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Sophie Davis- I know how everyone here feels about combined programs but I still want your advice. This will cost me 200k in the end. After doing undergad at CCNY for five years I go onto one of six medical schools for the last two years. I am virtually guaranteed admission. I cannot apply out. The six medical schools that I can get into are AMC, SUNY Downstate, Stony Brook SOM, NYMC, NYU and Darmouth. Obviously very few place into NYU and Dartmouth.
Your thoughts?
Hi. I'm a first year at Dartmouth and I actually met all of the Sophie Davis kids when they came to interview this year for spots at Dartmouth. Honestly, I would tell you to stay away from this program. The reason I call the Sophie Davis students "kids" is that they are (pretty much without exception, from what I could tell) rather inexperienced in life (I had a hard time finding one who had ever lived outside of NYC) and immature. Yeah, they're getting their MDs at warp speed, but they are missing out on so much of life. They don't really have any time to take elective classes outside of the sciences. Many of them are TOO focused on medicine, to the detriment of their personalities and outside interests. This judgment sounds very harsh, and it only comes from spending a couple of hours with these kids, but I was definitely not very impressed with the applicants and I wasn't looking forward to being with some of them on the wards in third year. I would suggest going to an undergrad you like and then applying to med school so that you get a little more chance to experience life and see if medicine is what you want to do. I'm not a big fan of joint BS/MD programs in general and I'm even less of a fan of SD.
Around 65 of the 75 kids graduate. Yeah the intent of the program is to funnel kids into primary care and under priveleged areas. If you don't do both it's a 75k fine which I counted in the 200k. No, I don't have any other schools to choose from, didn't apply anywhere that competitive. Hate myself for it. At the moment I'm really leaning towards Sophie Davis. Hard to beat a guarantee.
Your thoughts?
Also, there's something to be lost from committing to the rest of your life before your 18th birthday. I would go to college, develop your interests, and apply for medical school if you really want to do it.
I had a conversation with a friend the other day about BS/MD programs, and we sort of resolved that there's something to be gained in going through the MD application process. Also, there's something to be lost from committing to the rest of your life before your 18th birthday. I would go to college, develop your interests, and apply for medical school if you really want to do it.
Lots of advice for someone who's already made a decision
Lots of advice for someone who's already made a decision