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Hello friends!
I am a high school senior currently applying to colleges. Now, this may be a bit premature (ba-dum), but I just want to close a conflict I have. I know it is tough to believe a 17-year-old, but I feel medicine is my calling and have for some time now. For the record, I have a 1310 SAT, 16 on the essay portion, a unweighted GPA of 3.32 (NYIT only looks at weighted), a weighted GPA of 3.62, and a math/sciences average of a lower B (about 82%).
Both schools will require me to score an "average" score (to be determined) on the MCAT upon my matriculation to medical school.
Montclair (with R-NJMS):
I have been accepted already as a biology major (questions about that to come in a later post) and am awaiting results for their combined BS/MD program with R-NJMS.
Pros:
NYIT (with NYCOM):
Pros:
Thank you all in advance for your help. Fingers crossed!
I am a high school senior currently applying to colleges. Now, this may be a bit premature (ba-dum), but I just want to close a conflict I have. I know it is tough to believe a 17-year-old, but I feel medicine is my calling and have for some time now. For the record, I have a 1310 SAT, 16 on the essay portion, a unweighted GPA of 3.32 (NYIT only looks at weighted), a weighted GPA of 3.62, and a math/sciences average of a lower B (about 82%).
Both schools will require me to score an "average" score (to be determined) on the MCAT upon my matriculation to medical school.
Montclair (with R-NJMS):
I have been accepted already as a biology major (questions about that to come in a later post) and am awaiting results for their combined BS/MD program with R-NJMS.
Pros:
- Cheaper (In-State tuition of about $12,000).
- Close to home (45 minutes).
- Guaranteed admission into Rutgers New Jersey Medical School (upon meeting requirements).
- R-NJMS has a better ranking than NYCOM.
- Lower GPA to maintain (3.2).
- Could *possibly* gain an MD/MBA upon matriculation (currently emailing admissions to inquire about that).
- Brand spanking new biology lab!
- R-NJMS is a big medical school!
- Located in Newark (I know it isn't terrible, but eh)
- 8 Year Program (possibly 9 with MD/MBA)
NYIT (with NYCOM):
Pros:
- I've heard of more people who have attended this program.
- In Old Westbury (school looks nice) and the location is very quiet.
- Smaller student-to-teacher ratio.
- No DO/MBA program offered at NYCOM but a DO/MPH is offered.
- 7 Year Program (8 with DO/MPH)
- "100% match with residencies" (As quoted from their website so I take it with a grain of salt).
- EXPENSIVE (Tuition out-of-state alone is about $53,000).
- Higher GPA to maintain (3.5).
- Lower ranking program (I've heard a lot of negative talk about this program specifically on this forum).
- DO vs MD (I know I'll get hate for this one, but I've heard/read it's harder to get into a specialty with a DO).
Thank you all in advance for your help. Fingers crossed!