Why should I apply to Marian? Besides the having the most expensive tuition... I've heard all sorts of bad things about the school, your classmates are dispassioned and never attend class.. the basic science faculty are self centered and disinterested. I also get the sense that Indiana University (MD) "leads the pack" and Marian students idolize that school instead of their own. The only good thing is that subpar students get in with the lowest scores.
I'll try and hit all the points you brought up. If I miss anything, let me know.
1) Its not the most expensive tuition. I believe that CCOM and AZCOM are the winners in that category, something like 55K for tuition alone! Add on top of that living expenses, and its like 75K a year!
2) I have only heard good things about the school
3)The classmates I have heard don't really attend lectures, and I have heard there are lots of "Gunners".
4) I got a chance to talk to some of the faculty and they seem nice. Its like any school, good and bad profs.
5) I do pick up on the "IU does it, so we must do it" vibe, with the pre rec requirements of Biochem Soc, and Psychology, and the MCAT only being from 2015, but they are a new school so that might be expected. I feel like once they graduate their first class, MUCOM will have more confidence in making changes.
6) Did you see the Average GPA and MCAT? Far from subpar, I know people in MD schools with that GPA.
If you don't like MUCOM, don't apply.
