Wayne State almost FULL scholarship, Med School, HELP!

MYOS1634
Tue, 10 Feb 2015 17:08:40 +0000

Based on my experience, med school support will be much stronger at UMich or Michigan State. However, investigate carefully.

I’m afraid the distance between the typical Wayne State student and yourself (ACT 22), and even the top 25% (ACT26) Wayne State student and yourself, would mean you’re not as challenged as you should. It’s not as if you’ll be surrounded by kids who scored 30+ - only 9% students scored a 30 or more, and odds are very very low that there’ll be more than a handful who scored as high as you did. The average GPA is 3.2 and the typical class will be geared toward students who had a 3.2 in high school - probably not in-depth enough for you.

I assume you got into the Honors Program: how many classes would you take solely with honors students, and how many classes would be “general”? (because professors cue their class to the average student, not the tippy-one-exceptional one)

Another example: twice more UMich students applied to Wayne State Med School than Wayne State students. This would give you an idea of the winnowing - how many prospective premeds make it to the actual med school applications, since all Wayne State premeds who make it would be expected to apply to Wayne State’s SOM. Average scores on the MCAT are lower at Wayne State than from UMichigan. However, fewer Michigan State students applied to Wayne State.

What is your parents’ budget? What’s the cost [tuition, fees, room&board) - (scholarships, grants)] for each university? Do not count any loan.

There’s a difference between affordable but more expensive, and unaffordable. How affordable are all three universities?

The key question: leaving the scholarship aside, which will be the best VALUE for you - ie., which will let you reach your goals best?