Going Over EVERY BS/MD and IVY LEAGUE School I Applied To

Summary

In this informative video, the speaker shares their extensive experience with BS/MD, BS/DO, and pre-med school applications. They discuss the challenges and strategies involved in applying to 14 BS/MD programs and four pre-med colleges, providing insights into each school's unique application process, interview experiences, and admission outcomes. The video offers valuable tips for maximizing chances of admission, including managing essays, interviews, and navigating program changes, ultimately guiding viewers to make informed decisions in their medical school journey.

Takeaways

• 🎓 The speaker applied to 14 BSMD programs and 4 pre-med colleges, emphasizing the importance of applying to multiple schools to maximize chances of admission.
• 📚 A competitive applicant should be prepared to commit time to BSMD programs, as they can be time-consuming and challenging to get into.
• 💡 The speaker provides unique insights and perspectives on various schools, aiming to help viewers avoid the mistakes they made during the application process.
• 🏫 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's BSMD program with Albany Medical College was the first program the speaker applied to and is the one they currently attend.
• 📝 For RPI, the speaker highlights the importance of being prepared for the supplemental application, which can come at an inconvenient time and requires several essays.
• 🌟 Drew University BSMD program has a low GPA requirement and no MCAT, offering a reasonable path to medical school with a good scholarship.
• 🤔 Hofstra University's BSMD program is easy to apply to with minimal essays and a straightforward interview process, making it a recommended option.
• 🔮 Brown's PLME program is known for its unique and time-consuming essay prompts, despite not requiring an interview for admission.
• ⚠️ The speaker advises caution with schools like BU, GWU, and CWRU, which have high applicant numbers and may not provide much communication until rejection.
• 🏛 State schools are noted for reserving many spots for in-state students, making it more challenging for out-of-state applicants to secure a place.
• 💰 Juniata and LECOM's BSDO program is highlighted for its minimal requirements and easy application process, offering a substantial scholarship and a simple interview procedure.
• 📈 The speaker recommends focusing on a few BSMD programs rather than spreading efforts thin between many pre-med and BSMD applications.

Q & A

What is the main reason the speaker applied to multiple BSMD programs?

The speaker applied to multiple BSMD programs because they are the hardest to get into and they wanted to maximize their odds of acceptance.

Why did the speaker mention being a 'psychopath' in the context of applying to BSMD programs?

The speaker used 'psychopath' metaphorically to express their intense obsession with BSMD programs since their freshman year of high school.

How many BSMD programs did the speaker apply to, and what was the rationale behind this decision?

The speaker applied to 14 BSMD programs to increase their chances of acceptance, given the competitive nature of these programs.

Outlines

00:00

🎓 Overview of Applied BSMD and Pre-Med Programs

The video starts by discussing the annoyance of time-wasting YouTubers and immediately dives into a comprehensive list of BSMD, BSDO, and pre-med schools applied to. The narrator explains the competitive nature of these programs, emphasizing the need to apply to multiple schools to maximize acceptance chances. The speaker's obsession with BSMD programs since high school is highlighted, leading to applications to 14 BSMD programs, one BSDO program, and four pre-med colleges. The video promises to share interview experiences, acceptance, and rejection details, along with valuable admissions insights to help future applicants.

05:01

📝 Details on Specific BSMD Applications

The narrator describes the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's BSMD program with Albany Medical College, noting the absence of the MCAT requirement. The application timeline is shared, along with tips for handling the supplemental application. The New Jersey Medical School's BSMD program via Drew University is discussed next, highlighting its GPA requirement and no MCAT policy, along with the interview process. Hofstra University's smooth admission process, easy application, and minimal essay requirements are detailed. Brown's PLME program's unique essay requirements and its reputation as the 'Holy Grail' of BSMD programs are also covered, despite the narrator's rejection from the program.

10:02

📚 Analysis of Various BSMD Programs

The narrator discusses their rejection from Brown's PLME program and subsequent acceptance into Brown's pre-med Neuroscience major, opting for other BSMD programs instead. The focus then shifts to Boston University's seven-year BSMD program, the communication challenges during the application process, and ultimate rejection. Similar experiences with George Washington University and Case Western Reserve University are shared, emphasizing yield protection strategies used by these schools. The importance of being vigilant about application process changes is highlighted. Rejections from state school BSMD programs and their biases towards in-state candidates are also discussed.

