Medical Training School




So, your student, if accepted, is not only accepted into that college/university, but also accepted into the medical school at the same time! So what's the catch? Well, the details vary from program to program and can not be discussed here.., can enjoy your free time more during your undergraduate years. Here are a couple. Thus, the advantages of the combined programs are.. Also, many of these programs allow you to apply out to other medical school and break the contract with them, just in case a different medical school is where your heart is set on (this will free up your slot for a different applicant). Once again that policy differs from program to program, so please ask! Now are there any disadvantages to getting into these programs? Honestly, I can't think of too many. Basically, when high school students are applying to colleges during their senior year, those who know that they would like to pursue a career in the field of medicine can choose to apply to one of these combined/guaranteed programs. What these programs offer, is a guaranteed seat/position in their respective medical school. The only downside to the 6 year programs, is the fact school will be all year long with no long summer or winter breaks, in order for you to shorten your undergraduate education. For any competitive medical school applicant, you would have done ALL of the above anyways on your journey to applying for medical school! Some of the programs have some larger differences, certain school may ask you to take the MCAT and attain a minimum score to make sure the student was not slacking off during their undergraduate years,some may ask your student to participate in research, etc. It is NEVER too early to prepare to apply for these programs as they are competitive to get in to for obvious reasons. And finally, the only other disadvantage I can think of,is that I had some classmates in a guaranteed program with me, and because of the comfort of knowing they were already