Laurie619

I'll be there! 

Rutgers is hosting an open house on November 3rd from 10:30-1:00 to learn about their program!  Lunch is provided!  I am going and just wanted to share the information along!  You can find more information and how to sign up on their website!

Rutgers, Sarah Lawrence, Arcadia, Thomas Jefferson, Mount Sinai, and Johns Hopkins ?

https://www.facebook.com/rugcmp/ Just wanted to share the first NJ genetic counseling programs facebook page! This is now their 2nd year. The facebook page will begin to get updated this month with a lot of details and insight on this program! It's a great way to learn about the program if you're interested so be sure to like the page! 

My #1 advice with the GRE is to study the stuff you know you have trouble with beforehand! I didn't want to pay a boat load of money for prep books on top of the cost of the test so I checked out my public library and found two Kaplan books! I was able to keep them for months while I studied without spending a penny!

Hey everyone! A little bummed that I just saw that this is a thing now!! I applied for the fall 2018 cycle to 5 schools all in Jersey, Philly, and NYC area but not even an interview   So far I have shadowing hours with a cancer GC, experience working as a teacher assistant at a school for children with disabilities, and am finishing up my BS degree in biology this May. I was really hoping to get into grad school right away to avoid a gap year, but based off what I read on the 2018 form, it seems I need a lot more experience before re-applying!!
I know I have to retake my GRE (141V, 144Q, 3W). I'm not the greatest at standardized testing, so any suggestions on how to improve my scores? I am also not sure how I should spend my gap year? I was thinking about applying for lab assistant jobs, but I'm really not sure what would be best to improve my application.
Looking forward to hearing from everyone and so glad I found this forum for this application cycle!