How much does name matter?

Pre-Med & Medical School Pre-Med Topics
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<p>Hi, I recently posted on this board about transferring from my school. Since then have been somewhat persuaded out of it but I feel like my professors may be biased so I come to you all for an unbiased opinion.</p>

<p>I am currently attending Stonehill College, a small liberal arts college in Massachusetts. After first semester I achieved a 3.9 and will likely get a 4.0 next semester. I feel like I can graduate from here with at least a 3.8-3.9, I am in the honors program and my chemistry professor has already asked me to TA for him and do research with him. Also, I will most likely be getting clinical experience this summer at Mass General with my gastroenterologist.</p>

<p>I feel that the small-school atmosphere will help me with recommendations, especially being at the top of my class, and the advising program seems pretty good here too.</p>

<p>I know I can do very well here but I’m just worried that even by doing well I will have a small chance at getting into medical school. Right now my top choice for medical school is Northwestern, having had a stem cell transplant there and meeting many of the doctors, and I was wondering if this is a realistic goal coming from a non-brand-named school?</p>

<p>So, assuming I do very well GPA/MCAT wise and have clinical/research experience with extracurriculars too do you think I have a chance at reaching medical school, if so, are they hindered by my undergraduate school?</p>

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<p>It matters some but Stonehill sounds like the perfect school for you. In the long run, those other things you described will be much more important.</p>

<p>Truthfully, though, at my Northwestern interview, as with my interviews at other top schools, over 50% of the interviewees went to a Top 20 US News undergrad. Some of this is due to the fact top schools have more top applicants. But, I think some is due to schools selecting for top undergrads (med schools can afford to do this because they see more 3.7, 35+ applicants than they can possibly interview).</p>