Hello everyone! I hope this is the right section to post this sort of question in *Crosses fingers*
Last year I was accepted to SUNY Upstate's EAP program, the requirements of which are that I keep a 3.5 GPA and scored a 509 or above on the MCAT. I got above a 509 and keeping the 3.5 will be a walk in the park. The "problem" is that I did better than a 509, I ended up with a 520 (despite about 15 minutes of sleep), because I have a 3.95 GPA at my undergraduate institution and fairly extensive EC's I am now wondering if I should try to go for a "top-tier Med School" which would mean needing to drop the guaranteed spot at Upstate.
As I have seen commenters ask these sorts of questions of the OP on similar threads:
-I like the school (Upstate) atmosphere and the city of Syracuse
-My preferred specialty would be Emergency Medicine or Pediatrics, which seem to be fields that a good chunk of their (Upstate's) graduates go into.
- I did 4 years of undergrad research in neuroscience and would like to continue that if possible and Upstate just recently open a new building for that I believe.
-I would be paying in-state tuition
-I don't come from a family with money, so the tuition is all on me.
-By going to Upstate with above average numbers I should have a better chance for good scholarships correct?
-I have always believed how hard the student works matters much, much, more than the school attended, but I also don't want to lose out on an opportunity to get into a great medical school now and regret it later when it comes time for residency selection.
-Thanks, and sorry if any of this constitutes a stupid question.
Last year I was accepted to SUNY Upstate's EAP program, the requirements of which are that I keep a 3.5 GPA and scored a 509 or above on the MCAT. I got above a 509 and keeping the 3.5 will be a walk in the park. The "problem" is that I did better than a 509, I ended up with a 520 (despite about 15 minutes of sleep), because I have a 3.95 GPA at my undergraduate institution and fairly extensive EC's I am now wondering if I should try to go for a "top-tier Med School" which would mean needing to drop the guaranteed spot at Upstate.
As I have seen commenters ask these sorts of questions of the OP on similar threads:
-I like the school (Upstate) atmosphere and the city of Syracuse
-My preferred specialty would be Emergency Medicine or Pediatrics, which seem to be fields that a good chunk of their (Upstate's) graduates go into.
- I did 4 years of undergrad research in neuroscience and would like to continue that if possible and Upstate just recently open a new building for that I believe.
-I would be paying in-state tuition
-I don't come from a family with money, so the tuition is all on me.
-By going to Upstate with above average numbers I should have a better chance for good scholarships correct?
-I have always believed how hard the student works matters much, much, more than the school attended, but I also don't want to lose out on an opportunity to get into a great medical school now and regret it later when it comes time for residency selection.
-Thanks, and sorry if any of this constitutes a stupid question.