Help about BA/MD

Pre-Med & Medical School Multiple Degree Programs
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<p>I've heard it was EXTREMELY hard to get accepted into a ba/md program.
Lets see how unqualified I am.</p>

<p>I'm an incoming Junior.
Currently have 3.8 weighted GPA.
Top 7% of class (Looking to rise)
Taking SATs in November</p>

<p>APs:
Euro (1) Horrible teacher..it was a joke
Taking: Bio and ES</p>

<p>In a Biomedicine program at Center for Advanced Research and Technology.
(Which means I take 4 class there and 4 classes at my High School.)</p>

<p>ECs:
Volunteering in Children's Hospital
Job Shadowing (Nurses mainly)
Physician Shadowing
President and Founder of Pre-Med Club at School</p>

<p>I believe that is it. What can I add to increase my chances to a BA/MD program?</p>

<p>Thank you in advanced!</p>

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<p>Perhaps too early to make any conclusions. You have neither destroyed your chances for BA/MD, nor guaranteed any acceptances yet.</p>

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<p>What can I do? Study for SATs and Shadow some more?</p>

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<p>Do REALLY well on your SAT's and definitely try to bring your GPA up and you'll have as good as shot as anyone.</p>

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<p>I'd hate to bump, but I really want to know what I can do to improve my chances.</p>

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<p>have some ec's that are not medically related like: clubs, sports, etc.</p>

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<p>Oh yeah.. I forgot to add that I do Soccer and Track.
I also forgot to add that I'm in FBLA and CSF.</p>

<p>(108 views and not too many responses) :(</p>

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<p>Try and take some SAT II courses. Such as, Chem, Bio, and Math II. That ought to show the colleges more about your academics.</p>

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<p>I plan on taking the SAT II for Bio this year. As for Math II, what math is covered in it? I'm taking Adv. Math this year and already had Algebra I and II and Geometry. Thanks!</p>

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<p>a few programs require the chem SAT II</p>

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<p>Is it true that there are only 2/3 programs in California?</p>

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<p>yes, i believe ucsd and usc....but i think ucsd is for instaters only and usc is very difficult to get into.</p>

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<p>Okay...but as far as the Ba/Md goes, How am I looking so far?</p>

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<p>Weighted GPA of 3.8 is rather low.</p>

<p>To have a strong chance at BS/MD programs, you need an unweighted GPA of 3.8 to 4.0, and SAT >2200, SAT IIs in Math, Chem, and Bio preferably > 760-770, great recommendations from your school and be in top 5% of the graduating pool.</p>

<p>These are the primary stats that get you considered. Volunteering, research, EMT etc are secondary.</p>

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<p>i agree with the post above, but it is still worth applying if you have somewhat lower stats.... my SATs and SAT 2s were a little lower than those numbers, and I still got accepted to 5 programs. Work a little harder, don't give up :)</p>

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<p>I can only add that this year competition into BS/MD programs was fierce, valedictorians with high ACT/SAT and a lot of medical and other ECs got rejections from some, got accepted to others. The best shot is to apply to state BS/MD programs that clearly give preference to in-state residents. Do a lot of research, there are BS/MD programs that are not well known, but still are very worthwhile to be considered.</p>

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<p>Two questions, if I may.</p>

<ol>
<li><p>What is the difference between BA/MD and BS/MD?</p></li>
<li><p>How do I do research?</p></li>
</ol>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>I am not aware about the difference between BA/MD and BS/MD. I just noticed that at some schools it is called BA/MD, at others BS/MD. Some (most) of them allow you any undergrad. major, others are limited to specific one. Internet is the best way to research. If you are interested in specific college, it is worthwhile to find out if it has a BA/BS/MD program. I found one doing that. There are official lists. However, they are not complete. One of them is AAMC's (definately, not complete):
<a href="http://services.aamc.org/currdir/section3/degree2.cfm?data=yes&program=bsmd%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://services.aamc.org/currdir/section3/degree2.cfm?data=yes&program=bsmd&lt;/a>
Some books on a subject: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/richpub/syltguides/fullview/2YIZDJUA17CTV%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.amazon.com/gp/richpub/syltguides/fullview/2YIZDJUA17CTV&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Good luck!</p>

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<p>Another site (definately not complete / not accurate):
<a href="http://www.medicalhelpnet.com/content/view/28/46/%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.medicalhelpnet.com/content/view/28/46/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>Thank you!</p>

<p>I plan on taking the SATs in November.
Meanwhile, I'm studying!</p>