<p>There are no bad Medical Schools in USA. Anybody is considering Medical School that doc graduated from, when they are looking for a doc. 80% of our local docs graduated from local Med. School, I never heard that anybody cared or asked such a question when looking for new doctor. People are asking how helpful / nice / available / waiting time at the office / possible waiting list / nurses being nice at the office and many other questions, but never if doc graduated from Harvard or John Hopkins by any chance. </p>
<p>Anyway your focus seems to be off. Nobody can tell you if you are going to get in or not, and if one program fits you better than another. You need to apply to wide variety of programs / schools and see what happen.</p>
<p>MiamiDAP, you are wrong. If there were no bad medical schools, then their match lists would be all alike and students wouldn’t care which ones to apply to. There are major differences in quality among all the U.S. medical schools ESPECIALLY the ones that offer Bachelor/MD programs.</p>
<p>You can not with a straight face say that the University of Cincinnati medical school and Case Western’s medical school are on the same par. Obviously as you said, if your daughter (or as you call it - D) is thinking about applying out then it’s obvious that there are some bad medical schools or she wouldn’t even think about applying out. Right?</p>
<p>The answer to your question is: depends… I’ll be honest, admission to joint programs is often seemingly random, and what makes it even more random is that each school is different in choosing.</p>
<p>I’ve heard of people with 2400, 2100, etc SATs getting in.
I’ve heard of perfect GPA’s, and lower (4.2ish) get in easy.
This is for some of the higher tier programs too…</p>
<p>give it a shot, tbh, they are very strange in their decisions imo.</p>
<p>I will be starting the UMKC 6 Year Medical Program in a few weeks, and I would like to give you a bit of input. First off, you can’t trust one person’s opinion on a program. Ask around! I’ve spoken with many alumni of UMKC’s BA/MD program and they have been quite successful. It all depends on how you approach your schooling. No, it will not be the same level of education as if you were to do the traditional 4+4 at an Ivy League school. But, it is still a good education and a unique learning experience. If you’ve done your research or spoken with any hospital administrators, you would find that most hospitals would prefer a distinguished graduate of a program like UMKC to a middle-of-the-road graduate of a high-dollar-name college or university. This is because UMKC 6 yr BA/MD grads have a bedside manner beyond that of a 4+4 student. One of my favorite aspects of this combined program is that its students are seeing and working with patients by their first weeks. I hope this gives you a new perspective!</p>
<p>As for making it into any program, it would be helpful to know some more of your statistics (schedule, ACT score, class rank, ECs, shadowing experience, etc.). If you can provide those, I can give you a little more insight!</p>
<p>That is actually not true if you look at the programs UMKC’s students match into from their match lists in comparison to other medical schools’ match lists esp. those in the state of Missouri: SLU, WashU, Missouri-Columbia - all of which ALSO have Bachelor/MD programs. The perceived quality of education at the medical school by the residency program director at an interview is very important, which is why quite a few programs only give invites and rank students from top-tier schools. This is esp. true for those thinking about competitive specialties. You can not for example compare the education and educational opportunites available at the medical school in UMKC vs. at the medical school at Wash U in St. Louis.</p>
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<p>To be truthful, ALMOST ALL medical schools now give students early on clinical exposure in the first 2 years. Bedside manner is not like clinical experience and knowledge - once you have achieved good bedside manner, you can move on and you don’t need extra practice. Not to mention, everyone takes the Step 2 CS exam to test for that before graduating from medical school.</p>
<p>I do agree ask around, and more importantly ask those who are IN the program now and have completed several years already and are way deep into the program (not those in the first year, who have not experienced the program long enough not to mention the first year tends to be relatively close to an undergrad, or those in their last year who don’t really care as they’ve already matched and thus any valid complaints/criticisms magically disappear). Alumni opinions are a tossup depending on how long it has been since they’ve graduated from the program as the medical curriculum has changed greatly in a short period of time.</p>
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<li> Evilbooyaa, If you do not mind, what was your SAT score, and if you know your friend’s would you pl. let me know? I know someone who has SAT score 1430/2100 with M800. Where can he apply for reach, match, and safe in NE region? Thanks in advance.</li>
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