Transfer out of BS/MD!

XelbMS
Sat, 06 Aug 2011 10:02:24 +0000

If this were a regular 8-year B.S./M.D., I would say I don’t see why not.

However, the problem with abbreviated programs like the ones you mention is that you don’t receive your bachelor degree until your first year of medical school. Dropping out would likely mean that you wouldn’t receive the bachelor degree at all, so it would make normal admissions to medical school a lot tougher despite a good MCAT score, as almost all normal route applicants HAVE a bachelors degree (and there is no guarantee that you would even score well). That’s only if you decided to continue and graduate in three years.

Again, however, if this friend of yours (I’m assuming you’re asking this for someone you know) decides to pursue another year of undergrad after he/she drops out of the accelerated B.S./M.D. program (in order to pursue a bachelors degree), then I don’t see why normal admissions would be tough.

For the record, the two programs you mentioned are very tough to get into. Nearly every single applicant vying for a spot in the program intends to complete the program and matriculate to the affiliated medical school. I don’t see the point in applying to the abbreviated programs if all you intend to do is drop out of them afterwards, especially when that spot could’ve went to someone much more willing to complete the program. =