Gender: Male

Race/Ethnicity: Indian

Income Bracket: Won’t need aid

Type of School: public hs

Academics

• GPA: UW 4.0 W 5.6
• Rank (or percentile): top 11 %

Standardized Testing

• SAT: 1560 (1580 super score)
• ACT:35
• APs: AP Biology 5, AP Precalc 5, , APHG 5, AP Stats 5, AP CSP 4, APCSA 3, AP Lang 5, AP Calc ab & bc 5, AP lang 4, Ap Psych 5, AP Chem 4, APES 5

Extracurriculars/Activities

1. Eagle scout:
2. Alzheimers Research internship: helped analyze data and create graphs for a professor.
3. 100 Hours Shadowing under a neurologist
4. Camp counsler for people with special needs 198 hours
5. NHS officer position
6. Summer Hospital internship
7. AP biology Tutor
8. Khan academy SAT tutor
9. Taekwondo instructor and practitioner 4+ years
10. internship at a local clinic for a few months

Awards/Honors

USMDO Gold

2 time DECA state qualifier

AP Scholar with distinction

UT Health competition 3rd place

BSMDs I'm applying to:U Pitt, Case western, Penn state, Stony Brook, RPI, George Washington, Texas Tech, U conn, Augusta, Nova, USF, University of Rochester, Drexel, Lake erie

My daughter took 6 AP classes during her junior year, so she decided not to take AP Chemistry at that time because her schedule was already very rigorous. She is now taking AP Chemistry in her senior year, but she is worried that the class may lower her grade and negatively impact her GPA. She has only taken the two tests so far, and her performance on the second test was very poor, which has made her even more concerned. Would you recommend that she continue with AP Chemistry, or would it be better to drop it and take a college-level chemistry course instead?

Hi everyone. I was honestly just looking to hear more about UIW. It seems like a great program but are there any downsides to it. Honestly, I just want to be guaranteed something since in my mind I can always continue my specialty somewhere prestegious. I'm not Christian myself but I've already been involved with my local christian university and I really value and appreciate their beliefs and values so I don't see that being an issue for me. Honestly, I just want to know if it's worth it. I don't want to risk not getting into my dream bs/md program and then being forced to do pre-med. I don't want to deal with all that stress and just want to have to maintain a set average. Any tips/ stories would be very much appreciated!

I’m fgli and I would love to go to a bsmd but can’t afford it at all

Following up on my earlier post about program-specific themes (GWU, UMKC, Brown, Case Western), here are a few more worth knowing about if you're building your school list or working on supplements.

• Siena College/Albany Medical College: is very service-focused. I found that their program ties service learning directly into clinical training. Medical students are encouraged to connect with the community to understand the social aspects of health, which carries the theme through from undergrad all the way into medical school itself. There's also a required volunteer service commitment built into the summer between junior and senior year at Siena. If you're interested in this side of medicine, you should definitely lean on your community service experiences in the supplemental essays. One of them explicitly asks about service too. 
• University of Rochester (REMS) is very research-heavy. The research center is in close proximity to the medical center, so the two have a close relationship at Rochester. They emphasize students driving their own independent research projects rather than just assisting on someone else's. In addition to research, students start clinical rotations as early as year one, gradually building their communication skills and empathy through direct patient interaction. That reflects what the school actually values in students to begin with: when evaluating applicants, they say they look at values like compassion, empathy, and curiosity just as much as aptitude for science.
• Penn State (Sidney Kimell PMM): is very mentorship and community focused. I found that Penn State College of Medicine was actually the first in the nation to have a dedicated Department of Humanities and a Department of Family and Community Medicine. Their humanism is a theme that is built into the school’s actual structure. Students run programs like LionCare (student-run medical clinics) and SCOPE (a collaborative outreach program focused specifically on health equity), which give students hands-on ways to engage with the local Hershey community, not just clinical training within hospital walls. So overall, similar to Siena/AMC in how they are very service focused.

 

The takeaway across all of these: the more specific and mission-driven a program is, the more it matters that your essays actually engage with why that specific mission.

