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Is there any way I can double like this? LOLAlso - would love to help, celebrating with the fam - but I put "Help SDN because you've been there and you know the tragedy of the premed life" on my to do list
Is there any way I can double like this? LOLAlso - would love to help, celebrating with the fam - but I put "Help SDN because you've been there and you know the tragedy of the premed life" on my to do list
I find that extremely unlikely, unless extreme URM or SES disadvantaged status. Or exceptional, exceptional accomplishment already.anyone (those who got accepted) had a GPA less than a 3.5 here?
URM status?I also got in. I'm an international student from HYPS. My SAT (2020) and GPA aren't that high in comparison to other applicants though (3.7 when I applied and it dropped to 3.6 during spring transcript request). But I have other interests outside of medicine (start ups and business). I have clear plans of what I want to do with my gap years and flexibility. PM me if you have any question.
I'm Thai. Not sure if that helps. There aren't many international students though.URM status?
I think that's incredibly unlikely b/c in order to stay in we have to maintain a cumulative above a 3.5, just fyianyone (those who got accepted) had a GPA less than a 3.5 here?
which one did you get into? SUNY Upstate?Hey guys, congrats on your acceptances!
I got into an accelerated early assurance program a few weeks ago and understand how happy (and relieved) many of you must feel.
Probably not, I think Suny Upstate's decisions come back in a month or two. Maybe UF's program?which one did you get into? SUNY Upstate?
Probably not, I think Suny Upstate's decisions come back in a month or two. Maybe UF's program?
you go to Columbia?I'd echo the same advice. I had a 2250, 3.9, Bioengineering, lots of extracurriculars and internships not related to medicine.
The big question you have to be able to convincingly answer is "Why should they take you now as opposed to 2 years from now?" This is the opposition argument: Waiting 2 years gives them more data on you, more certainty on your quality, less risky to accept you then compared to now....The argument you all have to make is that the 2 years they're giving you are more valuable in terms of personal growth than the certainty they'd get by accepting you later...so the idea is.. simply being more comfortable while you do premed things isn't going to be enough. You have to have dramatic and concrete plans.
If you're "pursuing a healthcare management degree" that's fantastic, but honestly that's super vague compared to someone who is "looking to take [classes] to learn [skills] and use them for [project, extracurricular activity, goal - specifics]"...hopefully that makes sense. Rhetoric is sometimes a good thing, but the committee wants tangibles.
Assuming you've earned it, realize that many people who haven't will be applying with you. If you were FlexMed, realize that after the initial stats-based sifting, the next thing you'd do is throw out all the candidates who are full of fluff but haven't actually done anything. In my interview, for example, we spent like 5 minutes on the issue of "Why Doctor?" and the rest of the time on minute details of my extra-curriculars that seemed rather trivial..."Where in Nicaragua did you go? With who? What was the weather like? What was memorable about the trip?"...questions that I could only answer if I had done those things, questions that, so far as I could tell, were intent upon separating out candidates with big mouths from those who did things. So focusing on tangibles is important.
One more thing - They're looking at limited information, so in this app more than any other, details matter. I'd take any part of the application as an opportunity to showcase something, and make sure you take care to articulate everything clearly and concisely.
Hope that helps future FlexMeders! Good luck!
I feel like Toledo might have a problem with this.I'm going to be a sophomore biomedical engineering student in a B.S./M.D. program at University of Toledo. In other words, I have a seat in University of Toledo's medical school already. Should I mention this on my FlexMed application or during the interview? Will that hurt me or help me or do nothing?
I feel like Toledo might have a problem with this.
About 7% while competing with kids from HYPSM undergrad. Icahn cares about school name a significant degree for Flexmed.You're going to have problems all around with this.. You would probably have to forfeit your admission to Toledo if you applied to flexmed. I honestly don't see why you would even apply to flexmed, as you already have a seat in a medical school. What's the point of forfeiting that for a less than 10% chance of getting an early seat at another school.
I know for certain that's not true. While yes, many state-lower ranked schools do get in, the top Ivies are heavily overrepresented. I received a copy of their matriculating institutions a couple of years ago (first class, I think), and about half were HYPSM-Penn-Columbia.But I agree that is unethical to break your contract with Toledo like that. Mt Sinai will not see that favorably and neither will Toledo.
Hey guys, quick question- (I am applying this new cycle)
The prompt says something along the lines of "Please answer the following 250 words-1000 words"... Is this per question or should the total for all 3 questions not exceed 1000 words?
Thanks!