BS/MD or BA/MD STATS??

<p>Hey, would anyone that got into an accelerated medical program from recently, mind posting their high school stats?? Thanks!</p>

<p>from 2 years ago
2320 sat
94 gpa at top magnet school
lots of extra currics
published research
applied to around 5, only got into 1</p>

<p>Wow, I'm scared of applying now!</p>

<p>which one school did you get into?</p>

<p>Stats:</p>

<p>2210/2400 SAT
35/36 ACT
790 Math 2C
790 Chem
3.91 (unweighted GPA), 4.47 (weighted GPA)
top 1% of class (out of 600ish)</p>

<p>Shadowed Er Physician
Diabetes Research Project at community clinic
Worked Blood Pressure and Blood glucose checks at Community health faires
Hospital volunteering
Sci Oly, Team Captain
Junior State of America
Founder/Pres of IB Society at my school
Over 600 community services hours
Fundraised 5000 $ for 2 charities
Lead Intern at Orange County Human Relations Associates Program
Taught Sunday School classes</p>

<p>I got into Union/Albany LIM program, but I'm still waiting for PennState (first choice) and Northwestern (second choice)</p>

<p>got into: Union/AMC, VCU/MCV, SBU/GWUSM, NJIT/St. George's
waiting: Monmouth/Drexel</p>

<p>Indian (Christian) male from Northern NJ</p>

<p>SAT: 2100/2400; 1400/1600
ACT: 33 (35 English, 35 Math, 31 Science, 31 Reading)
AP: 5 Biology; 4 Chemistry; Calc AB, AP Micro, and AP Environmental TBD
SAT II: 710 Biology, 700 Math, 640 Chem (I know, this sucks...oh well!)</p>

<p>Took very tough classes throughout high school.</p>

<p>EMT
Research through Rutgers University and GE Healthcare
Volunteered at a local hospital for over 200 hours
Church youth group vice president
Amnesty International treasurer
High School Soccer
....and a lot of other stuff i don't feel like typing...</p>

<p>My college essays, teacher recs, and interview was great, which made a very large impact...</p>

<p>Wow darealfoo!!! you got into a lot of places. you must have had a LOT of great Extra curriculars =D</p>

<p>haha yeah angad, i am very happy about it! Honestly, I didn't think I had a chance at Union/AMC</p>

<p>Darealfoo,</p>

<p>awesome stats and congrats! Did you decide where you're going yet?</p>

<p>hey thanks google223, no i'm still deciding...i really like the GW program and SBU gave me a lot of scholarship money so it'll most probably be my choice; i can go to NJIT for free, but I don't like their affiliation with St. George's in the Carribean...i still have to hear from the other programs about scholarships...</p>

<p>You know what i find most ironic? Its that I got rejected from places like Stony Borrk and Rochester (straight up rejection, no interview) for the combined program, but then a school like Northwestern calls me for an interview. How does that happen? I mean... Northwestern surely had a better pool of applicants to choose from than SBU or Rochester.... idk... its really weird. </p>

<p>I'm not technically complaining because i didn't wanna go to SBU or Rochester in the first place... i'm just noting what, to me, seems to be in incongruity in selection processes.</p>

<p>CA resident, large public school
4.3 GPA
APs: Spanish Language, Statistics, Psychology, Macro Economics, Chemistry, Calculus AB, US History
2110 SAT, 31 ACT
800 Math II Subject Test
Worked in an ophthalmologist's office for over 2 years
Volunteered at a hospital
Senior Class Vice-President, lots of other extracurrics</p>

<p>got into VCU's gmed program, and I plan on attending</p>

<p>fried rice, don't be scared, there are many routes if you want to be a doctor, also learn about BS/DO routes, even though most people on this site are biased towards BS/MD, BS/DO programs also end in a medical degree and DO students can do allopathic residencies, these programs are slightly easier to get into, but they still have interviews, and there's fewer programs than bs/md, so they are selective</p>

<p>it's just a possibility....alternative route that can lead to same goals being accomplished</p>

<p>There is a BIG difference between a DO degree and an MD degree. Don't confuse friedrice. </p>

<p>FutureDr08 , what do you mean "some people on this site are biased towards BS/MD"??</p>

<p>I guess he means they feel that it is inferior; while I wouldn't completely agree with that, to a certain degree it is true.</p>

<p>DO's are the same as MD's except they know OMM and MD's don't.</p>

<p>yet DO schools have a lower mcat requirement.. and lower salary-typically</p>

<p>Lower mcat? Yes. Lower salary? No. Fee schedules are exactly the same for DO's and MD's. You will be reimbursed the same amount for doing the same procedure.</p>

<p>In the end, DO's will have passed med school, passed the licensing exams, and completed residency.</p>

<p>MD's will have passed med school, passed the licensing exams, and completed residency.</p>

<p>In fact, a huge proportion of DO's will have passed both the COMLEX and the USMLE and around half of all DO's complete allopathic residencies just like MD's.</p>

<p>I'm guessing that you, Norcalguy are doing a DO program?
I don't mean any disrespect, but typically MDs are considered more prestigious right? I could be wrong, but that's what I've gathered from doing research about this topic.</p>

<p>It's not about prestige. It's about qualifications. Although osteopathic students generally enter med school with lower qualifications (ie lower MCAT score and GPA), they come out with the same qualifications as allopathic physicians. Like I said, they've learned exactly the same things, passed the boards (often times both the osteopathic and allopathic boards), and completed residency training (again, often times in allopathic residencies alongside MD's). If colleges don't judge applicants based on how they did in middle school and medical schools don't judge applicants based on how they did on the SAT's, why would you care how your collegue/doctor did on a 5-hour test on a random Saturday afternoon 10 years ago?</p>

<p>The only people who hold MD's in higher esteem are premeds and maybe old old docs. As a resident, there is a very good chance some of your fellow residents will be DO's. As an attending, I can almost guarantee that you will be working with DO's. With med school admissions getting tougher, there is a good chance YOU might even end up a DO. It's rather unfortunate to see the views and prejudices that have been expressed in this thread. </p>

<p>Reason #456732987423 why high schoolers are not qualified to choose a career at age 17.</p>