So let me preface this by saying that I got my acceptance yesterday (finally!) and I was obviously very pleased with that. Now I have a big dilemma on my hands: I have a competing acceptance offer from BU MAMS. They were the first school to send an acceptance and at the time not knowing how the other two schools would decide (Cincy being the third; waitlisted and don't care anymore at this point), I went ahead and put down the $200 deposit by the 5/31 deadline just in case I didn't get in anywhere else (which I can withdraw at any time). Anyway I've obviously been weighing my options, and it basically it comes down to a few things:
- GU is a 1 yr. program -- I'm going against their "advice" by waiting next summer to apply. I'm a recent college grad (UCSD c/o 2011), and as my application stands now with my stats (3.28c, 3.1s, 32Q) and pretty sparse clinical/research exp, application this year with only a semester's worth of grades (if med schools decided to even hold out until they came out) would be a total crapshoot and most likely a huge waste of money/time. I'm aware that BU's program CAN be done in 1, but most people do it in 2 and apparently it's "virtually impossible" to get a thesis done over the summer without previous lab work, according to someone on their forum. The 2nd year at BU can definitely help, but I like the idea of being back at home while applying and having a real "gap year" to pursue other interests and spruce up other areas of my application (like EC's) as I see fit.
- Track record: According to BU, 70% of their graduates end up in US medical schools. I understand their program is well-structured and great, but that's a bit disconcerting...I have no intentions of applying to Carribean medical schools and would prefer to attend an allopathic over an osteopathic medical school. Don't know the exact figures but I think Georgetown's numbers are a little better (counting the people like myself who apply/re-apply the summer after finishing the program).
I'd most like to hear opinions from people who decided to attend Georgetown's over BU's program, or even people who decided the opposite (like the poster above). Under the impression I'm gonna be attending GU this August I obviously have very little time to make a decision. I'm pretty sure I made it clear that I'm leaning towards GU, but at any rate it's a decision nobody should lightly and I'd like to get as much outside input as I can before I fully commit to one school. Thanks in advice for all your guys' help.
to everyone still wait listed. 
for some movement and some acceptances for us. 
