Chance a Friend - Harvard M.D/J.D combined program

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<p>THIS IS FOR MY FRIEND.</p>

<p>UC Berkeley; Senior.</p>

<p>**Will graduate in 3 years since he brought alot of credit (he was in IB) from high school. Will this hurt his chances at grad school?</p>

<p>GPA: 3.95 (I think only 1 or 2 A-, NO B’s)
MCAT: 11
LSAT: 174</p>

<p>EC: He is very involved in political activism on school and has done medical research with one of his professors. </p>

<p>He should have very good recs from professors he knows very intimately. </p>

<p>I do not know much more info on his activities and such. But judging on his numbers alone is his chance good?</p>

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<p>Is there a more ridiculous and completely useless degree than a JD/MD? Unless your friend is a sleazebag who wants to start hios own medical malpratice suit, tell him to stick with either law or medicine.</p>

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<p>lol JD/MD… I see the loansharks already.</p>

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<p>a 33 MCAT will not get his app tossed out but is also not exceedingly competitive for a Harvard M.D., esp a combined degree program. Many acceptees will have 35+ MCAT scores, nearing 40, but again extracurriculars, motivation, essays, interview, and letters are also impt. factors in admission.</p>

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<p>your friend has a 3.95 from Cal, but only scored an 11 on the MCAT? was your friend a science major?</p>

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<p>he was not a science major and barely studied for the MCAT.</p>

<p>And whats wrong with a M.D/J.D? Most of the tuition will most likely be paid for through scholarships.</p>

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<p>i don’t know if that is a good LSAT score or not, but that is a terrible MCAT score. even with a 3.95 GPA, good letters of rec, research experience, i don’t think an 11 is going to get you into any med school, much less harvard…</p>

<p>refer to leejwwc’s post</p>

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<p>A JD/MD si the type of a degree a character on a soap opera would have.</p>

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<p>lol at soap opera comment. to the original poster, we’re not trying to be jerks, it’s just that a MD/JD combined program isn’t very feasible.</p>

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<p>What’s the point (beyond a pretty artificial boost to self-esteem) of getting both degrees? They’re both professional degrees that would effectively lead to two separate careers. Pick one degree and get on with non-academic life - it does exist and is often very rewarding. </p>

<p>and yes, this person has a horrible shot at Harvard med. If he has such great research experience, he should instead do a PhD and perhaps one of the other two degrees, depending on personal interest.</p>

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<p>is that an 11 total or an 11 per section on the MCAT (33 total)? Because an 11 total would be an auto reject at any medical school, both M.D. and D.O. programs.</p>

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<p>…11 on each section.</p>

<p>33 total.</p>

<p>he is double majoring, philosophy and political science.</p>

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<p>He has a very good shot at getting into Harvard Law. (82% Chance based on the Law School Admissions Calculator, which is a decent estimate).
The only thing I can tell you about Med School is that his MCAT per section average is about .7 lower than the average at Harvard, and his GPA is about .14 above the average.</p>

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<p>so is there any problem with graduating early? I heard grad schools dont like it.</p>

<p>He is only 21.</p>

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<p>Is your friend planning on mentioning his five years of service in the Peace Corps and his Rhodes Scholarship when applying for his JD/MD, or would that waste valuable space on his application?</p>

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<p>man, MD/JD is like the ultimate ambulance chaser</p>

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<p>jmleadpipe i dont understand your post.</p>

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<p>21 isn’t really graduating early.</p>

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<p>Yeah, graduating at 21 is the right age this year.</p>

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<p>wow, so much hate on this board - in short, your friend will be considered based on his numbers, what is more important however is that he convey how he plans to use the M.D. in conjunction with the J.D. and why it is important that he obtain training in both medicine and law vs. in just one.</p>