"just dont fail" is a little too lax, dont get a C is the golden rule after your conditional acceptance, and this year that rule was pretty much set in stone.
To put it this way, I was accepted to BU's MAMS program and am definitely going to the BMS program in August.
So from what I have gathered, around 70 percent of those who finish the program are granted admission to the medical school. I never asked about how many of those people actually applied to medical school or not. An administration rep told me that around 20 or so people drop out of the program each year for various reasons (either getting into another med school, they can't afford it, or they get a C in a class etc), and out of the remaining 80 people or so, around 70% should get into CMS (~55 people).
I believe classes start on August 14th
I think thats a great plan, and is exactly what I did as well last year. If your goal is to start med school in 2018, then do exactly what you are doing.
It's very doable, with a lot of planning and studying ahead. Since the Med classes are not attendance based you can skip them and watch lectures later, the only thing you'd have to worry about is TIPS and HIPS our two mandatory classes that happen once a week, and it's best to schedule interviews a week or two before an exam because you don't want the interviews to mess up your CMS grades
Well if I take the MCAT 9/9 then there would only be a few weeks overlap of studying for the exam plus classes. Maybe that's manageable.
I am confident I can get good grades but it just makes me nervous when I read "seem to imply" and "should be able to gain an acceptance". I'd prefer something more official given the stakes. By doing the program I'm betting big time on myself that I will get into RFU, otherwise I just blew another year and all that tuition money. I'm already 25 so I really don't want to put off starting medical school past next year.
On 6/5 I got an email saying my application was complete and ready for review.
I did BMS this past year and I had a few interviews elsewhere and honestly it really sucked. My interviews came towards the end of the cycle in March, right when BMS was starting neuro, and I had little flexibility in scheduling or studying. I had to fly to two interviews in two different states the week of the first neuro exam. Luckily those interviews turned into acceptances but at the time I kept questioning if I should even go, or stay and focus on neuro, which I was already behind on.
If you don't mind me asking, what do you think was the reason why you weren't accepted to CMS?
I got a C in one of the med school courses. It was one of the first classes and I considered dropping from the program when it happened but I was .05% away from it being a B and was advised that the adcom would overlook it because they had access to our percentages and it was so close. It seemed like a lot of people ended up with a C, I don't know if any of them ended up accepted, but the ones that I know did not. I also know someone who had straight As but did poorly on the interview and was rejected. As far as I know, once you are in BMS they only looked at your BMS performance and the interview.
There's Drexel, LECOM, and many others. Plus what I meant was that I don't see anything about a guaranteed interview or admission preference on RFU's website, its just been people on here talking about it.
Oh gotchya, didn't know that.
I emailed them asking if this is true, but the answer I got was somewhat vague and unhelpful. I specifically inquired about retaking the MCAT or not and their response was that they will work with me over the course of the year to improve my application for the NEXT cycle. That doesn't help me because I need to apply this year and the last MCAT they accept is 9/9!
Overall, I really like the school, but the administration can definitely be vague and unhelpful like this. I can only speak to what I was told by several people and experienced myself, but it wouldn't surprise me if what I said was wrong, or possibly changing with the new curriculum.
I have to agree with @BlastedHeath on the admin part, unfortunately you will have to do your own research with regards to applying with X mcat and X gpa. However from my knowledge, people got rejected because of a C or a poor interview, my classmates who also got in had varying MCAT scores as well. If I remember correctly, the co-chair of CMS admissions said that if you are in the BMS program, your base stats are good enough for CMS, its your interview and performance in the BMS program that determines your future. If you are dead set on retaking the MCAT in order to bolster your chances at other MD and DO schools, by all means go for it, but you might hurt yourself in the long run if you fail to perform well in the BMS classes in the beginning, and thats a gamble you must be willing to take; hence why SMP's are the riskiest of the risky.
Nope, have you? I've been complete for a few weeks now, still waiting
Accepted today! I am interested! Although I did choose the on campus housing on fasfa earlier today...Is anyone looking for a roommate? (female) I got accepted a few days ago and am looking for another girl to live with, preferably at Woodlands apartments, which are owned by the school and really close to campus (2 min walk). Feel free to message me if interested!
