I am not so sure. LECOM offer mentions that the admission is tied to the first choice school and if you need to change it, you should contact them and at that point, admission is subject to availability. It is my understanding that the 3 schools you choose in the application is for their use - if they don’t have a spot in your first choice, they will tie you to the second one and so on. Again, all this is my interpretation from firsthand experience and not an expert opinion.
LECOM does not tie you to any college. Your first choice is your default option. Once you commit to college, you update LECOM portal and eventually get PLA (provisional letter of acceptance). But yes, if there are no spots in LECOM program for that college (I believe every college has up to 5), then you are out of luck.
Yes…We are awaiting some BS/MD interview results. Also does accepting and getting LECOM put us in a bind situation where it is difficult to opt out should we get an offer for our first choice schools?
I don’t see anything from Cincinnati on Connections portal, nor have I received an email about an update. Should I get something, even if a rejection?
LECOM is not binding in a sense that if you apply out you lose your LECOM spot, but you are under no obligation to stay in the program and go to LECOM.
Any data or advice for UMKC. What is their acceptance rate ie how many interviews and how many get accepted? Thank you.
About 1/3rd is acceptance rate
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For FAU the interview is on Zoom , is this general interview or MMI? also what is the acceptance rate?
LECOM: Take a step back, breathe, parents & child collectively evaluate and decide. It is not end of a game or life. If not LECOM, there are so many better options will evolve in the regular path to become doctor and it is up to the child to make the resolution. It is not a good reflection of a college to imprison any one, it shows they are not feeling good about themselves and not open. GL.
My son is in 10th grade and has to choose between AP Chem or AP Bio. Does any BSMD program has requirement for Chemistry subject test? I know BU and Northwestern HPME use to have that requirement that Chemistry subject test should be taken but both of those programs don’t exist anymore. Does any other BS\MD program require AP Chemistry to be taken?
Subject tests are not offered any more .. so one less thing. For AP , take as many as possible to show the rigor , it can be dual enrollment too. More than academics it is the EC’s that matter most. Health care related volunteer , awards and clubs , essays and recommendations that matter most. They were asking for any EMT or CNA nurse aid assistant certs the applicant has.
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Thank you very much for the information! My elder one went to college in 2019, so I think I need to get back on CC again! 
Regarding EMT or CNA or Any certification, be realistic. Not every state allows until certain age to do any course to get certification. I know east coast like NJ seen students getting where as in CA it is not possible (at least 7 years back). So BS/MD program can not and should not expect and give importance for certification. Agree, more volunteering related to medicine or under served populations or senior age help etc are more important.
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FL doesn’t either. 18 years age + high school
Graduation is the requirement in FL for EMT.
My son was able to take his NREMT and state cert exam at 17, but I want to say the state wouldn’t allow work until 18. It’s been a moot point for moment as senior year and college apps haven’t left any time. Just remember being surprised NREMT was okay at 17.
My kid was not certified in any of these programs and this was the question asked in the interview, there are kids who completed those and some did scribes , not sure which state or how they did it.
After 12’th grade we are trying to enroll in CNA1 and we requested the community college to consider as 18 is not completed in May, not sure if they would have considered if not graduated
We are so disappointed as we started late and also lack of knowledge in all the BS MD requirements, most kids had time spent in HOSA or youth clubs etc , but considerations will be more if they have done some thing like science olympiad or some other prestigious awards ..
Not all schools provide the same rigor and my kid school did not allow the dual enrollment and it might be one of the many reasons of rejections .. Same goes with research opportunities , most kids in high school will not get them ..
Volunteering , shadowing are all tough to get and some times right connections and information and luck plays the factor
Many states have a Junior Cadet where students can gain EMT/EMS experience from age 15 or 16.
Even if one cannot be certified, one can gain such experience by being an EMT junior cadet or ride-along.
Many BS/MD programs like to see such experience on students’ resumes.
Acceptance rates for BS/MD programs are about 0.5% to 3%.
Even with the supposedly “best” profiles, students get summarily rejected for most of these programs.
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Can you please share the details. I tried calling NREMT and after holding the line for a long time they hung up on me. Appreciate your input!
Can someone share what to expect in UMKC MMI interview? Would it be a combination of traditional and MMI type questions or all ethical type MMI ones only? What about role play? Should the student be prepared to answer healthcare policy questions? 11 stations seems like too much. Any inputs appreciated.