<p>my stats:</p>
<p>Indian male from PA
Income Bracket: Upper Middle class</p>
<p>UW gpa: 3.9
weighted: 4.5</p>
<p>Class rank: 3/410</p>
<p>SAT: 2390 (800M, 790v, 800W)<~~one sitting, b/c thats all they take.
SAT II: Math IIc 800, World History 780, Chemistry 800, Biology M 800
ACT: 35 (didn’t submit)
APS: Bio: 5, Chem: 5, U.S. history 4, AP English 4<~~still a little angry about that, AP Government 5, AP Psychology 5, AP Calculus AB 5
ECs:
Class President (student council)
Business Club president
Volunteered at a hospital (over 500hrs)
Did some community service in my home town in india, which was a major plus
started a blood drive at my school
hosted a number of events for charity
Member of the Varsity Tennis, Soccer, and Track teams
Certified Lifeguard (btw CPR training really doesn’t do much for you)
Teacher’s Assistant
Tutored kids</p>
<p>thats pretty much all i remember from my ECs.</p>
<p>Yeah, so thats about it.</p>
<p>u sir have the greatest stats i have ever seen</p>
<p>can i borrow yur resume? haha</p>
<p>hah, i try</p>
<p>but a tip of advice
don’t go for the med programs, they ruin your life, granted i could’ve gone w/ brown plme, but the program is just too demanding, in fact out of the 60 a great deal tend to drop of it b.c of the insane requirements. in fact, they’re gonna be as tough as wash u’s program…meaning that u have to get like a 35 on the mcat just to stay in it, which is why these programs suck. With your scores, desiguerilla, you could work some magic at NYU and get your stats up for med school easily.</p>
<p>O_O are you sure? I thought PLME didn’t require the MCAT.</p>
<p>The best programs don’t require mcat and give you summers off.</p>
<p>I really don’t care anymore. After looking at the competition, I’m not up to par. I just don’t like they way the programs accept people. They should really put more weight on interviews and stuff rather than standardized test scores and gpa, it’s ridiculous.</p>
<p>I don’t ever remember asking my doctor what his gpa was in college. </p>
<p>I’m just sick of the HS BS that is neccesary to get into college.</p>
<p>“. They should really put more weight on interviews and stuff rather than standardized test scores and gpa, it’s ridiculous.”</p>
<p>YES</p>
<p><em>proceeds to break into tears from the pressure</em>…actually no not really hahahah but that’s the general frustration</p>
<p>insane requirements? in plme i have to take a year of chem a year of physics and a semester of bio (and maintain at least a 3.0). that doesnt sound so bad to me… and there’s definitely no mcat. if you’re really interested in ba/md programs, you should apply. The whole thing is crazy unpredictable and almost anything can happen.</p>
<p>CRAZY unpredictable is exactly what I’m looking for. This is the one time where I can possibly overshadow my 32act with an amazing interview and a personality that values the potential of medicine.</p>
<p>A 32 ACT score isn’t bad at all, but you won’t appear to be competitive at most programs. My suggestion for you is to check out progs. such as Drexel or Temple Med, which are excellent. Another thing to consider: ok, so you decide to go to a program in lets say…upstate NY, or even central Indiana. Granted, you’ll be happy that you’re en route to becoming a physician…but what if the work load gets to you (and BELIEVE me, this has happened to a majority of my friends), and you want to drop out of the program and pursue something else? What I’m trying to say is, you want to make sure that you’ll be able to switch out of the program easily and pursue something else at a school that has some credibility in that area. I’ll give you a quick example (true story): a friend of mine went to umich for the combined degree program (which is no longer running as of 2002 i believe), and could not handle the 7 year program. Since high school he was telling me of how much he wanted to be a doctor, since his father and 2 uncles were physicians themselves, and that he really wanted to pursue a career in medicine. What happened? Well, in the middle of his 3rd year/1st professional year in med. school he was burned out. He told me that he’d come back from class an immediately start his work (for some reason he was taking orgo., chem, bio, physics, and classics in one semester), and still have to prepare for the MCAT exams that are given frequently throughout the program. He decided that a more traditional route would be better, and soon after he dropped out of the program to pursue research and philosophy. Well, after noting that umich wasn’t big in philosophy he transferred over to Rutgers (a state school in NJ) which, at the time had the top ranking for philosophy. After majoring in philosophy, he maintained a 3.9 and applied to med school and was accepted at Yale. Morals of the story are: there is a high chance for you to be burned out in a medical program, and make sure that you go to a university that is apt for a backup plan, should you decide to drop out of a program.</p>
<p>im a sophomore in high school right now and I have been seriously considering medicine. Most of my research has concerned schools that would be a good fit for me to apply to medical school. However, now that I come across this idea of 8 year bs/md programs that guarantee you a seat I want to know how to apply and what steps you should take.</p>
<p>desiguerilla,
The programs that you listed are the most competitive. There are other combined bs/md programs where you might have a chance. In addition to the scores that you have listed, you class rank is important even if your school does not report it. Do research and apply widely. I would not recommend applying to the programs that you have listed, but if you feel like it, go ahead.</p>