Auburn or Kentucky for pre-med???

mom2collegekids
Thu, 01 Dec 2016 15:12:57 +0000

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Besides the actual medical school for Alabama is UAB

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Really? The med school is at UAB? I had no idea. I’ll keep that in mind when my son graduates from UAB School of Medicine in May. I’ll now know where to go. ;). Jk

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and they show far more bias to UAB undergraduates than Alabama. <<<

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And my son went to Alabama .

UAB med school is not allowed to give preference to UAB undergrads. The only “advantage” UAB students have are few who are in the BS/MD program. The traditional UAB applicants have no advantage.

Each incoming MS1 class consists of students from over 50 different undergrads…and obviously multiples from a number of those schools. How could UAB Med be showing a bias towards UAB undergrads when it’s matriculating so many students from elsewhere?

I see now that your parents are Auburn grads, so naturally the bias is pro Auburn, anti Bama. (Roll Tide! Three Iron Bown wins in a row!! ). Your comments in another thread about partying and drinking at Bama is very naive. The partying activities at Bama are NO DIFFERENT from what goes on at Auburn. You’ll find out soon enough that partying goes on at Auburn, UNC, and virtually any Univ that isn’t a bible school. Yes, even at Harvard and MIT…lots of partying and drinking.

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I would consider chapel hill (its still my number one) because its the number two primary care medical school. By the time I Apply for medical school I will have attended the school's undergraduate studies for four years. I will also do everything in my power to qualify for in state by the time I am applying for medical school which I think is very achievable

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Even by going to undergrad at UNC-CH you will NOT be able to gain residency for tuition purposes for UNC-CH Med. Your residency will be based on where your parents live.

If you plan on doing “everything in your power” to be instate for UNC-CH Med be sure that includes having your parents move from Madison, AL to North Carolina and begin paying taxes there in a couple of years.