UC-Bould questions

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<li>How good is the med program?</li>
<li>Is there a combined BA/MD thing?</li>
<li>Can I get into it given:</li>
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<p>*I am an Asian Indian from one of the best high schools in oregon (won top AP school award this year) and am top 10 in a 500+ class.</p>

<p>*Freshman year:
Lit 9-A, A with honors both sem
Spanish 1-A,A
Social Studies-A,A
Health 1 (req)-A
PE (req)-A
Adv. Algebra 2-A, A
SAT Verbal prep-A
SAT math prep-A
10th Grade Science-A, A with honors both sem</p>

<p>*Sophomore Year (really messed up):
Lit 10-A, A with honors
AP Chem- B, A
Precalc-A, B
Social Studies-B (note: can I explain a grade anywhere because this grade was ridiculous), A
Physics 2-A,A
Spanish 2-A,A
Band-A,A (needed for an EC)
Health 2-A (req)
PE-A (req) </p>

<p>*I’m projecting to finish high school with around a 3.7 or 3.6 UW…maybe even 3.5 worst case senario in IB diploma (aka f-ing hard) classes.</p>

<p>*Varsity tennis 4 years
*Science Team 4 years
*World Quest Trivia 4 years
*Science Club VP
*Math Club VP
*Portland Youth Philharmonic 3 years
*National Youth Leadership Forum in Medicine Nominee
*National Honor Roll
*Mathfest Algebra 2 1st place fresh year
*OIMT Participant Fresh Year
*Mathfest Participant sophomore year
*Oregon Museum of Science and Industry Rising Star Program (will have 150+ hours done)
*Mathcounts Tutor (about 30+ volunteer hours)
*expecting to work a lot to get around 2000-2100+ on SAT, 30+ on ACT</p>

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<p>The Med School (which is in Denver/Aurora, not in Boulder) is ranked 26th in the nation currently for research (I don't know the figure off hand for primary care). They are currently building an entirely new campus out in Aurora (I work in a lab in one of the new buildings) with the goal to become one of the top institutions in the country (will it happen? who knows, right now they seem to have some funding issues).<br>
On to your question, there is no BA/MD program you can apply to as a high school student, however they do have a program you can apply for in your sophomore year (when high school grades/tests don't matter for much) that guarantees admission into the med school (if you don't tank on the MCAT) and also gives you more medically orientated opportunities within Boulder.
If you want to major in the sciences: biochem, physics, molecular bio, etc, Boulder is a great place to go because of the large amount of research in these areas and the fact that those programs are ranked pretty high nationally. And make no mistake about it, you WILL get into this school, the guaranteed admit to the MD comes later, after you've "proven yourself" to the faculty.
Good luck in your college search, I will be attending CU-Boulder in the fall and currently work in a neuroscience lab at the medical school, so if you have any more questions, don't hesitate to ask.</p>