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First Week of Medical School
Posted by medaholic in Medical School on September 12, 2008
The first week of medical school has been quite an experience like no other. I am at a lost for words to describe it, so instead I will use numbers and statistics to best capture my feelings.
Number of applicants: 1388
Applicants Interviewed: 451
Total Positions Available: 150
Final class size: 150
Mean GPA of entering class: 3.8
Mean MCAT score for each section: 11
Mean Writing Sample: Q
Number of students with a BSc or BA: 117
Number of students with a Masters: 7
Number of students with a PhD: 3
Number of students with an B.Eng: 2
Number of students with a Theology Degree:1
Number of students with incomplete degrees: 11
Number of students with an M.D: 150 hopeful
First Day of Medical School
Posted by medaholic in Uncategorized on September 8, 2008
Today was the first “official” day of medical school. I got to meet a few more of my classmates, the names and faces are still not sticking. I might have to go study facebook to remember them. One thing different from undergrad and medical school is the talent of the class.
No longer are these unsuspecting first year undergrads unprepared for an academic workload. All these individuals are bright, motivated and hardworking. They all had stellar grades, good MCAT scores and meaningful extracurriculars.
It’s probably just the new-school jitters, but it’s always unsettling not knowing where you stand in the class. I might be at the top of the class or I can very well be at the bottom of the barrel. Only time (and the first test/exam) will tell.