<p>Hi ,
I am somewhat confused about how this program works. For instance Bob got into this program, does it mean that he will be studying at Mount Sinai or will he still be enrolled in his undergrad college, but under some type of heading of this program?</p>
<p>he stays enrolled in his undergrad, finishes the few pre-med requirements that the program demands, majors in whatever he likes (humanities/soc sci), does a summer at mt sinai after his jr year to learn more sciences/other medical-related things. then after he graduates from college, he may defer a year, and then goes to med school at sinai</p>
<p>Does philosophy count as a Humanities or Social Science major?</p>
<p>Humanities. </p>
<p>You seem very concerned about what to major in, how about waiting to start taking college courses and see how you feel then?</p>
<p>Don’t pick a major just bcos it may “look” good to Mt. Sinai. Unless you have the resume to back it up, it won’t matter. If your hs experience is all math-science all the time, then choosing English Lit in college won’t impress Mt. Sinai this program. OTOH, if you were a published poet/philosopher in HS (who also excelled in the sciences) and continued with Philosophy in college…</p>
<p>Hi,
I’m thinking about applying to this program-does anyone know if it helps to come from a more unique area or does the admissions committee not take that into account? Also, what if you’re not Jewish?</p>
<p>Might apply to program. Bluebayou, tuftsstudent, axc what were your sat/collegegpas?</p>
<p>def dont care if you’re jewish or not…and im currently applying but fwiw 790 cr/690 math/790 wr and 3.95 college</p>
<p>Can you guys please give me some advice. I know for sure that I will be majoring in anthropology, and I am definitely not applying to this program as a shortcut to getting into medical school. However, I was a complete science student in high school (I love anthropology but only discovered it in college) and I have done and will be doing lab research. Will those two factors work heavily against me for the admissions committee, who might think that I am applying only for a shortcut? Is this program for anyone who is majoring in a humanities, or for those who are strictly humanities-oriented?</p>
<p>I would imagine that if you can articulate your reasons for doing it this way that you will be fine</p>
<p>What I meant was will the admissions committee see my high school classes and that I am doing research and automatically decide that I am not humanities-oriented enough? Does it discriminate against people who seem like they are too science-y?</p>
<p>they like to see interest in science in high school, so says their website. i’m sure science research will be viewed as a negative, but i’m sure a fair amount of applicants have done it as well. they’ve been doing this for years, so i’m sure they can spot who’s sincere and who’s just looking for a shortcut. if you are sincere, i’m sure you can show it through your essays. nevertheless, i do agree with you that it’s an odd program that asks for kids to be sure they want to go to med school, yet do little with science in college…</p>
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<p>Then you obviously don’t “get it.” They expect all applicants to take the standard premed prereqs thru Organic I. That is hardly “little science in college”. </p>
<p>A little research by our friend google will identify the types of kids who are stand out for such a program, i.e., a poet who can also ace organic chem. A photographer who had an ‘show’ in HS. These are clearly not INTEL semis; instead, they spend their HS days pursuing other than math-science activities. Mt. Sinai (and all top med schools) get plenty of apps from math-science geeks during the regular application process. There is no reason to accept them thru this program.</p>
<p>That being said, hagger, definitely apply if you have the prereqs. (Gretzky: you miss every shot that you don’t take.) At worst its a waste of a $100 and another essay. Or, you might be interviewed, and even if you are ultimately rejected, the interview would be wonderful experience.</p>
<p>Unless it would be a financial burden on you i would def agree though that it doesn’t hurt to apply</p>
<p>how can they tell if an applicant is science-oriented only pretending to like a humanities? would they expect a high school rec from a humanities teacher? can someone please tell me, instead of what makes an applicant seem perfect for the program, what makes an applicant seem to not fit the qualifications that the program looks for? thanks a lot</p>
<p>^bumpppppppppppp</p>
<p>please don’t ask us, the only one who “gets it” is bluebayou!</p>
<p>how’s everybody doing with their application statuses? does anyone know when interview dates start to be assigned?</p>
<p>Judging from last year, the first wave of interviews should be out the second week of Oct. I’ve been complete since July.</p>
<p>^oh wow. i just submitted my app about a week ago lol. btw, did you apply last year?</p>