No. You may be able to use it in place of a Bio requirement, but most med schools including UMASS require Orgo 1 & 2
Procrastinating MS2 here. What would you like to know? Worcester is not Boston, but it has it's own perks. There are some bars that are a lot of fun, but you will spend most of your time with people from UMASS unless you actively try to make friends elsewhere. There are a lot of house parties and MS1-MS3s usually party together. The average age per class is ~25, but there is a wide variation with people in many different stages of life. Most are ~2 years post undergrad. There are also some great food spots, but they can be a pricey as Boston. What is great about Worcester is that you are 45 min to everything (Providence, Boston, Wachusett, etc.). The people here are also great. After meeting students elsewhere, the type of student at UMASS is definitely unique and unlike some of the other schools of the same caliber. It is a collaborative, supportive environment likely due to the fact that many students want to go into primary care or work in medically under-served areas.
Also, UMASS is notorious for not letting people know about their status until late. I interviewed in March along with two of my current classmates, so don't worry about when your interview was scheduled. Wait-lists won't go out until April and they never accept more than 120 at a time. This means that the wait list is a good place to be as ~40% of the class comes from the wait list. It is annoying to play the waiting game, but it is worth it.
(finished undergrad 5 years ago... They also state that if you graduated >4 years ago you need to retake all pre-req's, so maybe I'll just have to suck it up here)
