<p>I was wondering is there anyone from college confidential that did their pre-med in a city or state university and did their med school in an ivy league university or other competitive universities?</p>
<p>I have not. BUT I have a relative who went to LSU and onto harv med</p>
<p>I haven't, but I know someone who went to rutgers undergrad and then got accepted into upenn</p>
<p>I mean, obviously some state universities are going to have some kids who ended up in pretty prestigious med schools. UVa, UCB, UMich are all pretty solid institutions, etc.</p>
<p>Have a good friend who went to the University of Nebraska - Lincoln and is now a first year med student at Stanford.</p>
<p>Realize though that the Ivy League designations aren't quite the same with medical school as they are with undergraduate schooling. People know the names b/c of the undergradate reputation and not necessarily because of what their medical college does in regards to training doctors.</p>
<p>Raihan Mirza, are you currently a senior? If so, what school are you applying to (stony brook, queens college)?</p>
<p>I am pretty sure that somewhere on the school's corresponding websites they have a list showing to which medical schools students from that college/university have gone to in the past and the frequency.</p>
<p>Let me rephrase my question? Do you have to go to an honors college to go to some ivy league medical school? Yes I am currently a senior.</p>
<p>which school are you planning on going next fall?</p>
<p>You must have good gpa and mcats regardless of the school Honors will help, of course.</p>
<p>med schools don't really care if you're in an honors college. they're looking for high GPA, high mcat, good ECs, and possibly research. if you can do that at your state school it should be fine (note, however, that many "good" state schools aren't great for premed because they're so competitive; e.g., if Berkeley and Kansas curve the same class to a B, it will obviously be easier to get an A at Kansas)</p>
<p>Get the best GPA you can. Get the highest MCAT. Try to get a hook.I know someone who went to a very non-competitive college, much worse than a good state school ( had high GPA, High MCAT)who went to a top medical school. His hook , he a was a recent immigrant, non-AA, who walked 3 miles per day each way to school because he was too poor to afford a bus.</p>
<p>Nice topic, Mirza. I think this topic interests nearly 90% of the premed applicants who did not make it through Ivy gates this year (my S included!).
So, accumulating relevant information would be greatly beneficial to a large audience on Premed CC.</p>
<p>I concur with those of you who underscore the importance of a superb GPA and an excellent MCAT score.</p>
<p>I know at least 2 kids who went to Johns Hopkins as bright eyed, busy tailed, energetic Premeds......got burnt out after Bachelors and never went back to Grad school.... one has both PhD parents. Not sure if it was related to a subpar cumulative GPA or just a total burn-out. Either way, it did not indicate positive culmination to me.</p>
<p>MD is a long haul. I really think that it's important to conserve your spirits for the long run and not get burnt out early on.</p>
<p>I would suggest taking a look at any of the medical school catalogs of the schools you mentioned. They should list where students did their undergrad. I am familiar with two on your list, and they have students from a wide range of private and public universities. The key is to distinguish yourself academically and in other ways at whatever school you attend. It can be argued that it may be harder to distinguish yourself at an Ivy League school since there are many other bright and capable students there.</p>
<p>Another note, not all the medical schools at Ivy-league institutions are among the top 20 medical schools. While Harvard, Penn, Yale, Columbia, and Cornell have strong reputations, I would say that Dartmouth and Brown, while good medical schools, are considered in the average to above average category in terms of prestige. Princeton does not have a medical school. I would advise you not to get too hung up in the prestige of medical schools. All are accredited in the U.S. and offer fine educations. If one is interested in research, it may be advantageous to go to one of the more prestigious medical schools mostly because there is more research going on there. Your patients will call you "doctor" no matter where you went to school, and they will appreciate you when you provide competent and compassionate care.</p>