Hey guys,
USF MSP3 alumni here and current M1 at FSU College of Medicine. After perusing this thread a little, I figured I would provide answers to some of the questions I've seen so far.
If you have any questions, feel free to send me a message I'm more than happy to help. Also, once you guys start there is a facebook group called
"MSP3 Alumni Network"...it's purpose to connect current students with alumni across the country to answer all you application and school related questions.
Who this program is for: Applicants who are in need of GPA repair from undergrad or need to prove themselves academically.
- If you have a 3.7+ GPA and only lack a good MCAT score or EC's etc. this is NOT for you.
Can you work during this program?
- I wouldn't, but anything is possible I suppose.
Will this program increase your odds of gaining acceptance to professional school?
- If you do well, yes. If you do poorly, then no. The application process is 90% your effort, 10% luck. You could have great stats and poor EC's or write bad essays and not get any acceptances or you can have mediocre stats with good essays & EC's and be more competitive than 50% of the application pool. One thing is for sure, just having grad work on your resume isn't going to magically get you an acceptance anywhere. You have to put in the work and make sure you have the best application you possibly can.
Will this increase your chance of getting into USF-COM?
- Honestly, No. I know very few people out of my class who matriculated into USF-COM. However, there is a high percentage of MSP3 graduates in professional schools all over the country. For whatever reason, USF doesn't pull from this program very much. I know a current M1 at USF who did this program and went through 2 app cycles and 2 interviews at USF before getting accepted.
Lastly, Here is a list of schools that I personally know MSP3 alumni are currently at:
- FSU College of Medicine (MSP3 highly represented here..at least 10-15 students in between M1 & M2 class)
- USF College of Medicine
- UCF College of Medicine
- Univ. of Miami
- SUNY Downstate
- New York Medical College
- Creighton SOM
- LECOM-B
- NOVA
- PCOM-GA
- Alabama Coll. of Osteopathic Med.
- Kansas City University (KCUMB)
- Campbell University College of Osteopathic Med.
- Lincoln-Memorial Debusk Coll of Osteopathic Med.
- Univ. of Pikeville - Kentucky Coll. of Osteopathic Med. (UP-KYCOM)
- VCOM-Auburn
- Liberty University School of Osteopathic Med.
- Tulane
- Tufts Dental