Hey, congrats on your acceptance! I will be sending in my application by the end of next week. How long was the admissions process for you?
Wow, all the better! Congrats again, future doc!
I also got accepted to this program and I will be attending, just submitted my deposit! Have you heard back?
Congrats!! Did it also take two weeks for you to hear back? Were there other schools you applied to or just Marian? I have not sent in my app yet
I applied early so it took me about 2 months to hear a response. I was accepted in January. I’ve applied to Touro NV MHS, KCU Biomedical, Drexel’s DPMS. So far I’ve been accepted into every program except Drexel, still waiting a response from them. Drexel is my number one choice
Ah yes, great selection of schools. If you don't mind me asking, why Marian out of the others? Also, did any of them give you a deadline to make a decision? I'm wondering if the master's admissions process is as strict as medical school's in that they only give you 2 weeks to commit.
All the schools I been accepted have deadlines. All the deadlines have been 30 days after my acceptance. I still need to fly out to Kansas go check out their program. However, marian is my choice right now because when I meet with faculty members they were so nice and I was able to get the impression that they have made changes since those horrifying post made on here a few years ago. I also really enjoyed the city and everyone was so friendly.
Woo, good to know about the changes. I had been very skeptical about that too. You've been a great help here, thanks so much for your input. Hope to hear how it goes with the rest of your applications and what your final decision will be. Best of luck to you!
Thanks for the reply. Did you attend the program? I have a few questions. Can I message you?
hey that’s great to hear! Would I be able to ask you how the program was for you and tips would offer to maximize your chances of succeeding?
I am greatly considering. Have you looked into housing yet?
I’ve been looking and trying to look into more of the safer areas from what I’ve been told . Hbu
Yay!! Same here! We should make a groupMe to get to know each other
Accepted, I'm attending! We should make a groupie to get to know each other
Sent a request to join!
Also accepted and just requested to join
The program accepts around 50 people and they receive about 600 apps a year. So yes, it’s competitive.
Oh phew! I was worried. I went to a religiously affiliated school before and had such a bad experience. Thank you! How did you like BMS. Are you/were you attending MUCOM?
Hey, congrats on your acceptance! You're not alone. I'm also in the same boat (non-affiliated + full sleeve). There's a groupme link in post #20 if you want to chat with some of us attending this fall.
Thanks so much! Marian seems to be open-minded and inclusive from what I've explored so far.
If you dont mind me asking what were your stats and when did u apply?
Yeah no problem, I applied Oct. 31st and I have a 3.44 cGPA, 3.1 science gpa and 501
Don't do it unless you exhausted other possibilities. They try to send all their rejects into this program as a cash grab
Yeah thats what I'm skeptical about. For reference - I graduated with my bachelors in bio/pre-med in 2017 with a 3.45 GPA (Not sure what sGPA is at the moment). I started a masters at the same school I did my undergrad, didn't finish my thesis due to COVID, and had a 3.9 GPA prior to ditching the whole thing. I have taken the MCAT three times, all scored below 500. I've been working in the medical field since 2018 (as a scribe, then lead scribe, COVID stuff, and now as a histotechnician). My last attempt at the MCAT was last year, after getting help with a tutor. I still bombed it. I'm not sure where to turn and didn't know if this high risk high reward thing might pay off. Otherwise, I'll just end up going into other lab professions which I'm not as passionate about.
I would look into podiatry if I were you unless you can somehow break that 500 score. I don't think an additional masters is going to be your saving grace
Yeah, I was coming to those terms as well. I appreciate it!
Sorry. I just saw your other posts. I see have already applied for a DO cycle.
I appreciate that!! I just wonder if my 497 would be the determining factor regarding being accepted to the med program. I feel confident I could maintain the GPA requirement (3.5+ for the fall semester) to get an interview, but having the minimum required MCAT score is concerning for me. It feels like certain death.
Reaching that MCAT score is definitely doable. I recommend setting aside dedicated time to study for the MCAT. If you are able to set aside 4 months to study, that would be great. Do as much practice questions as you can.
