tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post2571093842433713048..comments2024-03-28T01:27:23.408-04:00Comments on Health Care Renewal: Did Politics Trump MCAT in an Admissions Decision at the University of Florida?Roy M. Poses MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00497209843184497847noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-15513902926390192202008-09-28T19:12:00.000-04:002008-09-28T19:12:00.000-04:00Just heard about this at reunion. Scandalous!I am ...Just heard about this at reunion. Scandalous!<BR/><BR/>I am first of all shocked and disgusted.<BR/><BR/>Kone should leave UF (I know he's no longer Dean but he is still a tenured faculty member and he seems like a bitter mediocre man who should not be there and should have no involvement teaching UF students or housestaff)<BR/><BR/>Heard Ben actually enrolled. Really unfair as he took the spot Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-16847701617500874452008-04-27T20:12:00.000-04:002008-04-27T20:12:00.000-04:00I think UF needs to WITHDRAW their acceptance to B...I think UF needs to WITHDRAW their acceptance to Ben. He didn't even BOTHER to apply within the correct timeframe and do what what was necessary to be able to be admitted (neither through the Junior Honors program nor UF's regular admission), so it follows that he must not really want it like everyone else.<BR/><BR/>This is going to RUIN UF's reputation and it is unfair to those who already go Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-63377633436641689662008-04-20T23:17:00.000-04:002008-04-20T23:17:00.000-04:00I did my fact checking. He applied through junior...I did my fact checking. He applied through junior honors and was rejected. He then applied after the deadline for regular admissions (without ever taking the MCAT) and got the blessing of the dean, but not from the admissions committee.<BR/><BR/>This episode has been a real embarrassment for the university. Just read some of the emails that the dean has sent to his colleagues...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-67772979085558602412008-04-20T09:01:00.000-04:002008-04-20T09:01:00.000-04:00The student in question was NOT granted admission ...The student in question was NOT granted admission through the JHMP. He was granted regular admission. In addition to not taking the MCAT, he also did not submit the secondary portion of his AMCAS application, but applied by special permission (given by Dr. Kone) in mid-February, which is well past the deadline. (All of this information is taken from an article in the Gainesville Sun)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-55074953576630861022008-04-17T11:11:00.000-04:002008-04-17T11:11:00.000-04:00From the JHMP website at the University of Florida...From the JHMP website at the University of Florida: <BR/><BR/>"By the end of the second year of undergraduate work, applicants must complete the following courses: <BR/><BR/>Biology - 8 semester hours (12 quarter hours). <BR/>General (Inorganic) Chemistry - 8 semester hours (12 quarter hours). <BR/>Organic Chemistry - 8 semester hours (12 quarter hours) OR Organic Chemistry - 4 semester hours (6 Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-13361980940842692202008-04-15T14:40:00.000-04:002008-04-15T14:40:00.000-04:00Certainly not the first time UFCOM has based their...Certainly not the first time UFCOM has based their admissions decisions on factors excluding merit. At UF, it's all about who you know, not what you know.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-68895248364194932982008-04-15T13:54:00.000-04:002008-04-15T13:54:00.000-04:00maybe someone should fact check these stories befo...maybe someone should fact check these stories before everyone jumps to all these conclusions. For one thing this student apparently was applying for the junior honors program which to my understanding is a 7 year program you apply to out of high school. He or any of the students applying for this program would not need to have taken the MCAT. Admissions is based on SAT score and high school Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-76808960740016458052008-04-14T22:53:00.000-04:002008-04-14T22:53:00.000-04:00Prior to medical school I worked full time as a re...Prior to medical school I worked full time as a research technician and after work I would study for the MCAT late into the night. In college, I was a disorganized student and did not take the test when the pre-requisite classes were fresh in my head. By the time I realized I wanted and needed to go to medical school, the MCAT test subjects were mediocre grades years in my past. To make matters Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-61468804784466882432008-04-14T22:28:00.000-04:002008-04-14T22:28:00.000-04:00As a physician that often asks his college bound s...As a physician that often asks his college bound student patients what they plan on doing with their lives including college selection, I am amazed at how competitive applications are for UF undergraduate programs. Based on the SAT scores I am hearing as well as letters I have written for TOP notch premed students, I can only extrapolate how ferociously competitive the UF college of medicine, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-89091609054677807202008-04-14T10:51:00.000-04:002008-04-14T10:51:00.000-04:00Egalitarianism! Alive and well at U/F.--MelodyEgalitarianism! Alive and well at U/F.<BR/><BR/>--MelodyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com