The Thirteenth Annual OldPreMeds and OldMeds National Conference

Washington, DC, (Crystal City/Arlington) June 6-9, 2013

***Keynote Speakers from AAMC and SDN

***Panel with Admissions Directors from Georgetown, Johns Hopkins, George Washington University and others

***Featuring “Military Medicine” with former and current uniformed physicians w/nontraditional backgrounds

***Exhibitors include over 30 programs from MD, DO, Post-Bacc, Test Prep, HPSP, and more

***Family Panel with Doctors, Medical Students, and Premedical Students who are nontraditional

Join us for a packed program of featured speakers, panel discussions, exhibitors, & recruiters

Click here for complete program, hotel, and registration information

Or go to www.OldPreMeds.Org/conference

Five Moms About to Graduate from GW Med School

Hello, everyone!

I apologize again for not posting here in so long! I am done with year 2 at the George Washington Univ School of Med in DC and I am in the thick of studying for Step 1. I'm still loving every second!

A fellow nontrad in my class forwarded me this article about five of my upperclassmen that are about to graduate. They are all over 35 and mothers. Take a read if you've got the time. They are an inspiration for all nontrads!

http://gwtoday.gwu.edu/people/startingover

Keep going for your dream! YOU CAN DO IT!

-Sara

Take Biochem & Molecular Bio

Hi, Non-trad Pre-meds,

I just wanted to say that Biochem (i.e. Dr. Peter Doucette's Chem 153 series at UCLA Extension) and Molecular Bio (i.e. Prof. Michael Strathearn's Life Sciences 3 at UCLA Extension) have been saving me incredible amounts of time this semester at med school. I brought my notes with me -- thank you, Dr. Doucette for such AMAZING lecture handouts -- and I couldn't be happier. I have actually had more time to spend with my daughter because of it!

So, here's my advice, especially if you want to go to the GW School of Med:
take Biochem and Intro to Molecular Bio during premed, and bring your notes with you to med school!

Best,
Sara

Hello from Med School!

Hi, everyone!

It's been a while since I posted, but my reason is a good one--I'm in med school!

Keep plugging away, non-trads! IT IS ABSOLUTELY WORTH IT. First semester has been fantastic so far. I love the material. I love the camaraderie. I love the professors. I love the day-to-day goals and the overall goal. I couldn't be happier with my choice in school and my new career path.

Because Tanya, Aurora, and I are all in MD/DO school, we had to transform the club into an online support team. So please be patient in getting replies from us, but do keep sending us your questions. We will help as much as we can.

A quick note about what we can and cannot do... We're not advisors, so we're not going to review your individual situations, go over your transcripts and personal statements, or tell you where you should consider applying. However, we WILL share with you our experiences and our personal opinions. We WILL provide you with every resource we know of. We WILL encourage you and listen to your frustrations. We WILL give you specifics on how we got through the premed classes at UCLA Extension and how we got into med school. We WILL tell you, "NO, YOU ARE NOT CRAZY. YOU CAN DO THIS AND DO IT WELL." I don't write this to discourage you from contacting us; I write it so as not to have to disappoint you in our replies.

All right. That's it from me for now. I've got to study Gross Anatomy. I'll post again when I can.

Don't give up,
Sara

Med school Info session done by UCLA

Hello, Everyone,

I got this email from the volunteering program I did. I thought you might be interested.


Dear Volunteers:

Hello,



I am extending an invitation to all of your students to come to our next ARC meeting. I have arranged for Lili Fobert (Admissions for the David Geffen School of Medicine) and Gloria Pineda (Financial Services) from David Geffen School of Medicine to speak for about 10 -15 minutes each about med school here at UCLA.



All of MAPS, LINC and any student is welcome to come hear them speak and to ask questions. I know that most of our students are pre med so this will be hopefully very helpful to them. Please share this with your students.



The meeting will be Friday, May 1st at 4 pm in the Auditorium B130.


Thank you,
Lisa Harden


Your satisfaction with communications from UCLA Medical Center is important to us. If you would like to review or change your email address or email preferences with us, please visit our email preferences page by clicking this link:

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"How I Got Into Med School" Info Session

Hey, everyone!

Our 2009 "How I Got Into Med School" Info Session is happening this Sunday, March 15th at 2pm! Our speaker is Kory Combs, a nontraditional student who has been accepted into Cornell and Duke. Both Aurora and I will also be discussing our experiences getting into schools.

Please email us at NonTradPreMeds@gmail.com for the location.

See you then!
Sara

"How To" Articles on eHow for Nontrads!

Hi, everyone!

Here are two informative "How To" articles, written just for us, and one for nontrads and traditional students alike.

http://www.ehow.com/how_4818292_medical-school-older-student.html
http://www.ehow.com/how_4822051_gpa-medical-school-older-student.html
http://www.ehow.com/how_4816754_write-good-medical-school-essay.html


-Sara