Health Professions/Premed at UChicago

<p>Do you know any UChicago students who have gotten into top-tier med schools, i.e Harvard, Hopkins, Penn, etc.? Could you give me some examples?</p>

<p>I don’t know the statistics, but referring to the post above me: Chicago is not a “bad” school for pre-meds as you seem to think. I know many pre-meds from UChicago who have gone to the top-of-the-top medical schools; it’s not a rare occurrence. Your question makes it seem as if UChicago pre-meds struggle to succeed in medical school admissions. Chicago isn’t the best for pre-meds and it has a reputation of being rigorous, but it’s certainly still doing better than almost every other school in the country save for a dozen or so Chicago is comparable with. A student from UChicago getting into a top medical school isn’t something the university will have a gala for; students get into top medical schools all the time.</p>

<p>Try not to think of your undergrad experience as merely a “step” to get past on your way to medical school. Your undergraduate experience is a formative experience. Wherever you go, your experience and success will be what you make out of it. </p>

<p>Also, UCIHP is probably super busy this time of year so waiting for an response for them before the May 1 deadline probably isn’t the best idea.</p>

<p>Can you give me some examples of the med schools people have gotten into and what type of GPA they have?
don’t get me wrong I love UChicago and I’m not downsizing it by any means but I’m trying to choose between two colleges right now and it’s hard to make a decision.</p>

<p>Thanks for the info though it helps a TON.</p>

<p>I’ll send you a PM based on my personal relations.</p>

<p>Okay thank you! :)</p>

<p>sa029, can you please pm me the same thing? I am struggling with the same issue!</p>

<p>SA0209,</p>

<p>We are all interested in the answer. Could you send me a PM too.</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

<p>Sa0209, PLEASE PM ME TOOOOOOO!!!</p>

<p>Sa029 and Poplicola, just wanted to say thank you for your input! I can’t PM back because I’ve made less than 15 posts or something like that(what a strange CC rule).
Also, it seems that people who go to the top tier medical schools have REALLY high GPAs, but that shouldn’t be surprising, I guess!</p>