<p>Hey guys, I just wanted to see who was accepted into the SBU-GWU program, and who all were going to commit to the program. I was also wondering whether you would be enrolling in the honors college.</p>
<p>Just a general thread for incomming students I guess, to discuss things and whatnot.</p>
<p>hi! i was also accepted into the program…trying to decide between this one and the BU SMED program.</p>
<p>Hey coolcamel. Congratz on multiple acceptances! It seems like a tough choice. Isn’t BU an accelerated program but one that requires MCAT?</p>
<p>@coolcamel, my son was accepted to SBU/GW oos, BU/SMED, and a couple of other programs. In your case, I can simply say that BU/SMED is too great of an offer to give up. Family friend is at SBU/GW program and complains that Dr. Knowles, the director of the program, overworks the kids, not a great deal of experiences at Bonaventure, and GW is nearly 80k in tuition per year. There is litte freedom and the “peaceful” atmosphere is mostly untrue. Hopefully, you are aware that GW lost its accreditation as a med school couple years ago…bu med is not only more prestigious, but better residency options. When I saw ur post, I thought of my son not knowing what I have just told you, had he to choose between the two programs. Please make the choice that will be best for you in the long run and pm me for any further questions!</p>
<p>@FalconN10-What motivated you to choose this program? Was it ur only accpetance? No offense, just a curious mom.</p>
<p>@DualDegreePro: What programs is your son deciding between? I have narrowed my choices down to BU SMED or Penn State Jefferson. Do you have suggestions on which program to pick?</p>
<p>@coolcamel, I tried to pm you, but your message box is full, if you are reading this in time before the decision day, choose BU over SBU. I was not aware of how lowly ranked GW is. During the interview, I got the image that they were a top tier institution, but I am now convinced that BU is leagues better than SB in research, clinical training, match list, Prestige, and opportunites. If you read this too late and have already chosen SBU, i truly, truly regret not informing you earlier and I am sorry.</p>
<p>@theking101, I will give you my frank opinion. When comparing Jefferson Medical College and BU, BU is slightly, ever so slightly better that it comes down to preference. You have to take the MCAT at both schools, ample resources are available at both schools, but BU is stightly more prestigous and in better area. I was just explaining to coolcamel, the reasons why SBU would deter him from achieving what he is truly capable of-neither school, PSU/JMC or BU SMED will “deter” you in any way. You have the options between two solid programs. The differences are marginal-what school do you prefer and enjoyed during the interview? Personally, I would choose BU and tell my son to live it up in Boston:) Top ccers have ended up at BU SMED. You should be proud.</p>
<p>@theking101, my son is choosing between PLME, BU SMED, and Miami, acceptances also at other easier programs with drexel, slu, and SBU/GW. We are from Los Angeles so it is a big trip to the east coast.</p>
<p>@DualDegreePro
I take no offense in your information on GW and SBU. GW is a good option for me because of locality, its high ranking on mdical research, and other matters, though I have not made my absolute final decision (still waiting on one more program). However, I heard that GW never lost its accreditadation, but rather, was put on probation by its accrediting institution, and was reinstated shortly therafter. Please correct me if I am mistaken.</p>
<p>the king - go to bu smed over penn state</p>
<p>@FalconN10, @DualDegreePro, @Chinaboys - Thank you so much for your advice! I really do appreciate it. I think another for me is the tuition at BU (they aren’t giving me anything whereas SBU is giving me $20,000 a year!!) Also, i’ve heard that at BU there’s grade deflation and many of the kids struggle with the GPA requirement. I don’t know how much of this is true. Obviously ,GW school of medicine is nothing like BUSM…no doubts in my mind. It’s just that GW is much closer to home than Boston is. But I definitely can’t bring myself to let go of such a prestigious program like BU’s (with all its years of history too). As you can see, I’m pretty conflicted.</p>
<p>@Chinaboys- I’m so sorry about my inbox being full! I just cleaned it out, and would really appreciate any other advice that you wanted to give! :)</p>
