UserName Posted March 26, 2009 Report Share Posted March 26, 2009 Hey guys anybody knows what's up with Howard University? According to MSAR they require an MCAT of 8,8,9,O and cGPA of 3.4 and they are significantly cheaper to non-residents at 29K. they accepted 12 internationals. Is this an extremely low tire school? *EDIT: so it's a predominately black university. Did anybody apply to this school this round?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n00b Posted March 27, 2009 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 it's a historically black school Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nerv12 Posted March 27, 2009 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 Ummm there was a thread about this on SDN...I'll look for you and I'll give you the link. wait... EDIT: http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=610549&highlight=Howard+university Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UserName Posted March 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 Thanks.. I will check it out. I found that with my MCAT as a sole criterion I can apply to 42 US schools that take internationals.. so it's important to start some cutting down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest copacetic Posted March 27, 2009 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 Hey guys anybody knows what's up with Howard University? According to MSAR they require an MCAT of 8,8,9,O and cGPA of 3.4 and they are significantly cheaper to non-residents at 29K. they accepted 12 internationals. Is this an extremely low tire school? *EDIT: so it's a predominately black university. Did anybody apply to this school this round?? the amount you quoted is for american students who are out of state. if you are an international / canadian you will be paying significantly more. around 45K from my understanding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dayne67 Posted March 27, 2009 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 Hey guys anybody knows what's up with Howard University? According to MSAR they require an MCAT of 8,8,9,O and cGPA of 3.4 and they are significantly cheaper to non-residents at 29K. they accepted 12 internationals. Is this an extremely low tire school? *EDIT: so it's a predominately black university. Did anybody apply to this school this round?? Don't be fooled by Howard's numbers. It's a very big fit school. Just because an applicant's numbers exceeds their matriculated student averages, doesn't at all mean that an applicant will get an inteview/acceptance from there. They are VERY selective. Med schools like Howard, Meharry, Morehouse, and UCLA Drew have a mandate to serve the underserved and increase the number of URM physicians. Thus, they tend to mostly accept URM's. They do accept a few non-URM's, but they must have shown a demonstrated record of serving underserved/disadvantaged communities. I know that Meharry has been known to accept Canadian URM's (I know someone that goes there). But I don't think that Howard, Morehouse, or UCLA Drew accept Canadians at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
token Posted March 27, 2009 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 I agree with Dayne. You can still be accepted if you're not URM, but then you likely wouldn't have a passion for primary care in underserved minority heavy areas. Even if you can fool the adcom, you might not feel satisfied once enrolled. And if you are URM you can probably get into "better" schools (with a broader range of focus). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nerv12 Posted March 28, 2009 Report Share Posted March 28, 2009 umm what does URM mean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dayne67 Posted March 28, 2009 Report Share Posted March 28, 2009 URM = Under-represented minority. The following groups are usually considered URM: African American or African descent, Hispanic (Puerto Rican, Mexican, etc.), Hawaiian (Samoan), and Native Indian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kp987654 Posted July 21, 2014 Report Share Posted July 21, 2014 Hey! Does Howard medical school accept Canadian students? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nia Posted August 19, 2014 Report Share Posted August 19, 2014 Hey! Does Howard medical school accept Canadian students? Yes, I know of one Canadian in the class of 2018. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
advair250 Posted August 19, 2014 Report Share Posted August 19, 2014 Yes I also know a Canadian in the class of 2017. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arztin Posted August 19, 2014 Report Share Posted August 19, 2014 Hey this is very particular. I've never heard of such a thing. Is the student population mainly black because that's the focus of the school? (i.e. train black doctors?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearded frog Posted August 20, 2014 Report Share Posted August 20, 2014 It's a historically black univeristy, which means that now it accepts non black students, but has a mission of training doctors who have an acknowledged service to the black community. So if you're not black and interested in Howard you should have deomonstrated experience and committment to service in the minority community. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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