UToledo MEDStart Program Chances

[theNDhopeful44]

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Hey everyone! I'll be applying for the University of Toledo's MEDStart program this year, and I was wondering if anyone familiar with the program wouldn't mind chancing a newbie.

I'm an Ohio resident and I'm at Tufts University majoring in clinical psychology.
GPA: 3.75
SGPA: 3.67
ACT: 31 superscored
Lots of EC, very balanced between medical and non-medical activities

Thanks for your opinions!

 

[theNDhopeful44]

Bump? Someone willing to help me out? Also if it helps my ACT score without a superscore is a 29

 

[CwAs]

Hey! I got accepted just this past cycle to the medstart program. 62 people applied and 22 were accepted. The average gpa was a 3.84, and the average ACT was a 30. So your stats are pretty close to the average. With a good resume and interviewing skills I think you have a shot!

 

[theNDhopeful44]

Wow thanks! Do you know if they superscore? I have a 29 composite without the superscore.

 

[BobbyJoe]

i just finished my first year of undergrad., but i'm classified as a junior now (i have 62 credits). am i still eligible to apply to Medstart? if so, do you think i'm a competitive applicant?
sGPA: 4.00
GPA: 3.89
ACT: 29
SAT: 2020 (math: 600, writing: 730, reading: 690)
should i submit ACT, SAT, or both?

 

[CwAs]

Wow thanks! Do you know if they superscore? I have a 29 composite without the superscore.

No, they do not superscore. So you will have to submit your 29.

 

[CwAs]

i just finished my first year of undergrad., but i'm classified as a junior now (i have 62 credits). am i still eligible to apply to Medstart? if so, do you think i'm a competitive applicant?
sGPA: 4.00
GPA: 3.89
ACT: 29
SAT: 2020 (math: 600, writing: 730, reading: 690)
should i submit ACT, SAT, or both?[/QUOTE
You can only apply to medstart the year before you would normally apply to medical school. If your undergrad program is a 4 year program, you can not apply until your third year. It is not based on credits.

 

[BobbyJoe]

Ok, thanks. I'm graduating May 2016, so I guess I'm eligible. Do you think they look down on students graduating early (3 years)?

 

[theNDhopeful44]

BobbyJoe, where do you go to school? I'm at Tufts

 

[BobbyJoe]

Cool, I go to Bowdoin

 

[CwAs]

Ok, thanks. I'm graduating May 2016, so I guess I'm eligible. Do you think they look down on students graduating early (3 years)?

No, I do not see any reason why they would frown upon graduating early.

 

[theNDhopeful44]

Can you give any advice about receiving an interview and what they're looking for in your essays etc?

 

[CwAs]

Make sure to choose your words carefully on the essays. They are all very short! I also think that a very personal essay is best. I believe they interviewed about half of the students that applied and then accepted about half of those who interviewed.