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How to Succeed as an Emory Premed

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With an abundance of healthcare facilities surrounding the school, Emory premed students are at a distinct advantage, especially when it comes to engaging in extracurricular activities such as research and physician shadowing (more on those later). Currently (for 2022-2023), Emory is ranked #22 among National Universities by U.S.

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How to Get Into the FlexMed Program at Icahn School of Medicine

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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. and above, according to the Program Director (Note: Admissions data for the FlexMed program is currently unavailable.

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UT-Austin External Transfer Admissions Guide

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If you claim AP credit at your current institution, and it shows up on your transcript, those credits will count toward the twenty-four-hour minimum requirement but not your GPA. Fall 2018 enrolled 1,581 transfers, a substantial decrease, due to the historically large freshman class. What about Honors Programs?

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How to Get Into Columbia Medical School: Requirements and Strategies

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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.

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Is It “Okay” to Talk About Race in Your College Application and Essays—And If So, How Should You Do It?

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Senior Schedule AP Psychology Due to budget cuts, my district often has teacher shortages for advanced classes. Since AP Psychology was cut senior year, I advocated to my counselor and am now self-studying the course and will earn a letter grade and AP credit. I’ll be the only student at my school taking AP Psychology.