CUSM MBS 2024-2025

[foreverboba]

Hi everyone! Saw there were threads from previous years so wanted to start one too 🙂 Anyone applied or heard back yet?

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[boiledmilk]

hi! 🙂 i applied and got an email back on 2/7 saying they got all required documentation for review but haven't heard back since! have you heard anything so far?

 

[foreverboba]

I applied a week or 2 ago but never got an email stating they got all my documentation 🙁 maybe I should call. Also I'm not sure when we can expect to hear back with final decisions? I heard they review apps bi-weekly so it could potentially be anytime

 

[boiledmilk]

i just got an acceptance today! they might be sending them out now. you should email april little to see if they confirmed they got all your information!

 

[foreverboba]

Ahh that's amazing!!!! Congrats!! 🥳 I'll email now, thanks 🙂

 

[myheadhurts]

Hey! Saw this thread and thought I should add that I submitted my application on Feb 29 and got my acceptance on March 12.

 

[foreverboba]

yay!!! I also got my acceptance March 12!

 

[strawbabykitten]

Hi! Anyone here apply early April hear back yet?

 

[homie.im.lost.]

I submitted my app 3/31 and got my acceptance yesterday!

also - does anyone know if there is a group me or facebook group for accepted students?

 

[strawbabykitten]

I received an email April 11 that everything was received, do you guys know when I would hear back?

 

[strawbabykitten]

I received an email April 11 that everything was received, do you guys know when I would hear back?

but I submitted on April 7

 

[hidden34]

I submitted my app 3/31 and got my acceptance yesterday!

also - does anyone know if there is a group me or facebook group for accepted students?

Got my acceptance the other day as well!

Also wondering if there is a GroupMe for this class?

 

[Blippo]

The following is my personal opinion which you are welcome to entertain as you please. I would not recommend attending this program as it currently stands. While there is nothing inherently negative about the program structure and the faculty support, I believe that there are issues with student outcomes which is relevant for anyone interested in attending medical school. Ideally, SMPs should serve 2 purposes for medical school admissions: to enhance competitiveness at the home institution, and to enhance competitiveness at other institutions. First, this is a SMP that has little academic weight and prestige behind it, as you are neither taking classes alongside the medical students nor learning from a curriculum designed by a top ranked academic institution. Accordingly, it is unknown how other institutions view the rigor and preparedness that the program claims to offer as there is a lack of transparency concerning student outcomes and the specific schools that they have matriculated into. Second, per word of mouth, admissions for the medical school will be on a GPA and MCAT blind basis going forward. Take that as you will, but until proven otherwise, this presumably means that all GPA, including the master’s GPA, is omitted from the holistic review process for admitting candidates. This essentially defeats the purpose of doing the SMP for entering the CUSM program (unless you attempt the conditional admit pathway), as distinguishing yourself from others through academic achievement will not give you a competitive advantage against fellow SMP applicants or general applicants. Therefore, when considering the drawbacks that this program has with its lack of prestige and lack of home program advantage against its financial cost, I would recommend attending other more established programs with a transparent record of student success if you are interested in attending an allopathic school and/or attempting to matriculate into the home program. Otherwise, this is not an inherently bad program for learning.

 

[strawbabykitten]

The following is my personal opinion which you are welcome to entertain as you please. I would not recommend attending this program as it currently stands. While there is nothing inherently negative about the program structure and the faculty support, I believe that there are issues with student outcomes which is relevant for anyone interested in attending medical school. Ideally, SMPs should serve 2 purposes for medical school admissions: to enhance competitiveness at the home institution, and to enhance competitiveness at other institutions. First, this is a SMP that has little academic weight and prestige behind it, as you are neither taking classes alongside the medical students nor learning from a curriculum designed by a top ranked academic institution. Accordingly, it is unknown how other institutions view the rigor and preparedness that the program claims to offer as there is a lack of transparency concerning student outcomes and the specific schools that they have matriculated into. Second, per word of mouth, admissions for the medical school will be on a GPA and MCAT blind basis going forward. Take that as you will, but until proven otherwise, this presumably means that all GPA, including the master’s GPA, is omitted from the holistic review process for admitting candidates. This essentially defeats the purpose of doing the SMP for entering the CUSM program (unless you attempt the conditional admit pathway), as distinguishing yourself from others through academic achievement will not give you a competitive advantage against fellow SMP applicants or general applicants. Therefore, when considering the drawbacks that this program has with its lack of prestige and lack of home program advantage against its financial cost, I would recommend attending other more established programs with a transparent record of student success if you are interested in attending an allopathic school and/or attempting to matriculate into the home program. Otherwise, this is not an inherently bad program for learning.

Are you a former student?

 

[hidden34]

Hey guys,
I am currently looking for roommates/a place to live next to CUSM for the upcoming school year.
I also made a GroupMe for those attending the program/are looking to get living situations figured out!
'CUSM 2024-2025' on GroupMe. Click here to join: GroupMe

 

[Blippo]

Are you a former student?

Yes unfortunately. Of course, I recognize that I have a bias towards the program and the institution. Therefore, I would recommend to anyone interested in this program to draw their own conclusions about the benefits of this program after asking the following questions to admin and documenting their responses in writing for future reference.

1. What are the medical schools that MBS alumni have matriculated into and what are their relative distributions?
2. As was stated by the Dean of Admissions, does the admission committee for the medical school practice GPA and MCAT blind admissions?
3. Is GPA from the master’s program not considered by the admission committee for the medical school under GPA blind admissions?
4. How does the master’s program enhance academic competitiveness for the CUSM medical school if the admissions committee practices GPA and MCAT blind admissions?

In my opinion, an institution that is accredited and established should not be unwilling to disclose information about alumni outcomes and institutional policies. Furthermore, I would personally not take “holistic review” to be a sufficient response to any answer.

 

[Mowgli11]

If we were to enter this program this year and be in the MD conditional Admit pathway, does that mean we would matriculate into med school in 2025 or would we have to wait for 2026?

 

[NeuronNinja24]

Is it hard to get into the MD conditional Admit pathway? Or is everyone who is eligible get in?

 

[Blippo]

If we were to enter this program this year and be in the MD conditional Admit pathway, does that mean we would matriculate into med school in 2025 or would we have to wait for 2026?

2025. MBS students who are accepted through the pathway skip the glide year and enter the incoming MD class.

Is it hard to get into the MD conditional Admit pathway? Or is everyone who is eligible get in?

There is no guarantee that anyone may be admitted through the conditional admit pathway. The MBS program has an agreement with the admissions committee that X number of seats in the incoming MD class will be allocated for current MBS students. However, the committee has no obligation to completely fill those seats and can choose to not admit anyone through this pathway. For example, if there are 15 seats allocated and 20 eligible MBS students applying, the admission committee can admit between 0-15 MBS students through this pathway.

In my opinion, it is really misleading to call it a conditional admit pathway when academic performance in the MBS program does not guarantee acceptance into the MD program, and is a metric that contradicts the GPA blind admissions policy that the Dean of Admissions is promoting.

 

[Dorsey DO]

How is the guaranteed interview pathway, and how many students get admitted after that?

It seems like a fairly easier pathway compared to other schools (3.2 gpa and MCAT score of national average to qualify for guaranteed interview), so I'm considering it.

 

[Azos]

Bump, anyone hear from last round of reviews/ July acceptances?

 

[Azos]

Damn, not a lot of buzz here huh 😂

 

[Azos]

Waitlisted :/

 

[Azos]

Anyone on the fence please drop 😂😂