I have a question. Does UMKC BA/MD need the summer tuition fee every year and even at Year 3-6(med school)? I am a BA/MD parent. If someone knows about it, could you let me know? Thank you in advance.
Congratulations to your son/daughter!! Yes, the UMKC BA/MD program requires the student to be enrolled in every semester, including the summer semester after entering Year 1 in the fall. This is the case even if you finish required undergraduate coursework earlier. Students graduate in May of their Year 6.
If you have any other questions, please feel free to ask.
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Yes they do. All years except the last.
Note: Edited by moderator to comply with ToS.
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Thank you for your answer, Roentgen and OmGV2020!
Actually, my son is in year 4(MS2).
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Hmmmm. Then y where you asking? Just curious. People like Roentgen r busy, I would assume, and has been very helpful, so not sure y waste their time. Anyway wish all the best to ur son. I have 2,2nd and 4th year.
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It’s no problem at all!! I don’t mind answering any questions (or pointing people in the right direction to get correct answers) that high school applicants/matriculants, current BA/MD students, and parents may have about the UMKC BA/MD program or the Bachelor/MD application process in general.
I think it’s great when applicants, current BA/MD students, and parents contribute to the thread. It helps everyone in a process that often is not transparent unless you’ve had prior experience.
At traditional 4 year MD schools usually they get one summer off (usually between MS-1 and MS-2) which might have led to some confusion in translating that to the 6 year BA/MD program.
Also, you may want to remove your name, email and phone number as I believe the moderators of the College Confidential forums overall see it as a violation of Terms of Service (and I don’t want to see you get unwittingly banned for not knowing!).
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I don’t know much about having to pay summer tuition after finishing the first two years of undergraduate courses and paying it this time. He is a OOS student so I cannot meet my son often. So I asked this question here. Please don’t misunderstand, OmGV2020.
Thank you again, Roentgen! Have a good night!
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Hi! Any idea when we will have interviews this cycle and if in person or virtual
Hi,
Do you have any idea how many kids from Kansas get an interview opportunity? Out of 35 seats for the region, are they divided equally between 4 states?
Hey @Hello-1,
The UMKC BA/MD interview is virtual (which is nice as it saves applicants’ families money and resources to not have to travel to Kansas City, Missouri) and will be done in mid-February.
The format is in the Mini Multiple Interview (known as MMI for short) format which they have been doing since 2013, although only in recent years has it been done virtually, post-COVID. Before that year, it was two 30-minute one-on-one traditional interviews.
https://med.umkc.edu/academics/degree-and-certificate-programs/ba-md/admissions-timeline.html
Hey @Aarathi_Kandregula,
The regional category is for applicants applying from Arkansas, Kansas, Illinois, Nebraska, or Oklahoma (essentially all states that border Missouri besides Iowa, and I have no idea why that state is not included in the regional category).
I don’t think the regional category is necessarily divided equally as it can vary year to year based on the applicant pool, but anecdotally speaking, most regional BA/MD matriculants come from Kansas and Illinois.
Great, Thank you so much!
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