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How Universities Make Admissions Decisions: 15 Factors

Koodoos Learning

Class Rank Many high schools no longer provide a class ranking system, but if they do, it’s based on your GPA compared to the rest of your class. Extracurricular Activities Extracurricular activities show who you are and what you’re going to be bringing to the college’s campus community.

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How to Succeed as a Rutgers Premed

Shemmassian Academic Consulting

We’ll review the premed requirements (including a sample schedule), and some extracurriculars. Chances are, you probably opted to take AP courses in high school to fast-track your college education by eliminating the number of courses you’d need to take. Additionally, AP credit usually counts for introductory college courses.

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How to Succeed as a Georgetown Premed

Shemmassian Academic Consulting

In this guide, then, we’ll introduce you to what it means to study premed at Georgetown—including a sample schedule that outlines how you might balance the premed requirements—the extracurricular requirements and how you can meet them, and how to get into medical school as a Georgetown alumnus.

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How to Succeed as a Rochester Premed

Shemmassian Academic Consulting

If you have your sights set on attending here, you’ll need to be a high achiever, though; most students coming in have a high school GPA of at least 3.8 While AP credit will typically count toward degree requirements, it doesn’t generally count toward satisfying the medical school prerequisite requirements.

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FAQs About AP Course Selections.Answered!

DC College Counseling

Plus, your GPA might get a boost, depending on whether or not your high school uses a weighted GPA scale. AP classes may save you time and money later on, because you have the potential to earn college credits and maybe even bypass some introductory classes once you get to college. And that’s not all.

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How to Succeed as a Johns Hopkins Premed

Shemmassian Academic Consulting

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.

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How to Succeed as a Wake Forest University Premed

Shemmassian Academic Consulting

We’ll take a close look at the premed requirements, which extracurriculars help you stand out on med school applications, how to obtain shadowing and volunteering hours, as well as discuss the acceptance rate for premeds graduating from Wake Forest. The last thing you want is to struggle unnecessarily and end up putting a dent in your GPA.