Is it pointless to apply to Emory and Rochester without research?
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It might hurt, but if you really like em, go ahead and apply.
It might hurt, but if you really like em, go ahead and apply.
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EC's? clinical experience? volunteering? leadership?
GPA + MCAT are only a couple pieces of a 6 piece pie.
~270 hours of non-clinical volunteering, ~260 hours of clinical volunteering, and 30 hours of shadowing. All my clinical volunteering and nonclinical volunteering is working with underserved urban populations and I had a leadership position within a good chunk of my non-clinical volunteering
Not bad. Research may still be a barrier for top research schools though. I think 95% or so of students at top tier MD schools that emphasize research have research.
I agree, but it's not like she's interested in Stanford or Harvard
I dunno how research heavy Rochester and Emory are in comparison in terms of emphasis on research.
My vibe is that Emory likes research.
Yup, that's the vibe I got. I probably won't apply there
Just interviewed there and so much this. All about the human aspect of medicine
Absolutely loved the school
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its not pointless. schools want diversity. they dont want to pump their class full of a bunch of pipette fiends. FWIW Rochester has an entire section on their website dedicated to 'street medicine' -- hardly research at all.
