HOW I GOT INTO HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL! Stats, extracurriculars, timeline, advice, etc.

[@christian02183]

Bros gonna be a great doctor. Articulate, passionate, and compassionate.

[@mememachine25dank37]

Phenomenal. So humble, even with ur great intelligence and hard work. Hats off to you brother. Harvard Med is lucky to have you 👍

[@matthewburton997]

I have ADHD too. It’s incredible that you were able to attain such a high GPA and get so much done in preparation for med school. I just got diagnosed (at 23) and just started short-acting adderall. Hoping to get into an Ivy League for med school in either 2025 or 2026, wish me luck haha

[@Saltydogwilm]

I am literally in the same boat - age, diagnosis, app timeline and all! Best of luck man! Refreshing to see others in similar shoes.

[@matthewburton997]

@@Saltydogwilm It is refreshing and gives me hope haha. Good luck to you as well!

[@WadeCloses]

Finally! People in my same shoes! We got this!!🙏🏽

[@sarweshkarna3894]

Best of luck to you!! 😊

[@leopoldpullella271]

Omg this is amazing to find people in such similar situations to me! I was diagnosed with ADHD at 21 and am hoping to get into any Ivy med school in 2027! My ADHD makes me feel like that’s impossible sometimes but I mostly let my passion for med school overcome that.

[@Chickenpotpie23]

Hey Ben, I just wanted to say congratulations! You seem like an incredibly kind human and your advice is so genuine, thank you and best of luck to you - you'll make a great doctor!

[@amigohamigavel340]

congrats man! you are so humble. hope you start creating day in a life if you find the time!!

[@kyarieshelton3030]

Congratulations on your acceptances and thank you so much for your video! You seem soo genuine!

[@gncma]

So happy for you and congratulations on all you have accomplished so far. I can’t wait to show your video to my son who is a brand new Freshman at UF and exploring options and inclined to pursue Medicine even though he has excelled in the Humanities and just not sure. Medicine will be lucky to have you and psychiatry needs caring doctors like you. What was your major ? Minor?. Please dont ever change, you rock!

[@savedaccount5614]

Currently doing interviews right now, this was extremely great to watch!

[@bengorman4655]

By the way, I goofed the editing, so the HMS logo at 0:22 is not supposed to be there.

[@HustleGirl18]

Help me ur instagram Account

[@edwinrasidovic7875]

This was a great video! Currently going into my 2nd year of pre-med, and this gave me a great look into the future as to what I must prepare for. Best of luck to you at Harvard Med!

[@Dani4B]

I’m extremely proud of you man ! Keep up the great work, and I hope one day God willing I’ll be able to go to Harvard medical school as well 😁. You seem like a down to earth person, and I believe God willing you’ll be a great doctor.

[@sabroskiii]

This was so helpful, I really appreciate it!!! I wish you the best in your journey and know that you will become an amazing doctor 🤩

[@ara-gi1kv]

woww!! I’m about to start my freshmen year this fall and im already starting to preparing my profile for medical school and your video was really helpful and eye-opening!

[@shriramjawahar22]

happy for you my guy, thanks for the video!

[@ryanlopes4300]

This was loads of help, and extremely comforting. Thank you so much for the video and good luck on everything in the future!

[@dry.colton]

Interested in following your journey! Hope to see you upload frequently throughout med school!

[@truthfullytiggy5860]

in high school and don't plan to be a doctor but these videos are so interesting

[@sahithreddy996]

You are an inspiration Ben! Wishing you the best of luck in your future endeavors, keep pushing bro!

[@rahulk9684]

Huge congrats man thanks for sharing all the advice! Really helpful and appreciate it so much!

[@nikaf4298]

Hey Ben I’m also alum of UNC! Great video and well deserved admittance!

[@dianavelasquez2564]

Thanks so much for all the information and inspiration! My daughter’s dream is to go to Harvard Medical for Anaesthesiology. Wishing you much success!

[@courttttttt]

After seeing your stats their is no hope for me 😭. Congrats on getting into Harvard! But this did give me some motivation to get my act together.

[@krishnancom]

The stats are not the story. Many high scorers get rejected. He stood out because of his focus (Psychiatry) and added on things he has a passion for. He also explained why he wants to go into medicine well. Don't get discouraged.

