<p>I feel as though both of them provide an adequate education in the state, and neither is labeled an Ivy League institution or in any top 10 research schools list, so clearly, both give a decent education.
UF has a better sciences program, so would studying at FSU harm my chances of getting into a more selective medical school? I know the question has been asked before, and I know that it depends on the undergraduate institution, but for ones so closely ranked... would it matter?
Also, would it be detrimental to my career if I chose FSU's medical school.... Do their residency program matches suck in comparison to UF?</p>
<p>Actually FSU has excellent science programs. UF has nothing on FSU in the sciences. That is an utter myth.</p>
<p>See, for example: [Former</a> student has nation’s top dissertation in nuclear physics / February / 2010 / News Archive - FSU.com](<a href=“http://www.fsu.com/News-Archive/2010/February/Former-student-has-nation-s-top-dissertation-in-nuclear-physics]Former”>http://www.fsu.com/News-Archive/2010/February/Former-student-has-nation-s-top-dissertation-in-nuclear-physics)</p>
<p>Getting into med school depends on your GPA, MCAT score, maturity and interviewing skills. Once you enter a credible state university (as the state flagship universities FSU and UF certainly qualify) the rest is up to you.</p>
<p>Residencies awarded to the graduating MDs from FSU Med are [excellent[/url</a>]. The president and ceo of the American Association of Medical Colleges Darryl Kirch praised FSU Med for the work the school has done: [url=<a href=“http://www.med.fsu.edu/?fuseaction=news.viewArticle&newsID=60]Home”>http://www.med.fsu.edu/?fuseaction=news.viewArticle&newsID=60]Home</a> - FSU College of Medicine](<a href=“http://med.fsu.edu/index.cfm?page=alumniFriends.whereTheyMatched]excellent[/url”>Residency Match Day Results | College of Medicine)</p>
<p>The usual talk on the pre-med forums is that MCAT score and GPA matter, not what school, major, or courses beyond the pre-med courses you took.</p>
<p>According to [url=<a href=“http://www.gradeinflation.com%5DNational”>http://www.gradeinflation.com]National</a> Trends in Grade Inflation, American Colleges and Universities<a href=“see%20school%20list%20at%20the%20bottom”>/url</a>, UF’s average GPA was 3.29 in 2006, while FSU’s average GPA was 3.05 in 2008. However, UF does appear to have a more competitive student body than FSU, based on high school GPA and test scores of admitted freshmen reported in the common data sets.</p>
<p>FSU had a more rigorous grading scale (where + and - would be awarded) than UF up to about 2006, when UF adopted a similar system. Interesting UF’s data ends about the same time.</p>
<p>I don’t think the freshman GPA/SAT difference is significant between FSU and UF. UF’s presentation of data in the Common Data Set is not “common”. For example, compare the Common Data Sets of FSU, UF and then UC Berkeley at CDS section C12. FSU’s and Berkeley’s CDS show a GPA average while UF shows a GPA range, which makes apples-to-apples comparison difficult. While many make much of the ACT/SAT, students at both FSU and UF are encouraged to retake the tests (a UF admissions officer told us “I don’t care if your child takes the SAT 12 times”) and only the best scores are used. This is one reason why FSU weighs hs course rigor and GPA more than ACT/SAT scores. </p>
<p>Caveat emptor.</p>