general question

[jhafez87]

can i get in to Ross with a 98 credit hours from community college no B.S degree, 3.64 overall GPA and 3.55 science, 22 MCAT? what do u guys think?

[anastamos]

Don't be a lazy fool!
Retake the mcat until you get b/w 28-33 and apply to US schools.

[jcu]

^ Um, even if he gets a perfect score, it wouldn't help without a degree :P

[jhafez87]

yea, that why I want to apply to ross i dont want to spend another 2 years on getting a degree. I want to start medical school in january. Is it possible?

[DEQNY85]

Last I remember, Ross required at least a bachelor's degree for admittance to the School of Medicine. Check the website out for verification. I have seen that other, newer schools on the islands only require 90 or so credits (some don't even require MCAT) however these schools should be a last choice. If you really want to go to Ross apply for the semester immediately after graduation and that way you don't waste any time btwn schools.

[islandthrift]

Last I remember, Ross required at least a bachelor's degree for admittance to the School of Medicine. Check the website out for verification. I have seen that other, newer schools on the islands only require 90 or so credits (some don't even require MCAT) however these schools should be a last choice. If you really want to go to Ross apply for the semester immediately after graduation and that way you don't waste any time btwn schools.

Ross requires 90 credits, NOT a degree:

.: Ross University:. University Administration (http://www.rossu.edu/medical-school/admissions/getstarted.cfm)
Pre-requisites

Ross University requires at least 90 credits of college work, but strongly recommends that the applicant complete four years in a liberal arts college before entering medical school. The coursework should include the following prerequisite courses:
Inorganic or General Chemistry (with labs)

One year (8 hours)
Organic Chemistry (with labs)

One year (8 hours)
General Biology or Zoology (with labs)

One year (8 hours)
Physics (with labs)

One year (8 hours)
Mathematics (College-level)

One semester (3 hours) (preferably to include Calculus or Statistics)
English

One year (6 hours)
It is also strongly advised that courses providing a broad background in the humanities be part of the pre-medical preparation.

[DEQNY85]

I'm surprised, the way they require all these transcripts and grades (even if you already have 100+creds at time of interview) you would think they are requiring a bachelors. Nonetheless, as I stated previously, verify with the website (this stands for everything and anything).

[rokshana]

Ross requires 90 credits, NOT a degree:

.: Ross University:. University Administration (http://www.rossu.edu/medical-school/admissions/getstarted.cfm)
Pre-requisites

Ross University requires at least 90 credits of college work, but strongly recommends that the applicant complete four years in a liberal arts college before entering medical school. The coursework should include the following prerequisite courses:
Inorganic or General Chemistry (with labs)

One year (8 hours)
Organic Chemistry (with labs)

One year (8 hours)
General Biology or Zoology (with labs)

One year (8 hours)
Physics (with labs)

One year (8 hours)
Mathematics (College-level)

One semester (3 hours) (preferably to include Calculus or Statistics)
English

One year (6 hours)
It is also strongly advised that courses providing a broad background in the humanities be part of the pre-medical preparation.


what is written as a requirement is usually a mininmum, but the reality is usually different.

Many US schools only require 90 credits as well, but i bet that there are very, very, VERY few people that actually get in without a B S.

[Stalwart]

the reason is that although the requirement is only 90 credits...most applicants have a degree...so in order to compete for a seat...you also need a degree...

[jcu]

yea, that why I want to apply to ross i dont want to spend another 2 years on getting a degree. I want to start medical school in january. Is it possible?

You don't want to spend another 2 years getting your Bachelors, even though you'll be spending another 4 getting your MD? lol

[syntrik]

Enjoy Undergrad while you can.

That being said, the things I've heard about the USMLE changing to pass/fail could potentially hurt future Ross attendees - so it could be smart to try and start sooner and take the current version etc.

[cavalletti]

Enjoy Undergrad while you can.

That being said, the things I've heard about the USMLE changing to pass/fail could potentially hurt future Ross attendees -

.............How so?

[rokshana]

.............How so?


well the concept is that the thing that separates IMGs from each other and helps in comparison to AMGs is the SCORE on the Steps...if its P/F, how you gonna diffferentiate?