First time posting, idk if I am doing this right.
But Dr Midlife,
What you are saying then is that 85-90% stat on the site is essentially going to drop to around 50-60% next year with the size increase of class?
Look.
Past outcomes are from past performances. EVMS doesn't allocate. EVMS doesn't set a percentage of MM students who will get in. There is no contract or guarantee. Each individual MM student succeeds or fails based on their own individual merits, and based on how they individually rank against the competition on the waitlist.
The class size went from 23 to 40 in just 2 years, and the acceptance rate
just one week after graduation is already 80%. Does that mean it'll be the same next year? I have no idea.
My advice is to let go of the results and stay on top of the work. Work your fanny off harder than you've ever worked. Think long term. If you need another year to get into med school after finishing an SMP, no actual puppies die. Also, please read back in this thread to understand the context. The answer to "will I get an EVMS/other MD acceptance if I do the med masters" depends on a whole bunch of things.
1. how well you do in the program
2. how well you get along with people
3. what your stats are going in
4. whether you're in state or out of state and/or URM
5. how competitive the other MM students and the other MD applicants are
I get it, people want to know if it'll be worth it. They don't want to maybe move cross country (like I did) and pay $30k tuition (like I did) and work like a dog (like I did) without knowing it'll pay off. But you won't know if it'll pay off until you have that unbelievably sweet blue-bordered letter in your hands. You can choose to lose your mind over the uncertainty. You can decide that you're entitled, and that paying all that tuition and not getting any C's means you
deserve a seat, and wallow in resentment and bitterness. You can decide that getting in to EVMS MD is not your goal, and use EVMS MM to get to your real goal (your own state's schools, for instance). You can do whatever you like.
What you're getting in the EVMS MM program is an
opportunity to go to a US MD school with stats that otherwise would keep you out. You might get to go to EVMS right after you finish the med masters. You might not. Regardless, one of 3 things will happen:
1. You'll go to EVMS or another US MD school right after you finish the med masters.
2. You'll go to EVMS or another US MD school after another year or so.
3. You'll give up on US MD schools, or you'll give up on med school entirely.
How much grace and courage you have, as this all plays out, is in your hands alone.
Best of luck to you.