Straight Med/Direct Med Programs?

<p>I'm trying to find out about Straight/Direct Med programs that I can apply to. Here are the Universities that I know or think have them:</p>

<p>Brown
Rice
Saint Louis University
Boston University
Tufts
University of Miami
GWashU (not applying)
Northwestern HPME (not applying)</p>

<p>Can anyone point me in the direction of other straight med programs?</p>

<p>Also, can anyone give me information about these programs that I wouldn't necessarily find on their websites, like, how many people apply each year on average, and how many get in? Also, is the program's growth in decline or is it increasing?</p>

<p>Virginia Commonwealth University has a guaranteed med school admission program for entering freshmen.</p>

<p>The average stats for accepted applicants are listed close to the bottom of this page: VCU</a> Office of Undergraduate Admissions – Scholarships</p>

<p>i'd imagine getting into straight med program for Brown would be much more competitive than getting into Harvard.</p>

<p>if it's not...</p>

<p>hmmmmmmmmmmmmm........</p>

<p>Brooklyn College
Sophie Davis</p>

<p>Check</p>

<p>BA/MD</a> Programs - U.S. School Listing - Medical School Help</p>

<p>Brown/Northwestern/Rice MD programs are pretty much insane.</p>

<p>Curriculum</a> Directories
This is the link through Villanova's site. It has a lot of great options to look into.</p>

<p>Affiliation</a> Programs
This is Villanova's program with Drexel. The same program also runs through Rosemont and a few other nearby LACs. My friend is going to be a freshman at Rosemont next year doing this and she's very excited about it.</p>

<p>If you're looking into direct med, I also have a friend doing a program at PennState that leads to Jefferson Medical.
Penn</a> State Eberly College of Science | Premedical-Medical Program</p>

<p>U of Alabama-Birmingham. Very competitive program. I think that Alabama residents are preferred. One of the best Medical/Health Sciences Schools in the south.</p>

<p>waiiiiiit...</p>

<p>so according to the link posted by noobcake, average SAT for Brown's direct med program is only 1440 out of 1600 w/ graduating within 2% of your HS senior class? and you are guaranteed into Brown med?</p>

<p>and i thought getting into that program would basically be harder than getting into Harvard.</p>

<p>whaat... i guess im missing something here. that's way lower than what i'd expect from a program that guarantees you an admission into Brown med.</p>

<p>then i don't understand why ppl come to top 15 universities and toil themselves only to be admitted into some mediocre medical schools...</p>

<p>i heard Brown's medical school ranking isn't that spectacular but who cares? it's better than attending no-name medical school. i know from seeing cornell pre-meds that getting into cornell medical school is extremely hard and we cornell students basically go "wow" when we see some of our friends being admitted into Cornell med.</p>

<p>well, i'm an engineer so i guess this really doesn't affect me but if i had an interest in doing medicine, i would have definitely looked at some of those programs.</p>

<p>medical school is medical school, regardless of the name attached.</p>

<p>And Knox College has a program, two actually. You apply to one your freshman year and the other sophomore year, but don't quote me on that. There's some stuff about it on their site: A</a> nationally ranked, private, liberal arts college - Knox College</p>

<p>case western</p>

<p>USC (so Cal) BacMed program, which has a separate application in addition to the regular application.</p>

<p>Thanks for all the links. I'm researching them atm. Does anyone know anyone who went to these medical schools and/or undergrad? What did they have to say about the schools?</p>

<p>Thanks</p>

<p>XJIS, it's not a guarantee. I think if you have those statistics you are more likely to be admitted, not guaranteed. There is absolutely no way they can guarantee that because they receive many more applicants than they have spaces. Besides, you have to be admitted to Brown first, and the you are considered for the PLME, so it's more competitive than getting into Brown.</p>

<p>"Students in PLME freshman classes were generally among the top one percent of their high school class. Students offered admission to the PLME for fall 2007 achieved an average score of 723 Critical Reading, 738 Mathematics, and 727 Writing on the SAT Reasoning Test."</p>

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XJIS, it's not a guarantee. I think if you have those statistics you are more likely to be admitted, not guaranteed. There is absolutely no way they can guarantee that because they receive many more applicants than they have spaces. Besides, you have to be admitted to Brown first, and the you are considered for the PLME, so it's more competitive than getting into Brown.</p>

<p>"Students in PLME freshman classes were generally among the top one percent of their high school class. Students offered admission to the PLME for fall 2007 achieved an average score of 723 Critical Reading, 738 Mathematics, and 727 Writing on the SAT Reasoning Test."

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<p>i didn't apply to Brown anyway, but,</p>

<p>top 1% -> i was Val
SATs -> i got higher scores than those mentioned in all 3.</p>

<p>i just thought Brown direct med program would be godlike tough that stat like mine wouldn't even compare. </p>

<p>well, it's like four years ago i applied for colleges. but if i had ever considered becoming a doctor, i'd definitely looked at some of those programs. it doesn't have to be brown med.</p>

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i just thought Brown direct med program would be godlike tough that stat like mine wouldn't even compare.

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<p>It * is * godlike tough to get in. Basically every person applying has numbers similar to those and you have to stand out in a crowd of 1600 ultra qualified students and demonstrate a sincere desire to go into medicine. </p>

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then i don't understand why ppl come to top 15 universities and toil themselves only to be admitted into some mediocre medical schools...

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<p>Getting into * any * medical school in the U.S. is a big deal and should be celebrated. It is ridiculously tough these days, with most medical schools having sub 5% acceptance rates.</p>

<p>WUSTL has a BA/MD program. Hard to get into and you must maintain a high GPA to stay in. (I don't know what it is, though) Their med school isn't too shabby.</p>

<p>GWashU?...yeah not applying...tooooooooo expensive</p>

<p>i'm also gonna be attending that program (with Rosemont...) next yr!! i'm doing the 8 yr med program but i so far have not figured who else is going to be in it.... i talked to one of the girls in it who i think is going to be a junior and she said only 3 other girls in her class are doing the program. i think the number of people in the program varies with each grade so i have no idea how many are going to be with me</p>

<p>how is the vcu school of medicine?
cuz i know the school itself is not that great, but if it has a guaranteed admission into the school isnt that saying something?</p>

<p>you're only guaranteed if you're in the Honors college. To get into the honors college you have to have atleast a 3.5 unweighted high school gpa, 1910+ SAT score in one sitting.</p>