<p>So my D announced she is thinking of med school - although she still has a long way to go- but I was wondering since this wasn't on the table when she applied if any one knows what Smith's med school admit statistics look like?</p>
<p>Overwhelmedma,
It sounds like that’s a new development! I don’t think the Smith admittance stats are included in the recent thread below, but it’s full of useful information to think about. It may be helpful to your daughter to read through, in all her copious spare time! 
Perhaps someone else can supply the stats you want.</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/smith-college/785136-someone-please-chance-premed-hopeful.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/smith-college/785136-someone-please-chance-premed-hopeful.html</a></p>
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<p>Med school admit rates at most top LACs (and IIRC Smith as well) are > 75-80%. However that figure is misleadings. The percentage doesn’t include the common practice of many students applying to med school a few years after graduation. But more importantly, the touted high admission rate disregards nor factors the myriad students who were washed out (organic chem is the usual culprit ). A college could have a 100% admit rate but that tells you nothing about how many students were weeded out,.</p>
<p>I know in the past Smith, as well as Amherst College and MHC, would allow any student to apply to MS and the appropriate department would write the obligatory references. However, if the references are tepid due to a weak candidate, while I realize hope springs eternal, contributing to a false hope is a moral and profession dilemma many administrators and professors grapple with on an ongoing basis. And parents constant and annoying interjections, even when ignorance re med school admission requiremnts and nuances are sometimes beyond they’re understanding, just add to the med/health professors/advisors frustrations. Any wonder wine sales exhibit a significant spike around application deadlines. </p>
<p>The forthright, albeit diplomatic professors as Margaret, will gently persuade less than stellar candidates it would be in their best interest and enhance their med school acceptance probabilities when a few years of post graduate research, etc is an additional part of the application</p>
<p>Have your dtr schedule an appointment with Margaret Anderson. Professor Anderson is one of the most beloved professors in any department and a wealth of knowledge. [The</a> Department of Biological Sciences | Smith College](<a href=“http://www.science.smith.edu/departments/Biology/faculty_manderson.html]The”>Smith College: Biology)</p>
<p>Does any of this makes sense?</p>
<p>I don’t know the specific stats, but your D should find out who the pre-med advisor is on campus and make an appointment just to find out what is required, what she should be doing, if there are any tips they have.</p>
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<p>[The</a> Department of Biological Sciences | Smith College](<a href=“http://www.science.smith.edu/departments/Biology/prehealth.html]The”>Smith College: Biology)</p>
<p>CrewDad: yes. “100 percent of our survivors made it to the next stage.”</p>
<p>Overwhelmed, also check out the CC pre-med forum. There is some excellent advice there that your D might not necessarily get from Smith right away. If nothing else, it will help you understand the process, which is unlike that of any other advanced degree and starts a year earlier. When my D was briefly considering going the MD/PhD, we both found the info there fantastic. (She decided on PhD only since she has no interest in becoming a physician.) Bluedevilmike is a godsend to that forum.</p>
<p>As long as your D understands the lynchpins of med school admissions – GPA, MCAT score, and community/medical service – and does well with each, she’ll have good results. At Smith, the biggest pre-med GPA killers are Organic Chem II and Cell Biology – and maybe physics. If she can get good grades in those, she’ll be golden. If not, then she’ll know that she should consider a different path.</p>
<p>Well we have Orgo Chem 1 next semester so that may make it all mute She is thinking about it and I think has been to some meeting that outlines the requirements already. I have very mixed feelings and we’ll see what develops next semester. No pushing from home - I’d prefer research! This is all good advice I’ll pass on - especially the Prof recommendation. Thanks!</p>