<p>@coolcamel-The key I told my daughter who will be beginning her residency was to look longterm. Eight years ago, I knew I could not afford Northwestern. I took a loan, worked on Saturdays, and sent my daughter to HPME. She has now matched at Washington University in St. Louis, the third best medical school in the nation, and will be becoming a neurosurgeon, making more than half a million a year. Had I sent her to the “more affordable” programs, I would not be able to retire in the next five years:) I hope that somehow your parents and God willl find a way to make BU work, because in the end you will be thankful for those around you. P.S. -Just to inform you that GW tuition increases on average by 4%. In four years it will most likely by nearly 90k, absolutely ridiculous.</p>
<p>@coolcamel</p>
<p>This would be a quality link for your decision:
[Boston</a> University School of Medicine vs George Washington University School of M…](<a href=“http://medical-schools.findthebest.com/compare/43-92/Boston-University-School-of-Medicine-vs-George-Washington-University-School-of-Medicine-and-Health-Sciences]Boston”>http://medical-schools.findthebest.com/compare/43-92/Boston-University-School-of-Medicine-vs-George-Washington-University-School-of-Medicine-and-Health-Sciences)</p>
<p>is there no merit to the fact with SBU’s program I won’t have to take the mcat?</p>
<p>@coolcamel - of course there is. Especially considering that the test is changing.</p>
<p>@Chinaboys, you would still be able to retire, had you sent your D to a lesser school, or any school discussed on this board, because of her own excellence. Check out Uncle Harvey site, all neurosurg matches in the past, for 2013, Drexel matched 4.</p>
<p>@HPMEMON, why BU over PSU/Jeff? is it the ranking? My sense is that these three programs are on par, BU, PSU/Jeff, and Miami. Ideal locations, well-structured program, reputable med schools, Miami being cheapest with scholarship, BU being most expensive, PSU and Miami also give you fuller or real college experience.</p>
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<p>Hi. Bona student here. Saw your post and had to reply to it because its just wrong in every sense of the word.</p>
<p>Dr. Knowles does not even come close to overworking us. If anything its the exact opposite. We have to maintain a 3.6 GPA. I have above a 3.8, and have one of the lower GPAs in my bunch. Every once in a while they ask us what medical experience we’ve been doing, because you should be doing at least something if you’re a premed. Students are literally allowed to whatever they want as long as they take the required classes and stay at bonaventure for four years. I dont think there are many other programs where you can be a full time music major or psychology major and only minor in bio, if that. </p>
<p>And experience wise? Dr. Knowles is super connected and can set up pretty much anything you want with the local hospital. Students here work as EMT’s through the school (or outside the school), go through shadowing programs with the hospital, are set up with really good research opportunities and are getting published, and some take the extra step and shadow in specific clinics. Theres opportunities in pretty much every department, and you’re allowed to do whatever you want. </p>
<p>Unless you mean experience as in college experience. The bars, clubs, and restaurants to some extent around here suck. Stuff happens on the weekends, but the town is a small town. But I’m in college to learn. If you just want to party all day, you should probably rethink medicine as a career. </p>
<p>P.S. GW never lost its accreditation. It was put on probation a couple years ago, but is still the second hardest med school to get into in the nation and is ranked pretty dang high. Tuition is not 80k; it is ~50k, which is the same as most med schools. </p>
<p>Please check your facts before spewing out things that arent true.</p>
My daughter was accepted to this program and will be starting the GW portion in August. The program is wonderful. No overinflated grades. You work hard and you have a great opportunity to still be a student without taking the MCAT.
Not many people are accepted to this program. My daughter was accepted to 7 combined programs and she chose this one because of how involved GW was in the undergrad process.
I have an upcoming interview at St. Bonaventure, and I was wondering if any current students or other prospective students had any advice or just general thoughts on the program, especially St. Bonaventure as an unergraduate school.