which is better for med school?

mom2collegekids
Mon, 29 Nov 2010 20:17:19 +0000

If this student with a 3.4 GPA goes to the “hardest, most demanding school” he can get into, it’s questionable whether he’ll emerge with a GPA that med schools will like.

As for what he’ll “learn”…he’ll learn even if he doesn’t go to a tippy top school. Again, MSU isn’t some flaky school.

I don’t believe that going to the hardest school will help with this student’s motivation. It could overwhelm him to the point of giving up. He’ll be with kids who graduate with 4.8 GPAs and perfect/near perfect SATs.

I don’t know why some people think that pre-med courses are not challenging at schools other than top 25 schools???

Frankly with a 3.4 GPA, his chances at Vandy are hurt…even with some “connections.” His rank may be too low as well…

* 86% in top 10th of graduating class

49% had h.s. GPA of 3.75 and higher

28% had h.s. GPA between 3.5 and 3.74


77% have GPAs of 3.5+