<p>Parents of students who were accepted to BS/MD Programs and students of the programs, please let me know what my kid can do for Voluntering in health field in the coming summer of 2010. He is finishing 9th grade. His cousins did exotic things such as summer programs at Johns hopkins and Harvard and North Western. We live 5 hours from Denver. May be Fort Collins, CO is 3hrs. away in a small town of 50,000. He has lot of interest in Guitar and plays well. He wants to go to Med school. I am afraid he may not get very good scores in Standardized tests, I am encouraging him to work on math and vocabulary parts. He tries to keep his GPA close to 4.0. we have 2 high schools in town one has IB and another has AP program. He is very loyal to the football team of the school with IB program, I do not think he will go to the other school. He just started playing tennis for the school team. I do not think he wants to leave town for summer for long time. I have to come up with something locally that would be appropriate for a 14 yr old. With my older boy I let him figure things out and I wish I did more for him. He was not interested in MD. Any thoughts how I can help S2. Thank you.</p>
<p>it is a bit late now. usually kids apply to volunteering programs in Feb - March. use connections to get anything, volunteering, med. research, shadow doc. your S is very young though, he has time. So start looking around for next summer during next winter. There is no need to study in a summer, let him enjoy it, do whatever he wants, spend time with friends. My D. is in a program. Hers is 4 + 4, she was accepted to accelerated one, but she wanted to have regular college experience. Being in a program gives her great peace of mind. Good luck!</p>
<p>Thank you! Just realized my S is at a disadvantage unless he performs very well, as there is no Medical school in our state. We are part of a consortium called WWAMI- four states go to Uy. of Washington, Seattle. So we have to pay hefty out of state tuition anywhere else. Congratulations to your daughter and to you for her getting into 4+4. I heard most of 6 yr programs are not there anymore, as the schools felt that all students may not be matured enough at the end of 6 yrs. My son will probably minor in Music, but we have a long way to go. It is hard to motivate some kids when they have a limited homework from school and they get As. My son started watching a lot of TV. If I turn off the TV, he sneaks into another room. Hope he will develop more interest in acquiring knowledge in any subject other than watching NCIS. In his school emphasis is on English and Math and limited interest in science. Thank you.</p>
<p>Lol, sounds like my brother. You can’t take the TV away from him. If you cut cable, he’ll watch the episodes online. </p>
<p>I don’t think it’s too late to apply for some hospital volunteering because I think many hospitals accept volunteer applications for the summer around now. They may have a minimum age requirement, however, usually set at 14 or 16.</p>
<p>rokies10,
it is such a coincidence, on of my D’s minor is Music composition. She enjoys it very much and spend a lot of times in recording studio at school, recording her own multi track. I am dying to listen to it. She never had interest in TV. She was very involved with her sport and spend about 3 hours / day all thru graduating from HS at practice and lots of weekends traveling to competitions. If your S. is doing well at school, I would let him do whatever he wants. D. could not participate in her sport at college, she did not have time. Their interests change and as long as D is taking care of priority #1 - academics, the rest is really up to her.</p>
<p>rockies10,
I am not a parent, but I am a student who got into a BSMD program.
Your kid really does not have to do volunteering at hospitals to get into a med program, but he should get involved in what he likes.
The requirements to apply were somewhat competitive: a 30 on the ACT(97th percentile), 3.7 unweighted GPA, and students must be in the top ten percent of their class.
Well, here are my stats and a short resume if that helps. Btw, 40 something kids were interviewed, and even more applied, to the program I applied to and only five were accepted:</p>
<p>4.95 or 5.0 weighted GPA (lol, i gotta check my transcript)
4.0 unweighted.
Currently taking 5 APs
have taken and passed 4 AP tests so far
I have been in a whole bunch of science and math related clubs.
I am also involved in a few other activities.
I have been heavily involved in soccer, about 15 hours per week
when I applied, I was holding down a full-time job to help my mom, and at the same time, I was maintaining straight As.
I am Mexican-American
I am extremely low income
My SAT was 2100, however, I plan on retaking.
I am ranked #1, and I have the highest GPA in my school’s history.
Every single school day, I mentor low-income Latino underclassmen with math and science, and I show them by example that they, too, can succeed.
My essay was about my backround and how I would use my experiences to help out others. It was really good, and I don’t think anybody else wrote anything similar.
During my interview, I spoke confidently and earnestly.</p>
<p>Pretty much, they want well-rounded, hardworking individuals who know that they want to become doctors. </p>
<p>(sorry if there are grammar or usage mistakes; i didnt care to revise at all. im kinda in a hurry) I hope this helps</p>
<p>also, they don’t want kids who volunteer at hospitals only to beef up their resume. They want kids who are doing what they want because they honestly care about what they are doing.</p>
<p>y would u retake SAT if u already got in?</p>
<p>30 + 3.7 wwould not be enough for non-URM.</p>