"Chancing"

Pre-Med & Medical School Multiple Degree Programs
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<p>I'm looking to see what kind of shape I'm in for an MD/PhD program. I am currently a rising junior, chemistry major at Columbia:</p>

<p>GPA: 3.8157</p>

<p>Relevant courses:
Gen Chem 1: Tested out
Gen Chem 2: Summer at UNH (A)
Gen Chem Lab: A</p>

<p>Orgo 1: A
Orgo 2: A-
Orgo Lab: B+</p>

<p>Physics 1: B+
Physics 2: A
Physics 3: A-
Physics Lab: A-</p>

<p>Calculus 1: Tested out
Calculus 2: Tested out
Calculus 3: A+
Calculus 4: A
Ordinary Differential Equations: A</p>

<p>Bio 1: Not yet taken
Bio 2: Same deal</p>

<p>I've received Dean's List every semester. I currently do research in a bioorganic chemistry lab and this summer was chosen as an Amgen Scholar.</p>

<p>The PhD portion would be in chemistry or biochemistry.</p>

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<p>You don’t really have enough information. MD/PhD admissions are more straightforward than MD admissions, but they are also much more numbers focused. Back in 2005, the average matriculant to the MD program at my school had a 3.7 GPA and a 34 MCAT. The average MD/PhD matriculant had a 3.8 GPA and a 37 MCAT. For most good MD/PhD programs (the MSTP ones), you need a 3.8+ GPA and at least a 35 MCAT (ideally even higher than that). In addition, research is pretty standard. You should be trying to generate some publications.</p>