<p>Doesn’t Miami have a 3.7 requirement while the other 2 have 3.5? This may actually make a difference. An A- is 3.67 which is below the 3.7 already but still above 3.5. I would definitely rank GW last.</p>
<p>UT PACT 7year med vs A PRIME TIME 6year med vs UH/BAYLOR 8year med programmes.what are the pros and cons of each</p>
<p>UH Baylor is ahead of UT PACT which is ahead of a 6 year med since the first are tied to top 25 med schools and I am not aware of any 6 year program in top 25. I also assume you are a Texas resident who attends a high school in Houston which means the first two are quite inexpensive for you compared to the 6 year.</p>
<p>Hofstra would be 30,000 a year, Brooklyn would be no cost, and Sophie Davis would be 7,000 a year, and Drexel is 20,000 a year as well…this is after scholarships and before room and board costs for the undergraduate portion. Hofstra is affiliated with the giant nslij health system so I’m sure that’ll provide opportunities. Brooklyn is very service oriented and is very cheap. It also has a very close knit group of students. Sophie Davis is about serving the underserved and minorities which is amazing but they’re changing the program so that makes me a bit cautious. Drexel I’m actually not too knowledgeable about so yeah…can u guys help</p>
<p>@bsmd27 - You should consider the costs all the way through medicine. It sounds like Brooklyn is most economical for you going by just undergrad costs.</p>
<p>University of Oklahoma Medical Humanities Scholar Program (BS/MD) vs UMKC BA/MD Medical program? </p>
<p>@docstudent, I presume you are from Oklahoma, therefore, you are Regional for UMKC? Therefore, I can provide my impression without risking being potentially accused of conflict of interest since my son is on the OOS wait list for UMKC. Unless you cannot wait and want to be a physician in six years, I would choose OU over UMKC because there are obviously a lot more research activities and subspecialties going on at OU and financially it is also a lot cheaper (?Full ride for UG in the Medical Humanities Scholar Program).</p>
<p>@IMGDAD, Thank you. I am regional candidate for UMKC. Cost for both programs is about the same as I am out of state for University of Oklahoma. Would that change your advice in any way?</p>
<p>@docstudent, I would not change my advice. OU, in my opinion, is still better than UMKC. If you really only take the financial side of the equation into consideration, going to UMKC is actually better since you will graduate two years earlier and hence you will make two more years of income in your life time.</p>
<p>@CASTU437 We are asian indian from california. Is this a medical school interview? We are also looking at howard university next year. Would appreciate any infor you can share with us. Is this a guaranteed program?</p>
<p>I’m having trouble deciding - BU 7 year med or Princeton/Duke?</p>
<p>I am having trouble deciding what to pick. BU SMED vs. Drexel 7 year with 120k scholarship vs. Duke for BME vs. Hopkins for BME vs. Caltech vs. UChicago. I am leaning towards BU but any advice would be greatly appreciated. I come from a extremely competitive high school so performing well at Duke or UChicago would not be incredibly difficult.</p>
<p>@km5252 and @sadfeet, if you are sure medicine is the career you want to pursue, it makes sense to go for the BS/MD program rather than the 4+4 route, even though the UG school options you have are excellent. As I mentioned previously, a lot of things can change in four years in your undergraduate years. Your priority may change, you may loose the academic stamina, etc etc, although I am sure at your age and this point in your life, you probably would disagree that not imagine these possibilities could happen. Being in a combined program mapped out the path for you so that it is less likely you are swayed from your initial ambition.</p>
<p>The choice between Drexel and BU is obvious. Drexel BS/MD is nowhere close to BU SMED, unless the financial side is a concern. </p>
<p>@km5252 and @sadfeet I see both of your situations as similar. Do you want a career in medicine or BME or something else? If you want medicine you know your answer. If you think you might like something else then choose the other. Someone did tell me a student from Hopkins with 3.8 GPA applied to 14 med schools and got into 1. Just look at the stats in the future and it all comes down to how bad you want medicine.
For UChicago don’t expect to get into UChicago’s med school later - they only accept 3% of their own students. They clearly told us at their reception that they prefer to mix up their population of medical school students and don’t want it filled with the UChicago UG type - whatever the heck that means. I thought it sounded awful.</p>
<p>@bamd2014. Same here. Will update after Jun. When we know more. Nothing is guaranteed! What I posted was for 6-year BSMD at Howard. The interviews are in May.</p>
<p>Need advise. My son is sure that the wants to be a doctor. His choices are RPI/AMC, SBU/GW, UC Berkeley, Rice (no Baylor). or UC San Diego with Regents Scholarship. My older sob is MS1 at Baylor college of medicine and went to Rice UG. My younger son can become a Texas Resident if he attends Rice and apply to Texas Medical schools which are less expensive compared to AMC or GW…</p>
<p>@nexus55, if finance is not an issue, RPI/AMC is probably my choice since I do not like it when there are many variables in an equation. There are just too many variables in going to UG schools.</p>
<p>@nexus55, you said
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<p>Can you become a Texas resident for being a student at Rice?</p>
<p>No, to be a resident in a state, you need to become independent of your parents in their tax return and then you need to file your own income tax return. Therefore, your parents loose some tax relief for not having you as their dependence.</p>
<p>@beardolls, Residency is an intent to make that state as your permanent and primary place to reside. Baylor and other colleges require a proof of intent. Baylor and other medical colleges will accept following as a proof of your residency:
- Ownership of property for at least one year
- Have a TX driver license
- Register your car with the same address as ownership of your property.
- File your own taxes for one year.</p>
<p>Since, we already own a condo for my elder son, it is easy for me to just add my younger son to the title. Rest of the requirements are not difficult to complete. For me there is no tax relief even if I have my sons as dependents because of AMT (alternative minimum tax). </p>
<p>IMGDAD is right you don’t become a resident of a state by simply attending a university in that state because it is just temporary.</p>