<p>hey y'alls,
i'm looking into a bunch of combined medical programs- does anyone have any recommendations for washU's usp program? i can't seem to find any info on it. thanks!</p>
<p>I would word search for WUSL in CC. I recall BDM and Norcalguy chat about this program. I believe this is one of the most rigorous and exacting programs. MCAT scores in the range of 39 and GPA of 3.7 required I think. (Don't quote me on exact numbers!) But try to wordsearch for WSL from previous threads. </p>
<p>NCG might know exact info. You could try PM'ing him too.</p>
<p>its a 36 and 3.8, probably the toughest requirements of any med program. But, the average mcat and gpa of accepted students are a lot higher, as wash u is a very numbers oriented med school.</p>
<p>If only getting into a med school of washU's caliber were as easy as getting a 3.8/36...</p>
<p>WashU is very highly research oriented with cutting edge technology. If Harvard has Riza Sperling, WashU has Mintuns, Fagans, and more.</p>
<p>So, I don't think it's only about numbers. I think they give high importance to research experience.</p>
<p>36, 3.8 is very high, but the students in that program aiming for this goal are at several advantages.</p>
<p>1.) They're very bright kids, much brighter than your average premed.
2.) Taking the MCAT multiple times to get a 36 isn't a problem. Nobody cares if you've got a pair of 28's before then, so long as you hit 36... eventually.
3.) You don't need to worry about your score balance. a 15, 15, 6 is a pretty bad MCAT balance, but if you're in that program, it won't matter.
4.) Your BCPM GPA doesn't matter. You can get C's in organic chemistry and physics, and as long as your Photography grades are high enough (and numerous enough) to offset that, that's fine.
5.) Nobody examines the rigor of your courses. If you have to load up on joke courses, that's okay.
6.) You don't have to worry about the EC's. You still should, of course, because how else will you gain exposure to medicine? But if they start to interfere with your schoolwork, you can drop them.</p>
<p>Now, none of these things are a good idea. After all, you'll probably want to apply to lots of medical schools when the time comes, and a 14-14-8 is going to look really bad. But if you're 100% satisfied being locked into WUSTL Med, then achieving these goals isn't nearly as hard as it sounds.</p>