<p>Anyone here apply?</p>
<p>I applied. Are u going to take the scholarship test for undergrad? Also, do u know when they invite people for interviews</p>
<p>Haven’t heard anything about interviews. I got an email saying we would be notified in feb…</p>
<p>Got an interview!</p>
<p>yay got it too! did urs say FINAL NOTICE and that they tried contacting you before? guess i missed their call the first time</p>
<p>I love MSU campus since it is my Dad’s alma matter. I wish they had the BS/MD still going.</p>
<p>Yeah Soccer. The first e-mail went to my spam…woops</p>
<p>Glad to know i wasn’t the only one :p</p>
<p>How’d it go guys?</p>
<p>accepted, anyone else?</p>
<p>congrats batpad!!!</p>
<p>Congrats batpad. My S was admitted; he is waiting to hear about additional MSU scholarships next Week. With Professorial Research Assistantship & other merit scholarships, MSU is beginning to move up in his preferences.</p>
<p>Is a DO really worth it?</p>
<p>^Well, MSU’s D.O. is in the top 3 in the country, so it must be good! However, I’m not sure about how good it is, etc. because I haven’t done research on D.O. degrees.</p>
<p>The practice of medicine is more or less the same b/w DO’s and MD’s. You have the same responsibilities and are reimbursed the same amounts for the same procedures. However, proportionally, there are fewer DO specialty residencies (such as radiology, derm, etc.) so a greater percentage of DO graduates enter into primary care. Since you are at a stage where you don’t know what specialty you’ll be entering into, I don’t think it would be wise to limit yourself to DO as a high schooler.</p>
<p>^Correct me if I’m wrong norcalguy, but also a D.O. degree is less known internationally, so if one wanted to practice outside the US then it might pose a few hurdles.</p>
<p>That is correct. Many international countries will not recognize a DO.</p>
<p>You can apply out.</p>
<p>One can practice medicine in most of the provinces of Canada as a DO ([Osteopathic</a> medicine in Canada - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia](<a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osteopathic_medicine_in_Canada]Osteopathic”>Osteopathic medicine in Canada - Wikipedia)). </p>
<p>Since it is neither a binding nor a guaranteed admission, one can opt out. “Being admitted into the Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine (MSUCOM) undergraduate Osteopathic Medical Scholars Program (OMSP) does not guarantee the student admission into the College following graduation from Michigan State University. Successfully completing the OMSP does give the student preferential status for admission among applicants to MSUCOM”. [MSU</a> College of Osteopathic Medicine](<a href=“http://www.com.msu.edu/admissions/scholars-admin.html]MSU”>http://www.com.msu.edu/admissions/scholars-admin.html).</p>
<p>For some students, who may have some familiarity with alternate holistic treatments (eg. acupuncture etc.), MSU COM offers specialized training in China for acupuncture. MSU has a vast network of study abroad programs reported to be attended by the most number students in the nation. A student admitted to OMSP will have the opportunity to attend interesting, medically guided programs overseas. </p>
<p>I agree that it is not wise to limit oneself as a high school scholar to solely pursue DO for the reasons Norcalguy mentioned. IMO, by being selected into this program, one is “buying” options, should the student decide to pursue the DO route.</p>
<p>I think that it is a good safety net for whoever wants to be a doctor. Osteopathic medicine alone is great too, but the combined DO program already guarantees that the student will become a doctor and can practice in a field that they are interested in. MSU undergrad provides all the things a pre-med student needs and wants - research, volunteer/study abroad opportunities, good under grad life, sports teams etc etc - and the DO gives preferential status to a medical school. it is good to have that as a backup imo… you are not ‘limiting’ yourself to a DO. i hope to work hard during UG and then apply out…</p>
<p>The stats needed to get into a DO school is quite low. Honestly, if you can’t achieve a 3.3 GPA and a 27 MCAT or whatever the average DO stats are, you probably shouldn’t be a doctor. Those who have read my posts know that I’m not a fan of BS/MD programs. It won’t surprise you that I think a guarantee to a DO school is practically worthless. Not because I think less of DO doctors but because I think that if you can’t achieve the stats necessary to gain entrance into a DO school, you probably aren’t cut out to be a doctor. If MSU is your first choice, then all the more power to you. But, if you would’ve gone somewhere else if not for the guarantee, you should really reconsider the sacrifice you’re making.</p>