Tiers always made more sense.
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Used to be unranked was causing lot of questions for people but now that pretty much all elite schools are unranked, wonder where the original unranked ones got tiered.
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The original unranked ones, whether because they are of lower quality or because they are good med schools but have not provided data (Cornell Weill, Columbia etc) are still lumped together as unranked!!
Med schools still have to provide data to be in one of the ranked tiersâŠ
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Met a parent over the weekend who said their kid was in the Missouri Southern and KCU DO combined program - 3+4 years. Dont remember seeing any discussions related to this.
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MKEAP has been around for quite some time.
JOPLIN has one of the highest crime rates, and as such, I discourage my students from applying to MKEAP.
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Interesting. The DO program hasnt graduated anyone yet though? I was researching it earlier this year because someone got a DO admission there.
I havenât been following that program, but I will check.
Crunch time!
We are roughly 4 weeks away from the Nov 1 deadline.
Be Practical - do not let the âgood enoughâ be an enemy of the âperfect.â
If you have 6 college applications with a Nov 1 deadline and you have 4 weeks, then you need to complete 1.5 applications per week.
If you have 8 such colleges, then your rate has to increase to 2 colleges/week.
So, be strategic and remember the laws of diminishing returnsâworking on a new college may be more beneficial than trying to fine-tune an essay you feel is 90% good and want to increase it to 95% good.
All the best.
FYI - Temple/Temple has become an early assurance program. Students now apply during their first semester. This is on top of their existing early assurance program that students apply at the end of junior year.
W&J/ Temple BA/MD is still around.
If there are any National Merit Semifinalist , FAU is a good option. There is an interview and not guaranteed 100% but has a very high acceptance rate as very few are not admitted. For OOS students it comes around to local tuition cost with Merit scholarship for BS. For Florida instate it is free BS. BS can be completed in 3 or 4 years and can apply any other Medical colleges, they are not binding. MCAT is 510 and GPA 3.7 , volunteer around 150 to 200 hours , shadowing 100 to 150 hours , research are other pre reqs. Can be done in FAU campus or their Wilkes Jupiter honors college.
Any new programs this year?
I have not come across any new this year.
Have you observed any additions?
I have not (yet). Thatâs why I am raising the question here. Because I know that every year a small number of programs close and open.
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DD is starting her journey. Bsmd looks like reach more so aiming for bsdo. Is it worth going for seton hall bsmd which isnât a guarantee but they have 25% seats reserved for seton hall kids but guaranteed interview. Any comments about NYIT bsdo program?
Who is seton hall MD partner? someone from NJ told me yesterday a new medical school is coming up in seton hall and most likely their BSMD will be scrapped if it is another school.
Hackensack SOM
That is the new Seton Hall school right? As I understand it is brand new but it is their own. So I would expect them to take their best students without issues.
Seton Hall BS MD students will not be qualified for the medical school interview if they get a grade lower than B in any courses. If students are strong in science, especially in orgo, and do not get accepted by any guaranteed BS MD programs, Seton Hall can be considered. If students are not strong in science, they should consider LECOM EAP or SUNY Old Westbury/NYID.
I mean SUNY Old Westbury/NYIT BS/DO program.
Look at LECOM. BS/DO program. You must apply to and attend one of the partner schools for undergrad, but if you meet the bar, you are accepted into the BS/DO program. Itâs a nice option because there are a number of great partner schools for undergrad.
@momsearcheng can elaborate.