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As a pre-med applying in upcoming application cycle, I don't like BS/MD programs. The main reason is obviously that they lower the amount of spots for traditional pre-meds. However, attrition (sp?) rate is pretty high in those programs as well. Here's a link from NEOUCOM for transfer students and they have 18-20 spots, which we all know are released by those who dropped out:
http://www.neoucom.edu/Students/ADMI/AdminTransferFrameset.htm
This tells me that many of those students accepted to BS/MD programs don't really know what they want to do (don't blame them since they are 17 or 18 at the time.) Therefore, BS/MD programs should not exist or at the very least they should minimize the number of spots offered to high school students.
p.s NEOUCOM is probably the only school in the nation whose incoming class includes 80% BS/MD students and only 20% traditional students, thus, almost all of the dropouts have to be from BS/MD program. Now only 20% traditionals is absurd. But this is just my opinion so let me know what do you guys think.
http://www.neoucom.edu/Students/ADMI/AdminTransferFrameset.htm
This tells me that many of those students accepted to BS/MD programs don't really know what they want to do (don't blame them since they are 17 or 18 at the time.) Therefore, BS/MD programs should not exist or at the very least they should minimize the number of spots offered to high school students.
p.s NEOUCOM is probably the only school in the nation whose incoming class includes 80% BS/MD students and only 20% traditional students, thus, almost all of the dropouts have to be from BS/MD program. Now only 20% traditionals is absurd. But this is just my opinion so let me know what do you guys think.