Should I join the Honors program (Loyola Chicago)?

Jugulator20
Sat, 11 Jun 2016 13:46:10 +0000

As to academics, med schools expect an applicant to have a bachelors degree in an area of applicant’s choosing, taken premed reqs, all the while having competitive GPAs. If one double majors, takes on additional workload of Honors program that is because you choose to do so, not because med school’s asked. So go ahead but you won’t get bonus points for less than competitive GPAS because you decided to over burden yourself. Actually having taken on so much and done poorly might make someone question your decision making ability. I’ll guess you’ll need 3 months to prep for MCAT squeezed among your double majors and honors reqs. Where do you plan to prep into your schedule?

In addition, assuming you have competitive GPAs and MCAT, med schools will absolutely expect your app to show that you have the qualities that they believe an MD should have (eg altruism, compassion, ability to work with others, etc) by looking at your ECs, Lors PS. Where do you plan to squeeze in say ECs?

Do you plan to sleep, have a college life, or are you just locked away in your room studying?

IMO, unbutton your shirt, if you see a big “S” on your undershirt and can leap over tall buildings in a single bound, and plan on producing a competitive app and graduating in 4 years, I’d make sure you have a plan B because adding the Honors reqs has much more downside and little, if any, upside, Med schools LOVE to see a competitive app (eg competitive app and MCAT, ECs, etc), One doesn’t have to overburden, over stress one self to produce a competitive app. Good luck,