<p>I received a link to fill out the supplement for AMC. I have not heard anything about my admission or scholarship offers from RPI. Also, do I need to pay another $100 fee for Union/Albany supplement as well? How tough is RPI/Albany? I heard RPI is bad for grade deflation. Please share your thoughts.</p>
<p>Hey satacer,</p>
<p>First off don’t worry about admission into RPI. They send acceptances in march. Also you really need to strong-arm the financial aid offices ALL THE TIME once you’ve gotten into the med program.</p>
<p>Also Yes you need to pay the $100 fee for Union/Albany as well.</p>
<p>RPI doesn’t have “grade deflation” it’s just very hard to get an A (engineering school, people). As a second year in the med program, I have only seen organic chemistry lecture actually put grades on a curve with the rest of the class, but the rest of my classes don’t do that.</p>
<p>RPI/AMC’s difficulty is very much dependent on your own strengths. Right now you’re required to get a 3.5 Sciences GPA and a 3.5 overall GPA. The classes tend to be hard and require a bit of studying to do. Fortunately the humanities department isn’t as difficult some times, and the philosophy courses are actually quite fun.</p>
<p>At the same time most students have a pretty straightforward time getting grades above that requirement (studying vs grades is a linear curve in college). You don’t have a ridiculous course load, especially since AP credits will ease off a lot of requirements. Also the med school doesn’t require you to take MCATs.</p>
<p>Keep up the gpa, do research your junior year/summer before med school, and you’re good to go.</p>
<p>Yes, got the link too. However, didn’t realize that had to pay fees again (paid once for Union-AMC application). Will the interview be combined for both the programs or separately?</p>
<p>Any one applied to both and got the interview call?</p>
<p>BTW, Good luck satacer</p>
<p>Hi Criticalfreeze,</p>
<p>Thanks for the response. It was very helpful. Are ypu in the RPI/Alabany program? How do you like the program? Please pm me <a href="mailto:mcotocjb@yahoo.com">mcotocjb@yahoo.com</a>.</p>
<p>Hey Itsjai, Good luck pal. I am not going to apply for other Albany track schools. Only RPI.</p>
<p>I’m a graduate of the RPI/AMC program. Feel free to ask any questions and I’ll help out as much as possible.</p>
<p>I just got notified that I was accepted to the Physician Scientist program. How was financial aid at RPI and AMC because tuition at both places are really high? Did you have to take out a lot of loans? Anything about financial aid would be really helpful</p>