Hackintosh Posted August 20, 2009 Report Share Posted August 20, 2009 I have a feeling that this application cycle will not be too great for me seeing I already have two rejections and no interviews. I've started thinking about backup plans. I was wondering if going the SMP route would be better/worse than doing a Masters in a Canadian university. Have any applicants here thought about this issue or have any information. I would love to hear your thoughts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicaldna Posted August 20, 2009 Report Share Posted August 20, 2009 I have a feeling that this application cycle will not be too great for me seeing I already have two rejections and no interviews. I've started thinking about backup plans. I was wondering if going the SMP route would be better/worse than doing a Masters in a Canadian university. Have any applicants here thought about this issue or have any information. I would love to hear your thoughts. I know someone who interviewed at few places last year but could not make it in and then decided to do SMP in the states... It will definitely increases your chances of getting in , especially at the school where you do SMP. But there is a big difference between doing a research-based Master's here and doing SMP there. I believe that SMP is fully course-based, just like undergrad. It depends on what you like.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmitch8 Posted August 20, 2009 Report Share Posted August 20, 2009 I have a feeling that this application cycle will not be too great for me seeing I already have two rejections and no interviews. I've started thinking about backup plans. I was wondering if going the SMP route would be better/worse than doing a Masters in a Canadian university. Have any applicants here thought about this issue or have any information. I would love to hear your thoughts. I think it really depends on a) what your undergrad GPA is like and if you would rather attend an American or a Canadian med school. I'm not entirely sure, but I think people enroll in SMPs because American med schools see it as a complement to your undergrad program and GPA. So if you're out of undergrad, your GPA stinks and you really want to get into NYU - enroll in a one-year SMP, destroy your classes and get a crazy GPA. I think many American schools will consider your SMP GPA in combination with your undergrad GPA. I don't know if this is done in Canadian schools or not.... If you want to ultimately get into a Can med school, I would enroll in the masters. Many Canadian med schools evaluate grad packages and give extra consideration to your application if you are finishing up a M.Sc. Also, they will consider your grad GPA IN ADDITION to your undergrad GPA with the understanding that graduate school is more difficult than undergrad (thus a lower GPA is more acceptable). I'm not 100% sure on the details, but I think if you are set on getting into an American med school, the SMP is a better option. Anyways, good luck with the rest of this cycle, its still really early, something will come up for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a41 Posted August 20, 2009 Report Share Posted August 20, 2009 I have a feeling that this application cycle will not be too great for me seeing I already have two rejections and no interviews. Being rejected by BU doesn't count. If the other school is Mayo or something stupid that doesn't count either. It's still really early. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hackintosh Posted August 20, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2009 Being rejected by BU doesn't count. If the other school is Mayo or something stupid that doesn't count either. It's still really early. what about vcu and vandy, lol, ahhh, not liking this medical application business Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicaldna Posted August 20, 2009 Report Share Posted August 20, 2009 what about vcu and vandy, lol, ahhh, not liking this medical application business When did you get rejected by Vandy? And when was your AMCAS verified there? This means I should be getting the first rejection sometime soon.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rach Posted August 20, 2009 Report Share Posted August 20, 2009 what about vcu and vandy, lol, ahhh, not liking this medical application business vandy doesn't count either. Hang in there, we're all bound to get plenty of rejections sometime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hackintosh Posted August 20, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2009 When did you get rejected by Vandy? And when was your AMCAS verified there? This means I should be getting the first rejection sometime soon.... i got the letter today, it was postmarked august 12, i was verified june 26th (ish) i'm pretty sure my stats were lacking, you guys should do fine at schools like vandy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicaldna Posted August 20, 2009 Report Share Posted August 20, 2009 i got the letter today, it was postmarked august 12, i was verified june 26th (ish)i'm pretty sure my stats were lacking, you guys should do fine at schools like vandy. wrong assumption! i was verified July 20th...so mine will take a while...I will ask my dad to keep an eye for a rejection letter sometime in early September... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a41 Posted August 20, 2009 Report Share Posted August 20, 2009 what about vcu and vandy, lol, ahhh, not liking this medical application business I don't know about VCU interviewing a lot of Canadians, but Vandy is a top-20 school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UserName Posted August 21, 2009 Report Share Posted August 21, 2009 Rejections by BU, Mayo (applied just for the heck of it), Vandy (pre secondary), EVMS (pre S) and hold at GWU... but well gotta keep positive.. it's gonna be a long year so as others said.. hang in there.. it's still early but like you i will probably start looking at grad school as a backup. i will see when to book a GRE exam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JChar Posted August 21, 2009 Report Share Posted August 21, 2009 Forgive the potential noobishness of my question but what is an SMP? I don't believe I've heard of this and a search didn't return any hits... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a41 Posted August 21, 2009 Report Share Posted August 21, 2009 Forgive the potential noobishness of my question but what is an SMP? I don't believe I've heard of this and a search didn't return any hits... http://lmgtfy.com/?q=smp+medical Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JChar Posted August 21, 2009 Report Share Posted August 21, 2009 Ah. And with the solution to the acronym comes this: http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=346106 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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