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Every year, hundreds of thousands of students use SDN to navigate the path to becoming a doctor, dentist, pharmacist, or other health professional. Many of these students are the first in their families to pursue a doctoral-level degree. They come to SDN because they have questions and we offer accurate, unbiased answers at no cost.

SDN keeps core resources such as forums, school data, interview feedback, and advising tools broadly accessible and free wherever possible. Some optional services and donor benefits may carry near-cost fees to cover the resources needed to provide them.

But free does not mean free to run. Keeping SDN online, maintained, and growing takes real resources. Your donation makes it possible for the next generation of health professionals to get the guidance they need, regardless of their background or bank account.

We believe the process of becoming a health professional should not be a for-profit venture. SDN is supported by advertising and the generosity of donors like you. We do not sell individual user data. We may share aggregate, de-identified information for research, reporting, or institutional use. Members who donate enjoy an ad-free experience.

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I legitimately had the cycle of my dreams. I’m an ORM from Chicago with a 3.8 and 513. Somehow, I managed to get 6 acceptances with a 100% II->A rate. One of my acceptances is with a T15 school and the other is with a T20. SDN really helped me with my interview prep, which really showed in the way that I converted each interview to an Acceptance!

SDN Member radrak

Relied almost solely on SDN for all pre-health advice and guidance. Made extensive use of the forums as a lurker, and built my application using advice here. Currently sitting on 15 interviews and 2 acceptances as of October 18th. I would not have had anywhere near that level of success without SDN!!!

SDN Member Mr. Macrophage

I have appreciated this platform so much as I was trying to get into vet school. I wish more students knew about this! I did not have any support/help for my journey to vet school and SDN members guided me every step of the way.

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