11 Premed Questions Answered: What GPA Do I Need? Can I Work in Med School? | Ask the Dean Ep. 25

It's episode twenty-five of Ask The Dean! This week, Dr. Scott Wright and Dr. Ryan Gray answer questions about how to ask for a letter of recommendation, when to send update letters to med schools, whether you can work a job in med school, and more!

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We cover the following topics this week:

0:00 Introduction
2:33 What advice does Dr. Wright often give in pre-interview advising?
4:54 Is a 3.5 science GPA okay if you have a strong upward trend?
7:31 How does an upward trend in GPA show growth?
13:31 What do public med schools do to keep their grads practicing in state?
19:40 Can you ask writers of your letters of rec to mention specific things?
22:23 What if my professor asks me to write my own letter of rec for myself?
24:44 What GPA do I need in my master's if I had a 2.9 sGPA in undergrad?
28:10 What to do if family and work responsibilities keep hurting your GPA?
33:42 When is it okay to send update letters to medical schools?
41:43 If my volunteering position turns into a paid job, should I take it?
43:37 Can you work a job in medical school?

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Dr. Scott Wright has served as the Director of Admissions at UT Southwestern Medical School, Associate Dean at University of Texas at Dallas, and Executive Director of the Texas Medical and Dental Application Service (TMDAS)

Mappd is co-founded by Ryan Gray, MD and Rachel Grubbs. Dr. Gray is also the host of the Premed Years podcast and the author of the Premed Playbook series. Ms. Grubbs has been serving and advising premeds for 20 years at companies like The Princeton Review and Next Step Test Prep (now Blueprint MCAT).

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