Hello All:
I am posting this for my nephew who is a Junior in college right now. He wants to become a doctor. He is currently working on a research project in a lab, and going to Europe for internship during Christmas break. He has not taken MCAT yet.
He is kind of worried right now about the process. We dont know much about the process of getting into medical school. We are looking for a counselor who can guide him over the next couple of years on things he should be doing, what classes to take, and eventually help with medical school application process. Is there a counselor that you can recommend?
Thanks.
Thanks. Waiting for others to chime in :-*
His college does not have Pre-professional advisors in which he can talk too? Many college career/ advising centers can help him with the process. He should check there first.
He did mention about the school advisors, and he has talked with them. But, we were hoping for someone who can be more helpful.
Besides his home college advising office, there’s lots of good free advice available on the Student Doctor Network forums–including advice that comes from posters who are members of admission committees at their respective medical schools. (LizzyM, Catalystik, gyngyn, Goro, gonnif, MedEd)
https://■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■/forums/pre-medical-md.10/
Your nephew will need to do some digging and will need to learn to ignore the pre-med neuroticism that sometimes runs rampant among student posters. But it’s a very useful resource.
Also lots of the basic information is available for free at AMCAS–
[How to Apply to Medical School](How to Apply to Medical School with AMCAS® | Students & Residents)
[Understanding the Process of Applying to Medical School](Understanding the Process | Students & Residents)
[Medical School Admission Requirements](Mec-Msar-rw)
**MSAR requires a purchasing a subscription for full access to all the data.
[Four Tips for Using the MSAR More Efficiently](Four Tips for Using the Medical School Admission Requirements™ (MSAR®) | Students & Residents)
The whole AMCAS site is chock full of valuable information.
If your nephew is legal resident of Texas, the medical school application process is slightly different. He will apply through [Texas Medical and Dental School Application Service](https://www.tmdsas.com)
Lots of useful information about requirements for applying all Texas medical schools, including a uniform list of admission coursework required by all TX schools.
If your nephew is interested in applying to osteopathic medical schools, he should read [Become an Osteopathic Physician](Become a Doctor - The Path to Becoming an Osteopathic Medical Doctor | AACOM)
In the US osteopathic physicians are NOT the same thing as osteopaths. In the US, a doctorate of osteopathic medicine (DO) is professional degree program that provides an education equivalent to allopathic medical schools (MD) and grants full medical practice rights to its graduates.
Wow, thanks for that. That is really useful info and give him something to work on.
Keep it coming 
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