<p>Hello…I am first time here in the site and looking for help and suggestions about our son’s news from the college admitting committee for his second year medical school, that he will not be reinstated due to two failed subjects in his class. Our son did
met with the college dean and was asked to write a letter of appeal for reconsideration. Met with the admission committee last week and decided not to reinstate him… Our son is really devastated…hes an extremely committed student and now his dreams
will be cut short. We are heartbroken as well and , just wonder if as parents can also write a letter of mercy and reconsideration for a second review and address to the dean of the graduate school…
Thank you all for your suggestions.</p>
<p>Med school is made to weed out students.
What about taking a step back, retaking those courses elsewhere and reapplying?
( without the parental letter)</p>
<p>um… i’ve never attended med school and my kids have no intention to, but I saw this on one of the personal blogs… Hope it helps.</p>
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<p>thank you so much…my son is drafting another letter letter for second chance for review to the admission committee. During the initial meeting with them, the four committee said they were impressed by his courageous letter and points for him to rectify
and asked for the second chance. Like you we never get in the way for our son’s college
academic activities, except top pay the tuition, but can’t help to think , but to help, admission committees and deans are there to develop and look far what a student can offer.</p>
<p>Generally, the weeding out occurs before admission to med school, not during the four years of med school. It is unusual for a med student to fail two classes. What was the reason, if you are willing to share?</p>
<p>I used to work for a med school, (don’t know if things have changed since the 90s. . .) and there are several docs in the family. Weeding out occurs during undergrad. Usually, once you’re in, the med school will do everything (within reason) to help you graduate. Every year there are a few students who repeat that first academic year. Students may be allowed a chance to repeat exams in a class they are failing. There are always a couple students on the 5 year plan. (And rarely someone on the 6 or 7 year plan). And there are also a couple students here and there who drop out by choice, almost always during or after the first year, because they’ve decided to do something else. (The only way you can pay back your loans is to graduate!) Often the students who struggle during the academic years will do much better in their clinical work.</p>
<p>Since he’s already been “reviewed” and turned down, it seems unlikely they’d change their minds. But, it is still worth a second try. Maybe ask for a year off?</p>
<p>He’s a freshman and going for second year… He passed all the clinicals…and he thought he did well in the written finals. As a result he’s GPA dropped. He approached the professors of the failed subject, but the professor was adamant in not passing him. So he was asked to write a letter of appeal which he did…and met the committee , but with NO decision.</p>
<p>Before the decision the dean and the admission director advised him on the five year pLan and repeat the failed courses, whioch we were thankful for the chance of being on probation. But then when they asked him to present himself on the committee and read the reinstatement letter, the email after was not to reinstate. The weekend was really painful for us and my son. Like all of you we value academic excellence in really this is what we instill in our college kids.</p>
<p>I am very sorry about this. It is extraordinarily hard to get into medical school these days. I know two young women who have gone through the process recently. Your son must have been an outstanding student in college, and he must have some substantial accomplishments. Do you have any idea why he failed the courses? It does not sound like he was spending his weekends partying, as “Chris” did. </p>
<p>Is there anyone at the med school who is on his side? Maybe a professor of a course he did well in, or a clinical supervisor? Your son might approach this person for advice. </p>
<p>I hope that your son will find a way to get back into school.</p>
<p>My son has the passion and dedication of a medical student. He have to study really hard to get a grade. Hes more of B’s , no he’s not Chris.
He did approach already all the professors and promised them to rectify and re work his study habits…but still nobody is taking his plight. AS PARENTS DO WE HAVE A ROLE TO INTERVENE WITH A PARENTAL LETTER for reconsideration in behalf to our adult college kids? Well we viewed negatively as helicopter parents?</p>
<p>I don’t think it’s appropriate for a parent to intervene. As a med student, it falls on his shoulders.</p>
<p>Aahhh!!!just a concerned Mom’s …looking at all possibilities and avenues.</p>
<p>Thank you all so much! Find this site great. Best bet is for my son to make a second letter for the re review and re reconsideration. I keep you posted of what the result will be.</p>
<p>*Med school is made to weed out students. …What about taking a step back, retaking those courses elsewhere and reapplying?</p>
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<p>Not really…the weeding out is done in undergrad with the pre-med pre-reqs. He can’t retake med school classes without being in a med school.</p>
<p>Others who know more can comment, but I thought that the first year of med school was kind of a review of college pre-med pre-reqs (bio, chem, etc)…so, I’m wondering if how strong of a student he was in his pre-med pre-reqs? Did he go to a good undergrad? Was he distracted this year with something outside of school?</p>
<p>^^^^^^^the original post I was replying to got edited I think. ;)</p>
<p>Not really …except that he was diagnosed with autoimune disorder before med school… year…and on monthly blood works in the college health center. Have kidney biopsy christmas break last year, since kidneys beginning to fail…but still he’s stoic and now under control with quarterly MD specialist check with the case.</p>
<p>i got your message…thanks</p>
<p>We lost at least half of my med school class between first and third year.That was in the 80’s. If I recall correctly, you had to pass part one of the boards to get to third year.</p>
<p>Did he explain his medical situation when he wrote his letter of appeal? I would imagine that his diagnoses would cause him a great deal of stress and it may have impacted his academic performance. I hope it works out for him.</p>
<p>No he did not…thinking that they might view his medical condition as a deterrent and will
perhaps let them think that because of his condition he will not be up to rigors of medical carreer. In fact this is my plan as a basis for the parent letter?
Because we have been through with the ravages of the immune disorder although n ow
under control and his daily medications not affecting him with his studies. In fact being in the medical school reallly inspired him to get better. No this setback…</p>