blankguy said:
I am curious as to how many people apply to this program and are accepted each year. How many people do they take in a year? Did you type that right? 2.5 is the bare minimum GPA? How many courses per semester for 1 yr program or 2 yr program? Are all the courses held at their medical campus?
I started the program in Fall 2002 and I believe there were about 100 students in my class (though I heard that there were even more in the class that started last fall). Supposedly, they get around 400 applications per year. I don't believe that they have a minimum GPA requirement, just that getting into a US allopathic medical school with less than a 2.5 would be a difficult thing to accomplish regardless of what was done to make up for it, and BU recognizes that. For instance, a friend of mine in the program had a 2.3 undergrad GPA, but a 33 MCAT. He is also in the top five percent of our GMS class. The only medical school that he interviewed at was BU, though he may have had more interviews had it not been for his late applications. But I know several people with sub-3.0 GPA's who do well in the program and are admitted to medical school.
All of the courses are held at the medical campus, and there is much flexibility with regards to how many courses you want to take, the type of courses you want to take, if you want to do research, etc. You can go part-time if you want, but the great majority do it full-time. There are some required courses (e.g., biochemistry, physiology, biostatistics, etc.) and several electives, including histology, immunology, endocrinology, neuroscience, and introductory courses in pharmacology and pathology. Generally speaking, you will take about eight or nine classes, half of which will be alongside the first-year medical students. There is also a thesis requirement, and you can choose to do a laboratory thesis or a library thesis.
