<p>Which would you choose (in a hypothetical, perfect-world situation)?</p>
<p>Stanford vs. USC (half-scholarship, 8-yr B/MD Program)</p>
<p>Any advice or anecdotes would be appreciated. Thanks.</p>
<p>stanford. In 2 years you’ll realize that you don’t like B/MD after all</p>
<p>haha darmani why do u say that?? what makes bac/md bad??</p>
<p>if you’re definitely sure that you want to be a dr, getting into that program would save you soo much stress in four years since you won’t have to take the mcats or apply to med school- but u have to really like usc</p>
<p>Stanford 100%</p>
<p>USC is good, but not GREAT and Stanford is GREAT.</p>
<p>Stanford’s Medical Program and undergraduate program by far excels USC’s.</p>
<p>Plus, Stanford is a awesome location (and not in the middle of ghetto Los Angeles) and the alumni network is much more extensive (though USC does have Lucas and other notables).</p>
<p>I’m not sure if Stanford has an accelerated B.S./M.D. program (since I’m a poli sci, pre-law).</p>
<p>Does attending stanford for undergrad give you an edge for stanford graduate program admissions?</p>
<p>On the record, most schools say that attending their undergraduate program does not give the student an edge over another. Though I don’t have statistics for those who went to Stanford Undergrad and went to their grad program, my college advisor says yes. Think about it: Stanford grad program knows the coursework at Stanford undergrad, the rigor of the classes, etc. whereas they probably do not have as detailed information as other undergrad schools. </p>
<p>Of course, if your grades (in college) suck, your GRE, LSAT, MCAT, or other test is horrible, you won’t get in regardless of whether you attended the school’s undergrad or not. But if you’re a steller student with great everything, from numbers to ECs, then why should the admissions committee reject you over a student who the Adminssions don’t know about? Not to mention some undergrad schools offer special programs through their grad school or you may be just working under a professor of the grad school for a summer job.</p>
<p>In the end, grad programs take their own first, while balancing out by accepting others.</p>
<p>Thank you guys for your replies. They are greatly appreciated.</p>