Happy to help if anyone's working through how to frame their fit for a specific program! I’m a current GW BS/MD student and am currently taking on my first four students at no cost for the first few sessions for essay help, and interview prep. Feel free to DM me if that'd be useful.

hey guys,

so I am not taking ap lang us a junior because I know the teacher I got is HORRIBLE. I REALLY want to get into UMKC's bamd program as an out of state applicant, will this affect me. These are the classes I am taking this year: AP Stat, AP Bio, AP Chem, AP Calc BC, AP Micro and Honors Lang 3. I already had 3 Bs in Honors French 2, Honors Physics(sophomore year) and Honors bio(freshman year) Please tell me if I am cooked, I would rather know then not know.

35 ACT (36 reading, 35 English, 35 math, 36 science)

4.0 UW/5.3W

AP Chem (5), AP Human Geography (5), AP Physics C: Mechanics(5), AP Bio (5), AP Environmental Science (5), AP lang (5), AP BC Calc (5), APUSH over the summer

senior year courses: linear algebra, AP Physics C: E&M, AP Lit, AP Spanish, anatomy, and AP computer science

Awards:

4th chair viola All-State, 2nd chair region, 1st chair district

2nd place in state piano competition at difficult level, 1st place in regional

AP Scholar with Distinction

NHS

Auditioned and selected for competitive program with my city’s symphony

ECs

13 yrs viola: Principal at school and a selective youth orchestra, Assoc. Principal in the most selective youth orchestra in the city, performed in Germany, Prague, & Greece; competitive quartet; freelance work, selected for official school quartet

Performed 200+ EKGs over 3 medical trips to the ILAC medical center in Dominican Republic; medical scribe; shadowed peds, GYN, derm, surgery; basic Spanish translation

100 hrs volunteering at local hospital surgery center and ED

Started research this summer at Pitt in the renal and electrolyte division under a professor. Did blotting, genotyping, image quantification. Will continue virtually through the rest of the school year.

7 years weekly piano lessons, compete in piano competitions, perform monthly at local church as soloist/accompanist, classical and modern repertoire

Co-president of Premed club: Grew pre-med club to 137 members; organized guest speakers (GP, ER, pediatrics, dentistry), blood drive, Relay for Life, nursing home cards.

STEM Academy: Level 3 Biological Sciences Track: 40 hrs physician shadowing (derm, OB/GYN, pediatrics, cardiology), cadaver lab, independent career study on peds.

Therapy animal work: Completed intensive training and certification with my dog Ruby and cat Willow; led therapy visits at a dementia care unit and teen outreach center.

Music camp counselor: Managed ~150 campers ages 3-15: taught piano/violin, led and participated in a student quintet on piano, organized daily recess and snack activities

also xc, indoor track, and track

bsmd schools:

Pitt, Case western, brown, GW, Baylor, tulane (invitation only), DePaul, Drew, Rochester, Cincinnati, Indiana university, Arizona, and tulsa (might not).

top choice is Pitt. My mom went to Pitt med but idk if that will help me.

Stats:

• I'm a senior, and these are my current stats. I have a 35 ACT and a 1450 SAT. I got a 5 on these AP tests: Calc AB, Psych, Stats, Human, World, APUSH. I got a 4 on these tests: Bio, Chem, Pre-cal, CSP, Lang. I'm also currently ranked 4 of 425 with a GPA of 5.65 out of 6 for weighted and an unweighted GPA of 3.97 out of 4.
• EC's: 256 Hours shadowing in ORs in a foreign country. State finalist in a Biomedical Engineering project. Worked as a math tutor (paid) for 1 year. Part of theater; worked 4 shows as tech head or Assistant Stage Manager. Part of Science Olympiad and DECA. I volunteered in a hospital's ER during a summer.
• My senior year courses are AP Gov, Microecon, Lit, Seminar, Calc BC, Foundations of Cybersecurity, CSA, and Physics 1

Aspirations:

• I'm trying to apply to the Brown BS/MD program, Penn State BS/MD, Case Western Reserve BS/MD, and the University of Rochester BS/MD program. Additionally, I'm applying to Stanford, UNC at Chapel Hill, Dartmouth, Johns Hopkins, and Rice.

