I've been told its an interview and not a guaranteed seat anymore.
I've also heard the same thing as goodtime. They are transitioning from the silent, expected "If you do well you will get in" to "if you do well you will get an interview but we aren't guaranteeing anything at all."
Sorry I wasn’t being clear. I meant guaranteed acceptance. There was this unspoken agreement (or at least pattern seen in previous that classes that if you got at least B’s in all your classes you would be accepted). They are supposedly moving away from that and is no longer the case. They are guaranteeing an interview but even if you obtain a high GPA no one knows what your chances will be anymore for an acceptance.
Hi! This isn't a masters program. It is a post-bac program.
Sorry thats what I meant. is it still available?
Sorry for being MIA, we had finals lol. I received an email. To be completely frank, the program and its tuition money is set up to lure people who don't have much of a choice but definitely want to get into medical school. There is no information online because it is a completely new program and administration and the directors of the program are not proactive. I am not trying to put down the program. If you have no choice, you can opt for the post bac but I definitely think quality of education is poor. It is advertised as a flip classroom format but I believe the professors should really come prepared with the material to answer questions. Often times, we learned from our peers who had taken some of the classes previously. The program seemed like an afterthought since most profs were dedicating all their time to teaching medical students. That being said, the reason that students succeeded is because we worked extremely hard DESPITE the program's inefficiency. I don't mean for this to be a negative post but I wish someone had told me these things before joining the program and spending close to 20k. Professors would make major blunders while teaching us or just claim that they don't know the material. Students learn through an online resource of videos. All this being said, the professors are available for office hours but definitely had their favorites, which is natural I guess. However, professors and administration made it seem like they were doing us a favor. This is not the case since we are paying for the program. If the material was immense, we were told that they were prepping us for medical school. However, we did not have the same resources such as tutoring or time from professors. We were scared of the administration and were forced to be sycophantic since for a lot of us, this was our biggest shot at getting into med school. The director would often state deadlines for grades or professors would promise that powerpoints would be up to study from, but everything seemed to come in much later. Part of being a medical school is to be responsible. When the professors or administration isn't, then how can the students learn to be? When it comes to exams, there was a large amount of obvious laziness when it came to writing the questions from some NOT ALL professors. Questions would be repeated so if you got it wrong once, well you got it wrong another three times. We were able to "challenge" questions but the process was time consuming and inefficient since we cannot write down the questions we want to challenge. Additionally, we weren't allowed to see the questions we got wrong. We could only see the topic that we didn't get right. Professors would state that certain material would DEFINITELY NOT be tested and the exam would test that exact material. The program lacks responsible directors, respect for postbacs, and proper education. All of this being said, please be aware of these things and make the decision that best suits you. I am merely stating these points because I do NOT want someone to go into this program as blindly as my peers and I did.
Hi, I can't pm you so pm me if you still have questions.
Yes it is!
thanks everyoneJust the DO school
Sent you a pm
Same!
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do you, by any chance, know about the outcomes of the program?^ Yes, on the biomedical sciences website for the allopathic medical school, it is mentioned that they receive a guarenteed interview as well!
Master of Biomedical Sciences
The Master of Biomedical Sciences program is designed to enhance your academic background and make you a more competitive applicant for programs in medicine, dental medicine, physician assistant, pharmacy, optometry, anesthesiologist assistant and more.
Yes, I’m trying to get into their osteopathic program. The interview was very relaxed. Something I’ve realized with these medical school interviews is that it truly just depends on the faculty members you get. I was lucky enough to have one member that was super friendly and light hearted which not only calmed my nerve but allowed me to answer the questions more properly.
Hey! are you doing the allopathic interview route?
Hey! No this program is for the D.O. program only. I believe the M.S in Biomedical sciences program at the Davie campus is for the allopathic interview, while this is a guaranteed acceptance with a 3.6!
oh okay! I'm still trying to find more information on the allopathic route but I cant find any threads haha. Thank you for your response!
Just sent you a pm!
I didn’t interview for the med school but it’s just like the med school interviews I’ve had
Hi! How long after the interview did it take for you to hear back?
Was less than a week for me
Same, I heard back in less than a week as well