UC-Bould questions

BD1742
Fri, 14 Jul 2006 04:01:19 +0000

The Med School (which is in Denver/Aurora, not in Boulder) is ranked 26th in the nation currently for research (I don’t know the figure off hand for primary care). They are currently building an entirely new campus out in Aurora (I work in a lab in one of the new buildings) with the goal to become one of the top institutions in the country (will it happen? who knows, right now they seem to have some funding issues).
On to your question, there is no BA/MD program you can apply to as a high school student, however they do have a program you can apply for in your sophomore year (when high school grades/tests don’t matter for much) that guarantees admission into the med school (if you don’t tank on the MCAT) and also gives you more medically orientated opportunities within Boulder.
If you want to major in the sciences: biochem, physics, molecular bio, etc, Boulder is a great place to go because of the large amount of research in these areas and the fact that those programs are ranked pretty high nationally. And make no mistake about it, you WILL get into this school, the guaranteed admit to the MD comes later, after you’ve “proven yourself” to the faculty.
Good luck in your college search, I will be attending CU-Boulder in the fall and currently work in a neuroscience lab at the medical school, so if you have any more questions, don’t hesitate to ask.