Questions:

I was considering dropping AP Lit my senior year for AP Research and trying to get a capstone diploma. Is it worth it?

I took CBE English 4 and received an 85 for S1 and S2. How much does this affect my application?

Should I remain in AP Lit even though there is a very high likelihood that my ranking drops?

Should I get a college counselor because I'm facing a lot of issues even starting my essays because I think everything I write sounds too cliché?

I’m going into my junior year and I’m trying to figure out whether applying to BS/MD programs is realistic for me or if I’d be better off focusing on traditional pre-med.

My current cumulative GPA is around a 3.4, but I transferred into public school later in high school after being homeschooled and have been getting 4.0s since then. With grade replacement and another two years of strong grades, I’m hoping I can bring my cumulative GPA to around a 3.8 by the time I apply. I’m also aiming for around a 1550 SAT/36 ACT.

For ECs, I’m working toward 100+ hospital volunteer hours, planning to join HOSA and hopefully run for an officer position, and I’ve played varsity soccer for several years. I’m also taking the PLTW Biomedical Science pathway at my school, including Biomedical Science, Human Body Systems, Medical Interventions, Medical Assisting, and Biomedical Innovations. I’m looking into research opportunities as well.

I’m especially interested in programs in the Northeast or Chicago/Midwest and would prefer a program that actually gives a conditional/guaranteed medical school acceptance if you maintain the requirements, rather than one that only guarantees an interview.

I know BS/MD programs are extremely competitive, but if I end up with something like a 3.8 GPA, 1550/36, strong recommendations and essays, and the ECs above, are there any programs where you think I would have a legitimate shot? Or would I be better off focusing on traditional pre-med and applying to schools like UW, BU, etc.?

I’d really appreciate honest advice, especially from current/former BS/MD students or people familiar with admissions. I’m not expecting anyone to say I’m a “likely” admit, I’m just trying to figure out whether it’s worth applying or if I should put my energy elsewhere.

The past application cycle I got into five programs including RPI/amc, umkc, and Hofstra and these were my basic stats as I don’t want to be doxxed! Just wanted to help out since others did for me.

36 act
Rank 1/300
10 AP’s with all fives and one four in AP chem so far
I was the prez of NHS, Student council, and a local nonprofit along with some other minor leadership in a few clubs
I did research summer of 2025 and my junior year so 24/25 at a local prestigious university

Title. Rising senior looking to apply to bs/mds this school year.

I currently have ~20 hours of shadowing (started in may) and is projected to have 30-40 by the time of november 1st, which is when most bs/mds are due.

Unfortunately, I also just started volunteering in a hospital in july and plan to have 50 hours by november 1st.

Given those 2 things, should I even bother applying to bsmds? I feel like on paper the starting dates for those 2 things could imply that I'm not exactly devoted to becoming a physician (even though I am!).

For more context, I have decent grades, test scores, ec's, non-clinical volunteering, recs, and research to be somewhat competitive, but nothing too over the top like having published research or being the founder of a huge nonprofit. My honors are ok (math and music awards) but none are healthcare related like hosa.

Also, I do understand that some may doubt my commitment to medicine, but I assure you that I am genuinely passionate about it.

tl;dr high cortisol senior wonders if she should even bother with bs/mds due to sub-par clinical hours and late starting dates for clinical experience.

Hey everyone! If you’ve scored a 1550+ on the SAT or 35+ on the ACT please message me if you’re interested in a virtual SAT/ACT tutoring job! The commitment is as much as you want (from 1 to 30 hrs/week). If you want to make a little bit of side income and are able to teach kids, I’m looking for tutors just like you!

Does anyone know how many seats were filled for Pitt BS MD this year and what was profile of candiates.

Below is 2026 entering class profile through regular applications which was published during white coat

MCAT 521

GPA- 3.97

This is huge jump from previous year and looks like requirements are getting stringent. Does anyone knows what is the trend for BS MD ?