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Specific steps to become a plastic surgeon from high school and on?

April 26, 2017Education high school plastic Reference steps surgeon

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Specific steps to become a plastic surgeon from high school and on?

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First off, I hope you worked hard in high school so you can get into a decent school. If you are really`an exceptional student, aim for an exceptional undergrad school- it iwll help you later on. If not, aim for the best state school you can get into. I’d aim for the top 20 schools and pick out the ones with prestigious biology/pre-med departments. Getting into med school is ALL about grades- look for grade-inflated schools. The same student who goes to MIT (a notoriously grade-DEflated school) and gets a 3.6 could have gone to Duke (which is, by the way, an amazing school for pre-meds) and gotten a 3.8. All of these schools are insanely competitive, it takes a hell of a lot more than a 4.0 to get in (almost everybody who applies has a 4.0 or close to it). These schools are looking for: 1. a high GPA with a challenging courseload (honors, AP courses, etc.) 2. high SAT scores (to be safe, 1450/1600 or higher…anything higher won’t help you too much but anything lower may keep you out)