Interested in Medicine, what are some good schools?

College Search & Selection
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<p>About me:
Going to be a senior. I want to go into medicine; either as a doctor, biomedical engineer, or in biomedical science. So if you could help me find an undergrad school(s) with a good reputation in these areas. Originally from the Minnesota but will go anywhere for college.
Thanks for the help.</p>

<p>ACT:32 Eng:32 Math:30(could have done better) Reading:33 Science:33
GPA: 3.877 (on standard 4.0 scale no inflation for honors or AP)
Class rank: 53 out of 554 (or 90.43 percentile)
High Achieving High School
(Made Newsweek and US News lists and has had 2 Rhodes Scholars in last 10 years)</p>

<p>Taken all honors and APs available so far
APs:
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AP World History:5
AP Language and Comp.:4</p>

<p>Senior Classes:
-AP Physics
-AP Psychology
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-CIS Anatomy
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-Journalism</p>

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Junior: NHS</p>

<p>Other:
-Presentation for Department of natural resources on water quality
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-GEMS: Math Summer Program at University of St. Thomas for 16 high achieving high school girls from all around the country.
-Selected to attend marketing conference lead by Robert Stephens, the one who started Geek Squad
-Lived with host family in Spain for one month
-Dual citizen US and EU</p>

<p>Thanks again :)</p>

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<p>Have your parents said that they will pay $50k+ per year for the school of your choice?</p>

<p>If not, what is your budget for college?</p>

<p>If money is an issue, then you’ll need a careful strategy for picking colleges.</p>

<p>Are you a resident of any state (I can’t tell by your Minn comment if you still live there.)</p>

<p>The truth is that any good college can prepare you for med school. And, there are many good engineering schools all over, so your financial situation will likely determine where you should apply.</p>

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<p>Assuming that you are a resident of Minnesota, University of Minnesota has very good program in both Chemical & Biomedical engineering. A sample of multiple minors offered by the Dept. of Chemical Engg is indicative of notable choices a student will have; a few samples include:</p>

<p>Biomedical Engineering, Bio-molecular Engineering. Drug Delivery Design and Evaluation, Pre-medical, Renewable and Process Chemistry etc. </p>

<p><a href=“Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science | College of Science and Engineering”>Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science | College of Science and Engineering;

<p>University of Washington & Georgia Tech are also very good choices for Bio Medical , but high out-of-state (OoS) tuition without much merit award might preclude including such OoS universities.</p>

<p>Admission to med school is generally quite difficult & involved. Roughly about 46 % of the applicants in 2008-09 was offered admission to at least one medical school (Source MSAR 2011-2012). In some cases out-of-state tuition for medical colleges is almost 2.5 to 3 times that of in-state rate. One’s state residency, undergraduate GPA, MCAT scores, along with medical field related Extra Curricular activities (Hospital volunteering, shadowing doctors and/or research ) plus other humanitarian based volunteering, and interviews will likely determine the outcome of admission to a med school. Usually engineering is a fairly challenging major and one will have to work very hard to get GPAs above 3.7/4.0.</p>

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<p>Most good schools with solid science departments can prepare you for medical school, so focus more on what kind of academic environment you excel in. By that, I mean, the size of the school, the location, the culture, the weather, the relative competitiveness (are the intro science classes meant to weed out the less able pre-meds?). Medical school is about grades, test scores, recommendations and your medically-relevant ECs, not the name of the school you attended, assuming it has a decent reputation.</p>

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<p>I don’t think you are qualified, but here is a Direct Medical School thread</p>

<p>[BA/MD</a> and BS/MD Programs FAQ | hSDN | Student Doctor Network](<a href=“BA/MD and BS/MD Programs FAQ | Student Doctor Network”>BA/MD and BS/MD Programs FAQ | Student Doctor Network)</p>

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<p>^^^Georgia Tech isn’t a good choice if she wants to maintain a good (read: 3.6+) GPA.</p>

<p>But the above posters are right, where you go to school doesn’t matter in MS admission - GPA, MCAT, ECs are much more important.</p>

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<p>Until we know what this student’s financial situation is, it’s hard to recommend schools. If money is needed, then schools like GT and UWash won’t work.</p>

<p>However, there are schools that will give her good scholarships for her stats.</p>

