Pre matriculation programs

[baby4you]

I got the invitation yesterday to participate at a pre-matriculation program and I don’t know if it is a good idea to go. It will take place for a month and I’m not sure I can leave work for that long.

Is it really beneficial to go? Any ideas?

Thanks.

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[JDWflash44]

all my friends in med school say dont do them. They say that they're not that much of a help and it extends the year by 4-6 weeks, and the year is long enough already. Just the advice I have gotten.

Jim

 

[reylting]

I got the invitation yesterday to participate at a pre-matriculation program and I don’t know if it is a good idea to go. It will take place for a month and I’m not sure I can leave work for that long.

Is it really beneficial to go? Any ideas?

Thanks.

I've been told that these are for students who have been out of school for quite some time. Not for recent (ie within a year) graduates.

 

[titoincali]

I got the invitation yesterday to participate at a pre-matriculation program and I don’t know if it is a good idea to go. It will take place for a month and I’m not sure I can leave work for that long.

Is it really beneficial to go? Any ideas?

Thanks.

Depends on the program. UW has one that provides a nice stipend and you get one of the fall classes out of the way. Plus, it provides some other sessions and a chance to get to know future classmates. The other I was considering (at UCSD) just does a review of topics to be covered the upcoming year. You don't get credit for any of the class time and there is a possibility of not getting funding. While I'm excited about the first, I wouldn't take part in the second. It's all a personal choice of what you feel you need from the program and what it can offer you.