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Can anyone comment on Pembroke Towers?
The facebook group has some people who live there. Also search this thread for "pembroke".
Can anyone comment on Pembroke Towers?
Have any of the MM students heard back from EVMS's MD program?
If you want your app to be looked at early, you can't wait for that letter.Just double checking: we are not supposed to include Dr. Meyer's letter in our AMCAS primary application, right?
If you want your app to be looked at early, you can't wait for that letter.
This is highly subjective, and honestly the differences between med schools are too complex to give a tidy answer. But: historically, EVMS MM's wait to submit secondaries at other schools until they have Dr. Meyer's letter.
Best of luck to you.
I don't believe I've ever seen stats on the EVMS website. Alumni talk about EVMS stats on SDN, but EVMS never talks about med masters stats on its website.Why do they keep increasing class size without having the intent to increase the amount of acceptances? Wouldn't that mean they are lying when boasting the 85-90 fact on their website?
Why do they keep increasing class size without having the intent to increase the amount of acceptances? Wouldn't that mean they are lying when boasting the 85-90 fact on their website?
I don't believe I've ever seen stats on the EVMS website. Alumni talk about EVMS stats on SDN, but EVMS never talks about med masters stats on its website.
I stand corrected. Still can't quite focus my eyes after taking the physio shelf. Sorry folks."Since 1995, the EVMS Medical Master's Program has helped 85-90% of our applicants successfully place themselves in the entering classes of allopathic medical schools across the United States."
-Source: http://www.evms.edu/education/masters_programs/medical_masters_program/
Well, here's what I'm hearing for the MM class of 2013: it's already over 70%. Out of 40, 2 got in to another med school, 27 are in at EVMS. That's after week one of acceptances. Among the 27 EVMS acceptees, some have acceptances at other schools as well. None of this info is public, none of it is official, and all of it is subject to change.
MM13 class info. Those 40 know each other better than did the 23 in my MM class, and frankly, they put us to shame. A truly excellent class.I know you said that it's not public and also not official. Just curious though, did those numbers come from MM2013 class members or from the adcom/MM office? Pretty hard to keep track of 40 students.
Bah. Speculation never ends.This should end speculation.
EVMS is a low tier, low stats school, where many students are nontraditional. We have an abundance of military officers, chemistry teachers, professional athletes, etc.According to MSAR about 30% of admitted students have a graduate degree (which is very high compared to other schools).
Utterly specious.With a class size of 150 for next year that means that (150 x .3)= 45. If the trend continues as I imagine it would, that means 45 students will be accepted into next years class with graduate degrees. (45/50)= .9 or 90% of the class size of the MM.
There is no allotment. The med masters program belongs to the EVMS School of Health Professions. It does not belong to the med school. Med masters don't get direct admission, they get waitlist spots. The waitlist has to move or you don't get a seat. No reserved seat.Using this info you could make the assumption that they have allotted the 90% that is mentioned on their website for the med masters kids.
That was the story when there were 23 seats in the program. If you knew the 8 exceptional students who are currently waiting to get in, it would be clear that there are no reserved seats.So again, like it has been stated multiple times, the spots are yours to lose.
Of course it's a money grab. There's no benefit to the students or to the faculty in a class size increase. The faculty has been forced to scramble to make sense of the increases in both the MM and MD classes. The program size increase helps EVMS address budget shortcomings in this economic recession. I challenge you to find a med school that isn't looking to bridge budget gaps in a similar fashion. Just google a school name and "budget".I really do not think this program is a "money grab" and genuinely feel like the administration have the students best interest in mind.
MM13 class info. Those 40 know each other better than did the 23 in my MM class, and frankly, they put us to shame. A truly excellent class.
The count is now:
- 2 in at other schools, left mid-year
- 2 in at other schools, finished the year
- 28 in at EVMS (some had other acceptances as well)
For the other 8, who are waiting to hear, if you're religious, send them a prayer of comfort. If you're not religious, take a moment to reflect on courage and strength. You will go through some equivalent of this next year.
Look. Past outcomes are from past performances. EVMS doesn't allocate. EVMS doesn't set a percentage of MM students who will get in. There is no contract or guarantee. Each individual MM student succeeds or fails based on their own individual merits, and based on how they individually rank against the competition on the waitlist.First time posting, idk if I am doing this right.
