Choosing between UCONN Spim and Union/AMC

Momof3inCT
Wed, 05 Apr 2017 15:05:12 +0000

Congratulations to you! My daughter applied to both programs as well but was not accepted into Union’s program but was accepted to UCONN SPIM. She was accepted to Union College undergrad with a nice merit scholarship award. We are going to both admitted students days. Here is my take on the two programs - UCONN undergrad is a huge school/program. Will you do well in that environment? UCONN medical school is much better than Albany. If you go to Union you do NOT need to take the MCAT to go to Albany Medical School but at UCONN you still need to study and take the MCAT and pass in the 80th percentile. So if you aren’t a great test taker Union may be better. If price is an issue 8 years at UCONN cost the same as 4 years at Union College for CT resident. The UCONN cohort is small and faculty and staff work hard to make sure they are all successful in the program. Finally, UCONN has 99% placement in med students’ first choice for residencies. I don’t know the stats for Albany. Good luck!