<p>Hi, I was wondering if there were certain schools that secure certain students for their med school program when they are admitted as an undergrad? I just heard it from a few people and was wondering if it was true? I heard VCU and Brown? have this kind of program? It would be awesome if anyone could inform me what these programs are or if theyre even true? I heard its some kind of honors program or something. Also, how would one apply or get into such a program. Also, i am currently a junior in high school interested in this field. Thank you!</p>
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<p>Correct, these are combined bs/md programs and my D. was in one, although she has applied out, which is extremely unusual. So, we have both experiences, in combined bs/md and regular route. To get accepted to combined bs/md, you need to be basically Ivy caliber and in addition participate in medically related ECs preferrably for few years, including medical research. </p>
<p>Visit the multiple degree programs forum. There are many programs.</p>
<p>^It’s hard to read, but that’s the link I gave the OP earlier. Sure would be nice if links actually gave the thread titles like they did before the migration rather than the entire address, but heck we got jumping emoticons instead!</p>
<p>"Also, how would one apply or get into such a program. "
-You will not get this answered on any CC forums. Every program is different. You have to research programs on their website with their adcoms, you should research the ones that you are planning to apply. </p>
<p>Here is a link for the Medical Scholars Program at UC San Diego:<a href=“UCSD Medical Scholars Program”>https://meded.ucsd.edu/groups/med-scholars/overview.html</a>
A friend’s son was just accepted.</p>
<p>These programs are highly competitive. They’ll have like a 100x more apps than seats. and once you are in, you have to maintain a GPA and often have to take the MCAT and get some minimum. </p>
<p>usually those admitted have such super-duper stats that the school is confident that he/she would survive undergrad weeding and do well on the MCAT either way.</p>
<p>Keep in mind that if you get into an OOS public, you will have to pay the OOS fees for the undergrad and med school. </p>
<p>at our state’s BS/MD program, paying OOS for the med school is like $80k per year COA. yikes. </p>
<p>list of bs/md program</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.medicalhelpnet.com/content/view/28/46/”>http://www.medicalhelpnet.com/content/view/28/46/</a></p>
<p>As I told the story before. A S of my friends, who flew all over the USA to be interviewed by BS/MD programs and was rejected by ALL. He ended up attending Berkeley and now he is in Case MD school.</p>
<p>“you have to maintain a GPA and often have to take the MCAT and get some minimum.
usually those admitted have such super-duper stats that the school is confident that he/she would survive undergrad weeding and do well on the MCAT either way.”
- Well, I do not know requirements of every ba/md program out there. I know for the fact though, that NOT ALL of them require MCAT at all. With the exception of one program with absolutely ridiculously high requirements (WUSTL, I hope I abbreviated it correctly), programs’ requirements are much lower than Regular Route. In addition, there is NO requirement for the medical ECs at all, you want to participate, good for you, but if you do not particiate, you are still in. Specifically, in D’s bs/md program requirements were 3.45 / 27. You will NOT be accepted with this stats to Medical School applying regular route. Being in bs/.md was certainly a blesing for my D. Girls tend to be a bit more on emotional side and keeping yourself calm and at peace made my D. more successful in both UG and taking MCAT (by her own admission). Requirement of having MCAT=27 (very low, considering that her diagnostic test without any preparation and before she took college Physics and Genetics was 25) kept her calm during 4 hour MCAT exam and has helped her to acieve the score of 35. Imagine, that she also felt that way at every single exam during her 4 years in UG. That aslo has helped her to graduate with 3.98. She also mentioned that some bs/md participants who did not plan to apply out definitely did not feel as pushed as the rest of pre-meds.<br>
My D’s experience being in the bs/md (while being in UG of her choice) was very positive and influnced her future in a right direction. I understand that everybody is different and not everybody will benefit as much. She also was in a program that allowed her to apply out while retaining her spot in a program, which I believe is extremely rare. </p>
<p>…one more point. It is beneficial to apply to the “right” set of bs/md programs, the one that matches your stats. No requirement to be a genius or save humanity from AIDS and malaria. In fact, applying to the right set resulted in being accepted to 50% of them in my D’s case - she was accepted at 3 bs/md programs. Those who were rejected at all, apparently choose the incorrect set to apply. I can assert that person who got accepted at Berkeley, would be accepted at several bs/md programs if he/she applied to the ones that match the stats of applicant.</p>
<p>MDP</p>
<p>In my friend S case, he applied to ALL US bs/md programs and got interviewed in many, but failed even one acceptance. Maybe just bad luck for him? Its like applied to all ives and got all rejected, it happens all the time.</p>
<p>Thanks for all your replys:)
But now I’m really worried because I am in no way an ivy caliber nor have i had much medical related ECs. I do get good grades and my scores are pretty fair but im guessing one would need to be more exceptional to get into these kinds of programs? Should I not even bother? I am interested in pursuing a career in this field but maybe i should lower my expectations? Idk… How “exceptional” does one really need to be to qualify for such programs?</p>
<p>The highest possibility to enter a BS/MD program for OP is your own state programs. Unfortunately, in my friend’s case, he came from CA and the competition for bs/md programs in CA is too high for him. So, he went on to apply for all. </p>
<p>Basically, for OOS and Private BS/MD programs, you need to be at Ivy level.
Please also note that ALL BS/MD candidates must be interviewed in person at the school. So, if you applied for 20 schools and got 10 interviews, you HS senior class/grade is going to be ruined. Just imaging you have to fly to all these locations for interview is a big burden both financially and time wise.</p>
<p>^"In my friend S case, he applied to ALL US bs/md programs and got interviewed in many, but failed even one acceptance. " - You are contradicting yourself, your statements are confusing. Did your friend apply in CA or ALL bs/md?
In fact, when D. was interviewing and going to many informational sessions, we have met people from CA in our state - OH. OH also happens to have more bs/md programs than many other states and it is WORTHWHILE to apply in OH. In addition, even going Regular Route, many CA kids are applying to OH and other midwest Medical Schools and are getting accepted in vey large numbers. And your friend is a proof of it with his acceptance to Case Med. school.<br>
Anyway, D. went to many interivews, not only for bs/md programs but also for various Merit scholarships at different places. Some of these were few days long. None of it has prevented her from graduating #1 from her private HS. And yes, all #1’s from her HS before and after her went to Harvard. She was an exception, she went to public state primarily because she wanted to be in bs/md, she was offerred full tuition Merit award and it was the school that was a perfect fit for her. Do not underestimate the last, it is very important that college matches student personality and wide range of interests. She got much more out of her 4 years in UG than all of us anticipated. </p>
<p>Yes he did apply for all bs/md programs. At the time he did not know the programs in ca is competitive or not. His acceptance at Case is their normal md school not bs/md program.</p>
<p>I am sure, you might not know all details. He might have decided to declined some interviews. I am convinced that the person who was accepted to Berkeley and later to Case Med. would have more than one interview invite to bs/md programs. </p>
<p>…just poking, decided to see if he in fact applied to ALL programs…did he apply to U of Toledo combined bs/md. This college has 2 programs, you cannot apply to both, but you certainly can apply to one. I personally met some CA applicants while we attended info. session there.</p>
<p>He is not my S and I have no idea about the details. I just got the general idea from his mom. It was 5 years ago anyway.</p>
<p>Good grief…yes #1 of 32 or so students in the class. Got it. :-@ </p>