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hi everyone,
i am interested in applying to the georgetown SMP program for fall 2011. my app isnt strong enough for med school so i was hoping i could get into the SMP program and maybe afterwards have a better chance at med school. but i heard that SMPs are actually quite competitive as well and that i may or may not get into one based on my stats. some of my friends mentioned postbac as an option but it feels like a postbac won't raise my GPA by THAT much.
my stats are 3.15 cGPA, 3.21 sGPA from UC Irvine. my gpa was brought up by my 4th year, where i got 3.8+ 2 outta 3 quarters. i also just got my first mcat score back and it was a 28S (10 bio, 10 verbal, 8 PS).
what are my chances of getting into georgetown SMP based off those stats alone? i tried to do research but couldn't land on anything conclusive. if people have any experiences, it would be great if you could bestow some on me. my parents are very worried for my future
my ECs include:
-started a health-based volunteer organization my 3rd year
-for said club, acted as director of local projects my founding year and then co-chair the year after (2 years total). our focus was on local and international good-health awareness and disease prevention in children.
-volunteering 250+ hours at a hospital doing stuff involving patients (patient care)
-started a non-medically-related business July 2007 and am running it to this day. remains profitable and a very important part of my financial life.
-multiple volunteering trips to orphanages as well as a free clinic in peru.
thanks for any advice/tips.. hope this is enough. i'm very pressed for time and would like to avoid taking the mcat again but if i need to i think i can muster a better score. i was only able to study 4 weeks for the mcat due to some time constraints and other obligations.
i am interested in applying to the georgetown SMP program for fall 2011. my app isnt strong enough for med school so i was hoping i could get into the SMP program and maybe afterwards have a better chance at med school. but i heard that SMPs are actually quite competitive as well and that i may or may not get into one based on my stats. some of my friends mentioned postbac as an option but it feels like a postbac won't raise my GPA by THAT much.
my stats are 3.15 cGPA, 3.21 sGPA from UC Irvine. my gpa was brought up by my 4th year, where i got 3.8+ 2 outta 3 quarters. i also just got my first mcat score back and it was a 28S (10 bio, 10 verbal, 8 PS).
what are my chances of getting into georgetown SMP based off those stats alone? i tried to do research but couldn't land on anything conclusive. if people have any experiences, it would be great if you could bestow some on me. my parents are very worried for my future
my ECs include:
-started a health-based volunteer organization my 3rd year
-for said club, acted as director of local projects my founding year and then co-chair the year after (2 years total). our focus was on local and international good-health awareness and disease prevention in children.
-volunteering 250+ hours at a hospital doing stuff involving patients (patient care)
-started a non-medically-related business July 2007 and am running it to this day. remains profitable and a very important part of my financial life.
-multiple volunteering trips to orphanages as well as a free clinic in peru.
thanks for any advice/tips.. hope this is enough. i'm very pressed for time and would like to avoid taking the mcat again but if i need to i think i can muster a better score. i was only able to study 4 weeks for the mcat due to some time constraints and other obligations.
