Applying to Med School with an Arrest and a Mugshot Online | Ask Dr. Gray: Premed Q&A
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- Опубликовано: 21 июл 2024
- Can you get into med school if you've been arrested? Will it come up in your interview? What should you disclose about it in your application? Today we discuss all that-including four words that you should NOT use when talking about your mistakes!
Here's the Premed Years episode where I interview my uncle Larry, a lawyer, about applying to med school with an arrest: premedyears.com/197. That episode gives an even more in-depth answer with more details.
On this week's Ask Dr. Gray, our premed student has been arrested and she has a Google-able mug shot online-but she doesn't have a criminal record attached to it. She's wondering how to handle this issue in her application. We cover:
• Why it matters what specific questions are being asked about criminal records, being arrested, and everything like that.
• The difference between the questions typically found on primary med school applications vs secondary applications.
• What medical schools really want to know about your past and how to reassure them in that regard.
• How a medical school may look differently at repeat offenses versus one-time arrests.
• Is there a better or more eloquent framework than the "lesson learned" message for discussing arrests?
• The four words that can get you rejected from med school for not owning up to your past mistakes.
• How much information should you disclose about your past in your application?
• What's the situation with expunged records and applying to med school?
• Is it possible to get your mugshot taken down from Google?
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Me: Worst crime ever committed was not raising my hand in 3rd grade
Also me: Watches entire video
Hahahahahaha
This was an interesting watch for sure! Not something you hear too often
First of all i would like to thank you a lot...as a high school student looking forward to going to pre med..then med school..you are extremely helpful...and i am thankful
I don’t typically leave comments on most videos but I cannot thank you enough for this video. I am a 3rd year pre-medical student at UC Berkeley, in California. 2 years ago I was arrested for engaging in a speed competition (I think I spent a solid 4 hours being booked and just had to pay a big fine the next day).
Although it was treated like a really big speeding ticket, it’s still a misdemeanor. But Dr.Gray is incredibly correct in that what you learn from it is the most valuable takeaway. I guess you could say that back then I wasn’t a real “pre-med” since I didn’t have any pre-reqs under my belt. But, I was 18 and just bought my first car.
Anyways, I remember it being 11:30 at night and a man entered the same cell as mine. I didn’t ask him a cliche question like what he was in for but I just asked him how he was. For the first hour he was quiet as a board but then slowly opened up. He talked about his wife, daughter, friends, and his occupation. He told me incredibly personal things about his childhood and perhaps that is what made him the troubled man he sees himself as now. For 4 hours my problems seemed so insignificant compared to this man who is walks through hell everyday.
When I left to go home that day I was utterly confused by the comfort of the smile he gave me before he left. I mean, I did literally NOTHING for 4 hours but listen.
But I realized that is in my opinion the most valuable skill that I have. To be able to listen carefully and truly empathize with another human being.
As premeds, I find that many of my colleagues and friends have this computational view of this alien-like world. But the strangeness within it makes it truly fascinating. I try to look for faith in the human sprit wherever my path takes me, whether that be in a lab working on retrospective patient data analysis or in a holding cell in San Francisco.
Best,
Alexander
chickens366 sorry ain’t happening for you buddy
Trump Is God I was actually going to reply back with a rude comment. But instead, I think maybe you’re right. I may not stand a chance. One thing I know for sure is that my stellar MCAT score and my crystal clear rhetoric when speaking to people may just be enough to teach others. Seeing that you have one of my videos in your MCAT playlist (I use an alternative account) I see that you’re a student, just like me.
If I can’t make it, the least I could do is teach others how I got shadowing hours, research, and a great MCAT score that way I can still do what I was meant to do. Teach and serve.
I wish you luck.
chickens366 Thank you for being brave and telling your story. Please disregard the other guy who replied to you. If it isn’t apparent by his username he is a frequent troll in the comment sections for Dr. Grays videos. I wish you the best of luck and hopefully medical schools understand the mistake and have sympathy. 🔐
Hafis Adegun based off your username you don’t have anything intelligent to say and don’t care to be honest with this person ether like me.
@@trumpisgod8730 lol lol lol lol lol lol 😂
You’re so great I love the amount of work you put into these videos. You deserve a lot more recognition. Know that we really appreciate all that you do for us.
I am planning to take the MCAT soon and apply to medical school sometime soon as well. You have been a great help :) can’t thank you enough
I was a drug king pin for years and started a proxy war in subsaharan Africa in order to sell weapons to both sides? How do I get into medical school? #askdrgrey
Sounds like you studied at Jake Tran's school :)
Thanks for your videos Dr. Gray! This isn’t super related, but have you created any content about premeds who are DACA recipients? I know there’s a lot of uncertainty so maybe it’s hard to provide specific information about it.
I have a quick question Dr. Gray: if you have an instructor write a letter for you and the PhD they are advised by wants to cosign off on it, how do you make the letter request on AMCAS? To the PhD or the masters instructor?
Applying successfully to med school with an arrest and mugshot depends on the severity of the crime and also whether there was a conviction. An episode of "Motorway Cops" titled "Cheaters and Chancers" features a man then working at a hospital run by the British NHS busted by 2 cops for allegedly driving drunk. He was told of the possibility because of his profession, that West Midlands Police (given the location of his arrest) might have to notify the NHS of his arrest. The notification in question is given shortly after the 14:30 mark of the RUclips documentary in question.
Can I get into MED School if I I got my BS degree online? Thanks!
Yes.
The admission committees have a hard job.
They’ll be fine. They get our application fees.
So whats the plan if it really wasn't their fault😂
Since she's a woman, her solution is to get married so that she can change her surname and be able to apply in Med School.