🎓 Tips for BSMD and Pre-Med Applications

The video moves on to discuss state school BSMD programs and their tendencies to reserve seats for in-state applicants, advising out-of-state candidates to be cautious with their time investment. Penn State University's extensive essay requirements for both its BSMD and honors programs are critiqued, with the narrator opting out of applying to the honors program due to time constraints. The ease of the application process for Juniata and Leecom's BSDO program is praised, highlighting minimal essay requirements and a straightforward interview process. The narrator advises using such programs as backups.

🧠 Final Thoughts on Pre-Med Applications

In the final section, the narrator shares their experiences with pre-med school applications, emphasizing the simplicity of applying to liberal arts schools with minimal essay requirements. The strategy of focusing on BSMD programs while applying to a few top pre-med schools is recommended. The video concludes with a call to action for viewers to like, comment, and subscribe for more content.

Keywords

💡BSMD

BSMD stands for Bachelor of Science in Medicine Degree, a type of accelerated medical education program that allows students to complete their undergraduate and medical degrees in a shorter time frame. In the video, the speaker discusses their experiences applying to various BSMD programs, emphasizing the competitive nature and the strategic approach needed to maximize acceptance odds.

💡Application Process

The application process refers to the steps and requirements that candidates must fulfill to apply for a program or school. The video script details the various stages of the BSMD application process, including essay writing, interviews, and supplemental applications, highlighting the challenges and considerations applicants face.

💡Yield Protection

Yield protection is a strategy used by colleges and universities to maintain their yield rate, which is the percentage of accepted students who choose to enroll. The speaker mentions yield protection in the context of certain schools sending follow-up applications to BSMD applicants, suggesting that these schools may be trying to gauge the likelihood of the applicant attending if accepted.

💡Supplemental Application

A supplemental application is additional material required by certain schools beyond the standard application. The script describes the supplemental application for RPI as being sent at an inconvenient time and requiring several essays, emphasizing the need for preparedness and time management.

💡Interview

An interview is a part of the admissions process where applicants meet with representatives from the school to discuss their qualifications and interest in the program. The video mentions interviews at various stages, such as with undergraduate schools and medical schools, and notes the varying difficulty levels and preparation needed.

💡Essay

An essay is a short, non-fictional composition that applicants write to express their ideas, experiences, or qualifications. The script frequently mentions essays as a key component of the BSMD application process, with different schools requiring varying numbers and types of essays, affecting the overall effort and strategy in applying.

💡Pre-med

Pre-med is a term used to describe students who are preparing for a career in medicine by taking the necessary science and medical-related courses, often as undergraduates before applying to medical school. The speaker discusses applying to pre-med schools as an alternative to BSMD programs and shares insights on the application process for these schools.

💡Scholarship

A scholarship is a financial award given to students to support their education, often based on merit or need. The script mentions receiving scholarships from various BSMD programs, indicating that financial aid is an important consideration for applicants when choosing which programs to apply to and accept.

💡State Schools

State schools, also known as public universities, are funded by state governments and often have lower tuition fees for in-state residents. The video discusses the challenges of applying to state BSMD programs as an out-of-state candidate, noting the advantages given to in-state applicants and the strategic considerations for applicants.

💡Liberal Arts

Liberal arts education is an approach to learning that encourages broad knowledge in various subjects, rather than specialized or technical training. The speaker mentions applying to liberal arts schools for their pre-med programs, noting the minimal essay requirements and the alignment with their BSMD-focused application strategy.

💡BSDO

BSDO stands for Bachelor of Science in Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, a degree similar to BSMD but specifically for osteopathic medicine. The script discusses a specific BSDO program affiliated with multiple universities, noting the minimal requirements and the ease of admission, providing an alternative pathway for medical education.

Highlights

Applied to a large number of BSMD programs due to their difficulty and personal obsession with them since high school.

14 BSMD programs, one BSDO program, and four pre-med colleges were targeted.

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's BSMD program with Albany Medical College is a seven-year no-MCAT program.

