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I did a search and couldn't find too much info, are there any SMP's that allow application in fall and start in spring?
the only true SMP masters that i know that takes spring intake is the program at USC. Deadline is sometime in October for Spring 2013 intake. Check their website for more details, and besides that, I am not aware of any other SMPs that start in Spring. Good luck!I did a search and couldn't find too much info, are there any SMP's that allow application in fall and start in spring?
Is not a true SMPthe only true SMP masters that i know that takes spring intake is the program at USC
oh sorry for the false info. I was basing it on the "SMP list" in the sticky thread …it was listed with others….so i thought it was…apologies.Is not a true SMP
Is not a true SMP
Is not a true SMP
oh sorry for the false info. I was basing it on the "SMP list" in the sticky thread it was listed with others .so i thought it was apologies.
On this anonymous internet forum, somebody you've never met decided to do too much research on SDN and on med school websites, and built a list of GPA redemption programs and categorized them. People liked it so I did it again. Nobody took on the task of moving this list forward, so the effort died in June 2009...with the exception of adding on a program that appeared to be trying really hard to be an SMP, based on a large number of med school courses in the curriculum.I'm still curious why this is the prevailing SDN position. I'm not entirely disagreeing with you, but I don't know how you could make that assumption. Is it because they don't have published stats?
You say there isn't a definition/separation, and then yet give one - seems a bit contradictory, no? Yes its a continuum, and it has two ends, but these two ends have labels....There is no "true" or "false" SMP. There are programs that are more and less likely to get you into med school, from a 3.0-3.4 GPA on top of an otherwise stellar (STELLAR) med school app.
You say there isn't a definition/separation, and then yet give one - seems a bit contradictory, no? Yes its a continuum, and it has two ends, but these two ends have labels....
Anyways - I believe there is a true SMP, and then other MS/MA programs.
The core/true SMPs IMO are like BU MAMS, Georgetown, RF's one... and others that i cannot be bothered to list.
Then there are other masters programs.... like USC Global thing, Columbia's nutrition, any MPH, anything with the word public health/nutrition in it, or anything that sounds like its related to business/healthcare (we've had a few of those lately). These are not designed to take low GPAs and put them in med school - hence they, IMO, are not true SMPs.
Define it as you will, but realize the limitations of a program, and whom it is designed for
IMHO the USC program could become a great option, easy to recommend, if we start seeing a large number of 3.0-3.4 California residents get into UC's from there. That would make USC a reasonable alternative to Gtown, Boston, EVMS, Cincinnati, Loyola et al, which is where the vast hordes of low GPA Californians are now forced to go. We need to start seeing contributions on SDN from people who got into UCs, despite a low GPA, after doing the USC program, for any excitement to get generated. Whether the USC program makes any sense for a non-Californian is yet to be determined.
Basically we need USC to do for California what Mississippi College does for MS/AL/LA.
Best of luck to you.