<p>Early assurance is NOT the same thing as REMS. (Or any other UR undergrad admissions option.) It’s a different program entirely.</p>
<p>Early assurance students (from colleges that are NOT UR) apply to the medical school at the end of sophomore year. If they are accepted into the program, they are guaranteed a spot at UR-SOM and do not have to take the MCAT. The program is fairly new (<4 years old). It was piloted at a few of UR-SOM “feeder” schools over the past 2-3 years and was expanded to include 10 undergrad colleges last year.</p>
<p>8-10 students are accepted each year.</p>
<p>The program is binding and students pay a substantial deposit/fee to hold their place at UR-SOM until they graduate. Applying out voids the agreement and the acceptance is revoked and the deposit is forfeited. (It can also be revoked if the student fails to maintain certain academic standards. In that case, the deposit is refunded.)</p>