Getting into Wright State

[TripleDegree]

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Hi

For all the acceptees out there - can you give me pointers how I can maximize my chances getting into Wright State? I am expecting an MCAT score of 35+, based on diagnostics. However, I am way behind on my pre-reqs, at the time of application. I will complete them by the time I matriculate however. Current GPA in prereqs is 4.0 (4 courses only)

Thank you

 

[TripleDegree]

bumpity-bump

 

[bokermmk]

I dont think Wright State will give a care as to what your MCAT is as long as it is at least 27. They are looking for primary care physicians with a lot of clinical/volunteer experiences and those that wish to find a future in primary care. A high MCAT help you at other schools much more than it will at WS.

 

[sanoge7]

Well, what are your reasons for going there? Why are you compatible with the school? Because if the school thinks you would be a good fit that has a lot to do with it!

 

[Auricae]

No offense to Wright State, but why do you want to go there with a 35+ MCAT? You could go to a much more competitive school with that score (assuming the rest of your app is solid).

 

[juddson]

Try to have most of your prereques done by the time you apply. I take it you have chem and o'chem taken care of at the moment. Try to get a semester of Bio and a semester of physics out of the way before you apply.

If you score anywhere near 35, you'll have a bit of trouble convincing them that you want to attend. The average is something like 27, and the school is very much interested in educating primary care physicians. That said, maybe you have a good story that you can tell them. I don't know.

For the record I was really impressed with Wright State when I went to interview. I had UC the day before, and I expected to love UC and and dismiss Wright State. The opposite happened. UC did nothing for me, but I felt right at home at Wright State. I got the impression they really cared about clinical skills (not just an afterthought as it is at most schools). You go out into the cummunity clinics from week one and you are pretty much practicing some serious medicine by the second year. Most the curriculum is independant study.

Judd

 

[superdevil]

yea, pretty much everything judd and bokermmk said is on-point. one thing i'd like to add, though, is that WSU's med school was created ~25 years ago because the miami valley (dayton and its many suburbs) is more heavily populated than people realize, and it wasn't being adequately served by UC/OSU grads. so i would probably try to work in some kind of connection/committment to the area so they know that you'll stay and accomplish what they had in mind when they created the school.

one silly little p.s.: don't say you want to go into primary care just because "that's what they want to hear," if you know damn well you're going to be a neurologist. that just seems a little disingenuous to me. just tell them you're freakin' undecided or something.

 

[juddson]

Oh yes,

Superdevel makes a great point. I was very candid with the interviewers when i was there. When asked about why i wanted to attend WSU, I said something along the lines of "look, I'm sure most of the applicants sitting where I am tell you they are interested in primary care. My honest answer is that I don't know that i want primary care. I'd be lying if I said I knew exactly what I wanted to do. The real reason I'm here is because I get the impression that WSU provides an in-depth, hands-on clinical education above all else, and that the small class size and emphasis on early clinical work will actually 'teach me how to be a physician' rather than merely teach me how to think like one. Thess sorts of skills will be important whether I go into primary care of otherwise."

Anyway, i think this sort of candor is well recieved. I got in like a week later.

Judd