Getting into a Top Med School

bluebayou
Tue, 30 Mar 2010 11:13:17 +0000

I would follow their recommendation over what anyone else here may speculate



The problem with that recommendation – which is absolutely correct, and doesn’t require $20k to know – is that by definition, at least one-half of the matriculating premeds will end up in the bottom of their BEST college class. And those premeds will NOT be going to med school. Moreover, schools like WashU, Emory, & Hopkins, which are “known” to be great for premed, actually have larger classes of matriculants who are premed. Perhaps 33% of such college Frosh are premed vs. 20% at a LAC.

So the “speculation” such that it is, focuses on the last part: earn the highest grades possible. It may just be that someone who might end up in the bottom half of WashU’s class, might just might be in the top quartile of Podunk State. With a decent MCAT, such student still has a shot for professional school…