I also come late to high school from another country took the SAT but am not very good at standardized testing which is why both my MCAT and SAT scores are low. My GPA is a 3.4 with really great extra curricula's 3 years of research and . I was planning on re-taking my MCAT anyways but I wouldn't get my score until a month after the deadline. For anyone who was accepted, do I have any chance of getting in?
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Hi guys, I'm looking at applying for next year to this SMP and I have a question:
How do we know that progression to med school is effectively guaranteed for those with good GPA in the program and a passable MCAT? I looked on their website briefly and I didn't come across anything explicit (even regarding a promise of interview, a la Drexel)?
How do we know that progression to med school is effectively guaranteed for those with good GPA in the program and a passable MCAT? I looked on their website briefly and I didn't come across anything explicit (even regarding a promise of interview, a la Drexel)?
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Not true. They mention on the website that one needs to have maintained a certain GPA in the program and must have an MCAT score that is 75th percentile or higher. That essentially equates to having a 30 or higher for the old MCAT and a 508 or higher for the new one.
Hey! I just found this thread and noticed it didn't look like anyone had answered your question yet. I finished my post bac year in April 2015 and am currently a first year med student. If accepted into the program you will not have to take an additional gap year and following successful completion of the requirements, you would start med school a few months after finishing up post bac.
Great! Thanks so much for your answer! I am really hoping that I get accepted. I have been complete since 3/13 and am patiently waiting!
I just got an email to interview this morning.
Me too.
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My MCAT 2015 is 87th percentile, but my undergraduate GPA isn't competitive. sGPA 3.00 cGPA 3.05. There was a definite upward trend, but my freshman year was a disaster and I had to work full time every year since.
I'm a registered nurse in the critical care units and the emergency department. I have undergraduate research experience and a lot of volunteering experiences. Also, I occupied several leadership roles in extracurricular activities. I have significant ties to the area and I will not have to work during the program or medical school.
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My cGPA is ~3.5 and sGPA of ~3.3 with an MCAT of 509. Loads of research and leadership roles but no ties to the area. I honestly wasn't expecting much out of my application here but am stoked to be getting an interview as apparently there is a significantly high Interview:Acceptance ratio.
02/08/2016
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If it's required, I'd do my best to include it. I submitted my official SAT scores even though I took the MCAT.
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Can someone please explain to me where to find the sGPA calculation spreadsheet? I tried searching, and found an online calculator, but not a spreadsheet anywhere. Thanks in advance!
You can find the file here: https://medicine.temple.edu/education/postbac-program/admissions/requirements#sgpa
Thank you so much! I must have accidentally found and old link or something because the page that I was on redirected me to another page when I clicked the link instead of downloading the file.
Anybody interview today or yesterday?
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I was supposed to interview but got pulled off a waitlist at an MD school the day before. Hope the experience went well for you!
My application was complete on March 11th. Still waiting to hear something.
Is it possible to pay for this program entirely with loans? Can you use fed loans?
Because you don't actually get a degree, you are going to have to take out some private loans to pay for it.
Do you think we'll hear next week?
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June 6th
may i ask when you were complete?
1/26
I know this question has already been asked but, roughly what percent of people that interview get accepted to the program
Also, what percent of students who get accepted, and need to take the MCAT, get accepted to the Medical School
There are no definite numbers, but it is a high percentage of interviewees who get accepted. In terms of students who get into the med school, it isn't as much of a guarantee for those who need to take the MCAT, but I believe it is still a high percentage
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Hey, did you ever hear back after your interview? And could you provide some more information about the interview?
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I think they have already. I didn't hear back either. I guess it's a passive rejection.
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Are you sure? I don't think they would give silent rejections to people they interviewed
I interviewed then as well and I haven't heard a thing from them. I just don't think they've sent anything out yet.
One of the others that we interviewed with was accepted almost two weeks ago
