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Grad School Before Med School... Advice


socialjustice

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Hi everyone,

 

I graduated with a bachelor of science ( with a ~ 3.5 GPA) two years ago.  My mcat  score was a 515, which is a slightly above average score at the med schools that I am applying to.

 

 

I applied to med school previously, but I was waitlisted and never made it out of the wait list.   I applied to med school this year as well, but I am not sure if I will get in. As a result, this year I am applying to grad school, and planning to do a masters in science in community rehabilitation studies. I am really excited about my research project, but  I was wondering  how difficult it is to conduct research ? What things should I consider if I choose to do the masters program? Any factors that I should be cognizant of before applying to grad school?

 

I contacted two professors who are doing research projects in the topic that I am interested in and both of them got back to me, and both of them interviewed me and  are willing to write me the support letter for grad school. How should I pick the professor who I will conduct the research with? What qualities should I be looking for? What factors should I consider?

 

Thank you

 

 

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Seek out past or current masters/phd students working with the PI  and find out what they are really like to work with.  

To that point, also try to gauge how successful the students have been in their training. Are they publishing? Are they externally funded?

 

Same sort of thing with the PI.  How is their academic productivity?  Do they have grants?  How big is their lab (generally speaking, too big = no face time with the boss, too small = might not be productive)?  The last point I think is more applicable for basic science research.

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