<p>Not sure which one to choose, I'm fairly confident in my ability to get into SOME medical school but attending UM would allow me to apply to better medical schools than FSU which would at least give me a CHANCE of getting in. </p>
<p>Better education vs 7 year, not sure what to do :/</p>
<p>Any advice?</p>
<p>I'd like to get matched at a good residency so I'm not sure FSU medical school will be the best option for me.</p>
<p>lol. This one is tougher. Compared to a simultaneous thread, Miami is not Duke and FSU is not Southwestern. And on this one we don’t have the data on how you do on standardized testing. On the other thread the sudent had difficulty with the CR on the SAT. Worrisome for the MCAT, to say the least. </p>
<p>A CC sage once said , paraphrasing, that students who can get into one of these programs are probably capable of getting into a better or at least better thought of medical school after 4 years at the better UG. </p>
<p>Maybe that general advice applies here. Maybe not. I’d have to know more about FSU and their med school.</p>
<p>Thanks for taking the time to reply!</p>
<p>This is why I’m having a hard time deciding. Although Miami is no Duke, it is still a great school with an excellent medical school. At the same time, FSU’s 7 year is nowhere near some of the more prestigious 7 year medical programs. </p>
<p>In all honesty, I did not study much for the ACT. I simply completed half of a practice test before taking it (lol) and scored a 32 with a 29 in reading. English/Literature is definitely not my strongest subject. </p>
<p>Also, FSU’s medical school is fairly new. It is only 11 years old and was built with the intention of developing physicians who will serve underserved regions in Florida because this is a major issue in Florida. With that being said, their focus is HEAVILY on primary care. Nonetheless, students have gotten into residency programs to specialize and a select few have gone on to top tier residencies (the number for medical school students who match at a residency to specialize is rather low due to the focus on primary care).</p>
<p>Yeah, this doesn’t seem as cut and dried to me. In general, I am in favor of four full years of undergraduate school.</p>
<p>In addition, I love primary care. I plan to go into primary care (straight-up outpatient general internal medicine). So I certainly think that there is nothing wrong with an emphasis on primary care. But I’ve chosen primary care after seeing the other options. Full disclosure: I know almost nothing about FSU SOM (and not in a bad, if-we-haven’t-heard-much-about-it-then-it-can’t-be-good way, but in an I-don’t-live-in-Florida way). I don’t know its match statistics, and I don’t know anything about its students. I don’t know if FSU has a lot of people going into primary care because that’s what the school emphasized (and they picked students with similar interests) or if that’s what the students feel they can get into. There is nothing wrong with emphasizing primary care, but I would hate to think that a student was pigeonholed before they had a lot of exposure to what fields were out there.</p>
<p>On the other hand, as I said in the other thread, except for being one year behind, I don’t think that I am or am going anywhere different than I would be if my medical school had offered a combination BS/MD program.</p>
<p>The only down side I can see of UMiami is the expense. I am definitely willing to take student loans, however, so this shouldn’t be too big of a problem.</p>
<p>Here are some match day stats from FSU 2012:</p>
<p>Internal Medicine 22
Obstetrics/gynecology 17
Pediatrics 16
Emergency medicine 16
Family Medicine 14
Anesthesiology 8
Surgery (general) 8
Orthopedic surgery 3
Dermatology 1
Emergency Medicine/Family Medicine 1
IM/Pediatrics 1
Medicine/Preventive Medicine 1
Neurology 1
Neurology (pediatric) 1
Otolaryngology 1
Pathology 1
Psychiatry 1
Radiology (diagnostic) 1
Urology 1
Total Graduates 117</p>
<p>Here is a link to a brief article regarding residency at FSU:
[Florida</a> State News and Events](<a href=“http://www.fsu.edu/news/2012/03/19/match.day/]Florida”>Florida State News and Events)</p>
<p>In terms of quality of residency matches, I only see a few big name residency programs in this list:</p>
<p><a href=“http://med.fsu.edu/userFiles/file/2012%20Residency%20Match%20Results(5).pdf[/url]”>http://med.fsu.edu/userFiles/file/2012%20Residency%20Match%20Results(5).pdf</a></p>
<p>So, what is the difference in costs over 4 years estimated to be?</p>
<p>Not that you would or should have a clue what it might be, but do you aspire to what is routinely considered a competitive speciality?</p>
<p>I’m not exactly sure about the cost, the difference for undergraduate would probably be 10k-15k a year plus an extra 20k saved for the year of undergrad I save by doing the 7 year track.</p>
<p>For specialties, I’m pretty undecided since I haven’t had much exposure to the different types. I have had a lot of exposure to emergency medicine and do enjoy that so EM is an option. Realistically, I can see myself doing either surgery (which I THINK I will love) or EM. Other specialties such as dermatology (which is extremely competitive from what I hear) are also options due to the better lifestyle.</p>
<p>Any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated :)</p>
<p>If you really want to be a physician, go with FSU; the competition to get into medical school is fierce, so go with the acceptance into med school.</p>
<p>Wait I just looked the program up and found the following on their website:
“Addendum
Please be aware that there is an error in the 2011-2011 Undergraduate General Bulletin. The Honors Medical Scholars Program is not a Bachelor of Science/Doctor of Philosophy (BS/MD) program. The program allows eligible FSU honors students to pursue a Bachelor of Science degree of their choice while also participating in the Honors Medical Scholars Program. Students participating in the program may be eligible for early admission to the FSU College of Medicine upon completion of pre-med requirements.”</p>
<p>So does that mean that this isn’t a BS/MD? Or am I reading the information incorrectly?</p>
<p>I thought that addendum just means you are guaranteed acceptance into the medical school since you have to maintain a 3.5 gpa and a 26 MCAT but if you meet those 2 requirements along with completing pre-med requirements you’re automatically in the medical school…?</p>
<p>Went with FSU and couldn’t be any happier! In all honesty, I love everything about medicine and realized that regardless of prestige, FSU will get me to my goal.</p>
<p>Tough to pass up UM, but the long-term benefits of FSU simply outweigh the superficial benefits at UM.</p>
<p>Congrats on the decision. Before seeing that you had already made a decision, I looked over the FSU match list. I’m not sure why you were critical of it because they had grads match into a number of very good residency programs. Good luck!</p>