Chances/Advice for UMKC 6-year BS/MD Program

Pre-Med & Medical School Multiple Degree Programs
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<p>Hi. I'm very interested in the program, and I was wondering if my stats are in good position or not to be accepted into the program. Also, any advice on what I should do from now until application time would be greatly appreciated too. Thanks.</p>

<p>** Stats: ** [ul]
[<em>] * ACT: * 33 (35 E, 32 M, 33 R, 31 S, 10 W)
[li] * APs: * Euro (4), Chem (4 - educated guess), Calc BC (4 - educated guess, 5 AB - educated guess), Lang & Comp (4 - educated guess), </em>school limits # of AP's, taken max possible, gotten A's in all so far[/li][<em>] * GPA: * 3.98 UW, 4.06 W (1 B+, freshman year)
[li] * Rank: * school doesn't rank [/ul][/li]* Subjective: ** [ul]
[</em>]ECs:
* Forensics * - 1st at state in individual event 9; 2nd at state in individual event 10; 1st at districts in individual event 9, 10, 11; 1st at conference in individual event 9, 10, 11; 2nd at state in duet event 9; 3rd at state in duet event 10, 11; 1st at districts in duet event 9, 10, 11; Novice of the Year Award 9</p>

<p>* Academic Decathlon * - 1st at state in Math and Economics 11; 1st at regionals in Math 11; 2nd at regional in Economics 11</p>

<p>* Math Competition * - 1st as team at UNL statewide math contest 9, 10, 11; competed on 1st place quiz bowl team at UNL contest; 2nd as team at Northwest Missouri State Math Olympiad; 5th individually in junior division at NMS Math Olympiad </p>

<p>* Golf * - Most Improved Player Award 10; Best Sportsmanship Award 10; Varsity Letter 10</p>

<p>Tennis - Varsity Letter 9, 10, 11
[li] * Job/Work Experience: * none[/li][li]* Teacher Recs:* should be great[/li][li] Counselor Rec: *should be good[/li][li] Hook:* state champion/numerous medals in forensics? Asian? from Iowa? [/ul][/li]** Location/Person: ** [ul]
[li] State: *Iowa[/li][li] *School Type: Private[/li][li] Ethnicity: Vietnamese[/li][li] Gender: Male [/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>P.S. I am a Dual Citizen... but I've lived here my entire life except for my 6 months... hope that doesn't hurt. Please let me know about this.</p>

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<p>Stat wise, you should be fine. However, you do not really have any medical extracurriculars. The application contains a special section to list all medical related activities. What will you put on that section? </p>

<p>I ask this because I have applied and interview there myself (although I will not be attending because I got into another school which I believe has better opportunities, and frankly, UMKC is too expensive for oos students: approximately 50-60k in tuition per year, and since your oos you won’t get any scholarships).</p>

<p>I hope you are applying elsewhere too.</p>

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<p>thanks! and i will for sure. i was just wondering where i stand as of now. i’m trying to get some biomedical research opportunities this summer. but i have a question actually. there are programs like Penn’s Summer Academies where you get to perform in laboratories and read journals and stuff… but that program, specifically, costs $7000. is it worth it to do that? i mean it sounds amazing, but the it’s expensive.</p>

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<p>I’m not too informed on that program because I’m from the west coast. But I will say that it seems like a pretty good program just from your description, if your up to giving up the money. But I also think that doing a real, paid internship will be more valuable. It’s your shot though.</p>

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<p>thanks for the advice. it’s greatly appreciated.</p>