Questions For BigRedMed

norcalguy
Sat, 05 Aug 2006 01:13:09 +0000

USMLE scores are more important than the prestige of med schools in terms of residency placement.
His point is that there is no need to go to a top college simply because it is highly ranked. Go to the school that you will fit in the best. If that’s a Harvard or Stanford then fine. Top schools have excellent med school acceptance rates (80%+ usually) despite being filled with competitive, bright students.


State residency matters to public med schools and to some private med schools. Just attending a school in a state does not fulfill state residency requirements. IE if your home is in CO but you attend UA, you would not be considered a resident of Arizona.