Hi everyone!
I’m a current high school junior who is extremely interested in applying to the VCU Guaranteed Med program next year.
I was wondering if people who were accepted (or know people who were accepted) could provide some stats and extracurriculars as part of the application such that I could compare mine.
Also, given my current statistics (and extrapolated information), do I even have a chance in this highly competitive process, and if not, is there anything I do to improve my relative standing?
My information (as posted on the UPitt guaranteed med page):
GPA : 4.09 (end of sophomore year, going to go up by the end of junior year, probably around 4.2)
Extracurriculars:
-Current training as an EMT at my local fire department (actually medical hours will amount to 180+ by the end of the training course, along with various administrative hours as well as ambulance riding hours)
-Will most likely begin Paramedic training through my county’s fire department in early September through late June (academic year-long training)
-Research Internship at a reputed university (8 weeks, 40 hours a week during this summer, also very likely to submit to various science fairs early in the year)
-Will be doing a mentorship with the same researcher through my school over the course of the academic year
-Hospital volunteering at the same university I will be conducting research at
-Hospital shadowing (during the summer, with a neurologist and anesthesiologist so far, very likely to try other fields as well)
-Participant in high school UNICEF
-Part of the school’s international genetic engineering machines (iGEMS) competition team
-High school with high level of rigor (top 10 according to US News World Report)
-SAT/ACT will be taking in June/September (aiming for hopefully a 2300 on SAT, 34 or 35 on ACT)
-Part of school’s student mentoring program
-Part of STEM outreach, volunteering at an elementary school every other week that assists students with science experiments
-Will be taking Chemistry, Math, and Biology (M) subject tests in May (aiming for hopefully 750+ on each, but shaky in chem so will have to see)
Thanks in advance!