[@courttttttt]

@@krishnancom I’ll try not to. I’m interested in oncology. So maybe I need to involve myself with organizations related to it. Thank you for the encouragement

[@renderz8435]

He stood out because of how he molded his story. He started an organisation focusing on mental health in high sch students

[@courttttttt]

@@renderz8435 oooooh. I haven’t visited this video in a while. I just have to be different. No biggie 😭

[@xplicitgoofy1015]

@@krishnancom actually med school isn’t like undergraduate they like to usually take in people with High grades and who can comprehend the intense work that is done in med school, also you don’t need to do some crazy research to be admitted into a med school but it’s good to have extracurriculars in your application to tell med schools more about your self

[@Lee.Axel00]

Getting into Harvard Medical School took hard work in classes and lots of activities outside of school. I had to do well on tests like the MCAT and show that I really cared about helping people

[@romildabontes2141]

Congratulations! Love the Harry Potter decorations!

[@bythewaterwithlove]

Well congratulations!!! 🎉

[@jia9385]

love your energy!!! you earned a subscriber :)

[@jenniejuvvanapudi6434]

You'll make a very skilled and great doctor! Very genuine! Well deserved! Be the same!

[@lesterlinga9544]

Congratulations, Ben.

[@cnharitos]

This guy rocks

[@derekapel9187]

Congratulations on your admission to Harvard. I am helping my son with the secondary applications, but I am worried that he is submitting them so late. The reason is that he took his MCAT in late August. He scored 525 on the MCAT and has a 4.0 GPA in Biological Sciences, but I wonder if that's still possible to be invited for interviews?

[@Sleepychoso11]

Really been thinking about Harvard MS after I finish with my paramedic. I’m currently about to finish school for emt and I heard that good clinical practice and experience will be a boost from my emt and paramedic experience.

[@maricog658]

Hi Ben, were you honest about your passion for neuroscience/psychiatry in your application and personal statement? I heard schools don’t want you to commit to a specific field but I’m very passionate about a certain field!

[@georgegonis3643]

This reminds me of that kid in the movie 21 that had to count cards in order to pay for Harvard med!

[@sashaayurova6995]

Congratulations future Dr! Amazing work! Wishing all the best in the future! Are you a Gryffindor? Lol

[@johnvasquez5646]

Are you able to walk us through your AMCAS application in a separate video? btw, Congratulations!

[@aifrosa6114]

Congrats on your acceptance! Do you mind sharing about your research on microglial cells? What were you trying to find?

[@rabhaadam4964]

Very informative , Thanks

[@ankitabanerjee5651]

HEY CAN YOU MAKE A LIST OF YOUR EXTRACURRICULARS

[@alexdale8705]

How much do you think being an undergraduate at UNC helped your application? I'm planning on graduating from a non-competitive school with a biology degree and, assuming that I have all the extra-curriculars and a high GPA, I'm curious what my med-school options look like.

[@sahithreddy996]

Hey bro, I am not in medical school nor did I even start the application process but I can help comfort you here I think. A good family friend of mine graduated from the University of Southern Indiana which is not a competitive school in the slightest (you can check the stats required to get in yourself). He ended his 4 years of undergrad with a good GPA and extremely solid extracurriculars like publishing multiple studies in high end medical journals. He also work extremely hard for the MCAT and I think he got around a 525. He got interviews to many top schools and he is going to matriculate into Harvard Medical School for the 2023-2024 school year. Don't be discouraged, your undergraduate institution doesn't define you. What defines you is how willing are you to create opportunities for yourself. That's certainly the mindset and work ethic I will maintain during my pre-med journey.

[@imthrillz5255]

I simply just did average on everything and live in an underserved state that has 1 med school with incredible instate application bias so i got in after applying to 1 med school

[@mr.fishstick_yt9955]

What school was it

[@imthrillz5255]

@@mr.fishstick_yt9955 Kansas, there is also one in KC but that is more missouri based, and recently a DO private school opened up in wichita but it doesn’t have instate bias. Honestly, if you live in any small population state with a med school you have s good shot. Kansas only has 3mil people.

