I am planning on attending a masters program in order to improve my application due to poor academic performance my sophomore year of undergrad. As such, I would really appreciate any help answering the following questions:
1. Do med schools view an SMP through a med school more favorably than how they view an MA/MS degree in a related field (such as biomedical science or health science) from a non-medical school grad program?
2. If yes to the above question, is this difference enough that earning something like a 3.5-3.7 from an SMP would be viewed more favorably than earning a 3.7-4.0 from a non-SMP masters program?
3. Are med schools likely to discount performance in a less "prestigious" program?
4. I would appreciate any insights people have regarding the following programs:
1. Do med schools view an SMP through a med school more favorably than how they view an MA/MS degree in a related field (such as biomedical science or health science) from a non-medical school grad program?
2. If yes to the above question, is this difference enough that earning something like a 3.5-3.7 from an SMP would be viewed more favorably than earning a 3.7-4.0 from a non-SMP masters program?
3. Are med schools likely to discount performance in a less "prestigious" program?
4. I would appreciate any insights people have regarding the following programs:
- Benedictine University -- MS in Integrative Physiology
- Boston University School of Medicine -- MS in Medical Sciences (SMP program)
- Georgetown School of Medicine -- MS in Physiology (SMP program)
- Loyola University Chicago -- MA in Medical Sciences (SMP program)
- Medical College of Wisconsin -- Masters in Medical Physiology (SMP program)
- Midwestern University -- MA in Biomedical Sciences
- Roosevelt University -- MA in Biomedical Sciences
- Tulane School of Medicine -- MS in Biomedical Sciences Anatomy (SMP program)
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