<p>i’m planning to go to benedictine university in lisle, il next year as a pre med biochem major and i was wondering if anyone knows the numbers for how many students applied and got into med school and what med schools they got into?
thanks</p>
<p>You probably need to email their pre-med advising office for those stats.</p>
<p>Will you be going this fall? or next year 2012???</p>
<p>Yeah you’ll need to ask the school for that info, but my recommendation is to not worry about it. Stats like that are basically useless because they tell you about those students only, not anything about the school. Just because 98% (random number I picked, not the actual percentage) of applicants from that school were accepted to med school last year doesn’t mean that you have a 98% chance of getting in. Everything depends on your own numbers, scores, ECs, etc. The school you went to usually has very little to do with admissions.</p>
<p>Very good point.</p>
<p>and, those stats won’t include the large number of kids who STARTED as pre-med, but then dropped out along the way.</p>
<p>i will be going fall 2012.</p>
<p>i was just worried because i was looking at stritch school of medicine appllicants for last year and not a single one was from benedictine.</p>
<p>i just don’t want to go to a school where i’ll have less of a chance of getting into med school because of whatever factors. however benedictine has one of the science programs in the state so that somewhat reassures me.</p>
<p>Well, it’s a small school of less than 2000 in Atchison, Kansas so it shouldn’t be surprising. UCSD, roughly 15 times the size of Benedictine, only has approx 300 students that apply to med school each year, and it’s possible (if not likely given the policies of some schools like U Hawaii and ECU) that there are schools that receive no applicants from UCSD. Same goes for UCLA (20 times the size of Benedictine), which has the most applicants to med school each year at around 600. So again, don’t worry about the lists from one school, medical or otherwise.</p>
<p>i understand your point. thanks.</p>
<p>Icarus…</p>
<p>I think he’s talking about the Benedictine U in Illinois.</p>
<p>Lemons…what do you know about the school’s pre-med advising. If this school doesn’t have many kids applying to med school each year then it’s doubtful that they invest in having pre-med advising.</p>
<p>Whoops sorry about that - thats what I get for not reading the first post carefully - pretty clearly mentioned there haha. And that explains why you’re interested in Loyola Chicago. Well, I’m sticking by my original argument, but agree with m2ck that you should talk to the school if its important for you.</p>
<p>i dont really know anything about the pre med advising. i have yet to talk about that. i spoke with my admissions counselor heavily about my biochem major, grading, things of that nature however she failed to mention anything about their advising. i’ll make sure to ask her. what drew me to the school was the well known science program in illinois</p>
<p>small nit, icarus: ucsd has ~500 applicants each year, ~300 of which are Asian. But your point still stands.</p>
<p>Source: Table 2-6, aamc.</p>
<p>300/500=60 percents. Wow! Is it possible the percentage is higher at UC Irvine, the “Asian American UC”? Or the Asian American premeds in California tend to be more concentrated in a “higher ranked” UCs because they want to pursue any real or imaginary potential edge they may have by going there?</p>
<p>One coworker who was an engineering major in California once told me that, for graduate school (not professional school), the higher a graduate school is ranked, you will see more Asian/Eastern Europe Americans (maybe even students who were graduated from overseas colleges there.)</p>
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<p>Yeah I was working off an old source - too lazy to look up the new one - but from the 2010 table, UCLA had over 700, and had actually been overtaken by Berkeley - very disappointed in my alma mater for the slacking ;)</p>
<p>ha i’m eastern european. i was born in serbia. maybe that will help me for med school lol</p>
<p>mcat:</p>
<p>The numbers for UCI are 186/326 = 57%.</p>
<p>Icarus: Cal represents 5.2% of ALL Asian applicants nationally.</p>
<p>Lemons77: </p>
<p>US Congress Office of Technology and Advancement, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the National Science Foundation have recognized Benedictine University as one of the most productive institutions in the country for the rate that its graduates go on to earn doctoral degrees in all fields of the sciences. </p>
<p>Benedictine University has been ranked at or near the top in the state of Illinois for the percentage of graduates who earn degrees in sciences and 90% of participants in the Summer Undergraduate Research program have matriculated to doctoral programs in the sciences and 75% of graduates in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology have matriculated to doctoral programs.</p>
<p>Thanks, that really helps me. Those are good numbers, especially the 75% for biochem students.</p>
<p>What is the summer undergraduate research program? Do I need to apply? When do I apply? How does it work etc…</p>
<p>This is a really late reply, but I am a current Junior in Benedictine University and a Biochemistry major, and the summer undergraduate research program is when you do research (topics in Bio, Chem, Math, Physics etc) over the summer with a faculty member and you might have a partner. Try to pick a professor with research that interests you. Applications are usually taken in the Spring semester (for the exact date there is usually many flyers in Birck and Kindlon). If accepted (Freshmen have less of a chance, but try to talk to the professor you want to research with to show your interest in the research), other than weekly meetings, you will have to give a presentation in Benedictine, possibly give a presentation at a conference outside BU, and a research paper will be due. You will also get paid because your required to not have another job.</p>
<p>Also, to help you with medical school try to join AMSA (American Medical Student Association), which is is BU’s biggest and best club (in my opinion :)). I am part of the AMSA board and we always try to give you ideas for enhancing your chances into med school, and anyone on board would be happy to help you with any questions you have. If interested, first meeting is Tuesday, September 4th in Birck 112. </p>
<p>Hope you come, and welcome to Benedictine University!</p>
<p>THis is probably way too late for the OP but it merits a response. I looked to transfer colleges as I switched majors in anticipation of getting in to Med School. At the time I had narrowed to 3 schools but Benedictine had a 95% + placement over a couple of decades into medical programs with their science grads. I interviewed and was accepted into the program. It was difficult and competitive but as another poster said…when I got to the next level I felt really prepared (MCATS were not that hard once you had completed coursework at BU either). At the end of the coursework we were required to go through the Health Science Review Committee which was a series of interviews as to what motivates you to go into the medical field and ultimately leads to the school issuing the letters of recommendation to accompany your Med School Application. That letter, I found out later carries a lot of weight with Admissions committees across the country. Most of my peers ended up as MD’s, DO’s, DPM’s or DDS’s and are very successful due to their educational backgrounds. Many are Leaders in their respective feilds. One walk through the new Science Center and looking at the endowments on the walls should be an indication that it is a very special place. Although I am not Catholic I did benefit from Father Ted and the Brothers views and questions with regard to medical ethics, morals and the decisions I would be making with the lives I am entrusted. Hope any future applicants benefit from my personal experience.</p>
<p>Re 95% placement, see point 8 in my followup (not original post) here: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/pre-med-topics/1484178-if-you-high-school-please-read-before-posting.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/pre-med-topics/1484178-if-you-high-school-please-read-before-posting.html</a></p>