- Taylor Ngyuen
Boston University School of Medicine
Location
Boston University is a private research university in Boston, Massachusetts.
Boston, MA 02215
Costs
Tuition: $64,884
Graduate Program Fee: $550
Health and Wellness Fee: $456
Health Insurance is free
Total costs: $89,992
Financial aid
Direct Lending Program
CitiAssist Student Loan Program
SallieMae funding
Wells Fargo funding
Graduate Federal PLUS loan program
IAEM Scholarship
Average MD Graduate debt: $227,541
MCAT Scores
Average score: 517
GPA
Average GPA: 3.69
Application requirements
Application fee: $110
Applicants must
Earn a bachelor’s degree from a four-year college/university located in the U.S. or Canada
Completed coursework in
English Composition or Literature (or other writing intensive course(s))
Humanities
Biological Sciences including Lab work
Chemistry including Lab work
Physics
Completed prerequisites
Letters of Recommendation
Regular MD Applicants:
Health Professions Advisory Committee Letter or
Minimum (3) individual letters of recommendation; (2) science professor letters and (1) of choice
Regular MD Applicants with graduate degree or currently in graduate program:
Health Professions Advisory Committee Letter or
Minimum (4) individual letters of recommendation; (2) science professor letters, (1) of choice and (1) graduate school letter
MD PhD Applicants:
Health Professions Advisory Committee Letter or
Minimum (4) individual letters of recommendation; (2) science professor letters, (1) of choice and (1) research advisor
Acceptance rates
Applications:
Total: 9,151
In State: 9.2%
Out of State: 90.8%
Matriculants:
Total: 160
In State: 23.8%
Out of State: 76.2%
Location
Located in the South End of Boston
Next to Boston’s Back Bay district and close to Beacon Hill and downtown Boston
Holds many historic sites
Freedom Trail
Union Park
Blackstone Square
The Cyclorama
Comprised of
Boston Medical Center
Solomon Carter Fuller Mental Health Center
What the school is known for
The first institution in the world to formally educate women (founded in 1848)
The first school in the U.S. to award an MD to an African-American woman (1864)
Operates the largest 24 hour Level I trauma center in New England
Founded the nation’s first combined cancer research and teaching laboratory
Has the largest network of regional community health centers
Has lots of money in research awards ($648 million)
Has one of the largest and most rapidly growing research programs among American medical schools (640 fully-funded programs)
Tight-knit community
Nice student residences ($33 million spent in resident housing)
Many programs offered
30 national, regional, and local groups
20 service-learning groups
Notable programs
Urology
Cardiothoracic surgery
Student testimonials
“My favorite part about Boston University School of Medicine is the community. Everyone, including students, professors, doctors, etc., was handpicked because we all share the common goal of serving others, especially the underrepresented and disadvantaged. This passion is manifested in so many different ways, and our school feels like one big supportive family. Definitely grateful to find my perfect fit for medical school.” - Jyla Hicks
“In medical school I have learned about addiction and the history of it, but not at the same level I learned through the summer didactic sessions and observations with their social, clinical, and public health lens. I think I could actually see myself doing internal medicine in the future.”
“During my daily interaction with study participants, I found out that drug addiction affects all different ages, races, and economic backgrounds. I was talking to people who were younger than me, people who had their PhD, and people who had the same music taste as me. So I really was struck by just how widespread drug addiction can infiltrate society.”
Work Cited
https://www.bumc.bu.edu/osfs/cost-of-attendance-bot/busm-coa/
https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-medical-schools/boston-university-04046
https://topmedicalschools.admissionsconsultants.com/boston-university/
https://www.bumc.bu.edu/busm/admissions/introduction-to-busm/class-profile/
https://www.bumc.bu.edu/busm/admissions/application-process/requirements/
https://newengland.com/today/travel/massachusetts/bostons-historic-south-end/
https://www.kaptest.com/study/medical-school/boston-university