I’ve been searching for interviews of recent graduates from Harvard Medical School to find out what particular career path they chose. But I’ve not been able to find anything. I’d like to find out what BA degree they obtained. Did they go to biology, chemistry? or maybe economy?
Any help I will appreciate.
Anyone with a bachelors in any major can apply and be accepted into Harvard (and the other 170 or so US medical schools). You should look up the requirements for an applicant – they mainly consist of a high GPA, a set of pre-requisite courses, rec letters and MCAT scores.
Why are you asking about Harvard Med? In the US, medical schools are not very hierarchical. I’m not saying there’s no difference between #1 and #150 but don’t be fooled into thinking someone’s medical education from HMS is so much more superior than Indiana, for instance. Unless you’re tracking to do research and or academia, your goal should be to get into ANY medical school.
Here are profiles for several current HMS students:
[HMS|Student Profiles](Medical Education - Harvard Medical School)
What you’ll find is that these are extraordinary individuals who have a wide range of differing backgrounds, but who share in demonstrating uncommon achievement.
And I have to agree with @T26E4 --gaining admission to **any** medical school is an achievement.
Medical education in the US is fairly "flat"--meaning that any rankings you'll see are completely artificial and the education you'll receive is identical no matter what school you attend. All US med schools teach the same nationally standardized curriculum and all US med student are required to take & pass the same national standardized exams.
Also, it more important where you do your residency than where you go to med school. (And, yes, students from low and mid-ranked med schools can and do routinely end up at top residency programs.)Thank you WayOutWestMom for the website. The stories are very interesting and very inspirational. Thank you T26E4 for the information and opinions.
My son is not applying to Harvard. I’m just using it as a point of reference.
Why are you using Harvard med school applicants as a point of reference? There is nothing magical about them.
Point of reference for what?
for what a 13 year old should do to start making his resume “look good”
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I honestly hope this thread is not on behalf of your 13 year old son.
"Medical education in the US is fairly “flat”–meaning that any rankings you’ll see are completely artificial and the education you’ll receive is identical no matter what school you attend " - There is a “tiny” exception to this very correct observation. If one is planning on the very selective specialty, the “better” med. school will be an advantage. For example, the “better” school may have 8 - 9 matches to such specialty while a “lesser” school will have 1 - 2 matches to the same specialty in the same application cycle.
Just getting into med school is competitive…don’t worry about which medical school has an “advantage”…in the end when you discover which specialty you are most comfortable with…where you went to med school will not necessarily mean that you will match at exactly the program of your choice…apply broadly…sure, there are some med schools that offer advantages…namely if you are from a state that has a medical school that is partial to state residents…After I graduated from Bucknell (which had a wonderful “hands on” Pre-Health program with lots of personal counseling and assistance…and a great liberal arts array of course offerings (Bio major)…I went to the University of Connecticut School of Medicine and as a CT resident felt I received an overall excellent four years of training…sure there were bumps in the road as no school is the perfect fit…however, as a state resident I received a price break on tuition which really helped…I am in my first year of Residency and in some cases my attendings tell me I have a lot more knowledge about certain procedures because at UCONN we were fully immersed with patient contact during year 1 and through year 4 and in some ways I am ahead of some of the “Ivy” graduates…in any case…as a first year Res I work long hours and at odd times…but it’s about paying your dues…again, apply broadly to med school, but before that work to make sure that you graduate from your undergrad school with the highest GPA you can receive, get great recommendations, and spend a lot of time working on your PS…personal statement…revise many times…I revised mine 37 times before I got it to 740 words that captured ME…it was worth the effort as my PS was the “hook” that many adcoms noted when I interviewed…and most of all…be ecstatic when you get a note inviting you to a med school interview…that is huge…hang in there…it’s about the journey…which is a marathon…not a sprint… you will make it with persistence…and humility…BE REALISTIC…there is always someone who is brilliant and shines more than you…but YOU have the character that will eventually allow a med school to say, “We want you on our team.” Stay focused…you can do it…
Thank you Aberdeen for your nice story and congratulations on your success. I read your story to my son and he relly enjoyed it! 
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