but got other campus, did not get UIC chicago campus.
Is there any possility of changing to chicago campus later.
It is intertesting, what basis they do campus assignment?
Anyone here applied Temple? is it a good school for medicine?
@benina Temple is a sold mid-tier medical school, but it is in an iffy location in North Philly (good from a clinical learning perspective though). It wonât make it easy to land top residencies but it can get you there if you do well.
Could anyone shed any light on Lehigh/Drexel program please? Son got in and wondering about it.
Is it easy to maintain 3.5 at Lehigh?
I would really appreciate any comments about it
Thanks
@Didil
First, congrats !
To predict oneâs success of achieving a high GPA at a particular program, students need to compare their SAT scores with that particular programs. In this case with Lehigh/Drexel program, if your sonâs SAT scores are higher than 740 in math and 670 in critical reading, then he has very good chance of achieving >3.5 GPA. 740and 670 are from 2013 admissions cycle and represent top 25% at Lehigh. Good luck!
Thank you @texaspg and @dblazer, for responding! We didnât qualify for financial aid when son got into Yale four years ago so this go around with daughter we didnât bother to apply. On the other hand, Case gave her substantial merit aid so that is nice. She seems pretty set on medicine as of now. Will visit Yale next week at their Bulldog days. We told her weâll support her decision either way. But it is a tough decision for a 17 year old. Friends who have children at Yale seem to suggest over 90% of Yale premed get into medical school, so that even makes the decision harder.
Yale has one of the best premed programs. However, one should attend Yale if they want to keep their options open. Someone who got into a combined program now will get into medical school from anywhere.
popsys-D is in UIC GPPA and faced similar decisions as a HS senior. She has been more than happy with her decision to go to UIC. The curriculum is as good as any as part of the Honors College and is as difficult and interesting as the student wants to make it. UIC actually encourages applying out to other medical schools and holds seminars on how to make that happen if you want. The staff is very supportive in trying to help the student find what is right for the student. I would not worry about campus choice for medical school at this point-you can petition out to other campuses but there is no guarantee and with the new Urbana medical school opening things may change by time that decision needs to be made. I would say the campus is not for everyone. D lives in dorms and absolutely loves the urban Chicago life and activities. The dorms do get pretty sparse on weekends though. D has been able to do so many interesting things that she would not have normally done in a traditional undergrad program. The psychological advantage being in GPPA gives the student cannot be underestimated. She is really developing into an interesting, independent adult and exploring her talents as opposed to putting all her energy into being a competitive medical school applicant. I hope you are able to go to the program this afternoon and take advantage of talking to current GPPA students. I donât know anything about UMKC except that D has friends in the program who are basically happy with it. Berkeley is a great school but totally different than UIC-all the schools will give a great education and opportunities-itâs really the environment that matters so that the student thrives in all ways-not just academically. Feel free to email me if you have questions!
TCNJ offered 8k per year as merit scholarship, which is half tuition to 7 year med. Does anyone have an experience if they offer a higher scholarship. Rutgers is giving full ride.
@upstream, thank you. It is always a pleasure hearing from you. It does make sense.
@texaspg , you are very also knowledgeable about these programs. Please share some information on this program if you have any.
The other option for my son is Berkeley, but he does not want to go there to do undergrad and then left with the daunting task of applying to 20 something med schools, take MCAT, get at least 31 and still wonder if he will be invited for an interview or not.
My son and I just need some assurance about this program, since most likely he will be going there. He does not seem to find people who went or are in this program at Lehigh to get some of his questions answered.
Has anyone that was on the waitlist on UTSA FAME heard back yet?
@anxiousdadbsmd, same case here as well, + Got full ride from NJIT as well, hard to choose !!!
@dildil - Lehigh is reasonably well known university and I believe it is a little more popular for engineering. Normally I donât worry as much about the overall GPA as the single grade of less than C that seems to make a big difference. It requires very careful screening of teachers to ensure that there are no teachers out there giving C-s or Ds. Not sure if Lehigh grading policy allows plus and minus grades. It is not that hard for a grade that looked like a solid B move to a D based on just the final exam from what I have seen among premed students. I also think âcan not withdraw or a drop a classâ means one needs very careful planning in terms of what classes can be taken in which quarter/semester.
As a parent I would find out some statistics about how many have moved on from Lehigh to Drexel and determine the reason(s) people didnât make it through so I understand where the pitfalls might be. If my kid were choosing a combined program, I would be most concerned about being able to move on medical school as the most important part of the deal. So if there is a risk of missing out on the next phase, the first phase is meaningless.
Is the total expected cost of attendance over 7 years acceptable to you?
Going to Berkeley is as a premed is probably not the best thing. I understand they like to weed out students.
@texaspg , thank you so much on these insights. I think they also are pertinent to most of the other combine programs.
I just communicated with the programâs director asking him these questions. Thanks again.
The total cost of attendance is high indeed, but considering we will be saving one yearâs worth of expenses makes it bearable. Plus we are still waiting to hear from Lehigh on merit scholarship award. Fingers crossed!
I recently got the Albany/RPI letter, but no merit scholarship of any kind. What is the best âmeritâ offer RPI has made this year ?
Also, I am trying to decide between Albany/RPI and Jefferson/PSU offers. Both are 7 year integrated programs. Any insight into the difference and why one is better than the other would be appreciated ! Thanks
@whynotmee Jefferson is certainly a more reputable med school w/ better match results (esp if youâre interested in ortho/ophtho) and itâs in a better location imo. Undergrad is a toss up and depends on what you are looking for in a college, but I personally think PSU would edge out RPI for giving you a more complete college experience w/ a much larger student body, athletics, more courses etc. I guess the two other differences are the MCAT requirement and RPIâs research emphasis. No MCAT is nice at RPI but PSUâs is usually very reasonable. As for research, you can get involved pretty much anywhere so I wouldnât count that as much of a âbonusâ. PSU is far from Jefferson, though, so there isnât much interaction with the medical school during those years (not sure about how much there is at Albany).
Can anyone give any input about union/Albany program. How difficult it is to keep GPA of 3.6 . My S got in the program. Thanks
Is there a results thread?
yes @llojps