*** BS/MD Results For Class Of 2016***

accidentlyhere
Mon, 11 Jul 2016 06:35:16 +0000

At the time of my application:

GPA: 4.0 (uw)

SAT: 2350

SAT Subject Tests:
Math/Chem/Physics: 800, Bio - 750

AP’s
5’s on 7 APs.

Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male

Relevant Med experiences include 1 summer at a pathology lab, 1 summer of science research, and some shadowing. I did have plenty of other non-med ec’s and some decent awards (non-med related).

BS/MD Applications:
Rejected (no interview) at pitt, rice/baylor, case ppsp, uconn, and bu.
Rejected after interview at Miami HPM, Northwestern HPME, and Drexel
Accepted into Penn State/Jefferson.

Decided ultimately not to go the bs/md route and instead attend a top 20 university with a large scholarship, but that was a difficult and personal decision that will vary based upon the individual.

The ability to articulate your dedication and commitment to medicine is extremely important for these programs in my opinion, and I do suspect that my dearth of medical ec’s made it difficult to convey the commitment necessary at the interview stages for Miami and Northwestern. That said, I didn’t really decide on medicine until the beginning of senior year, which is why a direct med program may not have been the best option for me. Good luck to all future applicants!