drexel early assurance program

[umean2tellme]

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Anyone interested in this program? I am applying to drexel md program but wanted to know if you have to apply separately for this or if they automatically consider MD applicants for this program.

http://www.drexelmed.edu/PostBaccalaureatePremedPrograms/Programs/DPMSProgram/tabid/671/Default.aspx

 

[Crt428]

Do they seriously take spots away from QUALIFIED applicants for these people?

 

[HBKDinobot]

Do they seriously take spots away from QUALIFIED applicants for these people?

Yes, screw the disadvantaged... That's the pre-med attitude!

 

[Drogba]

Wow. I can understand this program somewhat but I think that the final qualifications for being accepted to the program should be a little higher than a 3.0 GPA and a 8 8 7 MCAT. At some point applicants have to prove themselves. If all you can muster as an undergrad is a 2.9 and an MCAT of 20, why should you be guaranteed admission to med school if you take an extra year of courses and only make a 3.0 and 23 on the MCAT? That is far too lax for medical school admission in my opinion. They also better have a very elaborate way for determining "disadvantage." Considering there are only 20 spots open it seems the applicants have to strike a perfect balance between not being competative enough for med school admission but competative enough to be accepted to this program. Very strange. I'm all for equal opportunity but at some point people have to prove themselves regardless of their background. In my opinion this point should be BEFORE medical school admission.

 

[Crt428]

Exactly, I'm all for equal opportunity, and it's not about "screwing" the disadvantaged. But at some point you have to account for yourselves and be able to do your job well, regardless of economic or ethnic background. Decisions physicians make can come down to life or death, so it's arguably even more important in this profession to get people who are qualified to do the job. And frankly, say what you want about the MCAT not being a good indicator of future success or even intelligence, but if you're only getting about a 20 in it (to go along with a 2.9 gpa) then maybe you should be considering a different profession. I sure as hell wouldn't want you as my doctor

 

[mynamewastaken]

I completely agree. I also believe that consideration to disadvantaged populations is just and necessary. That being said, I have wondered about this idea throughout much of undergrad. Having gone to an Ivy, I saw many URM students gain acceptance to medical school with extremely mediocre stats. Further, these acceptances were often at top tier medical schools. Don't get me wrong, many of these students did "well" but I never knew a 30/3.5 was good enough for Columbia. I also was good friends with a URM applying with a 3.2/29 who was admitted to NYU med.

I'm on a tangent....I just replied to agree with the last post: I think at some point the "advantage" for the disadvantaged must end. I'm not speculating about the stats of these students from high school to IVY, but for god sakes once you've spent 4 years at a top 5 undergrad shouldn't you now be in equal water with your colleagues? If not, they probably shouldn't have been accepted to this undergrad in the first place. To agree with CRT428, I agree there should be a point where your stats are your stats. How would people feel if the most competitive residency spots were given in consideration of certian irrelevant factors?

 

[Drogba]

The saving grace is, that no matter what your background, a passing board score is the same for all. So hopefully if they have let in people who haven't proven themselves they will either fail their boards or finally step up and do well enough to merit their MD or DO.