PSU BA/MD program?

Pre-Med & Medical School Multiple Degree Programs
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<p>is this one more competitive than Browns PLME?</p>

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<p>more competitive only because of stats and in terms of positions open</p>

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<p>i thought brown’s PLME was more since they only offer 100 seats and over 2100 ppl apply or something…im not sure of the stats for PSUs program</p>

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<p>well PSU requires a 1450 SAT, top 10% base. They’re a 6-yr program opposed to Brown’s 8-yr.</p>

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<p>Despite this, I’m pretty sure Brown’s is more competitive because of its reputation as a combined program. PSU is obviously still super-competitive, but just because it is a 6 year doesn’t mean more people apply to it. Most people I know have heard of PLME but not of PSU’s program.</p>

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<p>well…Brown’s med school isn’t first tier…not to say Jefferson is bu tyeah</p>

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<p>According to the book, “From High School to Med School”, by Jason Yanofski and Ashish Raju, the top Tier 1 combined degree programs are as followed:

  1. Rice U
  2. Brown
  3. Penn State
  4. U Rochester
  5. Case Western
  6. Northwestern
  7. Lehigh
  8. Boston U
  9. U Wisconsin
  10. NYU
  11. UC-Riverside
  12. Villanova
  13. College of NJ
  14. U Mich
  15. U Miami</p>

<p>Obviously, this is a pretty old list, as they still have some schools that dropped their program on here…and I don’t really agree with some of their rankings, but anyway…here it is.</p>

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<p>UMICH is that low?!! I find that VERY hard to believe.</p>

<p>And why would Lehigh and Villanova have separate ranks? They lead to the same med school…relatively same type of undergrad…</p>

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<p>not arguing with you btw…just with the rankings…</p>

<p>I see wehre you said you don’t agree with some of them, PipingHotTofu :]</p>

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<p>lol yep…idk what they were thinking…</p>

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<p>don’t forget PSU you have to take the MCAT</p>

<p>i just sent out my app. i really hope i get in :(</p>

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<p>ditto aznsnake…time to keep our fingers crossed.</p>

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<p>did anyone else have a problem formatting the essays in the premedical-medical section of the app? when they appear in the summary and review section just before i submit, they become one big jumble of text without separate paragraphs, tabs, etc.</p>

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<p>if they become like that, go over to them and hit ‘enter’ when needed. it should fix it.</p>

<p>I applied to this program, hoping I get in :)</p>

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<p>i sent mine as one mumbo jumbo. i couldn’t fix it</p>

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<p>yah my stats</p>

<p>Asian in top public school in PA
in-state student obviously
SATs: 1470 (670V and 800 M)
SAT II: 800 Math 2c, 770 Chem, 740 bio, 730 US
GPA: 3.61
Rank: 70/549
GPA and rank is affected due to an ongoing illness. This has influenced me to study medicine and i mentioned it in my essay.
AP: 5 in BC and US History, 4 in Chem
Current APs taking: English Lit, Statistics, World History, biology, and physics C</p>

<p>Eccs:
Mathletes Captain
AIME Qualifier 10th and 11th grade
EMT
Medical Scholar Program with Frankford Hospital, which is affiliated with Jefferson (like shadowing)
Newspaper Editor
Boys Varsity tennis</p>

<p>strong recs across the board and I showed someone who analyzes apps for the OSU prog and he says that i have really strong essays.</p>

<p>i hope that I can get an interview despite my extenuating cirumstance. It has really motivated me to do med.</p>

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<p>i think you’ve got a shot</p>

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<p>its sort of a long shot. I contacted Dr. Mitchell and he said that despite not being in the top 10% he will make sure my app will be reviewed.</p>

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<p>well that might be a good sign…think positively</p>

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<p>aspen d…i’ve noticed you’ve been like everywhere across the forum…its pretty crazy…and helpful to…props.</p>