RPI's application process is straightforward, but the supplemental application arrives at an awkward time, requiring quick turnaround.

New Jersey Medical School's BSMD program through Drew University has a 3.5 GPA requirement and no MCAT, involving two interviews.

Hofstra University’s BSMD program involves minimal essays and easy interviews, making it highly recommended.

Brown's PLME program is the Holy Grail of BSMD programs but is extremely competitive and requires multiple essays.

Did not get into Brown's PLME program but was accepted for pre-med neuroscience.

Boston University’s BSMD program is highly regarded but has limited communication during the application process.

George Washington University and Case Western Reserve University have very competitive BSMD programs with low acceptance rates.

State schools reserve a significant number of seats for in-state candidates, making it challenging for out-of-state applicants.

Penn State's BSMD program demands an extensive number of essays, which may not be worth the effort for some applicants.

Juniata and LECOM's BSDO program is easy to apply for with minimal requirements and provides a good backup option.

Pre-med school applications should be straightforward, focusing on top liberal arts schools with minimal essay requirements.

Advice to commit fully to BSMD applications rather than a mix of BSMD, pre-med, and Ivy League applications to maximize chances.

Transcripts

it is so so annoying when YouTubers

waste your time so let's get right into

it here is every single bsmd bsdo and

pre-med school that I applied to feel

free to take a screenshot of this list

now I applied to quite a few bsmd

programs why well there's two main

reasons one they're hardest to get

into so you basically have to apply to a

bunch of schools if you truly want to

maximize your odds and two I'm a

psychopath but more specifically I've

been obsessed with bsmd programs since

my freshman year of high school so by

the time it came around to college

admissions I knew that I had an

application at that level I was a

competitive applicant I made sure that

it was worth my time to commit to bsmd

programs and by doing that I applied to

14 bsmd programs one be a steal program

and four pre-med colleges I'm going to

go over all the schools that I got

interviews at that I was accepted to and

that I was also rejected from but as I

go through and do that I'm also going to

give some really really useful

admissions information about all of

these different schools in regards to

which ones have weird application

processes excessive essays weird changes

in their Admissions and their program so

that when you guys go through and apply

to these schools you can use this

information to make some decisions that

I wasn't able to do you guys have the

edge because I've already gone through

all this process learn from my mistakes

and you will be able to excel in this

bsmd admissions process you know how we

roll on this channel when I talk about

these different schools I'm not going to

BS you with information that you already

know I'm only giving my unique

perspectives and insights here and

that's what I know you guys are here for

now let's kick this video off with the

very first program Rensselaer

Polytechnic institute's bsmd program

with Albany Medical College now if

you've been around this channel before

you'll know that this is the program

that I currently attend it's a seven

year NOAA MCAT program as well as all

the other programs that lead into Albany

Medical College that go through Union

and Siena are all the same now I

actually applied to this program on

August 6th now to give you some

perspective the application opened on

August 1st I was straight ready to apply

as soon as it opened because the

deadline was November 1st it just made

sense to kick things off with that

school now the application is pretty

reasonable for RPI they only ask you for

about three essays but the main thing to

look out for here is the supplemental

application they send it at a really

really awkward time for me it was around

Thanksgiving they don't give you much

time to do it and there are quite a few

essays you need to work on so when that

supplemental application comes through

be ready for it catch it and here's

exactly what I did what I did was I

think I skipped one to two days of

school just to work on the supplemental

application so I could write out all the

essays and then I think I submitted it

within four or five days and they had

given maybe eight or nine to work on it

the next college we're going to talk

about are the New Jersey medical school

bsmd programs now I applied to New

Jersey medical school and I was accepted

through the Drew University bsmd program

so that program has a 3.5 GPA

requirement with no MCAT it's a seven

year program I was able to get in with

good quality scholarships it is quite a

reasonable good program overall it was

one of the top ones on my list

especially given that I got into it now

the main thing to look out for were Drew

is that it's a very very easy

application they barely even make you

write essays but they do actually make

you go through two interviews you do an

interview with the undergraduate school

and one with the med school it's not

that hard I mean the a med school one is

definitely quite tricky but the

undergrad one was pretty chill so just

keep that in mind that those two things

are coming up for you Hofstra University

