UMKC - is it brutal?

stlcollegebound
Fri, 19 Aug 2011 14:12:00 +0000

If anyone has UMKC experience or knows someone who does, I’d like to learn the following.

How painful is the UMKC 6 yr accelerated BS/MD compared to the regular 4+4 path? I know it is year-round and that means no breaks, which is hard. And I’ve read that they fly through some classes because of the time limitations, which is hard.

I expect to work hard no matter where I go to school. But is UMKC’s BS/MD constantly more work the whole time you’re there? Or are there just bad semesters along the way?

Is it brutal and I’d be torturing myself to chose this option?

Do students still enjoy themselves like other college kids, or are they slaves to the accelerated/condensed schedule?

Thanks for your input