<p>hey, does anyone kno anything abt. the UMSI program? if they do, please respond!</p>
<p>I googled up "UMSI Program" and "UMSI" on Texas Tech's website and came up with nothing. Please define "UMSI". Second, you can google up any information that's available on such a program (if it exists) at ttu.edu and then in the lower left-hand corner enter your search criteria.</p>
<p>OK, the UMSI program stands for the Undergraduate to Medical School Initiative, this website: <a href="http://www.ttuhsc.edu/som/admissions/umsi.aspx%5B/url%5D">http://www.ttuhsc.edu/som/admissions/umsi.aspx</a>
provides basic info. on it; i was wondering if there was anyone out there enrolled in this program, or could give me any more information</p>
<p>Samian Quazi - The UMSI program looks very appealing to students interested in a medical career. Unfortunately, I do not know any students currently enrolled in the Program. However, as an aside (and as you may already be aware), the Honors College also has a separate early admissions program jointly with Tech's Medical School that appears to require very similar statistics (minimum 1300 SAT or 29 ACT). Unlike UMSI, an Honors College student does not have to "commit" until their junior year. If you are interested, the early Tech Med School admissions program is described on the Honors College website at:</p>
<p>Here's an excerpt:</p>
<p>Cultivating Outstanding, Well-Rounded Professionals</p>
<p>The joint TTU-TTUHSC Early Acceptance Program offers an exciting opportunity to select Honors College students by allowing them to waive the MCAT (Medical College Admissions Test) and to apply early to the TTUHSCs School of Medicine (SOM), typically in the junior year. Successful Early Acceptance applicants are notified of their acceptance to the SOM in late January and complete their baccalaureate degrees prior to admission to the SOM. </p>
<p>The primary goal of this special program is to encourage Honors students to broaden their educational experiences before they enroll in their professional studies. The waiver of the MCAT allows students to include coursework or other experiences in areas such as languages, the humanities, mathematics, and business, enabling them to become more well-rounded professionals. </p>
<p>Eligibility to Apply</p>
<p>General Requirements for Application. Early acceptance is available to Honors students within any major, so long as the requirements for entry to the School of Medicine are met and the student is judged to be an exceptional candidate by the SOM Admissions Committee in the circumstances under which she or he applies. </p>
<p>Students who </p>
<p>(1) are officially enrolled in the Honors College, </p>
<p>(2) enter TTU as freshmen (students classified as transfer students upon entering TTU are ineligible), </p>
<p>(3) are residents of the state of Texas, </p>
<p>(4) have earned a composite score of at least 1300 on the SAT (verbal and math portions only) or at least 29 on the ACT upon matriculation at Texas Tech University (the composite score must be earned in one test administration)</p>
<p>(5) submit a checklist form to Honors during semester of application to SOM, and</p>
<p>(6) meet all of the following criteria are eligible to apply."</p>
<p>If the Honors College website does not answer all your questions fully, you can direct your questions by e-mail to a member of the Honors College staff, Cheryl Carroll, who can be reached at (806) 742-1828 or e-mail at <a href="mailto:Cheryl.Carroll@ttu.edu">Cheryl.Carroll@ttu.edu</a><a href="By%20the%20way,%20Ms.%20Carroll%20can%20answer%20detailed%20questions%20primarily%20about%20the%20Honors%20College%20Admissions%20Program%20to%20Tech's%20Medical%20School%20and%20would%20not%20be%20a%20good%20source%20for%20any%20UMSI%20questions.">/email</a></p>
<p>yeah i've heard of the Honors College program, but thanks for still telling me about it. i was more interested in the joint programs that guarantee u med. school acceptance during your senior year of high school, rather than the ones that have u apply as a college undergraduate</p>