<p>The title pretty much says it all. Should I go to Harvard to do pre-med/economics or should I go to my state school (tier-3 school, not state flagship) in a BS/MD program?</p>
<p>What state school BS/MD program are you referring to?</p>
<p>it seems like you’ve already made your decision and I would have to agree. The opportunities and the experience you’d have at Harvard trumps the experience you’d have going through the mentioned BS/MD. And if you’re Harvard quality, there’s no way you won’t get into a med school and chances are that you’d get into a much better med school. The only disadvantage may be the cost if financial aid isn’t offered.</p>
<p>Harvard! hands down. As dblazer said, you can certainly get into a med school that will have a better residency placement.</p>
<p>It’d be around 15K a year at Harvard… The way the BS/MD program works here is that its just a guarantee of Med School acceptance. How much of an impact does 1. the undergraduate school you go to matter in med school admissions and 2. the impact the med school you go to have on residency placement? Thanks</p>
<p>I agree, go to Harvard, you are nearly guaranteed to get into a better medical school and will have so many more opportunities in UG. UG name will definitely matter for med school apps, and you will be able to build a stronger application because of the unique things Harvard can offer you. For med school, name is important but you can get into a competitive specialty from a below-average school, but the best programs and most competitive fields will hold it against you. My brother matched into a well above average radiology residency, but felt many places didn’t interview him due to his med school’s name.</p>
<p>Which BS/MD program is it, if I may ask?</p>
<p>I’m really very hesitant to say. It’s ranked between 150-200 on USNWR for the whole university and the Med-School is around 75.</p>
<p>Definitely Harvard, I’d be shocked if you couldn’t get a rank 75 med school after it. I would have picked UPenn over a rank 60 med school, your decision is even more clear cut.</p>
<p>sebelius - 1. Undergrad school would not really matter in the big picture of becoming a physician. 2. Yes, your Med School will have a big impact on residency placement. You need to do research on your guaranteed med school as to how well the med students are placed into their 1st choice residencies. </p>
<p>Is $15K to Harvard is critical in your decision making as opposed to full ride at the bs/md undergrad + $30K fee at state med school. If that is the case, it’s your personal decision.</p>
<p>If not, once again Harvard, hands down! Good luck!</p>
<p>Disclaimer: I am not a physician so you may want to get some guidance/advice from a known physician in regards to residency placement.</p>
<p>While gpa/MCAT are by far the most important factors applying to med school along with other activities (like research, volunteering), undergrad quality is considered. That is, if two applicants are applying with the same stats, one from a state school and another from an ivy, the med school would pick the kid from the ivy. That in mind, Harvard is known for being a grade-inflation school so gpa isn’t as much of an issue as it would be coming from other school and harvard pre-meds are succesful</p>
<p>What about Harvard vs BU SMED program?</p>
<p>"While gpa/MCAT are by far the most important factors applying to med school along with other activities (like research, volunteering), undergrad quality is considered. That is, if two applicants are applying with the same stats, one from a state school and another from an ivy, "
-choosing bs/md means that OP will NOT be applying, admission is gauranteed, I am not sure about relevance of the above…unless OP is palnning to apply out. Some bs/md programs allow to apply out still retaining your spot. Program has to be non-accelerated and allow or required to take MCAT. Cannot apply out without an MCAT.</p>
<p>I read somewhere that the D of a dr went to Yale and had decent gpa etc etc and did not make it into any med school. They were looking into sending her to med school out of the country.<br>
Just trying to say that gong to an ivy does not guarantee a med school acceptance. Now that was Yale not Harvard - </p>
<p>How sure are you that you want to be a doctor?</p>
<p>“I read somewhere that the D of a dr went to Yale and had decent gpa etc etc and did not make it into any med school.”
-Applicants’ stats have to match to appliants list of Med. School. 3.6/32 most likely will not get into top 20 Med. School no matter who is a paent and what UG aplicant went to. Howver, 3.6/32 has very good chances o getting into few American Med. Schools. Without knowing details it is hard to learn from eamples like that.<br>
I would estimate that one needs around 3.6/30 as a min. to apply to American Med. School (not DO), but not all of them, Ivy or non Ivy for UG.</p>
<p>@MiamiDAP, I was just trying to answer the OP’s question when they asked
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