Do you think these requirements are steep for an accelerated med program?

Pre-Med & Medical School Multiple Degree Programs
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<p>I got accepted to this accelerated med program...
Do you think I made the right choice in going here? I applied to the University of South Alabama med program, but they rejected me without interview. So as my final decision, I decided to go to this one, but a lot of people are telling me that these requirements are kind of steep for a med program. Now I feel that i've dug myself into a hole here.</p>

<p>Take a look:
<a href="http://www.honors.ucf.edu/usf_medschool_requirements.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.honors.ucf.edu/usf_medschool_requirements.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Summary:
30 MCAT
3.5 freshmen year, 3.6 second year, 3.7 third year
The rest of the other technical requirements are on the link... but I just summarized the biggies.</p>

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<p>rofl. 30 on am mcat. start cramming. dunno. it's still a lot better than nromal pre-med competition man. i think those requirements are quite reasonable.</p>

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<p>Thank you. Now I am a bit excited to start this program... but I really am scared though. I've worked hard throughout high school (I took 5 AP's my final semester, scored a 4.9)... and I hope I can step it up in this program. I only got 1310 on my SAT (but I excel in the sciences and acadmics), but I am getting better at test taking. I really need that 30 (I know that It'll be a big deal when the time comes) , but I know now's not the time to be worrying about it (as I am just entering the program).</p>

<p>Any tips? I'm not a big procrastinator, and I do like reading academic material (hehe, i decided to read some college level chem non-stressfully this summer, because I didn't take AP Chem).</p>

<p>Do you have any advice before I embark on this journey (as I begin in August)?</p>

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<p>lol it's kind of a bad time to second guess yourself now, but I'm sure you'll be fine.</p>

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<p>ahmedqman, don't worry about those requirements, if you have enough skill to get into this program, i'm sure you will be able to fullfill all of them. You shoudn't have a tough time, UCF doesnt' have insanley difficult courses or anything.</p>

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<p>just dont party too much and i think u'll do fine. 30 mcat is a pretty tough score but its definitely doable with lots of prep.</p>

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<p>i wouldn't take that progam no offense. If you can maintain a 3.6 GPA and get above a 30 on the MCATs, you can actually go to a great med school.</p>

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<p>^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
not necessarily true- at all</p>

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<p>i agree with killaerone</p>

<p>you CAN go to a great med school with those stats. It doesn't mean you will. And trying to get a 3.6 GPA and 30 MCAT while juggling activities, leadership roles, volunteering, application forms, interviews, interviews, and more interviews is very, very difficult.</p>