Hi everybody. I was wondering if I could get your opinions/advice on picking a masters program to help improve my medical school application? I’ve been accepted to two pre-med post-bacc Masters programs for this coming fall and I’m trying to decide which would be the best program to choose for me to go where I want to go. I got into the Boston University Master’s of Medical Sciences program, and the Johns Hopkins AAP M.S. in Biotechnology program (not the Health Science Intensive one, but the regular one where you could do full-time, part-time, online, etc.).
I’ve heard different advices and opinions on this, so I’m really in a pickle here. I know that the BU MAMS program is the more traditional SMP type program that is designed for those who want to go into medical school, whereas the JHU MS Biotech program (non-HSI) is not as specifically tailored for pre-meds. I am thinking that pros for the JHU program would be: i) the school’s name recognition and ii) might be better in terms of back-up/alternate career path. At this point, medical school is definitely my primary goal though, and I’ll be applying for next year’s application cycle (2016). What do you guys think? Any help, advice, opinion, etc. would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!
Stats:
cGPA, ~ 3.4
sGPA, ~ 3.3
MCAT: 28 (9 BS/8 PS/11 V)
Have fairly extensive research/work experience: worked 2.5 years as a medical scribe, worked extensively in a lab during undergraduate, did some volunteering with medical nonprofit group, shadowed physicians, etc.
Fairly solid LOR’s
I’ve heard different advices and opinions on this, so I’m really in a pickle here. I know that the BU MAMS program is the more traditional SMP type program that is designed for those who want to go into medical school, whereas the JHU MS Biotech program (non-HSI) is not as specifically tailored for pre-meds. I am thinking that pros for the JHU program would be: i) the school’s name recognition and ii) might be better in terms of back-up/alternate career path. At this point, medical school is definitely my primary goal though, and I’ll be applying for next year’s application cycle (2016). What do you guys think? Any help, advice, opinion, etc. would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!
Stats:
cGPA, ~ 3.4
sGPA, ~ 3.3
MCAT: 28 (9 BS/8 PS/11 V)
Have fairly extensive research/work experience: worked 2.5 years as a medical scribe, worked extensively in a lab during undergraduate, did some volunteering with medical nonprofit group, shadowed physicians, etc.
Fairly solid LOR’s