Hello all,

Please excuse my ignorance, but i am new to podiatry. I am wondering if my scores would be competitive? GPA-~3.6 SCI-~3.4-3.5. MCAT-practice tests
have been averaging ~25-28. Any info is great. Thanks.


Rob

AS long as you are interested in the field of podiatry and are of sane mind I can't see you getting rejected at any school of podiatry.

school of podiatry.

Your numbers look fine.

BTW, there is only 1 School of Podiatric Medicine (California) the rest are Colleges of Podiatric Medicine.

LCR

Your numbers look fine.

BTW, there is only 1 School of Podiatric Medicine (California) the rest are Colleges of Podiatric Medicine.

LCR

Dr. Rogers, what is the difference? I'm going to assume that the School of Podiatric Medicine is not affiliated with any university or college.

Jays2cool4u :cool:

Dr. Rogers, what is the difference? I'm going to assume that the School of Podiatric Medicine is not affiliated with any university or college.

Jays2cool4u :cool:

Universities are divided into colleges.

Colleges are divided into schools.

Universities (and hence Colleges of Podiatric Medicine) are in more academic settings.

California School of Podiatric Medicine is a division of a NURSING COLLEGE!!!
http://www.samuelmerritt.edu/default.cfm

A move they made a couple years ago.

But, above, I was just making a point to refer to your "place of education" as a College which is more prestigious.

LCR

According to Merriam Webster a college and school are one in the same.

College is used in the definition of school

Main Entry: 1school
Pronunciation: 'skül
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English scole, from Old English scOl, from Latin schola, from Greek scholE leisure, discussion, lecture, school; perhaps akin to Greek echein to hold -- more at SCHEME
1 : an organization that provides instruction: as a : an institution for the teaching of children b : COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY c (1) : a group of scholars and teachers pursuing knowledge together that with similar groups constituted a medieval university (2) : one of the four faculties of a medieval university (3) : an institution for specialized higher education often associated with a university <the school of engineering> d : an establishment offering specialized instruction <a secretarial school> <driving schools>
2 a (1) : the process of teaching or learning especially at a school (2) : attendance at a school (3) : a session of a school b : a school building c : the students attending a school; also : its teachers and students
3 : a source of knowledge <experience was his school>
4 a : persons who hold a common doctrine or follow the same teacher (as in philosophy, theology, or medicine) <the Aristotelian school> b : a group of artists under a common influence c : persons of similar opinions or behavior <other schools of thought>
5 : the regulations governing military drill of individuals or units; also : the exercises carried out <the school of the soldier>

One more thing.

Medical students attend medical school and get that oh so wonderful MD degree.

Why as a pod student should I act pompous and make sure at every moment I refer to my school as a college when they are both environments of learning and teaching?

One more thing.

Medical students attend medical school and get that oh so wonderful MD degree.

Why as a pod student should I act pompous and make sure at every moment I refer to my school as a college when they are both environments of learning and teaching?

I cant believe you took the time to look that up. You are taking this way to seriously. Regardless of what webster says, a school and college are considered 2 seperate entities in academics. A "college" is affiliated with a University while a "school" is not. It depends on the cotext you use it in.

Your numbers look fine.

BTW, there is only 1 School of Podiatric Medicine (California) the rest are Colleges of Podiatric Medicine.

LCR

What about my sister school, TUSPM, Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine?

What about my sister school, TUSPM, Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine?

That's a good question. I looked up on the website. Temple University has many "schools" and "colleges" in its system. I'm not sure why they refer to their medical programs as schools and not colleges, unless they fall under a college (like college of biomedical sciences).

Krabmas,
med school is colloquial. Someone who attends Baylor College of Medicine say "I'm going to med school".

LCR

what about all the SOMs - schools of medicine?