I am a junior in highschool and really interested in applying to bs/md programs, but I know they are very competitive. If you could give me some feedback on my stats and extracurriculars that would be great, thanks!
Weighted GPA (school does not do unweighted) = 3.75
SAT: (Superscore) 710 math, 720 reading, 770 writing. 2200
(taking again)
APs I am taking this year:
AP Biology
APUSH
AP Calc AB
Senior Year APs:
planning on taking:
AP CHEM
AP Comp sci
AP Envi sci
Ap English Lit
Ap Calc bc
Major ECs:
Girl scout for 10 years
Dancer for 10 years
Member of the Robotics team
President and VP of a few clubs
Field Hockey
Awards:
None. Does anyone know of any awards that are worth applying for?
Community Service:
About 150 hours total
Volunteer at a hospital (35 hours)
gone on international service trips
volunteer for a cultural organization
Research experience:
None. I am interested in doing research this summer, but I am having trouble finding somewhere that accepts high school students for research. If anyone has suggestions please let me know.
BS/MD programs I am considering:
Rutgers
GW
Lehigh
Drexel
Brown plme (reach)
upitt
As you say, those programs are very competitive. Some have GPA minimums of 3.75 unweighted, although that’s on the low side for actual admission.
What’s your class rank? If they don’t have a GPA minimum, grades will still be a major component, and 3.75/5 is low unless there’s a lot of grade deflation.
They will look for a lot of experience in something medical, through research, hospital volunteering (in a way that actually involves interacting with patients), working in a nursing home, etc.
I would say Brown is too high of a reach. They deny a ton of regular undergrads with 4.0 UW GPAs, there will be even more overqualified applicants denied for such a competitive program.
@usualhopeful Hi thanks for your feedback. my gpa is currently a 3.75 on a 4.0 scale not a 5.0. I know I can bring it up to at least a 3.95 by the time I apply next year. Also, do you have any specific recommendations for medical research? Thanks
@usualhopeful Also my school doesn’t rank its students
I thought maybe it was on a 4.0 scale, I wasn’t sure since it’s weighted, that makes your chances MUCH better. I don’t have any recommendations or much experience with BS/MD programs, but I know there are some very selective summer research programs such as RSI or those which pay a stipend, such as the program at Jackson labs. My guess is if you had a lot of volunteer work or jobs working with patients, admissions might be willing to overlook a lack of research. You should still try to apply for a bunch of research things because for such competitive admissions, you want as much as possible.