MIT vs. Princeton Pre-med (grade inflation)

GoldShadow
Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:57:31 +0000

As far as I know, the undergrad institution does not make a significant difference in most places. I can’t speak about all medical schools by any means, but the Dean of Admission at my undergrad’s med school said that they use a preliminary point system to initially rank applicants. Out of some 60-70 points (I can’t remember exactly), students from more prestigious/“big name” schools get 4 points, students from mid-tier schools get 3 points, students from low-tier schools get 2 points. Or something along those lines.

The point is (no pun intended), the school made almost zero difference in admission outcomes.