<p>Don Q - If I understand the program correctly, then I think you misunderstand it a bit. Undergrads have to be part of this program from the beginning of their freshman year, so only a small select group are subject to these stringent requirements. So it is not at all a “get into Med School free card” for all premeds, it does not apply to those not in the USPM program. In other words, a premed not in the program that maintains a 3.8 might get into med school or might not, but it has nothing to do with this discussion. If you lowered the GPA requirement for the program to 3.6, it still would have zero impact on anyone not in the program. It is only those in the USPM program that this applies to.</p>
<p>So yes, it is attainable, and yes, it is a lot of work. I think cdz’s point is that it might be so much work to stay qualified that other, very important aspects of undergraduate life and life in general, things that might indeed help develop important qualities in a doctor, could get the short end of the stick, so to speak. Again, I think that might be a valid point and certainly one worth considering, and apparently so do these other very highly regarded schools he cites.</p>