<p>k thats a good thing then. I have a high sat score (1520) but my essays probably sucked so the interview is going to pull it thru for me.</p>
<p>Current BA/MD (6 years) or BS/MD (7 years) students, Much appreciate if you could answer my questions:</p>
<p>If you want to take MCAT test and apply to other medical school (for example, Yale Medical School) when in your third year, will your program disqualify your special status to enter Jefferson Medical College? I know MSU does. Thanks.</p>
<p>yes, once u complete the AMCAS application your position gets disqualified. i think only 2 people ever did that, one to Harvard and one to UTD, and they both got in.</p>
<p>I'm a junior interested in pre-med..and from my understand it sounds like BA/MD programs save you a lot of stress..so let me get this right...</p>
<p>normally to become a docotr you would do
4 years undergrad (normal college with classes geared towards medicine)
take your MCATS(apply to med school)
4 years of med school
become a doctor/residencies etc</p>
<p>with a combined program like at penn state
I would apply my senior year of high school to their special program
assuming I was accepted I would have a couple years at a normal college (like penn state main)..and then be automatically transfered to their jefferson school of medicine thing..assumign I didn't fail..or am I screwing this all up..do i still have to apply to jefferson after undergrad...and do I have to go to a specific school for undertgrad?</p>
<p>What do you think is more important in getting an interview? GPA/rank or SAT score?</p>
<p>Also, do they look at SAT II scores?</p>
<p>could someone explain to me how the psu program works and if i have to seperately apply to med</p>
<p>psu doesnt look at sat 2s as far as I know and I would say that sats are more important because they are more of an equalizing factor. But in the end, its the interviews that make the difference.</p>
<p>adam, look here for info <a href="http://www.psu.edu/admissions/steps/choosing/pmm.htm%5B/url%5D">http://www.psu.edu/admissions/steps/choosing/pmm.htm</a></p>
<p>psu looks at sat's more than gpa just because its standardized. u see people with borderline gpas get in with high sats, but rarely do u see the other way around unless they have legacy or something like that.</p>
<p>sat iis are also looked at as extra ****. i rmr during my interview, he was looking at it and talking about them. if u did well on them, its just something that looks nice, but its not required or anything.</p>
<p>and for the junior, u got to psu for 2 years and complete ur basic requirements and take wutevr other classes u want while chilling in state college with the kickass football team, parties, and activities. assuming u maintain a 3.5 and get a 27 on the MCATs, u then are automatically admitted into jeff unless u want to apply out (which rarely happens). its a sweet deal and its nice to know that getting the solid A vs an A or the A vs. a B doesnt matter, so finals arent that stressful at all. ull really appreciate it when u see other pre-meds stressing the hell out while ur just chilling and enjoying ur time at psu.</p>
<p>"... its nice to know that getting the solid A vs an A or the A vs. a B doesnt matter, so finals arent that stressful at all."</p>
<p>to clarify this, an A at psu is a 4.0, an A- is a 3.67, so even if you get 2 A-'s and 2 B-'s in your science classes (hypothetically speaking, some don't take 4 sciences as you only need 8 credits of science a semester, or about 3 science courses), you could be under a 3.5 GPA under PSU's system.</p>
<p>Luckily, if in the psu program, they don't do what PSU does and follows what my high school did..
an A- counts as a 4.0, a B- as a 3.0, so as long as you have an equal amount of A's and B's (+/- doesn't matter), you'd be at a 3.5 and be ok for the program</p>
<p>so instead of worrying about getting a 93+ to get an A, which is what you need in most PSU classes, you only need a 90 or above, and that really makes finals less stressful and the whole semester less stressful for that matter</p>
<p>is this program highly competitive, i noticed they mentioned only about 30 people are admitted each class..any1 in it that can give us their stats?</p>
<p>amen to ip</p>
<p>its highly competitive but actually 50 are accepted and 30 matriculate.</p>
<p>Aww, that is discouraging for me because I have a borderline SAT but an extra-ordinary (I guess that means very much above the requirements) in rank/gpa/activities, will that hurt my chances of getting in? How many people do you know who had borderline SAT's, and what were their stats like?</p>
<p>does anyone know how long it usually takes to get a response from psu after they receive everything from you?</p>
<p>same question, its been 3 weeks so far but the website still says app being reviewed.</p>
<p>late jan/ early feb</p>
<p>This may sound like a very random question. But this program is my first choice, in every single sense. I would do just about anything to go there, and I really hope that I showed that in the effort I put into the application. However, I am anticipating a rejection, due to a borderline SAT score, is there a way to appeal decisions for psu bs/md? I know you can do that with others schoos for regular decision plans, and sometimes it does work. It's a longshot, but are the decisions truly final? :-)</p>
<p>Oh yes! I would love to hear more details about the program from people already in it. What are weekends like? Do you feel you are studying all the time? Do you find that your academic structure/mindset is different from that of the university in general? How is the food?</p>