Not all med school applicants majored in biology or stuck to a strict pre-med track. In fact, according to a recent Daily Pennsylvanian article, some schools are looking for quite the opposite.
Mary Rifkin, director of Mount Sinai School of Medicine’s Humanities and Medicine Early Acceptance Program, explains that they are specifically looking for applicants who are interested in non-science subjects and who are not on a pre-med track.
“You don’t need college physics, calculus or organic chemistry to be a doctor. High school is enough,” she said.
College sophomores must submit SAT or ACT scores, two essays, and three letters of recommendation. About 30-35 applicants are accepted to the program. The summer after their junior year, they must attend a summer program at Mount Sinai where they are “brought up to speed” in clinical work, organic chemistry, and other sciences.
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