Hello,
I'm currently in an SMP and based on this first semester, I think I'll probably end this program with a 3.7-3.75 GPA. My undergrad gpas were cGPA 3.2 and sGPA 3.0. From reading a few other threads, I don't know why but some posters have said a SMP 3.7 is somehow low. I'm not sure where they're getting this information from, but I'd like to hear more about it if anyone can offer additional insight into their experiences if they were in a similar situation as me because not to toot my own horn, but this program is by no means easy to get a 4.0 in!
In addition to this, epigenetic research (in a clinical setting) has sort of been my calling or reason to why I want to be a doctor. I've taken on a research project in the program and I believe that by the time I apply to medical school next summer I will have a total of 4 peer reviewed publications (2-3 in stronger journals). Because this is what I really enjoy doing, I wanted to know how best to showcase this in my application? I didn't do things like volunteer at the Red Cross 2 times a week for years because I was working on my research instead...and I just didn't want that balance to somehow hurt my application overall.
I'm currently in an SMP and based on this first semester, I think I'll probably end this program with a 3.7-3.75 GPA. My undergrad gpas were cGPA 3.2 and sGPA 3.0. From reading a few other threads, I don't know why but some posters have said a SMP 3.7 is somehow low. I'm not sure where they're getting this information from, but I'd like to hear more about it if anyone can offer additional insight into their experiences if they were in a similar situation as me because not to toot my own horn, but this program is by no means easy to get a 4.0 in!
In addition to this, epigenetic research (in a clinical setting) has sort of been my calling or reason to why I want to be a doctor. I've taken on a research project in the program and I believe that by the time I apply to medical school next summer I will have a total of 4 peer reviewed publications (2-3 in stronger journals). Because this is what I really enjoy doing, I wanted to know how best to showcase this in my application? I didn't do things like volunteer at the Red Cross 2 times a week for years because I was working on my research instead...and I just didn't want that balance to somehow hurt my application overall.