is an interesting case now I got both an

interview and was accepted to Hofstra

University and overall it's quite an

easy ride applying to Hofstra in general

is not difficult I think there's just

one essay and then for the bsmd

application that comes later you write

another two essays that are pretty

generic now the Hofstra interview is

pretty easy as well so overall the

admission process is the half stroke if

you can manage to get in is quite smooth

all the way so this is a school that I'd

highly recommend just throwing onto your

list because not only is the Zucker

School of Medicine brand new I went to

tour it and it looks beautiful but the

time you spend to the reward that you

get out of it that ratio is excellent

for the school you don't write many

essays but if you get in it's a great

school so I'd recommend applying to it

let's talk about the most well-known

notorious bsmd program Brown's program

in Liberal medical education the plimy

program in order to apply to the plimy

program they ask you for a bunch of

essays on the common application I

believe you have to write six essays

they are all shorter length they've come

to around 300 words each but it still

takes a considerable amount of time

because the prompts are usually pretty

unique so you can't really just recycle

essays that you already had now this

school doesn't have any sort of

interview but it is kind of the Holy

Grail of bsmd because you get to go to

an Ivy League institution in the med

school now I personally did not get into

the plimy program but I was accepted to

Brown to study Neuroscience as a pre-med

major now keeping in mind the fact that

I had gotten into other bsnb programs

like RPI it just didn't make sense to go

to Brown for undergrad and go down the

traditional pre-med path if you want

more information on that you can go

check out my video on which pre-med

schools are good and which ones you

should definitely think about applying

to the next three schools we're going to

talk about are some schools that you

should definitely keep note of for a few

interesting reasons first let's talk

about Boston University bu now this

school is very highly regarded for its

bsmd program because one it's a seven

year program and two uh more

specifically they have a really really

great med school now the thing about bu

is that when you apply to the program

they actually don't really contact you

like at all if you get an interview and

stuff of course they're going to

naturally reach out to you but I didn't

get into the program and I didn't hear

anything from them the only time they

even contacted me was at the very end of

March in order to let me know that I got

rejected from the program and also I

believe I didn't get into the

undergraduate school as well now I'm

going to talk about that a little bit

later but let's move on to next George

Washington University they did a very

similar thing I had a very similar

experience with them George Washington

has a fantastic med school but I believe

they accept just 10 kids into their bsfd

program with literally thousands

applying this is similar to the third

School in our Trifecta here which is

Case Western Reserve University now this

was a school I had kind of been eyeing

for a minute when I was applying to bsmd

programs because I had a friend who went

to the same high school as me who is

attending case Western's bsmd program

they have a top 20 med school it's a no

MCAT program it is eight years but you

know they do a good job of pacing it out

now that seems like a solid solid med

school but the one thing to keep in mind

when applying to case is that they get

like 3 200 applicants at least in my

year that they were claiming applied to

the school now the numbers have just

gone up more and more it is hard to get

into on top of that if you're going to

apply to Case Western just be mindful of

the fact that they're undergoing some

strange changes the bsmd program is

still intact but now they've had talks

about making kids go through a med

school interview they're trying to push

students to do more and more things just

make sure that you're Vigilant when

applying to these bsnb programs because

the worst thing that could happen is

that you apply to a school you get

really excited over it and then they end

up changing some rules in a way that

doesn't really fit what you were looking

for in that institution the special

thing about each of these three schools

is that even with the qualifications

that I have I don't think I got into any

of these schools undergraduate programs

either what happened was that bu and

George Washington sent me like follow-up

applications basically saying something

along the lines of if I want to still be

considered for undergrad admission to

submit like an extra Essay with some

more details and then they'll go ahead

and review it but I think what these

schools are doing is basically something

called yield protection it's basically

where they want to be able to protect

their yield rate and statistics and

numbers and they know that if I've

applied to the school for bsmd the odds

that I'm going to come for pre-med are

very very low because it doesn't make

sense especially with an application of

our tier right we're applying for the

top of the top there's a good chance we

might have gotten to another bsnb

program or even just a better pre-med

school why would we go there so if

you're truly interested they send you

