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Which Jesuit school is that? (The Jesuit schools really make you think).</p>
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<p>Look into the scholarships and financial aid at WashU too. My previously mentioned friend’s parents made a mid six-figure income and still got a scholarship for half off tuition and fees. </p>
<p>Mom2- as far as the rejection rate goes, a lot of it is pure math. There are thousands more applicants than there are spots, so much like Ivy-league admissions, thousands (or tens of thousands) of qualified applicants will never gain admission. The acceptance rates quoted also take into account that the average number of med schools applied to is up to 13 per student, and being “accepted” definitely doesn’t mean they got into their top, or even tenth, pick. When you have about 40,000 applicants for 17,000 spots in allopathic med schools, or around 10,000 applicants for almost 4,000 spots in osteopathic med schools, there’s just no way everyone will get in. Much like ivy-league undergrad, there is no “sure thing” when it comes to med school admissions. Students with 35+ MCATs and 4.0 college GPAs have been denied before because they interviewed poorly (I know one personally), so being good at literally everything is important. Your choice of undergrad college isn’t going to get you into med school based off of name recognition, but a lot of the big name schools have the best pre-med programs, and med schools definitely consider difficulty of curriculum, so you get into a little bit of a murky situation on whether going to a high end undergrad school helps you get into med school. In my opinion, the better the premed program’s individual advising and support system, the better their acceptance rates are likely to be (provided the schools you’re considering have equivalent research, curriculum, and difficulty levels).</p>
<p>EDIT: If you’re interested in acceptance rates by MCAT and GPA, I’ve included a link for information from the AAMC here:<a href=“http://www.aamc.org/data/facts/applicantmatriculant/table24-mcatgpa-grid-3yrs-app-accpt.htm[/url]”>http://www.aamc.org/data/facts/applicantmatriculant/table24-mcatgpa-grid-3yrs-app-accpt.htm</a></p>
<p>mom2 - Le Moyne College.</p>
<p>Hi mom2collegekids,
I understand your concern, and yes, my dad is familiar with the tuition of Washington University in St. Louis and all of these private institutions. I’m from CA and most likely will be considering the state universities like UC Berkeley. While UC Berkeley is a great school, I am worried about how good it is for premed because the daughter of one family friend graduated with a 3.8 there, 35 mcat, with great clinical experiences all around and yet is still not in medical school. i have a few more examples, but i hope you understand my concern. one of my dad’s medical colleagues went to washu undergraduate and eventually matriculated into duke school of medicine. my dad wasn’t a washu undergrad but he has worked with quite a number of medical professionals who at one point in their life or other have been associated with washington university in st. louis.
of course, i would be applying broadly to schools in two years as i know college admissions are crazier than ever nowadays, and i will be considering both my state UCs as well as duke and northerwestern besides washington university in stlouis.
thank you so much all for your thoughtful input. i will weigh the pros and cons with my dad.</p>
<p>eatsalot, thank you for the information on duke.
mmcnell, thank you for the information on medical school competition. at least i know what i will be getting into in the future!</p>