I took 2 years off of school so it was helpful to get back into studying again. With that said, I also think I wouldve been fine with out it. So I don't think pre matric is absolutely needed but it's nice if you want to get back into studying more slowly (where your exam grades don't count). I really enjoyed learning OMM from the upperclassmen. That was my favorite part of pre matric and I DO think that helped me during the first half of the year because we were taught a lot of the diagnosing techniques. It was also fun to meet other classmates on a smaller scale (about 40 of us), Bc if you're shy like me, meeting 162 people at once is a little overwhelming. And it was helpful to become familiar with some of the teachers and the school.
I don't think the program gave me a huge advantage academically BUT they are always changing it and taking our suggestions after each year. I was familiar with some of the material when school started but I still felt like I had to relearn it bc over the summer it was pretty crammed/superficial and I didn't learn it well or with enough detail. And that's really just bc prematric is only 5 weeks long. You can only cram so much.
I guess the "con" would be not going on vacation or just relaxing during your last summer before school. You are there about 9-4 everyday so it's long.
Overall I'm glad I did the program. I can elaborate more if you need, just let me know !
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