<p>as of right now, at age 17, i'm very interested in becoming a doctor. i know that i might change my mind many times between now and when i graduate from college though, so it's not like i have a life plan already or anything. how much do you think i should take med school acceptance rates into consideration?
i'm thinking about u of chicago and u rochester
chicago is ranked as a much better school, but the admissions person said their med school acceptance rate is 60-65% while rochester's 2003 rate was 72% which is considerably higher especially considering that the hs stats of a rochester student are lower than those of a chicago student and chicago is supposed to be more academically rigorous and stuff.
so is it better to go to rochester where it will be easier to do well and does this translate as more likely med school admissions or is there another explanation for this?</p>
<p>U Chicago students suffer from grade deflation. Not true at Rochester.</p>
<p>University of Chicago is a graduate-oriented school. It has twice as many grad students as undergrads. This means that as an undergrad there will be no one to hold your hand and guide you through the premed process and make sure you're doing well and taking the classes you're supposed to. For some people, this is okay. For others, they need that. If you're one of the former, I would suggest going to UChicago because the academics is that much better.</p>
<p>Well, I wouldn't say that the proportion of graduate students is all that indicative of how helpful and 'hand-holding' a particular school will be. Harvard also has twice the graduate students as it does undergraduates, yet Harvard is arguably the safest and best environment in the world for an undergrad who wants to do premed, with a lot of premed hand-holding. You certainly can't argue with the success of Harvard premeds. In contrast, many state schools like the UC's have far more undergraduates than graduate students, yet that doesn't mean that there is a lot of hand-holding going on at the UC's. In fact, I would say there is almost none. </p>
<p>I would agree that a correlation exists, but it is not a strong correlation between undergraduate proportion and hand-holding/help. I think it has far more to do with the culture of the school. Chicago is one of those schools that has the attitude that you are basically on your own, and if you can figure out what to do, great, if you can't, too bad.</p>
<p>hello- can anyone tell me what the CURRENT acceptance rate for med school is for rochester?</p>
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I think this is true at Cornell too. And its probablytrue at most large private and public colleges – At the college presentations, Harvard presenter said something exactly to this nature – they do not hold your hand. You have to go out and seek for help or seek opportunities. You are a grown up man or woman – you are no longer a highschool kid, what do you expect.</p>
<p>For the OP, I would go to Chicago (UG rank 9). If the admission rate difference and holding-hands is what you are worried about, then forget premed and be prepared to move in different route as well. Even at Rochester (UG rank 37) which has 45% premed students in the incoming class (they will all start out and take premed courses – COMPETITION!), do you think they all apply to medschool eventually? Between rochester and chicago, the Weather is about the same, location is Rochester is basically in no man’s land, … Chicago will be more challenging academically & your peers will be higher caliber… but should be worth it. If you can’t survive chicago, what say you will be successful as premed at rochester?</p>
<p>is it better to go to rochester where it will be easier to do well</p>
<p>I know that the above quote is old, but just needed to say…it will not be easy to do well at URoch or any good undergrad.</p>
<p>“i’m thinking about u of chicago and u rochester”</p>
<p>For UG or Med. School? Just an FYI - U of Chcago is well know for rejecting very top Med. School applicants. It is impossible “to plan” to go to U of Chicago Med. School even with college GPA=4.0, they are looking for applicants with specific characteristics. </p>
<p>In regard to UG, go to any place that fits you the best and as a bonus consider cost, if financial side is a concern. If resources are unlimited, go to any place that you love. Will have to work very hard in any UG to get high GPA and decent MCAT, do not rely on name one way or another.</p>
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<p>For the 2009-2010 application cycle it was 69%. (149 applied; 103 accepted) This year’s numbers are not yet available.</p>
<p>Here’s the 2004-2009 cumulative results: <a href=“http://www.rochester.edu/college/CCAS/AcceptsbySchool05-09.pdf[/url]”>http://www.rochester.edu/college/CCAS/AcceptsbySchool05-09.pdf</a></p>