<p>I just need to know because my life really sucks right now. It's November and after taking this @#$% test for the 3rd time I only got a 1940(CR+M = 1240). I'm just so *<strong><em>ed I can pull off a 700 in the writing which doesn't EVEN matter and can barely reach a fricking 600 in math. I honestly feel like giving up, I have everything, ECs, GPA, you name it all, except for this *</em></strong>ing test which apparently has to determine what I achieved in 4 years.
I know there's always the regular route, but honestly the rate of getting into medical school is 20% so I might as well give up a dream I had since 5 years old.
So, to confirm my greatest fears I would just like to know the answer to myquestion because at this rate I'llbe lucky to even get to the interview stage at Brooklyn College (min 1200 SAT). I was counting on being African American to help out as well (not trying to sound racist, but colleges do look for diversity), but if I don't have the SAT, what's the point anyway?</p>
<p>I heard about someone with a 19something getting into Villanova/Drexel and he was indian. I haven’t heard of an underrepresented minority targeting these programs so i wouldn’t rule it out…they may be generous.</p>
<p>Did you try the ACT? Some students do better on the ACT vs. SAT (and vice versa).</p>
<p>You do not need to give up dream. You can apply regular route,like most pre-meds do.</p>
<p>That’s makes me feel a little better dblazer. I guess I will close my eyes & just give it a try. Camomof3, most of the programs I’m applying to (Stony Brook, Brooklyn, Sophie Davis) require the SAT, but I will try the ACT for Hofstra. Ugh, with all of these cheating rings that are occurring, universities ought to reconsider the SAT/ACT standardized test requirement…</p>
<p>I got into a BS/MD with a 27 on the ACT.</p>
<p>I was a pretty big exception to the rule though (that in general, the higher the scores, the better).</p>
<p>Yeah, you don’t need to give up your dream of becoming a doctor because you can’t do well on the SAT. You should really be worried about your MCATs and your Step 1’s etc. Those are the real dream-killers. Doctors immigrating to the US have to re-take those tests again and most don’t pass and have to settle for RN jobs, multiple re-takes, or even unemployment. </p>
<p>You can even settle for doing a typical undergrad then applying to med school the traditional route. It’s hard, but that’s what most people go through. Speaking to a physician who had gone through many hardships in her path to becoming a doctor, I was told to set set my compass and simply follow it to get to my destination. I suggest you do the same.</p>
<p>GL(:</p>
<p>XelbMS - where did you get in?</p>
<p>Thanks for the advice emekablue. And I know, I’m sooo terrified of the mcats, I always hear the undergrad students at the hospital where I volunteer talk about it and their conversation scares me lol. I’m going to at least try to start studying for the biology portion the summer before freshman yr while AP Bio is still fresh in my head. XelbMS, your ACT is about the same range as my SAT, and although your ecs, gpa, essay were probably ridiculously amazing, at least I have some little hope.You know, it’s so difficult seeing perfect stats on CC glaring out of my monitor, sometimes it feels like I have absolutely no chance at these programs…</p>
<p>What do you all think of U of Rochester REMS?</p>