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Is there a transfer process for medical students-is it harder than gaining admissions in the first place? Can you transfer from caribean to US md? or DO to MD?
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yes- after the 2nd yearIs there a transfer process for medical students?
yes- if you're not at the very top of your school, then forget it. Also, available spots are dependent upon how many students drop out in years 1 & 2. If no one drops out, you're SOL.-is it harder than gaining admissions in the first place?
Yes, but as mentioned above, it's very, very tough.Can you transfer from caribean to US md?
In theory, it's possible. A few MD schools say that they'll allow DOs to transfer. However, I've never personally heard of it happening.or DO to MD?
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Theoretically? Yes. Ever happen? Almost never.
Thing is, you still have to meet the standards of the school you're transferring to. If you couldn't get in the first time, why would they take you as a transfer?
Also, the place you're transfering to MUST have open spaces. They're not going to make room for you.
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I'd like to know if anyone else knows someone who has transferred and and why. What criteria are they looking for? Top of your class? MCAT? Specific score on Step 1?
You also need a old school's Dean's letter. So if you are rejected, you also need this DEAN to write you a letter for your residency applications. So if you are transfering from a DO to MD, this might be a risky...since if you get rejected your Dean will know you dont want to be at that school. And when it comes to writing you a letter again, lets say it might not be the best one
But I imagine you need HIGH STEP 1 score and have to be at the TOP of your CLASS.
Agreed. I picture it like playing college football. Hoping to go pro is perfectly fine, but you'd better be damn satisfied with your fallback.Theoretically? Yes. Ever happen? Almost never.
From the pre-DO FAQ:
http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=240220
http://services.aamc.org/tsp_reports/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.search_policy
Select for "Medical Students enrolled at Osteopathic Association-accredited medical schools" or "Students enrolled in international medical schools".
1) Schools do allow transfer into the second year, though this number is smaller than schools that accept transfers into third year.
2) More schools allow transfers from DO schools than international (non-WHO) schools.
3) There's a separate criteria for 'hardship', which leads me to believe that if there are available spots and you are a stellar candidate, you might be able to transfer simply on stats and space availability alone.
As mentioned, the numbers are small - and apparently not differentiated by the AAMC site as the number of transfers for a particular school do not change with changing transfer criteria, so it must be the total number of transfers per year.
What's interesting is there only two schools that allow international transfers in year two and seven for year three, but for osteopathic transfers, it's nine and fifteen, respectively. Quite a difference.
Bottom line - choose your school and situation as carefully as possible, as it will be exceedingly hard to transfer.
I have acceptance offer from a school in rural Illinois right now, but want to avoid being 280k in debt when I graduated. My families reside in NY and I want to transfer to Stony Brook/Downstate/NYU to be close to my family and lower my debt
Is anyone familiar with the transfer process for the New York school. What kind of class standing and USMLE score should I aim for?
would financial reason be compelling enough for transfer application?
Yes. I have known people who have transferred from carib to us MD.
Thats nice. He asked that over 2 years ago.
Carib to US transfer is pretty uncommon... Carib to US, starting over is more common.
But transfering between US schools is very uncommon. As L2D said, there has to be compelling reasons for the transfer... and family and debt arent compelling. Schools want to keep the student they accept. Also, the continuity of education is compromised, since though the curriculum is standard, the order of things differs among schools. So, about the only time where some schools would consider a transfer is between second and third year.
I know someone who did transfer, and his compelling reason had to do with the PhD he was working on simultaneously.
It's also probably a bit easier to transfer down the latter rather than up it. Like house going from Hopkins to U of M
From the perspective of USNews ranking, the schools I am transferring to is about same ranking as my current school.
I am contemplating whether to wait another year, and reapply, but considering the economy. My one and a half year old MCAT score is 37, but my GPA is not that high, sub-3.5.
Considering the current economy, I believe 2009-2010 cycle will be the most difficult one in 5 years.
I have a related question to transferring:
I am considering my offer to a medical school right now, but find the research opportunities there very limiting (MD/PhD program). Is it possible to matriculate in the fall and concurrently reapply to other schools via AMCAS? Or how about deferring admission for a year and reapplying via AMCAS during that time?
I don't want to end up with no school to go to, but I also want to be able to go to a school with better research opportunities. Sounds very selfish, but i'm gonna have to be at a school for the next 7+ yrs getting my dual degree