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I think it varies cause I submitted mine on 12/3 and I have yet to receive an admissions decision. Emailed them about 2 weeks ago and was told that my app was complete but still under review.
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I think it varies cause I submitted mine on 12/3 and I have yet to receive an admissions decision. Emailed them about 2 weeks ago and was told that my app was complete but still under review.
About 30 of the 160 students in the MAMS program choose the 1 year track and apply the same year as the program. The 1 year track is only really recommended for students who already have a fairly strong medical school application (i.e. MCAT, extracurriculars) and just need a little extra boost from MAMS. The remainder of students choose the 2 year track and apply after the first year of the program. Regardless of which track you choose, the cost of tuition is the same. You only pay tuition for the first year and the second year is more of a formality for loan repayment purposes (you do not have to start repaying your loans if listed as a full time student). The main difference between the 1 year and 2 year track is the timeline in which you complete your thesis. For the 1 year track, you must complete your thesis over the summer months and are limited to a literature review thesis. If you are playing on taking the MCAT and applying to medical school during the summer after your first year, this is not feasible. For the 2 year track, you have all of your second year to work on the thesis, and you may pursue a literature or a research thesis. If you want to save money and work during your second year, this is certainly possible! Many students move home or have full time jobs during their second year. I hope this helps to clarify the 1 vs 2 year track!
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Classes begin September 3, 2019!
I think you can just check the portal to see the status of your application. I believe that your app may be partially reviewed before all letters/transcripts/scores are received because I got my acceptance the morning after my last LOR was sent in.
May I ask when you submitted your application?
February 2. I got a notification in the portal that my app was submitted. Don't remember getting an email though.
May I ask the exact date when your application status was considered “complete” ?
Congrats!! When was your application status considered complete?
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Yup!
Do you mind sharing your stats?
high MCAT, standard but good ECs.
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I also heard back within 1.5 weeks. Submitted 2/10 and accepted 2/20. I would email the program if you applied in December and are still waiting!
According to this thread, 2 weeks seem like a safe timeframe
I just received my acceptance! For anyone that is curious, it took about 1.5 weeks after my application AND supplementary materials were submitted.
Sure! My cGPA was around 3.26 and sGPA slightly higher with an upward trend.
Extensive research and extracurriculars.
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Just accepted! Anyone applying this cycle also?
Looking for an apartment around August?
Looking for an apartment around August?
Hi,
How long ago did you submit your app?
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Roughly 1.5-2 weeks.
Stats: 3.61 cGPA, 3.59 sGPA. 512 MCAT. And I get the veteran bump. I did 5 years as a Navy/MC medic.
Is there a Facebook page for the accepted students?
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What are your stats?
I am thinking about applying. However, I am wondering if I need to retake my MCAT. I have a 3.53 cGPA and 502 MCAT. Has anyone gotten in with similar stats?
I think it is very risky to do a SMP without an MD competitive MCAT. If you do the SMP and can't improve your MCAT much from a 502, you really are only competitive for DO schools, which you would have been without the SMP. Some might argue that a lot of people improve their MCAT after a SMP which is true, but in my opinion it is not worth adding extra risk to an already risky $80k program.
We do not recommend that you rush to retake the MCAT to apply to this program. An MCAT score is not needed to apply (which is new as of this year to prevent this from happening). You will be recommended to retake the MCAT after the first year of the program, but that first year helps so much with the MCAT and our students tend to improve tremendously!
Our ideal applicant has a GPA above 3.0 and MCAT above 500.
Thank you! That seems to have worked.
All students take Biochemistry/Cell Biology (4 lectures per week), Physiology A (2 lectures per week + 1 discussion), and Cellular Organization of tissues (2 lectures per week + 2 labs). All lectures are taken together as a class in a lecture hall. Discussion and lab are broken up into smaller classrooms of ~30 students. Most days classes will start at ~10 AM (except 1 day per week you have lab at 8:30 AM). You typically have 2 "things" per day Monday -Friday, so 2 lectures or lecture + lab/discussion (except 1 day you have 3 things). Classes have a lunch break in between
younggiant123
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Could you please explain further the options for the two year track. If I decide to pursue my thesis in the second year at home (Not in Boston): is that something I do in another university or on my own? Will I have an official graduate transcript I can send to medical schools (for the next cycle) even if my thesis would not be complete until the second year?
-Also on a separate note* Will we have time (with the busy work load) to shadow a doctor a few hours a week? Or is that inadvisable?
No repudiable SMP or similar program will recommend ECs in at least the first semester. The purpose of these programs is GPA repair, not to boost your ECs. It’s not worth over-extending yourself and sacrificing your last chance at GPA repair.
This is correct. We do not recommend working or extracurriculars particularly during the first semester. Your coursework should be your only priority. Typically, the second semester is a little lighter and students are able to add in some volunteering. During the second year, you will not be taking classes and will have plenty of time for extracurriculars!
The one vs two year track work as follows:
1 Year
- Apply to medical school the summer prior to entering MAMS
- Enter MAMS in the fall
- Send grade update to medical schools after the first semester
- Most of your interviews will likely occur in the spring after medical schools receive your grades
- Send final grades after the second semester (if accepted into medical school or on a waitlist)
- Complete literature thesis in the summer after MAMS courses complete
- Enter medical school in the fall
2 Year
- Enter MAMS in the fall
- Take MCAT after completing the MAMS spring semester
- Apply to medical school the summer after the first year of MAMS
- Complete literature or research thesis and interview for medical schools throughout the second year
- Graduate MAMS in the spring of the second year
- Enter medical school in the fall
The thesis can be completed anywhere in the country. Each thesis has 2 readers. If you complete the thesis at a non BU institution - your first reader will still be a BU faculty and your second reader will be the PI of your research group. You submit your thesis to BU and your PI recommends the grade that you should receive for it. This is if you complete a research thesis and generate original data. A literature thesis is just a review of already published literature, so you wouldn't conduct it at another institution.
We do not advise extracurriculars during the first semester. Your coursework is most important! You might be able to shadow or volunteer 1 day per week during the second semester.
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younggiant123
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What exactly are the research credits we enroll in as stated in the course curriculum? Are we supposed to search and contact BU researchers and enroll in a lab or clinic as an independent researcher?
The research credits are filler credits - you will receive a grade for them after you complete your thesis at the end of the second year!
Applied in November and have yet to hear back from them. I was accepted to Penn, Georgetown, Hopkins, and Columbia, yet BU has still not responded in the 7+ months that i heard back from everywhere that I applied. I have emailed them countless times asking for an explanation, but i was ignored twice, and once told that my application was still being reviewed.
Thanks Chiii! It is just very irritating to have spent $95 on an application that was clearly stolen money.