[@MayasCraftWorld]

Hey Ben, congratulations on getting into HMS, amazing achievement. I wanted to ask what did you do in high shcool to get into unc chapel hill such as extracurriculars and what not! Thanks

[@aineshjain4848]

Hey Ben! Awesome to hear your story! I am also applying to med school after my junior year at UNC. I’m a business major and have similar stats to yours. It was so awesome to hear how successful you were. Definitely gives me a lot of hope! For secondaries, were you meticulous in perfecting your essays? How much time did you spend on secondaries in comparison to say your personal statement?

[@bengorman4655]

Go Heels!! For secondaries, it definitely varied. I'd say I averaged more time and energy on the personal statement, but the secondaries are critical, so I did definitely invest significant time on making sure that my messages were clear. It also partly depended on the school. Feel free to reach out if you want to chat more about any of this (I'd put my email but I don't want to get it taken over by spam bots, so please send me a message on LinkedIn if you'd like to talk further [www.linkedin.com/in/benjamin-gorman-2022/]).

[@Mirracle74]

Learn this very important lesson now, young ones! The absolute best medicine is ethyl-alcohol containing beverages. Sometimes you have to put your textbooks aside and use your Goddamned brain. No wonder delicious-tasting ethanol-containing beverages are sold everywhere from drug stores to liquor stores, grocery stores, convenience trains, bars, clubs, pubs, taverns, nightclubs, planes, trains… You name it. Next step is getting it into the hospital. It would help the patients if they were prescribed a few beers and a hard seltzer and had a nurse bring it to them.

[@jayrollo1352]

I can understand how you got accepted to med school. You got charisma.

[@aameeraharis1281]

Hi Ben, amazing video! I wanted to ask if you applied for the Pathways curriculum or the HST?

[@binary0118]

Congrats!! In terms of research experience, were you named co-author on a paper or presented a poster? Also, for the honor thesis, what type of research did you do?

[@basmaalharbi7233]

Can you please make a video where you go through your whole application?

[@bengorman4655]

Maybe! Some of it (eg the personal statement) is rather personal, but I'll consider going through other stuff in more detail.

[@nathangeorge3114]

HI, I've wanted to become an EMT for a while, but I don't know where to start. I've seen some courses to get a license, but they are all really expensive. How did you get your EMT certification?

[@Me-yq1wv]

are you ever gonna make vids about your life in med school?

[@meenal1974]

Great job. can u share what was ur major?

[@bengorman4655]

Neuroscience! Big passion of mine since high school, very lucky that UNC has an excellent neuro major.

[@bengorman4655]

@Lila Jefferson You got this!

[@lovelyyano]

Hi great video, what was your pre med major?

[@aryan7767]

Some people are just built different 😩

[@JovannyPachon]

Does he have any other type of social media?

[@christopherdaverso8481]

Did you have any publications? If so, how many?

[@ryanryu4619]

could you share your PS with us? you seem like the nicest person ever, congratulations!!!

[@ThunderLunaDuskMom]

So did you apply for those medical schools when you were in your last semester or after you graduated? For example, If you would graduate in summer, 2026, did you apply for medical schools during the spring semester of 2026 or after graduating?

[@aminakhan6875]

Did you make your own Anki cards or do you recommend a deck?

[@meriemabichou9342]

At any age you started your extracurriculars activities

[@jcsmiff711]

Did you do. your emt certification while taking college classes? That seems like it would be incredibly difficult to do simultaneously. How did you find time? I'm considering emt and I want to know how it fit into your schedule.

[@uniquechhetri4040]

I am from Nepal and i will be doing my MBBS here only but I wanna do USMLE and come US to study . Would u mind making a video for the foreign student including gpa Eca and requirements needed for admission in MD (PG)

[@butterflyasmr5774]

Hey I need help how do I start pre med research I really don’t know how to start or where to look or what does it even mean, I am a freshman in college and I want to do the best of pre med years

[@MrBjorn6]

We're you in Morehead Cain program?

