I’m currently a sophomore in Washington and plan to go to UW for pre-med. Freshman year I finished with a 3.5 with all PAP classes, and this year, I finished with a 3.4. Sophomore year I took APWH and I passed with an A, still waiting for my score this July. I played the violin for six years and counting, and lettered this year for chamber. For sports I have 2 years of swimming and XC, and a year of track. I had a chance to be in the NHS but I declined. If anyone thinks this was a bad idea please tell me. Currently I have no volunteer hours. In my junior year, which will be this fall I am planning to take APChem,Lit, and U.S.,with PAP-PreCalc and chamber orchestra. Imo, I really need to improve my GPA for the next two years and work for 100+ volunteer hours. Also the reason why I plan to go to UW is because my dad lives in Seattle, and he plans to give me his house so I can commute to UW and back. Another reason is that I love the UW campus, which I visited awhile back, and the atmosphere of Seattle is lively with many diverse people. If I get accepted into UW, I plan to take a pre-med course, hopefully pass my MCAT and major in Bio or Organic chemistry, then have my 2 years of residency to become a Pediatrician.(Becoming a pediatrician has become my childhood dream, and I also have grown to love what they do, helping kids from infancy to adulthood)Please post your opinions and comments down below, harsh or not, I need to know what are my chances, what I should do,etc. I heard that OOS took priority and ISS have a harder time getting in. I also heard that a good written essay is a must in getting into UW. Thanks in advance.
Also I’m not planning to do many E.Cs since I don’t plan on going to any Ivy League Schools.
It is too early for you to be thinking about medical school. You should be concentrating on raising your GPA which is not at all impressive. It may get you into UW undergrad but the pre med course rigor will be harder than high school courses.
Thanks for the reply, and yes I plan to raise my GPA.
Even at UW undergrad no EC’s will hurt your chances for admission.
You first have to gain entrance to the University of Washington as an undergraduate and complete a bachelors degree while also completing the pre-med requirements and take the MCAT which is not Pass/Fail, BTW.
It’s at that point that you apply to a School of Medicine, do 4 years, getting an MD degree and then compete to match at a Pediatrics residency.
The UW School of Medicine does take students from out of state, but the acceptance rate is running less than 1% as opposed to 5% for residents in the Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho region.