<p>My daughter would like to major in Biomedical Engineering with hopes of using that degree to get into Medical School. We are very interested in schools with medical scholar programs. We have narrowed our list and are wondering if we have missed any. We are trying to stay away from programs that admit only a few students each year, and hoping for some merit aid.</p>
<p>My Daughter’s Stats:</p>
<p>Colorado Resident
32 ACT
4.0 Unweighted
All 5’s on AP classes
National Honor Society
National English Honor Society
National Thespian Society (4 years theatre)
3 years Varsity Dive
3 years Marching Band
Full time summer job as lifeguard</p>
<p>Schools on the short list:
University of Colorado- (no med scholar, but in our backyard and cheap)
St. Louis University
Tulane
University of Missouri Kansas City
University of Alabama- Birmingham</p>
<p>I wouldn’t depend on these programs, they are very hard to get into. </p>
<p>And, as noted above, the SLU program seems to be quite misleading…claiming that 98% get accepted to their med school when in reality it’s much lower. It’s been very frustrating for 2 SLU Scholars who recently posted that despite getting good grades, they have been told that they won’t get into SLU med. </p>
<p>UAB doesn’t admit many OOS kids to its EMSAP program. They admit 10 kids total, and only a couple are OOS. The University of Alabama School of Medicine is VERY expensive for OOS students…COA is about $85k per year (currently…rises each year)…so that may also be a concern for you. </p>
<p>These programs can be one facet of the app process, but have a good plan B. :)</p>
<p>With your D’s stats, she can get good merit scholarships at some good schools.</p>
<p>Is the medical scholar program the same as the 7 year med programs at Brown and NU, where you are guaranteed admission to the medical school when you are admitted to the BA program? There are a few more of these and they are also competitive. However, I’ve never heard of any of these students not continuing on to med school, unless it was their decision.</p>
<p>I would think about SAT in addition to ACT to be more competitive.</p>
<p>Biomedical engineering is a very hard undergraduate degree to complete while also meeting the med school requirements. Also, it is recommended that one get a mechanical engineering degree with an emphasis in biomedical, instead of a biomedical degree, which has more limiting employment opportunities. I only mention this should your daughter be uncertain of her goals - is she still deciding between med school and engineering?</p>
<p>My D has simialar stats to your D and will be attending Tulane this fall. Tulane has two different paths for underclassmen to get accepted to their medical school, neither guaruntees admission to your student before starting undergrad there. </p>
<p>One program is for science majors, the student applies to it during the fall of their freshman year, and the student typically majors in biochemistry. Most, if not all, of the major needs to be done by the end of the sophmore year because the junior year is spend volunteering in southern LA and not taking classes, then the senior year is the first year of medical school.</p>
<p>The second program is for non science majors and the students apply for it during their sophmore year.</p>
<p>Tulane is very good at merit aid, we are happy with it. I don’t know what the percentage of applicants getting into one of the medical school programs is.</p>
<p>s the medical scholar program the same as the 7 year med programs at Brown and NU, where you are guaranteed admission to the medical school when you are admitted to the BA program</p>
<p>If you’re asking about SLU, the answer is no, which is why those 2 kids recently posted their very upsetting situations. UAB’s is assured, but it’s a 8 year program, not a 7 year. </p>
<p>Also, it is recommended that one get a mechanical engineering degree with an emphasis in biomedical, instead of a biomedical degree, which has more limiting employment opportunities.</p>
<p>This is very true. A MechE major with extra bio classes is much more flexible in case the student changes her mind about medical school or whatever. </p>
<p>My younger son is premed and his major is Chemical Engineering with bio, math, and chem as minors. He’s spending the summer at another university doing a REU in bio-medical engineering. </p>
<p>Is your D a likely NMSF/F? How did she do on her PSAT?</p>
<p>Northwestern, USC, Rice/Baylor, Drexel, and several others offer guaranteed admittance; however, you’re exactly right – most are EXTREMELY competitive. (Statistically, for example, it’s harder to get in to Northwestern’s HPME than Harvard.) She’ll most likely need a higher ACT/SAT to be competitive for most of these programs. Here’s the CC link that discusses these programs:</p>