<p>crap thats why i need to make connections</p>
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Sometimes places don't give you an interview as they think you probably have almost none to zero chance of accepting their offer i.e. public state schools.
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<p>There is probably some yield protection taking place but it's hard to predict at which schools you have a chance. That's why this process is so tough. I didn't get rejected at EVERY mid or low tier school, only some of them. Heck, George Washington gets more apps than any other med school, and I still get an interview for it. So, why was I offered an interview at GWU but not Georgetown? Why did I get an interview at Penn Med but not Drexel Med? Why did I get an interview at Tufts SOM but not Boston University SOM? Why did I get interviews to all Manhattan med schools (Columbia, NYU, Mt. Sinai) EXCEPT Cornell-Weill, the med school affiliated with my alma mater? Why did I interview at UCLA SOM but not UC Irvine SOM (I'm a CA resident)? There is an enormous amount of subjectivity in the process. Yes, med schools like playing games with you. That's why it's good to skip that process if you can. The only 3 BS/MD programs that allows you a conditional acceptance to a top tier med school are UCSD, HPME/Northwestern, and this WashU program. The OP is very fortunate to have gotten an acceptance to one of those.</p>
<p>norcal, What do you consider Case, Rice, Rochester programs?</p>
<p>i don't understand why it matters that what tier BU's undergrad is in. you're going for the med program, so the undergrad degree doesn't really matter at all... in the end you're going to get an MD from BU Med and that will completely overshadow the "low-tier BU undergrad". and i don't understand why BU Med is considered low-tier among you guys. i know PLENTY of people from ivy leagues and other top-tier schools that currently attend BU Med. and i also know PLENTY more people from ivy leagues and other top-tier schools that would kill for the chance to get into BU Med.</p>
<p>also, a 3.8 is MUCH harder to pull off in college than in high school. if you get one B in a class and As in all your other classes, you won't have a 3.8 anymore. there's no more grade inflation from AP and Honors classes, everything is graded on the 4.0 scale, no matter its difficulty or whether or not it is an Honors class.</p>
<p>also, in response to oreo, i personally think the Rice program is the best in the country. nothing really comes close to Baylor med, and the opportunities you'll get being near the Texas Medical Center can't really be rivaled by anything else.</p>
<p>and on top of that.. Rice and Baylor are one of the cheapest schools in terms of tuition. you're REALLY getting your money's worth.</p>
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i don't understand why BU Med is considered low-tier among you guys. i know PLENTY of people from ivy leagues and other top-tier schools that currently attend BU Med. and i also know PLENTY more people from ivy leagues and other top-tier schools that would kill for the chance to get into BU Med.
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<p>BU Med is firmly in the mid-tier in terms of med schools. No one said it was low tier.</p>
<p>And, you are correct: most of the med school applicants from even top colleges would kill to get into a school like BU Med. That only makes you appreciate getting into WashU Med (where the medians are 3.91/39 compared with BU which is around 3.7/32) even more. WashU's program is not for the faint of heart because of its high requirements. It's definitely a risk but it's a chance to attend one of the best med schools in the nation. BU is fine. But, it's not in the same echelon. </p>
<p>*In full disclosure, I did not get accepted to WashU Med. In fact, I didn't even get an early interview for it. I was interviewed roughly 9 months after I submitted the application so obviously I wasn't high on their list even with a 3.9/37 from Cornell (why would I be? my stats are actually UNDER their median stats for accepted students).</p>
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norcal, What do you consider Case, Rice, Rochester programs?
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<p>Forgot about Baylor/Rice.</p>