Pre-Med Student Jay Brandt Earns Early Acceptance

HAMPDEN-SYDNEY, VA (08/01/2013)(readMedia)-- John Patrick Brandt, a junior majoring in biology at Hampden-Sydney College, received early acceptance to Eastern Virginia Medical School through an innovative joint program. A Venable Scholar, John is a member of the Fly Fishing Club and the social fraternity Phi Gamma Delta. He graduated from Cumberland High School and is the son of Mr. & Mrs. John M. Brandt of Farmville.

Eastern Virginia Medical School (EVMS), located in Norfolk, Virginia, and Hampden-Sydney's joint program allows talented pre-medical students to gain early assurance of a position in an entering class at EVMS. Each year the Hampden-Sydney Health Sciences Advisory Committee and the EVMS Admissions Committee select a limited number of students based upon their academic performance and extracurricular activities in both high school and in the freshman year at Hampden-Sydney. Candidates do not begin studies at EVMS until completion of their degree from Hampden-Sydney.

A private college for men, Hampden-Sydney is ranked in the top tier of liberal arts colleges by U.S. News & World Report. The College is known for its liberal arts curriculum, the Honor Code which stresses individual and collective responsibility, and a focus on the education of young men.