But Dr Midlife,
What you are saying then is that 85-90% stat on the site is essentially going to drop to around 50-60% next year with the size increase of class?
Hey I just finished the MM program and have been accepted into the MD program and just wanted to give my thoughts to anyone wondering.
There have been some changes (bigger class size/ changes in the programs structure) and these changes started while I was in the MM program. Despite these changes and any uncertainty for the coming year I have to say the culture, faculty, and other students are incredibly supportive here at EVMS. I cant speak for other programs but in my experience at EVMS i never felt excluded which is more important than it may seem. I always got equal attention from and treatment by faculty and never was looked down upon by other students/peers in the M1 program, most of the time I would forget that I wasnt already in the M1 program.
I dont want to sugar coat it too much. I worked harder than I ever have this year and have experienced more stress than I ever have and studied more than I thought was possible. I thought 8 hours a day was an exaggeration but it was actually the norm. Many times I wondered what I got myself into, the Med student lifestyle is tough but I would argue that the MM lifestyle is tougher. Psychologically you always feel the need to be towards the top of the class, so while a med student can shrug off an average performance it is difficult for a MM to do the same. That can take its toll on you if you let it.
Its also tempting to feel entitled when you are out performing the majority of the M1 class and are still technically a "premed". It can be rough being totally immersed in the med school lifestyle and still being uncertain about your future while the rest of the M1 class knows that they will be doctors and they will at least have some way to chip away at their crazy debt.
All that being said I am sooooooo thankful to this thread, Dr Midlife, and the EVMS MM program. There are many routes to med school. I would argue that being a model student/ academic allstar during your undergrad is the easiest and cheapest way. If that didnt happen I think this program is an excellent alternative. I am now an MD student something that was unrealistic just a year ago. So as long as you are realistic about what you will experience here and manage your expectations I would give this program my highest recommendation.
In your opinion, were there any MM students that excelled in the program and deserved to get in but didn't?
Cant answer that for 2 reasons
-Only been a week since acceptances started coming out.
-Dont know the details of everyones performance and application.
I dont think the admissions just randomly picks people I think they look at every detail of your performance including attendance to required stuff, your interactions, they way you come off, your academic performance, your past academic performance, your interviews, your application, your involvement in the academic environment (community service/student government etc). Im not an official representative of the program but this is what it seemed to be at least to me. Its like a really in depth year long interview. So if someone didnt get in I dont think anyone could speculate exactly why except maybe that person and the admissions committee because there are so many variables. But like i said I dont think its just random I think you are looked at thoroughly and the ad com makes the best decision they can with all that information.
As one of the 40 people of 2013 who is still on the waitlist, I wanted to encourage the entering MM students to apply DO this cycle. There are far too many of you to get in all at once and you do not want to be the A- student who rubbed the interviewer the wrong way. Please, do yourself a favor and fill out the DO applications. It took me a week of calling to arrange for several DO's to shadow in the next month; this is cake compared to the agony of the waitlist. You do not want to lose a year of an attending's salary because you are slightly lazy right now and want to wing it. No one - not one person - enters the program thinking they would be bottom pick. All the best!
As one of the 40 people of 2013 who is still on the waitlist, I wanted to encourage the entering MM students to apply DO this cycle. There are far too many of you to get in all at once and you do not want to be the A- student who rubbed the interviewer the wrong way. Please, do yourself a favor and fill out the DO applications. It took me a week of calling to arrange for several DO's to shadow in the next month; this is cake compared to the agony of the waitlist. You do not want to lose a year of an attending's salary because you are slightly lazy right now and want to wing it. No one - not one person - enters the program thinking they would be bottom pick. All the best!
As one of the 40 people of 2013 who is still on the waitlist, I wanted to encourage the entering MM students to apply DO this cycle. There are far too many of you to get in all at once and you do not want to be the A- student who rubbed the interviewer the wrong way. Please, do yourself a favor and fill out the DO applications. It took me a week of calling to arrange for several DO's to shadow in the next month; this is cake compared to the agony of the waitlist. You do not want to lose a year of an attending's salary because you are slightly lazy right now and want to wing it. No one - not one person - enters the program thinking they would be bottom pick. All the best!
That's 88 %, which is the closest thing to a guarantee that you will ever find...
Amber said last week that we're looking at a class of about 50-55...when do you think we'll have an exact or more accurate figure?