Going to a not so prestigous school for pre-med?

bluedevilmike
Tue, 01 May 2007 16:14:36 +0000

On prestige, notice we are discussing medical students competing for residencies, but the logic probably holds:

**Bluedevilmike: **The general consensus is this: they have a list of “good schools” and list of “other schools”…

If you are from a “good” school, and your application has no glaring flaws, then you get an interview. If you are from an “other” school, and your application does not have any glaring HIGH points, you do not get an interview. Once you get an interview, that becomes the most important component of their decision, although other things still matter.

Special features - either good or bad - might be board scores, class rank, a second degree, etc.

Bigredmed: That’s a great way of putting it. What I have tried to say all along, whether it’s undergrad, or medical school, or even residency, if you do well, then where you went is not likely to impact your chances. Doing well is a panacea for almost everything.