ba/md or bs/md

Pre-Med & Medical School High School Student Topics
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<p>hi im a sophmore in high school and am seriously looking into a combined or accelerated medical program.
however im unsure of what classes as well as what other activities to become involved in, in order to better my chances of getting in.
my stats and background is as follows. </p>

<p>gpa: 4.0 (on 4 point scale)
current classes: ap composition, alg 2 with trig, ap us history, latin 2, chemistry
extracirriculars: cross country, earth club, junior classical leauge, history club, class of 2011,
out side of school: 2 different indian assocations outside of school (kind of like youth group), volunteering at library and state park.
sat: have not yet taken, shooting for 2000 or higher.
plus looking into volunteering at hospital during summer. </p>

<p>pleasee help me out of how to better my chances of being accepted..
(do i have a chance of getting in)
plus feel free to suggest colleges to look into as well.</p>

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<p>It wont matter. Ba/Md and bs/md are the same thing, pretty much.</p>

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<p>well ba/md is eight years and bs/md is seven. i think..
im considering both but im not sure how i can improve my chances of getting into them...</p>

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well ba/md is eight years and bs/md is seven. i think..

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<p>No, the undergraduate degree has no impact on the length of the program.</p>

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<p>A BS is a bachelor of science degree. A BA is a bachelor of arts degree. Like the others said, neither has anything to do with the length of any type of program.</p>

<p>Some schools offer accelerated BS/MD programs, some offer regular length BS/MD programs. Some schools offer accelerated BA/MD programs, some offer regular length BA/MD programs. Some schools have accelerated programs where you can get either a BA or BS in addition to the MD, other schools have regular length combined programs where you can get either a BA or BS in addition to the MD.</p>