Shemmassian Academic Consulting

MAY 8, 2023

Note that AP credit will not count towards the prerequisites listed above. your most significant extracurricular activities, how you expect your medical career to unfold, and what you’ve done both in and outside the classroom to prepare for med school. You’ll need to have taken the MCAT within three years of applying.

Waitlist 98

Waitlist Loans Honor Society AP Credits 98

Shemmassian Academic Consulting

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

If you took Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) courses in high school, you may have a jump start on your college career with some introductory course credits earned through the program. Regularly seeing your professors in this capacity may also be helpful when it comes time to ask for letters of recommendation.

Letters of Recommendation 52

Letters of Recommendation Extracurricular GPA Semester 52

Shemmassian Academic Consulting

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

With so many outside requirements to excel at as well, including extracurricular activities, the MCAT, and volunteering, it’s no wonder that students can feel overwhelmed by the prospect of being a Johns Hopkins premed. As a warning, students should be careful when using AP credits to place ahead of introductory courses.

Semester 52

Semester GPA Extracurricular Minor 52

Shemmassian Academic Consulting

JULY 6, 2023

All you need to know about being a premed student at NYU, including NYU premed requirements, majors, extracurriculars, and the NYU premed acceptance rate. A single semester, if poorly planned, can bog down your cumulative GPA for years and suck up all the time and energy you could be investing into extracurriculars and MCAT studies.

Semester 52

Semester GPA Extracurricular AP Credits 52

Shemmassian Academic Consulting

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

FlexMed states that, in their holistic review of applicants, they evaluate students according to the following metrics : academics, clinical exposure, community service, research, and other extracurricular activities. Your application and letters of recommendation will have been fully accessible to both of your interviewers.

Programs 52

Programs Financial Aid Letters of Recommendation Tuition 52

Shemmassian Academic Consulting

MAY 20, 2024

In addition to acing notoriously difficult medical school prerequisites—often dubbed “weeder classes”—you have to pursue multi-year extracurricular activities like research, physician shadowing, clinical volunteering, and community service. So long as you get them all done before matriculation, you’ll be just fine.

Letters of Recommendation 98

Letters of Recommendation GPA Extracurricular Semester 98

Shemmassian Academic Consulting

JULY 24, 2023

If your scores are not quite as robust as these, you may still be able to submit a strong application if you have solid extracurriculars and clinical or volunteering experience. Having a solid list of extracurricular activities is one way to achieve this.

Letters of Recommendation 52

Letters of Recommendation GPA Out-of-State AP Credits 52