<p>Well, I said to assume I could get into any school for the sake of argument, but that’s definitely not true. I’m no Ivy student.
Ok, i guess maybe I’m taking the “perfect” school thing a little too seriously? I’ll look for a good school that I’ll enjoy living at. Thanks everyone for your advice.</p>
<p>“I’ll look for a good school that I’ll enjoy living at.”
-Perfect decision IMO.</p>
<p>pyroqueen, I’ll put in a plug for Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska. It’s a Jesuit school that is a health sciences powerhouse in the region. It is has a medical school on the campus which is unique. Research, especially biomedical, is surprisingly abundant and many premeds are involved in it. It is also easy to volunteer at the teaching hospital because it is so close. Creighton is also unique in that the medical school actively tries to accept creighton undergrads over other applicants. They even state this in the MSAR. This is a very unique advantage that is not seen at most other undergraduate schools. The advising is also great, with a PMED program that basically walks you through everything you need to know about being a successful premed. Creighton undergrad premeds are also accepted at all of the top medical schools like Harvard, Stanford, Johns Hopkins, Mayo, etc. even though the school doesn’t have a large national reputation. Anyway, Creighton is a great premed school that I would highly recommend checking out.</p>
<p>^Sounds like a great option!
I would like to add that it looks like any school would have all of that. At least D’s state UG has absolutely everything mentioned in post #23 (including top notch advising, which is the most crucial in Med. School application process), and it has all of these opportunities even without having Medical School. Also, Medical Schools that accepted my D. also accepted many kids from Ivy’s and other top elite UG schools in the USA.</p>
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MiamiDAP,
I keep hearing about premed advising from time to time in various posts. While I realize that some aspects of advising may be customized for the student, most of it should be somewhat general and applicable to any premed student at any college, right? Can such advice be summarized in just one or two pages? Is there a post with such advice on this or any other forum?</p>
<p>^From my understanding of process, it is crucial to apply as early in cycle as possible. I realized thru reading some posts that some applicants had timing problem because their pre-med committee was not as timely as they should be. I do not know the reason, since all UGs are very interested in placing their pre-meds to Med. Schools. My D. had vey positive experience, including close relationship with her pre-med advisor. She never hesitated to ask any questions and has received good advice, including acceptance to one school that advisor strongly recommend. Committe is also writing rec. letter, as far as I know. Maybe an applicant can explain better. This is from a parent prospective.</p>
<p>Well, I said to assume I could get into any school for the sake of argument, but that’s definitely not true. I’m no Ivy student.
Ok, i guess maybe I’m taking the “perfect” school thing a little too seriously? I’ll look for a good school that I’ll enjoy living at.</p>
<p>Good idea…</p>
<p>I don’t think it’s a good idea to begin with the premise “assume that I can get into any school and money is not a concern” if that premise isn’t true. That’s like a Size 22 woman on a budget walking into the bridal shop to pick out her gown and says, “assume that I’ll be a size 2 in 3 months and money is no object.” </p>
<p>What’s the point of getting suggestions that have no basis in reality?</p>
<p>Suggestions should be related to your current stats with some additional suggestions in case you raise your SAT 50 -150 pts in the next few months…which isn’t a given nor easy to do.</p>