Uconn Med Qs

<li><p>does uconn have a med school program that guarentees admission to a medical school? I think there is, but I’ve heard it’s also 7 years; any truth to this?</p></li>
<li><p>how is the reputation for both u-grad and grad?</p></li>
<li><p>can I get in?</p></li>
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<p>chances?</p>

<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 around 2000-2100 on SAT, 29+ on ACT</p>

<p>Do I even have a shot given my poor GPA if I get a 3.6 or 3.5</p>

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<li>Yes</li>
<li>rapidly rising for undergrad; very well respected med school- considered one of the best in new england.</li>
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<p>although i'm not positive on this since i dont know how tough it is to get into the program, I don't think you have a shot with a 3.5-3.7 GPA (average UConn gpa is like 3.6-3.7) and an SAT of 2000-2100.</p>

<p>call them and ask them up about the admission standards.</p>

<p>I talked to a fellow freshman at my orientation in june and he was accepted into the Uconn combined medical program (~2100 SAT). I thought this was quite an accomplishment considering only 10-15 end up enrolling in this competitive program.</p>

<p>You need to be one of the very top people in your school regardless of how good/hard it is. You need about 3.8-3.9 GPA and really high SAT scores. Its a 8 year program, you do your undergrade then your grad. The medical school is ok, its neither bad nor excellent. Currently its the most skewed med school in the country, with 72% of next years first years being female. Basically if your male and Indian/White, unless you really have top grades you have very little if any chance.</p>

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<li><p>There is an 8 year combined program. In the program, you have to keep a 3.5 GPA and get at least 28 on the MCATs to move on after 4 years.</p></li>
<li><p>UConn is average undergrad, but is moving upwards. They're just hit the 50% acceptance rate, so they'll be looked at as pretty selective in years to come if the trend continues. The honors program would be a given if you were to make in into the CPiM, it's very selective itself.</p></li>
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<p>UConn Med is a good medical school, the class is small (about 80 each year) and their acceptance rate is less than 10%.</p>

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<li> Since you're out of state, and the program is mainly geared for students coming from Connecticut, you're going to have to stand out if you want to get in. I'm not sure about your Junior year, but you might want to take more AP credits (or maybe not if you have IB). They'll focus on your SAT, so it'd be beneficial to score above 1500 math and verbal. They don't request SATIIs, but they did consider ones that students had when I was admitted. A 3.5 GPA and 1300 SAT are recommended by the program before you apply. Also, I noticed you don't have much medical experience, such as volunteering at a hospital or nursing home.</li>
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