<p>Hey whats up guys. I am going to attend Boston College in the Fall pre-med and from reading the forums I have a good idea of what is needed to get into an excellent medical school, however I want to take it one step further. I want opinions on who the most competitive medical school applicant would be. What would his/her GPA,MCAT score, ECs, Research, and proclivities be. Hell if you describe what the person like that would probably be of use. I just wanna use this as a template to set my goals for the next four years so that I can be as focused as possible. Thanks for any thoughts you could add.</p>
<p>4.0, 45, Nobel Prize in Peace AND Medicine, cure for cancer, marathon running and international travel.</p>
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<p>Haha… Oh BDM. :)</p>
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<p>Well it sounds like I’m gonna have to do something metaphysical to become this person. Time to consult a higher power.</p>
<p>In addition to BDM’s advice, I suggest you start by checking out some of the stickied threads:
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/pre-med-topics/377780-premed-forum-faqs-read-first.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/pre-med-topics/377780-premed-forum-faqs-read-first.html</a></p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/pre-med-topics/9848-general-premed-advice.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/pre-med-topics/9848-general-premed-advice.html</a></p>
<p>BDM:</p>
<p>If they’re going to run marathons, they should at least make the US Olympic team. Anything less would be inadequate. And don’t forget the volunteer work! Somewhere in that resume, they should have organized a mission trip to Africa to operate on children with Burkitt’s lymphoma.</p>
<p>They should also be a tall, good-looking, well-dressed, well-spoken URM from an impoverished background and raised in a single-parent household.</p>
<p>They should have, at some point in their life, saved a helpless baby from certain death by adminstering CPR or rescued an elderly driver from the burning hulk of his crashed car. I suppose overcoming a childhood illness like cancer or polio would help, too.</p>
<p>yeah, time spent in an iron lung would totally put them over the top!</p>
<p>laff… 10char</p>
<p>lol so true…</p>
<p>to all the incoming freshmen: this is not sarcasm. they are totally serious. the key is to be perfect and you’ll be a doctor some day… maybe.</p>
<p>Haha. I guess I should write a New York Times best seller on the importance of primary medicine, coordinate a public health seminar, stop residual turmoil in Darfur, broker peace between Israel and Palestine, and find Osama bin Laden. All the while maintaining a 4.0 gpa, 45 MCAT, and stunning good looks. I should also at some point find the fountain of youth. Then and only then, may have a moderate chance at getting into a mediocre med school.</p>
<p>^ yeah, but in case you accomplish all but one of those things, you should look into Caribbean med schools</p>
<p>@tayottt, I hope you understand what everything is about. I’m sure you do, but I’ll say it anyway. Your question is basically hilarious as the answers that were given. There is no magical formula to get admitted into the medical school. Every applicant has worked very hard in his/her undergrad, but he/she is also very unique. You will find some commonly happening theme like good MCAT score (again, the term “good” does not refer to exact number! Some students who score below 30 – the safety score – get admitted!), good GPA score (same), and volunteer/research/etc. Still, every applicant is different.</p>
<p>If there is anything that we can truly advise you, it is that you should be tough on the mind and physical abilities. No, this does not mean finding a cure to influenza or saving a child stuck under the car. It means that you really have to be set to overcome obstacles because undergraduate to medical school is very tough. So, instead of trying to see this magical way to make yourself a perfect applicant (there is no such thing), just try to get yourself ready this summer. Relax, and do some exercise to get you in shape because your butt’s going to be tired from sitting in the library for a long time.</p>
<p>P.S. If you do make New York Times bestseller, let us know too. We wouldn’t mind taking a look at it. :)</p>