some application to apply but naturally

I didn't fill it out because it just

doesn't make sense for Case Western I

think they just flat out rejected me and

I just like moved on with my life the

next batch of bsmd programs are the

state schools now these are all funky

every single School you see on this list

I did not get into but at the same time

I got into all of their like undergrad

schools and they all give you

scholarships so if you're applying to

these types of State schools keep in

mind that they save and they reserve a

lot of seats for in-state candidates the

number ranges between 50 to 80 of the

spots they have are reserved for

in-state kids so if you're applying as

an out-of-state person and you don't

have that Advantage you're fighting an

uphill battle here so make sure that you

you proportion your time correctly in

the time that you spend on these schools

is relative to the other schools that

are more private institutions that don't

have these kind of biases and that

you're not getting scammed here other

tips in regard to State schools one I

applied to all of the honors programs I

got into all of them I have full faith

that all of you can do the exact same

it's really not that much of an

achievement but if you end up getting

into the actual bsmd program and you

plan on going to the schools well then

getting into the honors program is just

one more thing that's going to like Aid

you to succeed once you go there so make

sure that you set yourself up for

Success special mentions in the state

school list one is Penn State University

this program is ridiculous because as

much as like there is a Prestige of

going to like the Jefferson uh Penn

State med school and that is like a

solid solid program Penn State asked you

to write like a ridiculous number of

essays just for the bsmd program alone I

believe I had to write four to five

essays each with like several hundred

words they were not short essays like

what you see in brown and on top that

the biggest scam here is if you decide

to apply to the honors program which

asks you like eight 500 word essays that

are brand new unique to the school that

was the one honors program that I

decided not to apply to it just didn't

make sense why would you commit that

much time to Penn State University I

don't live in Pennsylvania the chances

that I get in are about this much so

who's sitting here writing Penn State

application Honors College what I could

apply to easily three four more bsmp

programs for that same time not worth it

you can take inspiration for what I've

done and just be vigilant about that

moving on to a special special school

we're going to talk about Juniata and

leecom Lake Erie College of osteopathics

medicines bsdo program now leecom is

kind of a core Central bsdo program that

has a bunch of affiliations with like 50

universities or something like that the

thing about uh the Juniata program was

that they had very very very minimal

like GPA requirements in regards to your

MCAT I think there was even a

possibility that you could like skip out

on on some of that where you had to get

a really really low score I like this

program overall in addition Juniata gave

me like 30k scholarship now the special

part about this program is not just the

fact that I was accepted to it and all

of these good perks are there but it's

the fact that the admissions process is

so ridiculously easy guys I'm gonna clue

you in on this I applied to this program

in like August September and first of

all they barely even had essays like I

didn't write a single essay for the

school I got to the interview stage the

interview is not even with an actual

human being it's literally with like a

one-way interview where they just ask

you questions you get like two minutes

to record a video on demand and it sends

it to them super easy and I got in so

fast that I was just able to have this

bsnb program as a backup now if you

thinking of like legitimately applying

to bsnb programs as a focus go ahead and

apply this was so so easy for me to get

into that like you guys just have to

look into it at least if not just try it

because there's barely anything you have

to do on your end and like what's the

worst case scenario you have this backup

bsdo spot in case you want to become an

osteopathic doctor like why not the very

last tips here come down to the pre-med

schools now I applied to these four

pre-med schools I got into all of them

to be honest the applications are very

straightforward one thing to keep in

mind is that if you're applying to these

pre-med schools I applied to liberal

arts schools I specifically looked at

the top like liberal arts schools to

apply to that also had minimal essay

requirements I didn't write more than

one essay or maybe a Max two essays for

each of these schools and most of them I

was just able to recycle something I

already had so if you're applying with

the same kind of ratio bsmd Focus that

I'm doing just do something like that

it's very very unintelligent to apply to

like 10 12 pre-med schools when you

could be applying and taking that time

to do more BCD applications if you're

committed to bsmd go all the way don't

go down this half-assed path with like a

mix of IVs and pre-med schools and then

the actual bsmd programs just apply to a

handful that's all you need that's it

for this video thank you all so much for

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