<p>Yeah, traffic does suck in this city. When I was in 8th grade I was offered admission to the Debakey High School for Health Professions, may have heard of it, I turned it down to stay with my bros and avoid the commute. Lol</p>
<p>I would like to make the point that I do not have anything against the top tier universities. If someone chooses to go to Harvard purely because of the ranking, then turning down an offer of a place in a BS/MD program would be a very naive things to do, especially if the student has already decided that medicine, and nothing else, is the career he or she wants to pursue. The student who chooses Harvard over a BS/MD program should be someone who wants to go to Harvard because he/she wants the Harvard experience and academic challenges (and NOT because of the ranking), who does not mind whichever med school he/she ends up after Harvard (“as long as I have the Harvard experience!” and not someone who wants to go to Harvard so that he/she has a better chance to get into a higher ranked med school!), who still likes to explore his/her career options, and who has some doubts about “Medicine is the best thing that could happen to me!”</p>
<p>^ I agree. Going to Harvard is for the experience and not expecting a higher ranked med school as the outcome. In many cases, the trade off can be a lower ranked med school due to the competition at these schools dragging your GPA down.</p>
<p>Accepted USciences/TCMC. Anyone else?</p>
<p>@sanguinee, congrats. You deserve it. Are you going?</p>
<p>@patrick Thanks! I’ve got pretty much a full ride to Emory, so I’m not sure where I should go. Any suggestions?</p>
<p>finally made my decision. VCU GMED!</p>
<p>Accepted to Caldwell/SGU BS/MD also… weird, considering I only applied to the UMDNJ program.</p>
<p>That’s great sanguinee! Where do you want to go? I don’t know anything about Caldwell… or TCMC.</p>
<p>Congrats sanguinee.</p>
<p>So there are still a lot of decisions coming out?</p>
<p>Anyone get into Rice/Baylor?</p>
<p>Sanguinee go for Emory, bro. You won’t regret it.</p>
<p>@PatrickStarr what are you aiming for right now? I applied/interviewed at pretty much all of them in TX and can give you insight on them if you want</p>
<p>@asianandproud, thank you. I will PM you.</p>
<p>Congrats @sanguinee! I’ve been rooting for you. You started this thread and am sure worked hard to get here. Best wishes!!</p>
<p>Congratulations Sanguinee. Could you pls share your stats.</p>
<p>@Sanguinee- what are your choices?</p>
<p>@sh4msingh, are you still considering the NJIT/NJMS program?</p>
<p>sanguinee - go to the bs md as you dont want to go through this process again in 3-4 years</p>
<p>RPI is a great program and you do not have to be a researcher. You could be a surgeon and use all the new robotics. D is at AMC and it is spending millions at its hospital since it serves half of New England and lower Canada. They have been around since 1830 and have no need for ratings since they turn away hundreds of applicants.</p>
<p>The decision comes down to east coast or Midwest since both get more snow than NYC and to the numbers with merit aid. Good luck.</p>
<p>I’m posting this here and on the results page because that page is not as active…</p>
<p>Stats:</p>
<p>GPA (weighted): 100.87
Class Rank: 1/138 (small public school)- Valedictorian</p>
<p>SAT:
Total- 2240/2400 Superscore
M-750/800
CR-710/800
W-780/800</p>
<p>ACT:
Cumulative: 35, R: 36, M: 35, E: 35, S: 32, W: 9</p>
<p>SAT IIs:
Biology M: 770
Chemistry 770
US History: 760
Math 1: 730
Math 2: 660 </p>
<p>APs: 10 total (6 senior year)
Biology (5)
US History (5)
English Language (5)
European History (4)
Macroeconomics
Statistics
Chemistry
Calculus AB
Spanish Language
US Government</p>
<p>ECs: An enormous list of in-school clubs and activities, leadership in many of them. Math Honor Society President. Spanish Honor Society President. Math Club Co-president. Book Club Co-president. Varsity Tennis, Dive Team in the summer…</p>
<p>Community Service: 806 hours in HS, about 300 with volunteer ambulance corps (I am the Junior Corps Captain). I am a New York State Certified First Responder and have my EMT certification pending. </p>
<p>Research Experience: None</p>
<p>I applied to the following BS/MD programs:</p>
<p>Stony Brook (Interviewed and accepted)
Brooklyn College (Interviewed and accepted)
GW/GW (Interviewed and accepted)
Sophie Davis (Interviewed and accepted)
BU (Interviewed and rejected)
Siena/AMC (Interviewed and rejected)
NJIT/NJMS (Interviewed and rejected)
Stevens/NJMS (Interviewed and rejected)
Rutgers/NJMS (Interviewed and rejected)
UConn CPiM (no interview)
Case Western PPSP (no interview)
Wash U (no interview, waitlisted at undergrad)
Rochester REMS (Interview request declined)
Union/AMC (Supplemental application declined)</p>
<p>Other Schools: Lawrence Tech (accepted, $18,000 scholarship/year), WPI (accepted, full tuition award), Rutgers Undergrad (accepted, full ride award), Vanderbilt (accepted), SUNY Binghamton (accepted), RIT (accepted, $16,000 scholarship/year), Cooper Union (waitlisted)</p>
<p>Decision: Stony Brook University Engineering Scholars for Medicine BE/MD Eight Year Program!</p>
<p>Reflection: I joined CC back in January because of the wealth of information I was gleaning from this thread and about BS/MD programs in general. Applying to these programs requires a certain type of person, one who not only knows they want to go into medicine, but who can prove it through well-written essays, fantastic recommendations, and, at the interview stage, the ability to speak professionally and clearly and to convey ideas with finesse. As I have seen throughout this process, written and spoken communication skills can sometimes outweigh weaknesses in an application. I don’t have the best scores in the world, I have zero research (though I am definitely looking forward to fixing that next year), and I honestly only participate in one health related activity, the ambulance corps. I didn’t realize I wanted to apply to these programs until mid-Junior year, so I had already lost some time trying to “build up a resume” specifically for BS/MD programs. In the end, though, having all of those experiences didn’t really matter. I believe the admissions committees liked my commitment to my school activities, my volunteering efforts, and the ambulance corps as a whole over a larger period of time, as compared to shorter experiences in shadowing. Either way, I am extremely grateful for all of the help I have received here on CC, and I am unbelievably happy to have a seat in Stony Brook School of Medicine’s Class of 2021! If anybody who is applying next year has any questions, feel free to PM me, I’ll be happy to help!</p>