<p>Did anyone get the Pres scholarship? How about a show of hands of who is seriously considering the Med Scholars program?</p>
<p>Whatever I have read about their facilities, funding and match lists is making me inclined to accept this program?</p>
<p>Any thoughts on pros and cons from people in this program or considering it?</p>
<p>To Those Who Got Accepted,</p>
<p>Please share your stats as the followings:
State of residency
SAT1
ACT
SAT2
AP
HS Rank
Essay, Recommendation letters, Interview
ECs
List of BA/BS-MD program that you applied
Others .......</p>
<p>Thanks,</p>
<p>I got the Pres Scholarship and because of that i'm seriously considering SLU Med</p>
<p>Well, I'm looking for roommates. Trying to do it early so we get Reinert instead of the crappy Griesdeck dorms. If anyone is interested, email me at adnanhussaini [at] gmail.com</p>
<p>in med scholars.</p>
<p>don't live in reihert. you'll regret it</p>
<p>oh btw. medscholars isn't a blow of program. nor is SLU in general. so make educated decisions please.</p>
<p>It seems like we are getting conflicting reviews about Reinert and Griesendeck. Can someone who is already a student comment on each of these dorms amd any preferences?</p>
<p>Also is anyone going to the Admitted students on Sat Apr 5, 2008? I am planning on being there. Maybe we can hook up..</p>
<p>im going there depending on the decision i get from one other program . . . if i dont get in there im going to SLU. </p>
<p>and yeah, i second the dorm question. Where should we really stay? and does it actually make that big of a difference?</p>
<p>Check out the Primary care ranking for SLU from US News 2008. It is better than Stanford, Columbia and UMDNJ and comparable with NWU, Case Western, Loyola and UCI</p>
<p>Search</a> - Medical - Best Graduate Schools - Education - US News and World Report</p>
<p>Ok, I am a recent graduate of SLU and attending SLU School of Medicine. I saw this thread, and thought I would give my point of view on the Scholars stuff and how it really works.</p>
<p>I read before that some believe this program is of benefit to the Medical School because it assures good students will enter the med school. I sincerely doubt this claim. SLU, and med schools in general, are competitive enough that there is another student just as (or more) qualified than a given student in the scholars program. I knew many scholars who withdraw from the program to apply out, only to receive rejection letters. The med school receives thousands of applications every year, so they do not need to actively recruit potentially fruitful applicants, especially 4 years before matriculation. The benefit of this program rests squarely on the undergrad campus.</p>
<p>The program is not a guaranteed acceptance. You have to maintain a 3.5 to stay in it, as well as complete a medical school interview. After this you may be provisionally accepted. They say the MCAT scores do not really matter, but if you get a 10 or something you will not be let in.</p>
<p>I was not a med scholar, but I knew many of them. I believe there was somewhere around 50 my freshman year, but there are only a handful in my med school class. Some could not maintain their GPA's, botched the interview, or made a D in physics. Some opted out, and got in, while a few others opted out but did not get into another school.</p>
<p>Overall, this program isn't all that. The only perks are being accepted to med school a year earlier, and not taking the MCAT so seriously. Even that, blowing off the MCAT, is not very valuable. The dedication, time, and preparation to do very well on the MCAT is close to what will be expected of you all year in med school. It is a good indication if you have what it takes to go from pre-med to pre-MD.</p>
<p>Best of luck to all of you.</p>
<p>Anybody get called for Presidential scholarship interview? My cousin did, about a week ago or something. I haven't heard anything.</p>
<p>quadomatic, I have gotten called for the Presidential Scholarship interview. I've already registered and gotten the itinerary.</p>
<p>Maybe you should call your regional admissions officer?</p>
<p>sooo do u guys know when we will hear back??...im pretty anxious, lol....some person also called me today saying i got a provost scholarship for the reg college in general...is this a good sign??</p>
<p>Hear back for the Presidential Scholarship or SLU Medical Scholars program? Which one?</p>
<p>I'm a current 2nd-year med student at SLUSOM, so if people would like to ask about how it is up to this point, they can go ahead. </p>
<p>I also found time during my first year to play rugby with the undergrad team a little bit, so I have some (small) amount of familiarity with the undergrad campus.</p>
<p>Med scholars program...any idea when we hear about it?</p>
<p>we should hear around the 1st of march through the mail</p>
<p>thanks soo much :D..i was really curious, lol</p>
<p>I know that the website says they will mail letters on March 1st, but that's today, and it's a Sunday. Soooo, I was wondering if we're going to receive an e-mail, too? Or if we can check the status of our application online? Thanks!</p>
<p>ya the decisions r already up...i got waitlisted :'(...and it was my top choice</p>
<p>You mean on the website? How do I check my status?!</p>