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The post-bac prgram at BMC touts a 99% acceptance rate into medical school.
This figure seems fantastic, but the students selected would likely have gotten
into medical school no matter where they did their pre-medical requirements. BMC
has a consort program which allows post-bac students to capatilize on the unique
relationship BMC has with medical schools. Students can spent one year at BMC
and go directly into medical school the following year. This option lets
students just get going. Medical training becomes a 5 year plan (4 for medical
school and one at BMC). Some of the schools don;t even require that post-bacs
take the MCAT. If a student wishes to pursue this option, it;s a great one. In
my opinion, this option is the only way that paying the stiff tution makes any
sense. The negative to this option is that the consort schools are not really
"top" medical programs. However, most poeple that pursue this option do get into
medical school. Those who spend a year applying receive little support from the
school. Here's where the screen for "your a shoe in" comes in. The advising
system does little to nothing is you went to the program and had a mishap, ie.
struggled in a class or did not ace the MCAT. All the strings they have come
through in the consort option. You will out in the cold if you applied though
traditional mechanisms and need the assistance of all BMC's connections.
Out-of-sight is out-of-mind for them. They simply care about their numbers and
will gladly take a loss if you need assistance or you need some of those
"connections" you will hear about while applying during the traditional year of
applying. I have seen people simply lose their monsterous financial investment.
The school does place people at the top schools like Penn., Yale, and Harvard,
but these kids often have a parent on faculty, went there as an undergrauate, or
have some other "in." Be cautious!
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