Gwu medical school early selection program

Joint Programs. Residency Placement. Scholarly Concentrations. MD Student Research. Student Voices. Departments Departments A-Z. Make a Gift Contact Us. By permitting GW undergraduates to apply to the GW medical school as sophomores, the program grants competitive students admission, when under other circumstances they would not have time to study abroad or become heavily involved in student groups and community service.

While the average age of acceptance at the medical school is 24, some students accepted in the program will enter medical school right after graduating and others might postpone enrollment. These students may volunteer their time as teachers, extend their time in research or expand their experiences in health care, said Diane McQuail, the assistant dean of GW medical school admissions. Students are required to add a liberal arts component to their curriculum after being accepted to the program, McQuail said, which translates into either majoring or minoring in a humanities subject such as English, psychology or religion.

Students applying to the program must complete introductory science courses including a year of biology, chemistry and physics, as well as a year of organic chemistry.

Students are chosen to the early selection program based on their academic record, SAT scores, and unique extracurricular activities or personal experiences from their freshman and sophomore years, McQuail said.

Students such as senior Michael Jacobs, a public health major, were able to pursue other interests after being accepted to the program. Please note that all Committee on Admissions decisions are final and there is no appeal process. Bonaventure University Early Selection. Departments Departments A-Z. Make a Gift Contact Us. Chaminade University. Morgan State University. Randolph-Macon College.