<p>Hey everybody,
As school is coming to a close, I went to my counselor today and he told me about this program he heard about in Texas Tech University in Lubbock, that allows freshman doing their undergrad who have high GPA's and high (MCAT?) scores to advance to Texas Tech Medical School. This makes the journey from exiting high school to graduating from Med School 5 years. However, I can't seem to find any info on this program anywhere. I'm currently (going to be) a senior in high school and have high enough stats (I think?) to get into one of the more selective colleges nationwide (I'm just too lazy to list them right now)...Could someone on the CC forum please help me find this? Much appreciation.</p>
<p>whoa. wait wait wait.</p>
<p>5 year MD program??</p>
<p>wow. that's rediculous. realize that if you DO do that, you will have class throughout the year for 5 years, and it will be very difficult.</p>
<p>wow..... I thought a 6-yr MD program was way too short.... now they come out w/ a 5-yr? wow.</p>
<p>sorry dude, I can't find anything about it. However, Texas Tech DOES have a med school, which is probably part of the 5-year program.</p>
<p>5 years? Geez, how can they teach you all the things in 5 years? Sounds kinda weird to me, how can one complete both undergraduate and med school education in 5 years?</p>
<p>That's how it is done in most South asian countries, I believe. Instead of doing bachelors, they just do the "medicine" program for five years after high school, and end up receiving their MBBS, which I think is comparable to MD.
But yes, its true that life would be hell for those five years at the TexasTech 5 yr program. I was just curious why they dont "advertise" this program as much. By the way, what are some of the best and most selective six year MD programs you guys know of?</p>
<p>yea PK has a 5 yr program 2 and yea its like bm95050 said....but yea thats like non-stop work for 5 years...thats just wrong lol</p>
<p>bm95050 - The joint bachelors/medical diploma degree at Texas Tech's Medical School takes eight years though you are admitted as a high school senior. Here's the link:</p>
<p>A second special admissions route to Tech's Medical School is through Tech's Honors College. During your junior year in the Honors College you apply to Tech's Medical School (with no need to take the MEDCATS). The first hurdle for being eligible for this program is 1300 SAT's or ACT of 29 or higher. I don't have the URL for this one, but if you go to Tech's main website at ttu.edu, you can quickly get to the Honors College website and then the requirements for this second special admissions route into Tech's Med School.</p>
<p>lonestardad is correct. There is no five year program. BTW, The UMSI program went down from 10 kids to 8 kids this year.</p>
<p>bm9050 - the only 6 year's that I have heard of are Penn State's and UMKC's (University of Missouri Kansas City) 6year programs. I'm sure there are others, but those are the most commonly known.</p>
<p>I got into the UMSI program this year as one of the eight kids. There is no five year medical program. You can get into the UMSI program and possibly do the whole thing in seven years if you graduate early. I don't plan on doing that; I want to enjoy college life.</p>
<p>But if you're going to be a senior next year and are seriously thinking of applying for the UMSI program, reply back. I can give you all the details on applying and the whole process so you'll actually have a chance of getting in. It's pretty competitive.</p>
<p>Texas Tech doesn't advertise UMSI at all. I kind of found out underhanded. But it's not's 5 year it's 8 years or 7 years if you complete undergrad in 3 years. There is Baylor/Baylor, Rice/Baylor, a similar program in Northwestern and Pennsylvania State and others.</p>
<p>Hi astrofan44, Thanks so much for your info and same for everybody who replied. Astrofan, I think I might need a little bit more time to discuss this with my parents if this program would be right for me and I guess financially for them. I will let you know as I come to a decision for more information. If possible though, could you give me a basic (just sat, gpa, rank etc) look at your stats, so I know what ballpark I'm competing in for the UMSI.
The other thing I found interesting was the Rice/Baylor, and Baylor/Baylor program you mentioned. Is there some place I could get more information about this. I personally love the Houston area and its not that far from DFW (where I live) so this might be an interesting option also. (Personally I wish there was a JHU/Baylor program; my dream university and an excellent medical school) Thanks again.</p>
<p>I don't think there's a Baylor/Baylor program... is there??</p>
<p>I didn't realize they had that program either; here's a link to the program description:
<a href="http://www.baylor.edu/prehealth/index.php?id=36430%5B/url%5D">http://www.baylor.edu/prehealth/index.php?id=36430</a></p>
<p>Interesting... so there's four spots, and you can't apply directly to it. Maybe this is why I've never heard of it?</p>
<p>Geez, only four students? I'm sure they are all high school valedictorians or sons of Baylor's Board or something. Thanks for the link though, I guess it couldn't hurt to apply.</p>
<p>hey, i am going to be a senior this year. and i have been thinking of applying to the Texas Tech 6 year program. but do u think you could explain the UMSI a little more. i looked up on it. that is just looking at 8 years of study, right. it saves us from going through applying to med school again after a bachelors degree. its continued study...
could u send me a little info on that, please
i'd be grateful, thankyou..</p>
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<p>It's not a six year program. It could be a seven year program if you graduate from college early, which I think I may do. It's a really good program that means if you make it you don't have to take the MCAT. All you have to do is keep a 3.7 GPA, which is pretty hard, but if you're planning on applying to med school you need a perfect GPA anyway. Go to the UMSI website and all the information is there. If you plan on applying, start with the application now so you don't have to worry about it during the school year. Get really good teacher recs and list ALL extracurriculars. Sell yourself because basically you're applying to medical school. The interview is really important, too; if you get to the interview part I suggest getting an interview book to help. That may sound corny but it worked for me; I was really confident in the interview and got into the program. I like this program because Texas Tech is not the hardest school in the world. You can succeed and still go to medical school. Also, if you're really serious about this make sure your SAT etc. is pretty good. And start working on the essays. There's a lot to it but I highly recommend it. If you think you can keep a good GPA apply for the program. It's pretty competitive but if you do all the stuff I told you you have an excellent chance. Any more questions hit me up.</p>
<p>so you HAVE to live in texas to get into it right?</p>
<p>Ya i think u have to be a Texas resident</p>
<p>How are you doing 5 years later! My daughter is trying to follow steps for the som program. Are the scores ACT29/SAT1300 imperative before she enters freshmen year?</p>