<p>I'm a high school junior in NY and I was wondering if I had a chance at any bs/md program but specifically this one. Here are my stats:</p>
<p>Stats:</p>
<p>Sat: 2030/2400; 1300/1600
ACT:
Sat II Biology: 770
Sat II US History:</p>
<p>AP Biology: 5, AP United States History, AP Language and Composition, AP Physics</p>
<p>GPA: 3.98/4.69</p>
<p>EC:
Library Advisory Committee
National Honors Society
Math Honors Society
Chemistry Honors Society
Girls Tennis Varsity Team
First Priority Christian Club
Model UN
DECA
Science Olympiads
Academy of Literature
Concert Band
Symphonic Band
Flute Quartet
Concert Band Treasurer
Concert Band Historian
Jazz Band
Marching Band
Health Connections internship program
Susan B. Anthony/Fredrick Douglass U of R award
Medical Mission Trip to Bolivia
Medical Mission Trip to Kenya
Medical Mission Trip to South Africa</p>
<p>I'm retaking the SAT hopefully I can bump it up to 2100, and my ACT will be in the 30+ range at least. I don't know what more I can do, but I'd really like to get into one that waives the MCAT. Thanks!</p>
<p>maybe do a visit to the campus and meet with admissions, and ask without saying
"I was wondering if I had a chance "(use more confident wording) they will maybe encourage you to apply to the bs/md program or tell you we would love to see you apply/ enroll as a traditional undergrad and then apply in 4 years to med school. those type of programs are super competitive and nobody outside of the loop would have any idea.
just curious why that one program?</p>
<p>ECs and other stuff aren’t really going to matter much for BS/MD admissions. These programs tend to admit students with very high scores with the presumption that they would score high on the MCAT. I don’t think your scores are high enough, and a 2100 wouldn’t likely be high enough either.</p>
<p>I’m just really interested in that program because I had a cousin go to that school. And I’m not afraid of the MCAT. I know I can do it, for sure, my brother is going to dental school, but I’d just rather stay away from the hassles if I could. I don’t see why I couldn’t get in though just because I’m from a competitive school, I have the base requirement for the SATs for the program, and I’ll do phenomenal on the ACTs and by phenomenal I mean I’m going to get a 34/35 by the time I’m done God willing. I have the school grades, so if its just about the SATs, shouldn’t my ACTs make up for it? I’ll try the campus visit over the summer. Thanks for the input!</p>
<p>OP, you don’t need SAT scores AND ACT scores; you need either/or, and if you feel that you do better on one exam than the other, then that is where you should concentrate your efforts.</p>
<p>Please realize that these programs are crazy competitive to get in to.</p>
<p>I actually think I see a bigger weakness in your application than your test scores, and that is the complete absence of anything that screams out that you want to be a doctor. Other than the Health Connections intern program, none of your ECs have a medical bent to them. “Medical MIssion Trips” don’t really count at the high school level that are a week or so long don’t count for much. You should be volunteering regularly at a hospital or nursing home, taking EMT certification classes etc.</p>
<p>The only reason I am saying this is that the other applicants to these BS/MD programs–your competition–are going to have the grades, the scores and the demonstrated passion for medicine.</p>
<p>I’m shadowing doctors and volunteering this summer too. The intern program is a thing with my school where you leave for like 3/5 of the day and go to the hospital. Thanks for the advice! I’ll work on it :)</p>
<p>While I concur with the latter statement, I strongly disagree with the first.</p>
<p>Yes, GPA+test scores are critical (and the OP’s test scores are probably too low to be competitive). But once an applicant clears that numbers threshold, ECs kick into gear, big time. One has to demonstrate that s/he knows what medicine is all about (and won’t faint at the sight of blood - lol). In this case, the OP’s laundry list of EC’s is also a negative – gotta have passion for a couple of med-related items.</p>
<p>Yeah, i kinda figured. I have a better chance at the 33 than the 2200, does it matter if one is low? As for the ECs, I’m doing a lot of shadowing and volunteering this summer.</p>
<p>Yes, GPA+test scores are critical (and the OP’s test scores are probably too low to be competitive). But once an applicant clears that numbers threshold, ECs kick into gear, big time. One has to demonstrate that s/he knows what medicine is all about (and won’t faint at the sight of blood - lol</p>
<p>That’s a good point. Medically-related ECs can come into play for down-selection after clearing the high stats threshold. I don’t think the BS/MD programs care about things like club treasurer.</p>
<p>It doesn’t matter if your SAT is lower than your ACT. Schools use the higher one. That said, I don’t know if an ACT 33 will be competitive enough these days. I don’t know how many BS/MD students this school accepts, but many of these programs are smallish so few are accepted (like 10 students).</p>