***Official Thread for 2017 BSMD applicants***

rk2017
Sun, 17 Dec 2017 14:25:25 +0000

@suecollege,

Firstly, there is a new thread for 2018 applicants in case you haven’t noticed yet. That has the latest info on the current proceedings for the current season.

Yes, you can apply to as many feeder schools as you want, which will increase the likelihood of getting forwarded for further consideration by NJMS, but there will be only one NJMS interview/admission. If selected, they give you the flexibility and option to choose the feeder school of your choice.

Each of the feeder schools have their own policies (and possibly their own interview too) of who to forward to NJMS for further evaluation. They will all communicate to you whether or not your application has been forwarded to NJMS or not. Then it is upto NJMS to decide who to call for interview (irrespective of how many feeder schools forwarded the candidacy to them). If eventually selected by NJMS, it is up to the candidate which of the feeder schools to spend the undergrad studying at. A lot of factors go into that decision making such as what fields of study you can undertake for a major, cost of study, financial assistance or scholarship, how one likes the campus and facilities, the toughness of the school i.e. any possible grade deflation etc.

Of all the feeder schools I heard NJIT has been the most generous offering full tuition waiver for 3 years and additional scholarships on top, though it doesn’t have the greatest of campus. May be especially more important a factor for out of state students who end up paying something like 20k more than their in state peers in the medical school portion.
Hope this helps and Good luck!