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<p>By far, your best options are Minnesota and Wisconsin. As long as you like the big school feel of the big state schools, go to one of those two. The tuition is the same at both, and you will probably get into either one.</p>

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<p>One of my brothers went to Franklin and Marshall College in Pennsylvania for Biomedical Science and loved it. The school is decently well known for getting kids into law and medical school. UPitt also might be good for you. Good luck</p>

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<p>Ripon College in Wisconsin has an 80% acceptance rate for Medical School. Another school with a high rate of acceptance would be University of Minnesota-Morris.</p>

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<p>Tufts, Holy Cross-both near Boston.</p>

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<p>Money is not too much of an issue but would prefer to not pay 40,000+ a year for full tuition, I mean there are scholarships but I still would like to have some money for grad or med school. Oh by the the way I am a Minnesota Resident and would like if at all possible to avoid super big schools. I am more of the liberal arts type.</p>

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<p>Two universities come to mind. </p>

<ol>
<li>TULANE ACCELERATED PHYSICIAN TRAINING PROGRAM (TAP-TP, 6+1).</li>
</ol>

<p>"Tulane offers a 7-year program (TAP-TP, 6+1) that includes an undergraduate and medical education in addition to a mandatory year of public service with AmeriCorps.Tulane has a long history of public and community service, requiring community service in the medical school curriculum for over 20 years.</p>

<p>Exceptional high school students will apply to the TAP-TP.Eligible students will be expected to have high levels of academic performance as judged by transcripts, SAT/ACT scores and AP scores. Students will be interviewed by a committee of undergraduate faculty, medical school faculty and administrators. Between 10 and 20 students would be accepted each year.</p>

<p>TAP-TP Students will complete an abbreviated undergraduate curriculum designed around a BS in Molecular and Cellular Biology with emphasis on the application of scientific principles for the public good. Undergraduate performance would be a requisite for continuing in the program"</p>

<p>If for some reason a student is not accepted to this program, one can apply for early acceptance program.</p>

<p>[Tulane</a> University - School of Medicine - Office of Admissions - Special Programs](<a href=“http://tulane.edu/som/admissions/special-programs.cfm]Tulane”>http://tulane.edu/som/admissions/special-programs.cfm)</p>

<ol>
<li>St. Bonaventure University has a couple of BA or BS/MD BS or BA/DO programs that might be worth pursuing. </li>
</ol>

<p>Dr. Allen Knowles M.D., Director, Franciscan Health Care Professions, and who acts as an academic guide to this program, is a great resource for additional information. </p>

<p>716-375-2656
<a href=“mailto:aknowles@sbu.edu”>aknowles@sbu.edu</a></p>

<p>St. Bonaventure is a small liberal arts college with a total of roughly 2000 undergraduates. </p>

<p>More information about pre-medicine and the combined programs at St. Bonaventure can be found below.</p>

<p>[Pre-Medicine</a> and Other Pre-Health Professions](<a href=“http://www.sbu.edu/artsandsciences.aspx?id=24886]Pre-Medicine”>http://www.sbu.edu/artsandsciences.aspx?id=24886)</p>

<p>Please note the cost of attending either Tulane University School of Medicine or George Washington University is quite steep. </p>

<p>Annual Cost of Attendance </p>

<ol>
<li>Tulane University School of Medicine – $70,677</li>
<li>George Washington University School of Medicine — $70,020</li>
<li>Lake Erie College of Medicine – roughly $56,000</li>
</ol>

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<p>Rice University in Houston Texas (we have the world’s largest medical center next door, and Rice has partnerships with many of these medical institutions, including MD Anderson Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Methodist Hospital, Memorial Hermann Hospital, Texas Children’s Hospital, etc.)</p>

<p>Other schools I recommend: Duke, WashU, and Vanderbilt.</p>

<p>But you can go to any school and be premed… it doesn’t matter what undergrad institution you went to.</p>

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<p>Union (NY), Kalamazoo (MI), Wooster (OH/good with merit money) and Denison (OH/good with merit money). Best of luck!</p>

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<p>Holy Cross just built a $70 million science addition and has great pre-med program. Among its medical alumni is a Nobel Prize winner for medcine. HC is also need blind for financial aid.</p>