GPA: 4.075(W) 3.785(UW) - Freshman Year
Class Rank: N/A
PSAT: 1200 (Just started prepping for SAT)
ACT: N/A
SAT Subject Tests: College Board Test 1250
Freshman Year APs: NONE- School did not allow anyone to take AP classes as a freshman
Upcoming Sophomore AP Classes: Computer Science Principles
Upcoming Sophomore Honor Classes: Geometry Honors, PLTW Honors (Engineering)
ECs - Freshman Year - VEX robotics world championship 2018 (designer) - we won design and judges award
Swimming JV team
Sophomore Year- Most likely doing Debate, Service clubs, and a Pre Med Club
VEX Robotics
Swimming JV
Community Service: 25 Hours Library Work
PLANNING: Physician shadowing, feed my starving children, blood bank helper
RESEARCH STUDIES: Planning - Chicago Medical School RIBS programs next summer
biomedical science
Questions
- What should my GPA be raised so I can go into a 6-year med program to become a doctor?
- What should my SAT be?
- What else should I do boost my chances for UChicago or NorthWestern Med School?
- What are other 6-year med programs that I should research about?
Too soon to ask. But your ECs don’t point to a highly competitive BSMD program. Looks to me like you have nothing where you work hands on with the needy, in the health arena, the challenging work… Or advocacy.
You read like an engineering wannabe with some good initial rounding started. See if you can figure out what the BSMD programs look for.
Thank you for the reply. Which EC’s should I focus on starting next year?
Your GPA seems a bit low. I agree with the previous post, you need ECs that have to do with the medical field (research, volunteering, shadowing, etc).
It’s a bit early in the game, but you probably already know that these programs are ultra-competitive, so you need at least a 3.8 GPA and 1450 SAT/34 ACT. Those stats are just the bare minimum, and if you really wanna be competitive, they should be as close to perfect as possible. Also, you need a hook that will make you stand out from the rest of the crowd that already has the same stats/ECs as you.
Luckily it’s early in the game for you, so you have time to make your application better. Just also make sure to have a real high school experience instead of one that revolves around getting into one of these programs because once you become a competitive applicant, it really is just a coin toss. GL!
There are a couple of links here on CC where applicants to these programs have posted results. That should give you an idea of the kind of competition you will face.
Start here:http://talk.qa.collegeconfidential.com/multiple-degree-programs/1973823-bs-md-results-for-class-of-2017.html
Also, please be aware that there are very few (if any?) 6 year programs left. Most of the combined programs are 7/8 years and the vast majority of them will require you to keep up a certain college GPA and get a certain MCAT score.
The acceptance rates for most of these programs are about 4%. There are a few that cater to special cases that may have a slightly higher admit rate – for example there are several programs in NY that cater to rural students who want to practice medicine in rural areas after graduation.
Finally, remember that the vast majority of doctors don’t come out of these programs. They come through the regular route. Make sure that you have some regular undergraduate schools that you like, because in all likelihood that is where you will end up. That is not in any way a comment about your qualifications. Its just the math. There are far fewer spots than qualified applicants.
On another thread, you name colleges. Again, too soon. You have no SAT scores, have only just begun activities. There isn’t even a record of the higher level math/sci classes.
It’s June. Get yourself out there doing something in the health arena, now. The closer you work to those who need the services, actually contributing, the better. That’s not a club to talk about med dreams, a fundraiser, supporting projects in distant lands, shadowing, being an art volunteer, or science fair, etc.
It’s about showing them you’re serious, that this isn’t some pipe dream, you’ve gotten involved, tested yourself and learned.