ouch.... SexyEgyptian, chill out. The girl just didnt know anything about the program. No need to start accussing someone of malicious intent before the person has even stepped foot in the door.
Su4n2... pafbdoc is right, this program is nothing to lose sleep over. The program is a basic science remeidal course for some minority students who didnt quite make the cut when it came to regular admissions. It's a good program and is very needed, especially to get more URMs into medicine in needed areas, hence the reason most of it finds federal dollars.
Truth of the matter is, everyone here has different backgrounds, some are already doctors (apeps), others are pharmacists, others are PAs, even some lawyers, and a bunch are straight outta college. The school assumes everyone knows nothing when they get here though, and with the H/P/F grading system, competition is by-and-large absent. If you've never had biochem, physio, etc, you may have to work a bit harder than someone else, but you'll be fine. Funny thing is, even with the summer program, many of these students still sit for retake exams, as do the offshore MDs! The traditional students often blow the APEPS out of the water on the basic science classes largely b/c these docs havent had it in so long. Then second year comes along, and they return the favor in the medicine curricula. It all works out. Enjoy your summer. Sleep late and party. You'll miss both come august.
