<p>Please keep in mind that <em>individuals</em> apply to medical school, not entire classes. A CV scholar is a particularly strong student going in. I’m pretty certain their admit rate to professional and graduate schools is extremely high.</p>
<p>I thought it was questionable last year when posters who claimed to be a bit short on money and completely unencumbered by prestige lust turned down CV merit awards for places like Harvard. I’m afraid I must say I think it is close to financial insanity to turn down a CV award at Vanderbilt in order to pay full fare at Rice for pre-med. I like Rice, a lot. I recently recommended it to a friend, because I think his son would like it better there than Vanderbilt. But whoa, not in this case, unless the OP hates Nashville, Vanderbilt and is wealthy (as in, has a lot of accumulated wealth, not just high income.)</p>