<p>Hey congrats to anyone who was accepted to the BU SMED program this morning! Really Excited. Is anyone planning on going to the reception april 13th on campus? Also, do we wanna have an fb group for class of 2019?</p>
<p>Hi! congrats and I’m very excited too! Yeah I think we should get a fb group going. I’m on my cell phone now but if you do it, post or pm a link! I guess I will see you at the open house 
Based on my acceptances so far, this is my top choice- im still waiting on ivies though!</p>
<p>yea, waiting on some ivies as well, but this is my top choice atm</p>
<p>not 100% sure if going to the reception, parents already complaining about airfare and cost -_- what do you expect lol…</p>
<p>Accepted to SMED as well! When did you guys interview? I was interviewed on the 24th of February. I don’t think I’ll be able to go to the open house, seeing as being there for the interview was a huge hassle, but it looks like I will be in Boston come August/September!</p>
<p>Haha pie322, that’s understandable. I am within driving distance so I will definitely be attending the reception. RushDTnBodom- So you’re definitely going to BU SMED? </p>
<p>If any current students or parents/friends of current students or alumni (or anyone just very knowledgable about SMED haha) is reading this, do you have any Pros/Cons for us to consider? </p>
<p>The first obvious con is the cost- did any of you get scholarships? Also, the undergrad is ranked 53, while the medical school is 31. When I visited for the interview, I really liked the whole campus and city (which is saying a lot considering I visited in January when it was freezing and the weather generally sucked! But the campus was awesome, nonetheless). Also, many BS/MD students get accepted to top undergrad schools, so we get back to the whole prestige vs. guarantee debate. I also noticed that there are 3,000-4,000 kids per year- so 12,000-16,000 undergrads TOTAL. I come from a big high school, but this is just ENORMOUS and I’m afraid of getting lost in the school/ the lack of a close-knit community among students. Then again, the students in the program were very close- they have very similar schedules for the first 2 years, and often eat together and dorm together. Hopefully the open house will help clear things up and help us decide!</p>
<p>I received about 50k in financial aid, which is way better than I expected! As for your concerns about the community, when I stayed with an Engineering student for my interview, the whole floor was like a family. I felt really comfortable, and I wouldn’t really worry about finding a community, especially when we have our own pre-made group of 25 people. I want to go to BU, but I won’t be able to decide until I talk it over with my counselor, and I see what else there is for me. Also we should make that FB group soon so we can “bond” before fall rolls around.</p>
<p>I’m an international applicant and I was accepted (yay!) so I got no financial aid ): I interviewed on Jan 23rd. Do you guys know if BU notifies you if you’ve been turned down for a scholarship? Because I’m relying on scholarships to make BU an viable option for me. Can someone link me to the FB group if it’s up already?</p>
<p>I was accepted too!! I’m not sure if I’m going yet…the cost is a huge issue for me. I’m still waiting on some other programs.</p>
<p>Hi guys! Accepted to SMED too! My interview was the 15th of Feb, and I don’t think I’ll be able to make the open house either. It’s going to be a hard decision because as ferredoxin posted, it’s going to be difficult choosing between prestige and guarantee…I received around 50k in financial too, but only 3/4ths of that is actual grant money so it’s still rather expensive.</p>
<p>I just created a group on FB and will message the link to you all. :)</p>
<p>Got into Smed too, the program is amazing but I’m not sure if the 40k a year it would cost me is worth it, I only got a 13k grant</p>
<p>I got no FA so its not my top choice at the moment 
I have a question about the program- looking through the curriculum for the program, it looks basically like we are taking only the premed required courses, and then a few elective courses toward the required minor. I know you can minor in anything, but what exactly would our major be? Premed?? that isn’t even a real major. bio?? if you know the answer to this please help me out because I am confused!</p>
<p>I asked the students during the lunch about the major. SMEDS all complete a “pre-medical science” major or something similar, and then must do a minor of their choosing. There’s also a 12-week summer session that I wasn’t aware of when I applied, but I think those courses can be done at a public uni at home over the summer for much cheaper. [Seven-Year</a> Liberal Arts/Medical Education Program Academics | Boston University](<a href=“http://www.bu.edu/academics/cas/programs/seven-year-liberal-arts-medical-education-program/]Seven-Year”>http://www.bu.edu/academics/cas/programs/seven-year-liberal-arts-medical-education-program/)</p>
<p>I turned down BU SMED for Yale last year. In my view, the “guaranteed” entrance med school isn’t worth the price tag that’s on both BU undergrad and BUMC. Plus, you still have to take the MCAT anyways, so you might as well just go somewhere where you get a lot of financial aid, have a better college experience without slaving during your summers on harsh premed courses, and work to get into a better med school than BUMC anyways. SMEDs go through hell at BU, so it’s not like you can slack off there. If that’s the case, why commit yourself to somewhere at such a young age for 7 full years? Plus, you’re also losing a year of undergrad in the process, which is a big no-no, at least for me. You’ll never, ever, get another chance to go through college, and the whole 7-year program idea effectively ruins that whole principle. In my view, if you have a offer at another school where you can pay less, go there. You’ll probably end up not doing a hard science because you realize there’s so many other interesting stuff out there even if you want to go into medicine (as I’ve realized with political science here at Yale), and I think it’ll be better in the long run in terms of both personal and social development.</p>
<p>Just my two cents there.</p>
<p>Harvard Stanford Yale caltech med scolars or Bu smed?</p>