<p>^again, i really dont get what difference it makes…</p>
<p>I just received my confirmation e-mail today! I was starting to get nervous.
Stat wise I’m not that impressive - 100 hours of volunteer work at a family practice and independent study in genetics. Not anything fancy in a lab - just at my high school with a biology teacher. Strong extra-cirruclars, many leadership positions in Student council, NHS and sports teams. 3 sport athlete (one competively that I play year-round). Other volunteer work at animal shelters and through a community service club.
3.975 GPA taking “college prep” courses and AP level math (my school is very small and only offers one official AP course in language)
29 ACT </p>
<p>My act is pretty low and my health care expirence isn’t that great. I just hope they look at our whole application while making the first cut, I have a pretty interesting story (:</p>
<p>^Congrats! I was told that wayne states med is very GPA focused, so i dont think EC’s should be a problem.</p>
<p>really? that is good to know.</p>
<p>do you have any idea how many people are applying this year? I know that last year they had around 280.</p>
<p>280? i thought there would be more. USC’s program has over a 1000. 280 makes me feel good. increases all of our chances! out of all the med programs i applied to, i want this one the most!!</p>
<p>Wayne State’s average med gpa is 3.66, so I don’t think the med school is GPA-focused, but last year’s MedStart class had an average GPA of 4.0. So, I believe that for MedStart, GPA is an important factor.</p>
<p>Yeah. I heard that the program was really competitive so i was surprised that only around 280 applied last year.
What other programs did everyone apply to and where are you from?
I live only a couple hours away from Detroit and I’ve decided to go to Wayne regardless if i get into Medstart or not because I have the best scholarship there so far and I don’t want to be far from my family. I really hope that I get into this program, although its kind of a long shot!</p>
<p>Wayne State MedStart is the only combined degree program that I’ve applied to. It’s definitely my number one choice. I’m just about 45min. away, in the true north strong and free.</p>
<p>EDIT: I applied to Brown’s PLME program too, but I don’t think my chances are very good. So, I consider Wayne’s MedStart the only one I applied to :P</p>
<p>280 isn’t that bad. I was expecting a number like 340. Anyways, we’re informed sometime near the end of January, so we probably have another week until we find out about the top 50.</p>
<p>oh well i wish you luck for both programs.
It is very exciting/nerve-racking that we might find out the top fifty in a week!</p>
<p>its too bad GPA is weighted so heavily; its my weak point :(</p>
<p>^Yeah. From the stats the published (on the powerpoint thumbnail handout that I got during a presentation), it says that last year’s class had an mean GPA of 4.0 and mean ACT of 31.9 (“approx. 2140 on the new SAT”). The male-female ratio was 6:9.</p>
<p>The mean GPA of all MedStart students at WSU is 3.89 and the overall male-female ratio is 23:34.</p>
<p>I find the male to female ratios to be shocking, to be honest. This is due to the fact that the vast majority of the top 50 are males. So, I guess the females stand out and do better during the top 50 interviews (?). </p>
<p>It’s an interesting stat.</p>
<p>That is really surprising. I figured that I would be at a disadvantage by being a girl , this just makes me want an interview even more (: I’m pretty outgoing, but being a blonde, I say some really dumb things sometimes, lol. But I guess I’ll worry about the interview when and if I get one.
Thanks for sharing the information. I wasn’t able to attend any of the Medstart meetings. What else did they talk about at the meeting?</p>
<p>@viggyram
Honestly thats a terribly low act/sat and an awfully high gpa. 
QQ moarrr</p>
<p>@gillian
i think females usually have the advantage for these kinds of things, esp if you’re outgoing and stuff. When and where was the meeting btw? I was not aware of any meeting lol</p>
<p>Informational meeting were held at the honors college once a month on the second or third monday at 4:00. I heard that you could get most information on the website that they went over at the meeting, but the stats are pretty interesting.</p>
<p>The MedStart presentations (like Gillian2011 mentioned) are held in the Irvin D. Reid Honors College. Although most information can be found online, I thought it was a great opportunity to talk to current students after the presentation. I got to learn more about the program, why they chose it over other schools, and more. </p>
<p>They also make you ‘sign in’ with your name and school, so perhaps it was also a good way to get my name out there. I think it was a worthwhile experience.</p>
<p>@awesomesauce, I agree. The SAT/ACT kind of surprised me. But hey, having a good SAT/ACT can’t hurt. ;)</p>
<p>Hi everyone, </p>
<p>I just sent in my application to MedStart last week and started reading some of these messages. </p>
<p>Viggy Ram why do you know so many random facts about MedStart? You seem a little desperate to be honest, chill out. Where you from man? </p>
<p>These are my stats:</p>
<p>GPA: 4.0
ACT: 35
SAT:2360
SAT 2: Math 800, Chem: 790, Bio: 800
AP: 5 in Bio, Chem, Physics, APUSH, APES, English, Government, Calc BC, and I plan on taking Econ and Psych this May.
Volunteer Hours >300
Shadowing: Cardiologist, Trauma Surgeon and Anesthesiologist
Research: Worked at the NIH for one summer and was published in JAMA
EC: Captain of Varsity Tennis Team, Concertmaster for the Symphonic Orchestra, Worked for Kumon, Captain of the Varsity Debate Team, and Head of Indian Student Association.</p>
<p>This is just some of the stuff from my resume…I’m so excited to meet some of you at Top 50!</p>
<p>ahhhhhhhhhh! how many indians are applying to all the med programs??? I feel like a dumb desi because my stats are not so awesome!</p>
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<p>Seriously? You have one post, and you’re going to come on here and say I’m desperate when I’m just providing others with information that I got when I went to an information session? How exactly are GPAs, ACTs, girl:guy ratio, etc. ‘random’ facts when they are put on the slideshow during the presentation and handed out on the hard copy? I wouldn’t exactly call these ‘random’ facts. People are very anxious and excited about this program and I’m sure they’d want some info. like what I posted. To others, they aren’t random facts, but helpful ones. Maybe average MedStart stats don’t mean much, but to others they do.</p>
<p>MedStart is my top choice, so yes, I am a little desperate, but I think that’s a good thing. Why shouldn’t I be passionate about my number one choice? I don’t think I need to chill out.</p>
<p>@referee, there are a lot of Indians in the MedStart program and in the top 50 interviews as well. But, as you can probably tell, it’s not all about scores. The interviews matter a lot.</p>
<p>Don’t worry about it Viggy… I’m probably just as obsessed about these programs as you are. Besides, I smell ■■■■■.</p>
<p>It’s OK, my stats are better than his anyways:</p>
<p>4.01 UW
2393 SAT I (I bubbled 1/3 of the circle. I asked them to hand score and they still didn’t give me the 2400!)</p>
<p>@bsmd11, MedStart is essentially the only BS-MD program I applied to and it’s an obvious no.1 choice, so I’m pretty passionate about it. However, I don’t think anything in this thread indicates that I’m ‘desperate’. There’s a fine line between passion and desperation. I think we’re both on the side of passionate, but MedSchool2011 doesn’t recognize that.</p>