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Typo in title. "Does having 2 siblings currently attending the Med school help your application?
Typo in title. Default "Does having 2 siblings currently attending the Med school help your application?
I'm a guy with two brothers attending the University of Wisconsin. One is a M1 and the other is an M2, I will be applying in 6 months with a 31M (12PS 10 BS 9 VR) and a 3.55 GPA :/
I have pretty nice extracurriculars (Vice Pres of Biology club, published research, 4 weeks doctor shadowing) and I think my LOR should be pretty solid. I'm worried about my 3.5 GPA and my "M" in writing though 🙁
Will the siblings help at all?
Yes, I think that your brothers will help, but your GPA and lack of clinical experience will hurt. From what I gather, you're not applying yet, so START GETTING CLINICAL EXPERIENCE. 😉 It will probably make a significant difference. If in doubt, ask one or both of your brothers to talk to someone like Lucy Wall (I think she's the assistant dean) and ask. UW just got a $41 million grant. Niiiice.
I would be interested to learn about your true motivation for becoming a doctor.
you better have a good reason other than "my brothers are attending med school"
I volunteered 280 hours in a local hospital... during my last two years of High School. Does that count at all or do they only look at things from college and beyond?Yes, I think that your brothers will help, but your GPA and lack of clinical experience will hurt. From what I gather, you're not applying yet, so START GETTING CLINICAL EXPERIENCE. It will probably make a significant difference
I volunteered 280 hours in a local hospital... during my last two years of High School. Does that count at all or do they only look at things from college and beyond?
I took Lizzy's advice and I got in!
Thanks Lizzy, nice advice.
Oh and for reference my brothers got a 28 and a 30 MCAT so I beat them there 🙂
...they each had 3.75 GPAs though :|
I'd love to make that my new sig line. 😉
It's below average for UWisc, which is a 3.8 or so.a 3.55 is cause for concern? man...i'm toast...