Applicants looking for a guaranteed way into med school without even having to file an application will surely be attracted by the Early Medical School Acceptance Program (EMSAP) of the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB).
EMSAP guarantees its pre-med students acceptance to its med school after graduation as long as the student:
- maintains a GPA of 3.6 and above; and
- gets a score of 28 on the MCAT.
Note that applicants from traditional pre-med schools are required to have a minimum GPA of 3.85 to get in to Alabama’s med school.
Another advantage of the EMSAP is that the student’s can take any major as long as they take the required pre-med courses. This gives students a chance to explore their horizons in case they decide not to continue with medicine, while giving those that will a more rounded education.
As can be expected, admissions to the program is highly selective. Once in it is important to note that about 15% of students drop out from the program.