<p>Hey all, </p>
<p>I was wondering about such a program. Sure, they are designed to pick up a few very competitive students, and most have a cutoff gpa for applicants, around 3.5, as I have seen. </p>
<p>Should say a 3.5-3.6 applicant with many extra-curricular activities, volunteering etc. apply to BA/MD's for a spot - is it worth a shot??</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>its always worth a shot...just apply and see what happens...at least if you apply you wont have to wonder if you would have gotten in...just dont bother with ones with gpa/sat cutoffs higher than you have because they are pretty strict about those...sometimes they dont have an actual cutoff but just a number that they usually dont go lower than...go for these programs because your ECs and essays will have more meaning even if your stats arent so stellar..</p>
<p>X-posting this:</p>
<p>Why are you looking into this now? Wouldn't it have been wiser to explore this option during your senior year of high school?</p>
<p>Absolutely, I just did not know about these programs in high school. </p>
<p>Anyone know of BA/MD programs that accept college transfers (do they exist)?</p>
<p>Also, any other thoughts on admissions with these programs?</p>
<p>I don't think there are any BA/MD programs that accept college transfers (or at least, none that I've come across)</p>
<p>There are however, some medical schools which offer "Early Admissions" or "Early Assurance" programs which you apply to during your sophomore year.
For example: The</a> Pre-professional Office</p>
<p>^ I agree, there are none for college trasfers. There are also none that would consider 3.5 - 3.6 GPA. More so, a lot of them reject valedictorians with high SATs and tons of ECs. They simply cannot accomodate everybody who is applying (example: 800 applicants for 15 spots).</p>
<p>And, there are several that have programs when you apply in your sophmore year of college, but then, I believe that you are locked to this Med. school.</p>
<p>See my post on this thread in the Multiple Degree Programs forum. Your best bet would be an early assurance program. Are you looking into this now because you don't think you'll make it the traditional route???</p>
<p>The idea behind early assurance programs is to lock in good candidates. The medical school provides the student with a guaranteed acceptance and the choice (or sometimes the mandate) not to take the MCAT. In return, the medical school gets a student they may not be able to get via the traditional application process.</p>
<p>This means medical schools are looking for exceptional candidates. A 3.5-3.6 barely makes you adequate for the traditional route. There's no reason for a medical school to accept a 3.5 student via an early assurance program when there are thousands of college seniors with a 3.5 begging to be let in.</p>
<p>^Well, obviously. That's why I asked the OP if he didn't think he could make it the traditional route. He wasn't clear about it. I wasn't sure if he felt more comfortable with a guarantee, so that's why he was pursuing it or if he just thought it was an easy way to medical school. The 3.5-3.6 could very well be a prediction of his GPA.</p>