can i get rejected from med school after being accepted?

[akestler]

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I'm in a masters program, the medschool is aware of this. So far everything is peachy with masters program, 2 rules though, cannot fail a single class, must maintain a 3.0. Since I found out about med. early, I haven't exactly been the greatest student. Let's just say it's going to come down to the wire. In the event that I do not get this master's degree, will my med school acceptance really be revoked? Has this ever happened to anyone on here?

 

[Creightonite]

i heard of medical school giving a condition acceptance to people. The condition is that you MUST finish your masterous degree before matriculation. I wonder though so if a person is not done with the graudate degree, can he/she apply for a defferal till next year?

 

[Taurus]

You most definitely can get your acceptance revoked. They specifically put language in the acceptance letter that gives them an escape clause. There's a thread on the allo forum about one Hopkins acceptee who might get his acceptance revoked because he's in a similar boat. He has extenuating circumstances though. Schools look at each case individually before making a decision.

 

[Igni Fera]

You most definitely can get your acceptance revoked. They specifically put language in the acceptance letter that gives them an escape clause. There's a thread on the allo forum about one Hopkins acceptee who might get his acceptance revoked because he's in a similar boat. He has extenuating circumstances though. Schools look at each case individually before making a decision.

Here...check out the thread. Its informative.

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?p=3715783#post3715783

 

[deleted50541]

I'm in a masters program, the medschool is aware of this. So far everything is peachy with masters program, 2 rules though, cannot fail a single class, must maintain a 3.0. Since I found out about med. early, I haven't exactly been the greatest student. Let's just say it's going to come down to the wire. In the event that I do not get this master's degree, will my med school acceptance really be revoked? Has this ever happened to anyone on here?

Assuming things haven't already fallen apart, you had better get your a$$ in gear and finish up your program. I'm 8 weeks away from completing my M.S. and I've been struggling a bit too for the last three months. But my professors and advisor have been really good about riding me to make sure I finished that degree.

 

[Carmenita79]

I actually would have thought the opposite. I mean if there were a chance you wouldn't complete your bachelors that would be one thing, but a masters is not exactly a requirement for admission, so I don't think they would care as much.

 

[Law2Doc]

I actually would have thought the opposite. I mean if there were a chance you wouldn't complete your bachelors that would be one thing, but a masters is not exactly a requirement for admission, so I don't think they would care as much.

Completing all outstanding coursework (usually with a C or better) tends to be a requirement for admission, by virtue of the fact that that is what the acceptance letters say. Your acceptance is always CONTINGENT on the terms of that letter.

 

[MossPoh]

What the lawyer said.

 

[Wolfgang12345]

I'm in the situation where my master's thesis was in danger of not being completed (broken equipment, bad repair techs, bad results, etc etc)... I was terrified that I wouldn't be able to matriculate so I asked around during my interviews... some schools were 100% "you must finish or you can't come here" and other schools allowed students to finish their thesis during first year. So, it really depends on your school and what you need to finish. If you don't finish actual classes, I think you might be in trouble - but with a thesis some schools are more flexible.

(Thankfully, I busted my own butt and finally got some reliable results and my advisor is letting me finish my research where it stands now... thank you advisor!!!!!!)

 

[Andre04]

Check the language of your acceptance materials, and call the med school (anonymously if it makes you feel better) to verify. Schools do, understandably, want you to fulfill your obligations at other institutions before coming to theirs.

 

[USArmyDoc]

I'm in a masters program, the medschool is aware of this. So far everything is peachy with masters program, 2 rules though, cannot fail a single class, must maintain a 3.0. Since I found out about med. early, I haven't exactly been the greatest student. Let's just say it's going to come down to the wire. In the event that I do not get this master's degree, will my med school acceptance really be revoked? Has this ever happened to anyone on here?

I know they can revoke an acceptance and I hope everything works out for you. I have a quick question though. Why did you allow it to come to this point? Also, have you spoken to your teachers? I would hope they would give you the benefit of the doubt and not ruin your future career.

 

[akestler]

I know they can revoke an acceptance and I hope everything works out for you. I have a quick question though. Why did you allow it to come to this point? Also, have you spoken to your teachers? I would hope they would give you the benefit of the doubt and not ruin your future career.

I haven't received a grade lower than a B yet the entire year in this program, which doesn't say much, but does give me a nice buffer for the 3.0 rule. So a majority of my credits so far (25) are solid. It's the last 5 credits of neuro that have me concerned, it's the most difficult class we have had all year and my discipline/motivation is nowhere near what it was in september. I really don't think I will fail this class, especially since I got the average on the midterm which is 50% of the final grade. Since failing is 2 std. deviations below medical mean, that would mean I would have to do considerably worse than fail the final since it is also worth 50%. However, I'm pretty sure if I do get a C/C- this will be pretty close gpa wise. I'm hoping it doesn't come to this, but if it does, I'm wondering if talking to both georgetown and maryland and using my past record as an indicator will help keep me out of hot water. I don't know, it was late last night and I couldn't study and was worried...hence the op.

 

[Touchdown]

I haven't received a grade lower than a B yet the entire year in this program, which doesn't say much, but does give me a nice buffer for the 3.0 rule. So a majority of my credits so far (25) are solid. It's the last 5 credits of neuro that have me concerned, it's the most difficult class we have had all year and my discipline/motivation is nowhere near what it was in september. I really don't think I will fail this class, especially since I got the average on the midterm which is 50% of the final grade. Since failing is 2 std. deviations below medical mean, that would mean I would have to do considerably worse than fail the final since it is also worth 50%. However, I'm pretty sure if I do get a C/C- this will be pretty close gpa wise. I'm hoping it doesn't come to this, but if it does, I'm wondering if talking to both georgetown and maryland and using my past record as an indicator will help keep me out of hot water. I don't know, it was late last night and I couldn't study and was worried...hence the op.

Akestler, its sounds like you are a fellow G-town SMPer. First of all, the syllabus specifically says that the 2 std. diviations from the med average is our B-/C+ cuttoff, you dont fail until you fall 2 std. diviations from the SMP average so you should be ok.

 

[Non-TradTulsa]

I actually would have thought the opposite. I mean if there were a chance you wouldn't complete your bachelors that would be one thing, but a masters is not exactly a requirement for admission, so I don't think they would care as much.

I don't agree. Adcoms look at the whole picture of what you were doing when you applied - if they positively considered the fact that you were successfully attending a graduate program when you applied, they expect you to finish what you said you would do. Once you put future work on your AMCAS, you've made it a requirement because you've promised to do it. I couldn't even drop the future coursework listed on my AMCAS without getting permission from my medical school - because they considered the fact that I would have those courses under my belt at matriculation when they accepted me.

 

[relentless11]

I agree with what people said above. One of the grad students in my lab was applying to med school. We are both PhD students therefore have that nasty thesis thing to do. Med schools required our chair to say that he will finish with his degree ON TIME, which also implies he had to pass since they do not want to admit him, and take up a slot for someone that might not finish. Ultimately it was too big of a risk for the med schools to handle and so they did not accept him.

In regards to the OP, med schools have always frowned upon people not finishing any degree. On rare occassions they may let someone because they didn't like research, but to fail out of a program is a lot different and a lot worse. Being admitted to med school is no excuse to slack off, and the adcoms will see it that way unless you had other legit reasons that caused the bad grades.