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idonno123
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 Posted - 05/11/2004 : 00:26:55
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| i need some down-to-earth words of wisdom as to how i shoudl get into harvard med. im a senior in high school and am going to tufts next year, so i would like to prepare early and be ready. any advice from anyone would be greatly appreciated. thanks. |
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jaidev86
Underclassman
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Posted - 05/20/2004 : 21:47:53
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| I have heard that Harvard is a highly research oriented medical school. Therefore some undergraduate research and some publication will definitely help. |
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y82benji
'04 Poster of the Year!
USA
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Posted - 05/27/2004 : 15:14:47
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| Definitely start your research early. Obviously you need to be very competitive in grades and MCATs and to have both clinical and volunteer experience, but definitely get into research early. And in undergrad, you don't have to start on a project right away, especially if you start early. Just start finding out what professors are doing in their research and find one willing to take you on as a lab assistant and see if you can eventually get into a research project that you want to do that way! Don't jump into a project you aren't thrilled about because it won't be fun and you won't be as productive in it. |
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mobdent
Underclassman
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Posted - 06/06/2004 : 10:57:26
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Originally posted by idonno123
i need some down-to-earth words of wisdom as to how i shoudl get into harvard med. im a senior in high school and am going to tufts next year, so i would like to prepare early and be ready. any advice from anyone would be greatly appreciated. thanks.
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HarvardMath
Underclassman
USA
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Posted - 12/06/2004 : 17:09:44
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No offense kid, but don't be obsessed about Harvard. I am a graduate student here and went to Cornell for my BA with excellent grades and I am currently doing research from the Chemistry department on anti retroviral drug development for HIV (while taking classes). Harvard Med. admits only something like 100 people per year, which is rediculously low compared to the number of applications that they receive (which I imagine come from extremely talented and bright students). Thus even assuming you fit all of the (average) criteria, the probability of getting in is still low. My advice is, do research, choose classes that you will both enjoy and get good grades in that are reasonably difficult (not joke classes), and when you apply to med. school don't think its the end of the world if you don't get into Harvard Med. (it really dosen't make that much of a difference). More likely than not, if you are an excellent student you will probably get into at least one of the top 20 schools which is an amazing feat in itself and will pave the road for a rewarding medical career. For now , don't stress out about Harvard, it's really not that big a deal.
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bubabuggy
Graduate Assistant
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Posted - 12/06/2004 : 22:37:30
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Yes, I agree with the above advice. Also, if you look at the statistics for who gets into med schools-- the students tended to have come from ivy league schools. Then, as a way to maintain "diversity," Harvard will accept maybe only 1 or 2 students from schools that are non-ivy league. For example, I went to UCSD and every year 400 UCSD pre-med students apply to med school. At least 200 apply to Harvard and only 2 get in. However, students from schools like Stanford, Duke, Yale, etc. get accepted in greater numbers to Harvard med school. Also, you shouldn't worry that much about getting into HARVARD. Harvard med is #1 in research, but if you want to be a primary care physician then that's not the place to go-- It doesn't make the top ten list for that.
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