<p>Hey, guys! I've been doing a lot of research on medical school admission, and I found out that you are eligible to matriculate into Emory's medical school with as few as 90 credit hours. Since I have a lot of AP credit, I could potentially have 90 credit hours before Fall 2014 (the first semester of what would be my junior year). I figured I could go ahead and apply for admission that year so that I don't waste time taking course I don't need and so that I can save around $80,000 in tuition/board by skipping my last two years of college.</p>
<p>I make really good grades (98's and 99's on my exams in chemistry and biology so far), I predict that I'll have a 4.0 by the time I begin applying. I have to take the MCAT by September 2013. By then, I'll have already taken chemistry, biology, physics, math, and English. The only pre-requisite I won't have already taken is organic chemistry. I'm a pretty good test taker, and I'm doing well in all of my classes so far. I work, I have many hours of community service and patient contact, and I have a pretty strong mission that I believe would show in my interviews.</p>
<p>Do you guys think this plan is feasible? My only concern is that my MCAT score may be significantly lower without Organic Chemistry. Even if I do well on the MCAT after I take orchem, Emory won't receive that score in time for the admission cycle that year. I know that I could reapply the next year, but they'd still see that low score, wouldn't they?</p>
<p>Any advice?</p>
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<p>Application Requirements</p>
<p>Completion of at least three years of a balanced undergraduate education, including at least 90 semester hours or 135 quarter hours in arts and sciences from a regionally<em>accredited U.S. or Canadian institution (completion of the baccalaureate degree is preferred).
Minimum course requirements:</em>
8 semester hours (with lab) in biology
8 semester hours (with lab) in general or inorganic chemistry
8 semester hours (with lab) in organic chemistry
8 semester hours (with lab) in one of the physical sciences
6 semester hours of English
18 semester hours of humanities and social and/or behavioral sciences
Demonstration of a high level of scholarship (the means for those accepted:* 3.7 GPA and 11 on the MCAT subtests)
Completion of the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) no later than September of the year in which application is made.* The test must be taken within four years of the enrollment year.* If Emory is designated as one of the medical schools on the applicant’s AMCAS application, results of the test will be sent directly to Emory.* Applicants should NOT send MCAT test results to Emory.
Submission of online application through the American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS) at the following web site:** <a href=“http://www.aamc.org%5B/url%5D”>www.aamc.org</a>
Submission of the required Emory Supplemental Application (access to this online application is made available online after Emory receives the applicant’s verified AMCAS application)
Submission of a $120 application fee (fee amount subject to change) and photograph (the application fee and photograph may be submitted electronically with the Emory Supplemental Application)
Submission of the required letters of recommendation via the AMCAS Letter Service.* Applicants may submit one of the following:
A packet of letters or a composite letter from a Pre-Medical or Pre-Health Committee
A packet of letters from a Career Center or a Letter Writing Service
Three letters of recommendation from individuals, two of whom should be individual familiar with your knowledge in the sciences
Completion of a personal interview before the Admissions Committee on the University campus.* Not all applicants are invited for interview.*
Exposure to patients in a clinical setting.* Examples include volunteering at a local hospital or clinic, clinical volunteer work abroad, or shadowing a physician. The Admissions Committee is most interested in applicants who have face-to-face experience with the patient-doctor relationship.
Medical students must meet our technical standards in order to complete the Doctor of Medicine program. Please see How to Apply for more information.</p>
<p>Well, it says that you need to complete 3 years before you can apply…which is typical. I don’t know if that means that you don’t still have to complete that 4th year during the app cycle.</p>
<p>Anyway…I think it’s a bad idea to skip your last couple of college years…enjoy that time.</p>
<p>Definitely not worth it if even possible (I bet all schools have at least a 3 year requirement, many have a requirement that you have a bachelor’s before matriculating).</p>
<p>Also, not sure if I misunderstand you but (assuming this 2 year plan were an option) if you would like to enroll in medical school for fall 2014 you would have to submit your application in early summer 2013. A september MCAT would be horribly late and essentially guarantee rejection everywhere. Schools would have started accepting students before your app was even eligible to be read.</p>