<p>Hey guys, I was just wondering whether there is any value to applying to multiple med. programs that go through the same school. For instance, is there any value in applying to Lehigh/Drexel, Drexel/Drexel and Villanova/Drexel? Like I understand the undergrad schools may have a different decision of whether I am eligible to be in the med program, but assuming my stats are above the required for all the above undergrad med. programs, do I really increase my chances by applying to all 3? My dad was telling me that ultimately as in the case above, Drexel med program will read my entire app. and make its decision in all 3 cases, assuming I satisfy all the pre-reqs for the undergrad schools to get that far. So is there a real value in applying to 3 programs? Won't the same med school see my app 3x and if they reject me once, wouldnt they reject again? Any thoughts? Contradictions in experiences?</p>
<p>The med school can reject you once, but the undergrads will individually make the decision to push you through to the med school portion or not. If you only do one and don’t get an interview, you are done with that med school. If you do all three, there is a higher chance of getting a med school interview. I got many interviews but only got into a few programs. I would apply to more of the repetitive med schools and their programs.</p>
<p>Yea I agree with @TheBombingRange. Each undergrad school individually makes the choice whether to forward your application to the med school or not and certain schools are harder than others (Drexel more likely to forward app than Lehigh or Villanova). If you want to ensure that you’ll get an interview you’ll want to apply through multiple schools. If I remember, my app was forwarded by all the schools but I had a friend who’s Villanova app wasn’t forwarded for ex. but his Drexel one was and he eventually got in.</p>
<p>My D. did for 2 bs.md programs. She has applied to 2out 5 UGs in one program and to all 3 in another. Yes, it made a great sense in her case. She was rejected pre-interview from the program in one of the 2 that she applied (accepted to college with the Merit award), but was accepted to another UG and ended up going there on full tuition Merit award. She was accepted to her first choice of UG in the second program (she declined in favor of the first program)</p>
<p>"So what happens if School A and School B both forward a candidate’s app to the same med school . . .??? "
-How this can happen? Student will attend only one UG, he will not attend 2 UGs. He/she will not be accepted to the program at School A and School B, even if both schools accept him.<br>
Usually it is NOT your choice, but it could be different from program to program.<br>
At one program, D. was rejected from the program at one UG (UG accepted her with the Merit offer) - I have mentioned that. At another program, applicants had to state their preferences before hand. Than they may or may not get their first choice.</p>
<p>With all due deference to your experience with these programs, MiamiDAP, this would happen if a candidate applied to both School A and School B, where both are affiliated with Med School X, and the candidate passed the initial review at both schools . . . with the result that both schools would pass the candidate’s application on to Med School X. If Med School X also approved the candidate’s application, which combined program would she attend - School A’s program or School B’s?</p>
<p>This has nothing to do with attending multiple undergraduate institutions - it’s a situation that might arise where one applies to multiple institutions.</p>
<p>During the med school interview, the interviewer will say I see you applied under these two schools. If you are fortune enough to be selected which school would you attend.</p>
<p>“If Med School X also approved the candidate’s application, which combined program would she attend - School A’s program or School B’s?”
=Please, see the last para. in post #10. She will not be allowed to attend both UGs. She will either:
-be rejected from one
-asked to prioritize them and then may or may not be accepted at her choice #1
as post #12 stated “Some east coast programs allow the student to chose.”</p>
<p>It is NOT possible to attend 2 UGs simulteniusly while in the same bs/md program. Sometime UGs talk to each other with the result that appplicant is accepted to the program only at one UG (while accepted at college in general) and rejected from the program at all other UGs.<br>
This procedure is different from program to program. Actually, there are not many similarities between programs at all.</p>