RWJ MBS vs NJMS MBS vs Stratfrod MBS

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Hello all,

I have been accepted into the UMDNJ Stratford MBS program at their osteopathic medical school. I have also been accepted into RWJMS MBS program as well.🙂

I am still waiting for UMDNJ-NJMS Newark MBS program which should arrive later this month. I think I have a good chance of getting in.

Which program out of the three, would help me the most in terms of getting into an MD program?


I was told that RWJMS MBS program has about 40 students while Newark GSBS has over 100+.

In terms of a committee letter and recommendations from professors, RWJMS MBS would probably be a little more personal due to the class size but I understand that Newark MBS is older and has accumulated reputation.

In terms of linkage, Newark MBS requires a 3.6 in the program to get a guaranteed interview while RWJ MBS requires a 3.75. RWJ MBS program tells you not to apply to RWJ during the medical school application cycle if you want to be considered for the linkage, is it the same thing with Newark MBS as well?


I know that with RWJ MBS if you do qualify for the guaranteed interview at RWJMS, the interview occurs late in the cycle, after May. If May 15th is the last day to declare a one single acceptance, then if you have the interview after May 15th, does that mean you have to choose between taking that acceptance at another medical school or risking it all with attending the guaranteed interview?

Thank you in advance!

 

[theWUbear]

Hello all,

I have been accepted into the UMDNJ Stratford MBS program at their osteopathic medical school. I have also been accepted into RWJMS MBS program as well.🙂

I am still waiting for UMDNJ-NJMS Newark MBS program which should arrive later this month. I think I have a good chance of getting in.

Which program out of the three, would help me the most in terms of getting into an MD program?


I was told that RWJMS MBS program has about 40 students while Newark GSBS has over 100+.

In terms of a committee letter and recommendations from professors, RWJMS MBS would probably be a little more personal due to the class size but I understand that Newark MBS is older and has accumulated reputation.

Throughout my time at GSBS Newark, I had at least three NJMS professors willing to write LOR's for me based on taking classes with them. All of them teach part of a medical school course. One of these (to give you an idea about the variation in class size) was from a 7 person class on gastrointestinal physiology. Another was from the first year MGM course (with ~200 med/grad students). I ended up requesting one from my advisor, who is one of the MGM professors as well as a GSBS advisor. You won't have problems finding small classes, and won't have any difficulty finding prof's to write LORs.

In terms of linkage, Newark MBS requires a 3.6 in the program to get a guaranteed interview while RWJ MBS requires a 3.75. RWJ MBS program tells you not to apply to RWJ during the medical school application cycle if you want to be considered for the linkage, is it the same thing with Newark MBS as well?

Many people apply the summer before they start Newark GSBS. I know quite a few people who have applied, taken MGM in the fall, and gotten into NJMS after their MGM grade came in. Understandably, if you apply the cycle that you're starting the program, they will check your MGM or first semester grades before rendering a decision. I'm sure you want it that way too, or you wouldn't be doing a master's program 😀 But yes, you can certainly follow through with the above plan with GSBS- Newark.