<p>this might sound a tad bit naiive, but i have a few questions
first, are these programs the equivalent to the acc. med programs?
second, how many schools have these programs? the only ones i could find so far are GW and rutgers-newark
any input would be appreciated..thanks in advance</p>
<p>whitman College (WA)-Columbia University School of Law(yes, NY) is another one.</p>
<p>upenn - submatriculation</p>
<p>Rice and Occidental have seperate programs which both feed to Columbia law. I think they're quite competitive and one is accepted into them like some accerated med programs, after taking a few years of college courses and then applying. What do you mean by are they equivalent to accelerated med school programs?</p>
<p>Bowdoin+Columbia Law</p>
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Rice and Occidental have seperate programs which both feed to Columbia law. I think they're quite competitive and one is accepted into them like some accerated med programs
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<p>From what I have heard, the Rice program is very competitive. You would have to demonstrate your interest in law school at freshman year, and be at the top of your class. That is not easy to accomplish at Rice, but you never know.</p>
<p>The Occidental program is also supposed to be very competitive. I guess in this way it does not vary much from accelerated med school programs.</p>
<p>To the OP, yeah, basically they are the rough equivalent of the BS/MD. One major difference is that most of the BS/MD program requires that you apply as a high school senior, and if you don't get in then, then you don't get in period, whereas these 3/3 JD programs usually run admissions while you're already in college.</p>
<p>What do they expect for the U Penn program?</p>
<p>1) That you are a U Penn undergrad.</p>
<p>2) That you talk to a pre-law advisor.</p>
<p>There is some info on the website, but I believe it's very vague: have high grades, etc.</p>
<p>Yeah, it seems very vague. I'm not interested in it for myself, wildflower, just curious as to what they expect out of the U Penn population, and maybe my friends their would be interested in it.</p>
<p>Upenn offers submatriculation (after 3yrs undergrad) into law or business (MBA). I don't know what numbers you need, but I know of one student who submatriculated into the law school after 3 yrs at Wharton undergrad, and I know that he had around a 3.8 gpa.</p>
<p>Of course with a 3.8, getting into Penn Law School should be a lock provided you have a corresponding LSAT score, and you'd also be highly competitive to get into a better law school.</p>
<p>Still, submat is a pretty good option if you want to save money.</p>
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<p>By the way, I am curious if Penn grade-inflates or deflates? Does anyone know?</p>
<p>Grade inflates (see the gradeinflation.com site). I took college classes at Upenn under the youngscholars program during high school. However, it is still tough to get A's, as the average student is a hard worker.</p>
<p>Thanks, Kono --appreciate the feedback. Oh, by the way, how was the curve?</p>
<p>For the courses that I took (five) I would estimate that 40% were some type of A and 50% some type of B. The courses varied but this is what I would estimate based on my experience and seeing the posting of class grades. I think that this is about the same as Columbia and I am sure many other schools.</p>