ax murderer and showed up for the interview, they were basically getting in. And, …
Just on first blush, I might think that an arrest for those circumstances would not hurt you. Might even in a backwards type of way, secretly impress some folks. I would phrase it something like th is - "charged and paid $75 fine for incommoding dur…
I am going to go with the GRE because I have an engineering background, so I took all the math. Although, I looked at taking the LSAT and I did notice the large number of questions having to do with medicine and healthcare topics. If you were a phys…
Hate to be a killjoy, but after having taken dozens of professional exams in testing centers, it can be bothersome in terms of the testing conditions. You can be right next to someone taking an insurance exam or the exam for firefighters. People get…
Without seeing the essay, I would vote for another topic. You risk spending too much of your essay slamming the cop and telling his story. It is hard to see how to make it uplifting and compelling.
I would think about using it. I wouldn't puff it at all, but I also would not shrink it either. Just be honest about it, but if it is informing your decision, I say use it.
It has been quite awhile since I was applying to med school, but from the kids I have talked to who are applying this year, it is almost completely a one-time test. One kid I talked to who did nto do all that great is dealing with it by changing her…
Perhaps @tekken1225 can chime in here, but for sleep you can also add that most ancient of soporifics - music. You could try one of the CDs by the Benedictine nuns of Our Lady of Ephesus Priory, particularly the most recent one. The Prioress was a f…
Yes, softs count for a lot in med school. Probably one of the reasons I got in. I had worked many years doing shifts as a production foreman on the open hearths. My interviewer said, "Gee, I can't ever remember a steelworker coming through here." My…
Yup @eRetaker I pretty much agree. One thing that is never done for medical school that you see commonly in law school is declining an acceptance and reapplying the next year to see if you can get into "better schools." Never done. What do they call…
Well, I am expecting the deep pocketed schools like Hopkins and Stanford and maybe Penn and Columbia, etc. to be following suit shortly. With NYU having free tuition, every kid in the country will be applying there.
Yes, that it is true what @sx23 says about med school rankings. There are a few really not so desirable med schools at the very bottom and a few at the top that it is nice to be from (Harvard, Hopkins) but basically you are good no matter where you …
Well, I have some personal MCAT experience, although the current test is somewhat different than when I took it. Generally, when I was moving through my training, I found the exams very rigorous. Like, when I took my first boards test (of three) in …
I agree with the other 7sagers that maybe you don't have to slot law school into your mid 20s. If you have to argue with yourself about doing it, best to delay. There is plenty of time in life to have 2 or even 3 careers. At age 23 I was an open hea…