Is Hofstra pre med a good program? I applied for BSMD. Didn’t get in.. got an invite to join Zucker at Hofstra/ Northwell’s pre health scholar program. Anyone/ current students at Hofstra familiar with this track? Thanks!
You can take pre med classes anywhere - so if you like the school (think about it without medical school), it will be fine.
You can always ask them how med school applicants fare.
You can also ask to speak with a student ambassador.
Good luck.
What are your alternatives?
What is your budget for a full 8 years of university? What would Hofstra cost you?
Personally I would not be concerned at all about not getting into a BSMD programs. These programs are very difficult for admissions and the large majority of people who end up as doctors take the more traditional route of first getting a bachelor’s degree and then applying to medical school. Medical school is a very long path and you need to be very drawn to it, and university will expose you to a lot of options and give you more time to make sure that this is the right path for you. I am also a strong believer that if this is the right path for you, then you will get there.
But before I start off on any path that will take 8 years of university plus multiple years of (poorly paid) residency I would make sure that the first step is compatible with a realistic budget.
And from what I have heard of Hofstra and what I just found on-line to me it looks like a very good choice, as long as it fits the budget, and as long as it is also good for your most likely “plan B” in case this medical school thing does not work out, and as long as you feel comfortable there. However, as @tsbna44 has suggested above, there are a LOT of universities that are very good for a premed student.
You can be premed anywhere. Find an affordable school that provides an environment where you feel you will flourish. FWIW I don’t know where you live but research the social scene at Hofstra - I think the school has a fair number of commuters and students who go home on weekends.
@Dahlia2026 is Hofstra affordable for your family without any federally funded loans?
You can ask Hofstra this question…but the data to support their answer could very well be a bit flawed. @WayOutWestMom
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Just want to make a general comment that I believe people should be careful with medical school acceptance rates quoted by admissions. It may sound obvious, but it is very important to understand exactly what goes into the numerator and denominator of the ratio as not all schools calculate med school acceptance rate in the same manner. For example:
–Some schools have more “weed out” classes than others reducing the number of students who continue on the pre-med path for four years (lowering the denominator).
–Certain colleges have committees which pre-screen and recommend med school applicants. These committees generally only recommend students who have the stats, experiences etc. to make them very strong candidates for med schools. Students who are not recommended are left out of the equation. In contrast, other colleges support all of the students who want to apply to med school. So while the schools with the pre-screening will have a higher acceptance rate (because of the lower denominator), a schools that support all students may be preferable.
–It is important to know what constitutes a med school acceptance for the med school acceptance rate. Some colleges just count US allopathic med school acceptances and other schools also include acceptances to DO, overseas med schools, podiatry etc. programs in the numerator leading to a higher med school acceptance rate.
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You can be premed almost anywhere.
I would think about where you would be happy socially and do well academically. Do you have other acceptances to compare to?