Students and Parents - Please share your stats and reflections in the RESULTS thread.
See my post #877 above for the link.
The Sophie Davis BS/MD program has been working since 1973. Before the establishment of the CUNY School of Medicine, the Sophie Davis program was a 5-year program; 3 years of undergrad and 2 years of basic medical education. The students were then matched to a medical school for the final 2 years of clinical medical education based on an agreement that the Sophie Davis Program had with multiple medical schools. Now that the CUNY School of Medicine was established, Sophie Davis students no longer need to be matched to outside medical schools. At least up to date the only way to get into CUNY Med is through the Sophie Davis BS/MD program. CUNY Med has a 96% to 100% residency match rate. The national match rate average is 94%.
Absolutely correct view in my opinion (I reply to it.) If 100% sure about medicine, go to sure thing = your instate, lowest cost and guaranteed admission.
Think about all others: a lot of money, not sure admission, gap year or two, tons of applications, interviews, flying around for interviews, very competitive even with good GPA and MCAT. Some students go for 2 or even 3 rounds of applications to med school.
I would rather put that energy for studying and be at the top of the class to get to competitive residency. At the end doctor with license is a doctor! Plus you know that you are ORMâŠso it is not going to be easy.
Med school interviews are all done virtually and will continue to be virtual to reduce the cost burden on applicants.
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They may be opening up a bit more. In Texas we have 3-4 schools doing in person now out of about 16 programs. The students applying to BS now will be 3 years away from their MD application.
Which two?
Per https://students-residents.aamc.org/system/files/2024-04/MSAR_Interview_Procedures_04.03.24.pdf
Only, UT-Tyler has said its interviews will be in-person. UT-Rio Grande will be a hybrid interview. The rest are either virtual with UTSW TBD.
Of the rest of the country, only a handful have mandated in-person interviewsâKentucky, Marshall, Virginia Tech, Universidad del Caribe, Temple, Mississippi.
TBD-- NYMC
Unclear --UConn
The official AAMC policy is for schools to offer virtual interviews whenever possible. The reason is 5-fold:
- it reduces the costs to applicants
- applicants prefer the virtual format
- it reduces the time away from school or employment for applicants
- separates recruitment from assessment to help mitigate bias in interview rankings
- helps reduce a medical schoolâs carbon footprint
May be local businesses lobby for in-person interviews. CA is asking state workers to report to work to help local businesses 
UT Tyler is in person.
UT Rio Grande is not hybrid - they have 2 interviews, one online and one in person and if you dont show up for in person you are disqualified. So many who have a prematch decline in person which opens up slots for others.
A&M EnMed is in person has been in person since 2021 if I am not mistaken.
I am under the impression Dell is but I will check which other one or if there are only 3.
Edit: Sam Houston State which is DO (used to be private, i.e., full tuition until State picked up tuition made it 25k last year).
UIWSOM - a private DO.
I have been accepted to SIena/AMC program. But I have also been waitlisted in another BSMD program which is my dream program. I have to commit before may 1st to AMC. Is it possible to later withdraw from Siena/AMC program even after I commit to the Siena/AMC, in case i get off of the waitlist in the other program later in May ?
yes, you can.
You will lose your initial deposit.
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Students and Parents - Please share your stats and reflections in the RESULTS thread.
See my post #877 above for the link.
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Thank you, @SA2024, for sharing your studentsâ stats and reflections in the Results thread.
Congratulations on the various options.
A couple of questions -
- is your student an ORM?
- do you think your student had any hooks?
Baseball is a hook to get into Yale with those great stats.
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yes ORM. The hook was the consistent and very honest and sincere msg throughout their application about wanting to become a physician. I truly feel thatâs what set them apart.
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i donât think so. her school team was not that great. My student is good at this game but not outstanding. I think it was their personal statement and supplemental essays which set them apart
ORMs are not known for sports. Just the fact that one plays for school sets them apart as not fitting the norm. True players are recruited. In the last 15 years, I have known only one Indian girl who was recruited for volleyball from Houston by several Ivies (Harvard,Princeton, Yale) and attended Harvard and played on their team.
Requesting @BSMD_Hopeful , @Future_M.D , @Cheesehead2022 , @sdad2024 , @2018Summer2018 , @I_Love_BSMD , @isitmayyet , @Madd123 , @Dot101 , @JD2024 , @C24Dad , @Pg7360 , @Lord_of_Dings to share your stats and perscpectives on the Results thread.
Link here: ***BS/MD/DO RESULTS THREAD - Fall 2023-24 CYCLE***
I already did 
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I doubt it has a huge impact since ORM students with similar profile as my D, did not see these opportunities come their way. One of them is the captain of her golf team and pretty good at it. Anyways, you may be right though.
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Its all additive. It starts at high academics, then service, ECs, sports, recs, financial status, disadvantages etc. 1580 was the starting point.
In theory they have the best premed program in the country. I dont know anyone who went there wanting to do medicine and didnt get in. Someone I advised in 2019 and went to Yale got into Harvard, Yale, and Columbia last year.
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