<p>It seems like these ba/md programs are so much harder to get into than HYSP, which is very depressing because I KNOW I won't ever get into HYSP. So I was thinking, seeing as Northwestern HPME and Brown PLME are sooooo hard (that's what she said.. haha....okay) are there any comparatively "easy" combined programs out there that I could even hope to get into? Thanks and I appreciate your help.</p>
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<p>Howard has a 6 year medical program, which is severly easier than alot of programs maybe because it is historically black which may be a turn off for some. Just google it and it should bring it up.</p>
<p>There are no "easy" programs. They are all very competitive, turning away many qualified applicants each year. With growing interest in these programs, admission is only going to become more difficult.</p>
<p>Ugh! I hate this attitude. You should not be so desperate to enter whichever BS/MD program will accept you. The programs are about so much more than a guarantee.</p>
<p>"Ugh! I hate this attitude."</p>
<p>Ummm...no one asked you.
It would be better if you would just answer the question and reserve your personal opinions to yourself. CC is not the place for this whether you agree with him or not.</p>
<p>CC is a place in which students receive advice relevant to their situation, which is not always the exact question asked.</p>
<p>The OP has made it very clear that he wants a combined medical program which he can get into, and apparently does not care about location, quality of program, undergraduate experience, classmates, research, or any of a number of other things.</p>
<p>CP's point -- and I agree strongly -- is that this is an unwise attitude. There are many aspects of one's college and medical education that are vastly more important than the simplicity of a "guarantee."</p>
<p>This isn't an answer which was explicitly sought, but it is nonetheless relevant to the OP, who is almost certainly still a teenager seeking guidance.</p>
<p>Of course it's an unwise attitude, but instead of saying "Ugh!", you should kindly explain to him why it's an unwise attitude and that would be essentially answering his question. All I'm saying is that you don't need to blatantly state your personal opinions "I hate this attitude" and instead explain why such an attitude is unwise.
Everything she said was fine minus the "Ugh! I hate this attitude" part. I would consider it a rude way to offer help to this student.</p>
<p>A answer that is appropriate would have been something like this:</p>
<p>All BA/ MD programs are very competitive. Maybe you should focus on " the location, quality of program, undergraduate experience, classmates, research, or any of a number of other things" instead of worrying about which programs might be "easy" to get into.
There are other more important things to consider other than just the guarantee of a BA/MD program.</p>
<p>Note that I do not include any personal judgements on the student like "Ugh! I hate this attitude". I merely offer my advice in a kind manner.</p>
<p>I do agree that Central answered the question; however, the delivery could use some serious work. It was unneccessary to say "Ugh! I hate this attitude."</p>
<p>imaginationpower, are you saying that the lower the quality it is, the "less" qualified of a student I have to be? THanks for all your help.</p>
<p>No problem =)
I figure it's worth the trouble if it helps someone.</p>
<p>i love how this whole thread is dedicated to dissecting a statement rather than answering a question!!! LOL!</p>
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lol yea. all imaginationpower and bluedevilmike did was flesh out CP's comment. i'm pretty sure the OP is smart enough to understand what CP meant... </p>
<p>anyways, i completely agree with CP that "the programs are about so much more than a guarantee."</p>
<p>"i'm pretty sure the OP is smart enough to understand what CP meant... "</p>
<p>The problem was not that the OP might not understand what CP is saying, it was that CP was being rude and I simply thought I would stand up for the OP.
And the OP thanked me for it.</p>
<p>And yes, I also agree that these programs have more to them than just the guarantee.</p>
<p>"i love how this whole thread is dedicated to dissecting a statement rather than answering a question!!! LOL!"</p>
<p>We did answer the question. You must have missed it.</p>
<p>There are NO bs/md programs that are low quality. Some of them are easier to get in than the others simply because they are relatevely unknown. And easiER does not mean easy. ALL of the programs attract the very best of the best applicants and even for this type of applicants most of the programs are very challenging and require hard work. Do not fool yourself about it! In addition, opinions should be a reflection of very careful study, visiting open houses, talking to people in charge and students in programs. Internet research and rankings give very superficial picture.</p>
<p>yes, I agree with Miami.</p>
<p>bump??????</p>
<p>In my opinion the easiest is COMEAP at U of South alabama (assuming you have a decent GPA and good ACT). 8 year program.</p>
<p>All you need to do is apply to their undergrad where they ask you nothing about your extracurriculars, essay, or anything, only asks you to send transcript and scores. And also send in a form that basically tells them that you want to apply to COMEAP (no essay, extracurricular to accompany this form either)</p>
<p>They will select you for interview based on your transcript and ACT. I'd like to note that they said the average ACT of the interviewees was 31.</p>
<p>At my interview, about half the people there (20ish out of 50) had no medical experience when i asked them (no volunteering, shadowing, research, etc) and most likely won't get accepted. So you will stand a very good chance of getting in (they accept only 15) regardless of instate or out of state status as long as you talk about your clinical/research experience.</p>