What are my chances? 2024

DadTwoGirls
Mon, 20 Jan 2020 05:02:58 +0000

“from Ohio”
“Ohio State University”

I am pleased that you have applied to The Ohio State University. It is a very good university and it has a very good medical school. Ohio State undergrad will prepare you very well for medical school.

Four years of undergraduate education plus four years of medical school adds up to a HUGE financial expense. If you seriously want to get into medical school, then you need to budget for 8 full years of university. Since you are in-state for Ohio State, you are likely to save a bundle of money compared to most universities that you could attend.

I am not specifically sure about Ohio state. However, many public medical schools give preference to in-state students. This makes sense, since they are funded by taxpayers in their state and a huge part of their mission is to make sure that there are good doctors who are interested in working in their state.

For many students attending their in-state flagship is not super exciting. However IMHO it is probably the best way to maximize your chances of making it to medical school.

Of course once in university you will want to keep your GPA up as much as possible in very tough classes and you will also want to get some experience volunteering in a medical environment. Be aware that premed classes will be very, very tough.

Most students who start off premed end up switching to some other path in life. Ohio state of course is large enough to have a wide range of majors that you could consider.