I mean't safer from what i have read of getting into the home program. From the info I have gathered roughly 40-60 ish (usually closer to 60) ppl out of 90-100 end up getting into CMS. EVMS accepts less people and statistically closer to 50% get into EVMS med. Last year at EVMS 33/68 got into EVMS Med. Last year at Rosalind 89 ppl applied 62 got into CMS (Thats as close to a safe bet as you will in the SMP world) (A few of those got their conditional acceptances rescinded due to a C in a class) (Nearly 70% acceptance rate). In 2016-2017 69 applied (40 were accepted, 57% acceptance rate). You're right nothing in this life is a guarantee but after doing massive amount of research I will be going to RFU BMS if this cycle does not work out for me. The BMS has the highest acceptance rate from any SMP I have come across. From talking to previous students once in the program doing well in classes is what the admissions committees will focus on and pay less attention to MCAT, undergrad GPA, and ECs.
They will definitely still focus on ECs. And they won't entirely ignore your application as a whole, but they will definitely focus on how you're doing in this program. It's still vitally important to have sufficient amount of shadowing and volunteer work.
End of the day, I highly recommend BMS. It's a great program. Obviously, none of us have been accepted yet and are sort of at the middle ground where we are unsure of what the outcome will be, but I can tell you a few things:
1) C < Don't even come < B <
A (I bold the latter because if for some reason you don't get accepted to CMS, earning a 3.7+ in this program will probably work in your favor- but don't necessarily run yourself into the ground trying to get an A on everything either. Manage your stress while you're here. It's a hard program.)
2) Get involved on campus. So many interest groups and most of them have BMS class rep positions.
3) Chipotle chicken wrap is the best thing on the menu in the DNA Cafe
4) Don't get a C (See #1)
5) Don't even think about trying to study for/take the MCAT while you're here. Bad idea. Can it be done? Yes. Should it? No. Because... (See #1 and #4)
6) Living here is expensive.
7) Library is open 24/7 to students, even on holidays and snow days.
8) The advisors are great.
9) Small group tutoring available (for free) if your first exam doesn't go as well as you want.
10) Some of the exams have as little as 18-21 questions. Which means you don't have a lot of room for error. If the reason your undergraduate years didn't go so well is due to very poor study skills, don't go looking for them here. However, study skills will be optimized here. But if you consider yourself to be a "bad test taker" you may be more well-suited for a lower-risk DIY post-bac.
Hope this helps!
