Need some advice Pitt / Drexel / William & Mary

Pre-Med & Medical School Pre-Med Topics
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<p>My daughter was rejected from Harvard, Yale, Brown & Penn. Waitlisted on U of Washington, St Louis.</p>

<p>She got Full Tuition scholarship from Pitt, Drexel; Deans Scholarship @ U of Scranton, Hofstra, Albright, Etc. </p>

<p>Accepted at William & Mary, Penn State (University Park), Waiting to hear from Tufts (4/1).</p>

<p>Her Stat briefly : SAT 2310, R&M 1550 (Super 1570), GPA 4.74, Top of her class, Etc.</p>

<p>She wants to pursue Medicine in the future. </p>

<p>She likes both Pitt & Drexel. We are concerned about her chances of getting into Medical school in the future if she choose either Pitt/ Drexel ?</p>

<p>Please advice…</p>

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<p>Pitt has one of the highest ranked Med. School, not sure I undertand your concern. In fact, my D. was waitlisted at Pitt. Med. School, while she was accepted at Northwestern Med. School (just for references). I am not familiar with Pitt. at all though, D. has never attended there, not in UG, not at Med. School. She has also graduated at the top of her HS class, but she had applied only in-state, mostly at state publics. Currently 3rd year Med. Student at one of the top 25. She did not like Pittsburgh (city and location of Med. School) and withdrew after being waitlisted at Pitt. Med. School. But this is just her personal preference and hers is always seemed to be her own state. If your D. likes Pitt. I would say, go for it. </p>

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<p>It is not the school she attends that lends to her admittance to medical school but rather what she DOES while she is an undergrad. Where will she fully take advantage of everything the school has to offer? Which school does she prefer?</p>

<p>Which school will leave money left-over for med school applications and the interview process? Which school will not leave her with too much debt or better yet, no debt at all?</p>

<p>Happier students do better in class, GPA, want to learn and retain especially for the MCAT and those ECs she will need. What school does she want to be at if she doesn’t stay pre-med?</p>

<p>Kat</p>

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<p>Thank You IWB Brown, Miami DAP and kat.
Well said. I like the idea of “lower debt and higher GPA”. </p>