which is better for med school?

vonlost
Mon, 29 Nov 2010 21:08:23 +0000

“As for what he’ll “learn”…he’ll learn even if he doesn’t go to a tippy top school.”

Schools are not identical; a given student will learn more at a more demanding school, less at a less demanding school. It’s a matter of degree, not “learning vs. not learning.”

“I don’t believe that going to the hardest school will help with this student’s motivation.”

Two reasons some students drop out is that they find college too easy or too hard. The right level must be found.

“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.”

No, those schools won’t admit a student with more B’s than A’s. Schools reject those who don’t show (via the transcript) likelihood of success. The hardest match schools should be found (because schools are not identical in the amount of learning they infuse).

Cost is often a confounding factor.