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Columbia SGS’s post-bacc pre-med program reports a medical school placement rate of 90% for students who complete the program.</p>
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<p>I know nothing about Columbia’s SGC post-bacc, but if that is true, then that suggests (to me) that:</p>
<p>Admissions to the program is tough. The post-bacc program is looking for students who have demonstrated that they have what it takes to get thru the program and likely score well on the MCAT. The school has good-advising so that the participants have intelligent app lists based. </p>
<p>oops, some of my sentence got cut off above…</p>
<p>The school has good-advising so that the participants have intelligent app lists based on where each would most likely have the best chance of acceptance.</p>
<p>^Advising is important for the timely application process. However, in regard to the list, D. refused to listen to pre-med advisor, who otherwise was intrumental and the entire committee was absolutely great. However, we did not know any of it, forgot to ask when D. was choosing her UG. It is a very good aspect to investigate, it will make a difference and D. just got lucky</p>
<p>Admission to Columbia’s PBPM is competitive, no doubt. The average GPA of students admitted to the program is 3.65, so they are essentially selecting for students who will have competitive GPAs for med school admissions.</p>
<p>They specifically require that applicants have not yet taken the MCAT, but they do require a score report from a previously taken undergraduate admissions exam (SAT, ACT, etc.) so in all probability they are also selecting for students likely to perform well on MCAT.</p>
<p>In addition, I presume that they do have good advising, but beyond that they also have linkage agreements with 13 medical schools including their own. Not every student takes advantage of the linkage program, but for those that do it can improve their chances of med school admission since it functions as a sort of ED process.</p>
<p>And finally, the mere fact of being a post-bacc pre-med can be a plus to one’s application. Many medical schools are now actively seeking a more diverse complement of educational backgrounds amongst their students, perhaps most prominently Mount Sinai with the Humanities and Medicine Program. Having a bachelors in a different field can bring a unique perspective into your medical school. </p>
<p>Having your PBPM from one of the top such programs in the country can’t hurt either.</p>
<p>I changed schools, for a variety of reasons I don’t have time to answer. I was not prepared for test taking at my previous high school, but now I am actually learning at my current high school.</p>
<p>^I am not sure, programs may have different labels. Our lcoal Med. School accepts UG sophomes based on college GPA and interview, no MCAT. It is called either MedStar or StarMed, unless they changed the name. It is NOT combined bs/md. FlexMed maybe something entirely different…</p>
<p>FlexMed is a guarantee spot to med school when you apply sophmore year. They need to see at least a year of bio or chem and HS stats…after acceptance in your sophmore year, you need to take the required classes for matriculation and keep a certain gpa to maintain your spot. </p>
<p>FlexMed is unique in that it looks for humanities majors who have had limited science coursework in college and are also pre-meds. There isn’t another program like that anywhere.</p>
<p>However, several med schools have early assurance programs that conditionally accept promising college student after their sophomore year based upon their first 2 years of college and their high school grades/test scores. Most of the programs will only consider applicants for early assurance if they are attending a specific partner undergraduate college.</p>
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<p>FAQs:
" If I am accepted to the FlexMed program, is the acceptance binding?"</p>
<p>Students who accept our offer of admission to the Icahn School of Medicine are required to sign a formal written agreement. It is our expectation that upon signing the agreement students are fully committed to making the Icahn School of Medicine their future home for their medical education. A small number of students decide not to pursue a career in medicine in the years prior to matriculation. The FlexMed program does not permit students to apply to another medical school or to take the MCAT examination; if a student chooses to do either, the acceptance into the FlexMed program will be revoked.</p>
<p>@LanaHere it’s the same as ED to colleges, if your already accepted, you can’t apply somewhere else without having that initial acceptance revoked. However, if you get accepted and accept the offer to FlexMed and then later decide that you want to apply elsewhere through the regular med school admissions process, I think you can let them know that and give up your spot (or at least that’s how it used to be)</p>
<p>Brown’s Program in Liberal Medical Education (PLME) similarly offers an 8 year track combining the option of a baccalaureate degree in the humanities, social sciences, or behavioral sciences with an MD. Granted, they are not specifically targeting humanities majors as the program is also open to “hard” science majors as well, but they are definitely keeping the gates open for English, history, sociology, anthropology, etc.</p>