Medical Extracurriculars

ivybound1010
Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:55:54 +0000

okay if you follow these guidelines (which I understand are hard to do), you’ll have a great shot at these programs:

High GPA (Top 5 percent of HS) with few APs including maybe AP Bio or AP Chem
SAT 1500 out of 1600 (M + CR)
that it as far as stats go - and of course SATIIs if your program requires it

now for extracurriculars (point of extracurrics is to see that you have been exposed to medicine)
hospital volunteering - many hours
some type of science research over the summer always seems to be a great addition as well as entering Intel and Westinghouse
also, shadowing a doctor and getting a recommendation from a physician could help also

that’s all i can think of. I believe that if you can do all that - you will get an interview - and if you shine at your interviews, you’ll be able to choose from a couple of programs.

That’s my advice for any high school student interested in medicine. Also, going to a program is better than not - remember, although programs don’t like it - you can always change your mind and pursue another career such as business, etc and drop out of your program