I’m highly driven towards going to medical school, however I’d prefer a not-so-competitive atmosphere for at least the first 2 years of my college experience.
With that being said, I know that FAU has developed their somewhat-new Medical Scholars Program over at the Honors College, but is there any chance that I could still be a very motivated and self-driven student at the regular campus and still have a shot at the FAU Medical School after undergrad?
This isn’t really a “chance me”. I’d just like to know if anyone has done this or could offer any insight as to whether or not this is realistic.
Thanks!
Yes, FAU Medical School takes students from their undergrad programs. Understand that FAU’s medical school class size is intentionally small (64 students) to maximize student attention, which in turn means you are competing for one of 64 spots as opposed to one of, say, 120 or 240 spots (depending on where you go; my medical school was on the upper bound).
For the most part it doesn’t matter which state university go to undergrad when applying for medical school unless you are hellbent on an Ivy League med school, which tend to like students from prestigious institutions for ego reasons. Just don’t go to a community college, seen as “the easy way out”, or questionable for-profits like University of Phoenix.
Medical school admissions, like college admissions, tends to be geographic as well, so if you wanted to attend the University of Chicago medical school, you might want to look into a university in the midwest.
That being said, FAU undergrads have gotten into medical schools all across the country, with a particular emphasis on state universities in Florida, usually because the students are Floridians and want to stay relatively close to their family.
Thanks , how is the interview process for this FAU MED school ? Is it MMi type or traditional panel interview ?
Not sure; I didn’t interview there. I interviewed at (and achieved admission to) other medical schools.
For everything medical school/medicine-related, check out Student Doctor Network (SDN) at studentdoctor.net. Here’s their page on FAU Med:
https://schools.studentdoctor.net/school/fau-com/0/florida-atlantic-university-charles-e-schmidt-college-of-medicine