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How to Get Into Columbia Medical School: Requirements and Strategies

Shemmassian Academic Consulting

Let’s take a look at some numbers for the class of 2025: Applications: 8,080 Interviews: 852 Matriculants: 140 Median GPA: 3.93 GPAs and top-percentile test scores? GPAs and top-percentile test scores? Note that AP credit will not count towards the prerequisites listed above.

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How to Succeed as a Rutgers Premed

Shemmassian Academic Consulting

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. That’s not to say that a low GPA (usually defined as one that is less than 3.5)

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How to Succeed as a Wake Forest University Premed

Shemmassian Academic Consulting

Some medical schools recommend calculus, and since it is a prerequisite for PHY 113/L and 114/L, or PHY 123/L and 124/L, you should plan to take it if you do not have AP credit for it. The last thing you want is to struggle unnecessarily and end up putting a dent in your GPA. as possible can seem like an impossible task.

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How to Succeed as a UNC Premed

Shemmassian Academic Consulting

For example, many students enter their first year at UNC with credits already earned from AP courses or community college courses prior to enrollment. We dont need to tell you that maintaining a high GPA is very important for medical school. A low GPA (below 3.5, Will you be able to maintain a high GPA?