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Hello,
I am currently a rising freshman at Stanford University- I realize this is a bit premature, but I am truly dedicated in getting into the top MD/PhD schools in the country (specifically, Harvard). I have heard that publications are important in MD/PhD admissions, but exactly how so? And how many before they no longer help? Currently, I have 7 underpreparation/submitted/accepted publications; 1 first author, 4 second author, 1 3rd author, and 1 4th author. Two have been accepted: one into Organic Letters (3rd author) and another into JACS (second author). My first author paper will likely get into either JACS or a higher level journal, and another paper (2nd author) might get into PNAS. I realize I have a couple years left before I apply to med school, so here is where I need some advice: should I continue to focus on research and produce more publications, or should I focus instead on other paramaters like MCAT/Volunteer/Shadowing?
Thank you
I am currently a rising freshman at Stanford University- I realize this is a bit premature, but I am truly dedicated in getting into the top MD/PhD schools in the country (specifically, Harvard). I have heard that publications are important in MD/PhD admissions, but exactly how so? And how many before they no longer help? Currently, I have 7 underpreparation/submitted/accepted publications; 1 first author, 4 second author, 1 3rd author, and 1 4th author. Two have been accepted: one into Organic Letters (3rd author) and another into JACS (second author). My first author paper will likely get into either JACS or a higher level journal, and another paper (2nd author) might get into PNAS. I realize I have a couple years left before I apply to med school, so here is where I need some advice: should I continue to focus on research and produce more publications, or should I focus instead on other paramaters like MCAT/Volunteer/Shadowing?
Thank you