<p>i am currently a junior interested in applying to a 6/7/8 year program. for those of you who have already gone through the process, what do you feel is the most important thing to have? what should i work on this summer to improve my chances of getting into one of these programs. </p>
<p>the whole process seems very scary to me because it all seems so competitive and the admit rate is soooo low for most of these programs.</p>
<p>thanks.</p>
<p>what did you do already?</p>
<p>Here is how i prioritized my stuff</p>
<ol>
<li>You have to have heart and passion for medicine, thats what the interviewer really sees in you during interviews.</li>
<li>GPA- u should get good grades which indicate your dedicated</li>
<li>SAT- high score to show ur test preparedness</li>
<li>Extra Curriculars- Do a lot of clubs</li>
<li>Medical- Do stuff like internships, EMT, hospital volunteering, research, anything medically related (this can make or break ur resume)</li>
</ol>
<p>Thats about all i nkow of right now, i tried my hardest in all categories and now i have a full ride to VCU’s Guaranteed PRogram. Good luck.</p>
<p>i’m going to do research this summer and i’ve been helping to kinda edit papers for cell research, the number one science journal in asia. and i wanna go to emt school this summer. i think my grades are pretty good… and sat scores come back on the 11th.</p>