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@TonySoprano, I'm back lol. I continue to check SDN because many of you have been messaging me questions as a former BMS student who was accepted to CMS. If you read my previous posts, I am all for BMS and recommend the program. This may be, in part, because it worked out for me but overall I think it's a good program. That being said, all this talk of "writing letters" to CMS is ridiculous. BMS, on many occasions during orientation this year (and they will do it for you guys too) will explicitly state that THERE IS NO GUARENTEE. Just because you were accepted to BMS does not mean you will be accepted to CMS. That isn't a secret.. They come out many times during the year and tell you that and thus cover their asses. Does it suck that some (more than usual this year) students with good BMS grades got rejected / wait listed? Absolutely yes. But again, professor Riblon AND the cms admissions counselor met with us early in the year and told us all that there is absolutely no guarentee and that AMCAS DOES MATTER. *** most importantly, they came out and said that they have the right to accept no one from the BMS program if they so choose. ** while I don't foresee that ever happening, as it's extreme, the point is that they DO state, over and over again, that BMS makes no promises. Thus, your letter would probably be tossed aside and just piss someone off. Also, there has been progressively more complaints in the past few years from both students and faculty that BMS feel "entitled" ie they assume they have a direct ticket to admission. Obviously, based on this year, that's not true. You can't complain about the numbers when they repeatedly tell you there are no guarentees. In fact, the CMS adcom counselor had a meeting w us this year around October and EXPLICITLY stated that people with straight As may get rejected.
In closing, as a former BMS student, I am on all of your sides despite my above remarks. Read my past posts if you don't believe me. I'm just trying to give you a reality slap. There is really no argument against rfums for accepting less BMS when they spell it out very loud and clear every year that people from BMS aren't guarenteed a anything but an interview to the program of their choice.
Use all your energy in deciding if this is the right program for you. And be honest with yourself if you think it is. And if you do come, use all your energy to do well in the program, not trying to change a program that isn't going to change. Honestly, I wish you all the best of luck but you are all going to just going to piss off students, BMS faculty and worst of all, CMS adcom if you all start writing letters. Just some advice but again I wish you all the best.