[@bengorman4655]

Nope! I didn't get the Morehead Cain or Robertson Scholarships

[@soobindoll9561]

Unrelated I love the harry potter in the background

[@istanbullugelinisrael1479]

Handsome and clever❤

[@abdullahnizar6784]

wow that is a very competive list

[@financialfreedom999]

Hey bro I’m doing my A-levels I wanted to ask you are these internships and extracurriculars really important for universities admission ? . If you can tell me about their importance for medical university would be highly thankful! @Ben Gorman

[@NEPtune-fy1ug]

you can’t use A levels to apply for US medical schools…

[@rinchinamalevich]

Hello Ben!💛 I would love to meet you. My dream is to go to Harvard for psychology. Please tell me your inst

[@sophsm9860]

Can you make a video of how you studied for the mcat and when you started? Also, tips for research?

[@bengorman4655]

I might make an MCAT video, though I don't think I have much to add beyond the excellent videos already out there. I definitely do have tips for research - I might do a video about that.

[@sophsm9860]

@@bengorman4655 AAAH TYSM!!

[@salahamer2570]

Ben is it really took 11 years to study medicine in the USA

[@xplicitgoofy1015]

More like 8 years, 2-4 of the years after are spent in residency

[@ugiboogy1111]

@@xplicitgoofy1015 more like 3-7 years for residency and then add fellowship.

[@xplicitgoofy1015]

@@ugiboogy1111 I am not including surgical specialty’s and fellowships aren’t required to be board certified

[@dellacrawford3731]

We’re you in the css program?

[@bengorman4655]

If you mean Chancellor's Science Scholars, nope :( Seems like a cool program though! I wasn't admitted to it.

[@davidholt8761]

Are u at Harvard?

[@Javaedits4]

My dreams

[@tzarsman3234]

bro has a Keanu Reeves vibe

[@tzarsman3234]

love it

[@MariadeLourdesAniesSanch-ze7hf]

I like help me..

[@JamesJoyce12]

the sad reality is that HMS teaches you not a thing that you will not learn at a typical state medical school

[@xplicitgoofy1015]

I know same goes with all the stuff havard has, it’s just for the name it won’t make any difference I personally dislike havard because of how annoying and dumb they are, they only accept people based on revolutionary ideas and not qualified candidates who has a high GPA and perfect test score along with many good extra curriculars, instead havard would rather take a athlete who has decent grades but will be a good addition to their sports team

[@rosalia7482]

It will help you when applying to competitive specialities. It’s easier when residencies see the name of the school.

[@ryana8232]

Had you mentioned your parents income and their background it would have been much easier to understand why they selected you it all comes down to how much you can afford to pay them ….

[@acd1168]

Wouldn’t Stanford be the best place for psychiatry? I mean I know Harvard is great but yea just thought Stanford is better for psychiatry.

[@bengorman4655]

Didn't get in! USNews (obviously not an ideal ranking standard, but not too bad) puts HMS #1 in psychiatry (www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-medical-schools/psychiatry-rankings), but I didn't get into Stanford anyway :)

[@trumpetermb-1117]

Bro how did you get into Harvard ……….. you are a regular guy lol 😆 …….. it is like you don’t know what you are getting into lol

[@Dani4B]

He is not regular I’m sorry 😭, please don’t hate on other people. He did really good with a 3.9 GPA almost a 4.0 and a 523 MCAT with the max being 528

[@trumpetermb-1117]

Hmmmm 😔 yes stats are good …… but hmmmmm you know what I am happy he got in ……. He seems like a nice guy …….. I give it 12 to 13 years and see what he does in medicine …….. congrats on Harvard Medical School

[@MrBjorn6]

@@trumpetermb-1117 what matters is where he matches for residency training? I'm sure he will be fine.

[@trumpetermb-1117]

@@MrBjorn6 Dr Gorman I am happy you got into your dream school .............. but you really have to know what you get yourself into

[@MrBjorn6]

@@trumpetermb-1117 He's in top 1% of all students taking the MCAT and got many offers from the top Medical school in the USA. I'm sure he will do just fine. I think he can do whatever he wants in medicine

[@brandonbraswell7997]

Did you disclose that you had ADHD in your personal statement? Or is that something we probably want to stay away from?

[@naomili7818]

congrats!!!!!!! Do u have ig btw🥺

[@muntaqafiaz1485]

plz mention your email address so that one can drop you a message about any query