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^^^ Yes I am Pre-Med. My first semester I had a 3.75, and I worked my ass off. My second semester I chose better professors, and I should pull off a 3.85…</p>
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^^^^ No they don’t. Emory’s Medical School doesn’t give “preference” to Emory Undergrad. However, Emory’s Medical School does accept a lot of kids from Emory Undergrad, BECAUSE, almost EVERY pre-med at Emory Undergrad, applies to Emory’s Medical School.</p>
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<p>Thanks for answering like I was supposed to know you had access to that kind of people when you didn’t even tell us.</p>
<p>Well think about it, if you had just believed me instead of assumed I was lying for no reason, then obviously I would’ve had to have gotten that knowledge from somewhere. But no matter where or from who it had to originate from the med school because only they can comment on what they like and don’t like. And if it’s more then 1 degree of separation, then I’m just spreading a rumor, which goes against the assumption that I’m telling the truth (again a SAFE assumption since there’s no reason whatsoever for me to lie about this)</p>
<p>Except for the fact that most people would find the claim unbelievable from anybody other than someone from the medical school. I understand the skepticism. To say, Emory Med. doesn’t show a preference toward Emory undergrads is one thing, but to suggest that they are biased “against” them because of the pedagogy of professors teaching “pre-med” classes is another.</p>
<p>Just because someone (or two people or 100 people) who works for the medical school has an opinion about Emory’s premed curriculum, it doesn’t necessarily mean that it translates into admission decisions. I’m willing to bet that many faculty in Emory College disagree with the way that many high schools teach their students, yet those students are still accepted to Emory. Likewise, those from the med school with opinions may not be part of the Emory med admission committee. </p>
<p>Even if they are, I would be very surprised if they hold it against an applicant, especially since many Emory grads continue to Emory med. As long as a person’s MCAT and GPA are high enough, they will be accepted.</p>
<p>To debate whether or not Emory has a good premed program is preposterous. 157 students from Emory will be going to medical school somewhere next year. There are few schools with more graduates in medical school. I cannot find a link, but I suspect the largest number of Emory School of Medicine students come from Emory College. As a proud Emory graduate with acceptances to 7 medical schools including Emory, Yale, Tufts, Wake Forest, Georgetown, Vanderbilt and Jefferson and friends with fellow Emory graduates from many “top” medical schools, I respectfully opine there are few schools which can boast of a better program, and the good news is Emory is continually attempting to improve the program. The administration knows “who butters their bread”. If you desire to become an MD, few schools will prepare you as well for medical school (more work but not as difficult as undergrad) or provide opportunities to make certain you achieve your academic and/or career goals as Emory. </p>
<p>As for the friend"s parents who work for the medical school, I also served on the admissions committee as a med student and my experience/opinion is … opinions are like ********, everyone has one.</p>
<p>Here’s another way of looking at it:</p>
<p>How many pre-meds do you think apply to Emory Med each year? 90%? maybe 80%?</p>
<p>Emory’s med school class sizes are 138 students.</p>
<p>How many Emory students do you think they want?</p>
<p>Last year Emory Med accepted applicants from 61 different schools, meaning there were at most 78 (but probably more like 10) students from Emory.</p>
<p>Emorydeac said 157 students from emory are going to med school next year, which means, given our acceptance rate to at least one school, there were somewhere around 285 students applying to Med school. </p>
<p>Even if only half of them applied to Emory, that’s still 143 applications for 10-78 spots. So even if you were just considering numbers, all opinions aside, throw in the other 5500+ applicants and there’s no way for Emory students to have an advantage in admissions. None.</p>
<p>And I agree with colleges, this thread is ■■■■■■■■. But then again, so is putting yourself through 12+ years of schooling/residency and 200k in the hole to become a doctor after Obama just destroyed a huge chunk of your salary. Have fun living a middle class life after finally paying off your student loans at the age of 40. I’ll be paying you with my infinite pool of non-existent Medicaid reimbursement funds.</p>
<p>How much did Obama destroy the salary of doctors?</p>
<p>I mean what do you want from me? A number? It depends on what kind of doctor you’re talking about, where they work, how strict the government decides to be with allowing premiums to increase, and how much healthcare shifts to a pay-for-performance based compensation. Even if I knew all that, it’s still anyone’s guess as to exactly how much of a hit doctors will take. Bottom line is Obama took a large bite out of the hand that feeds American doctors, and we just took a very noticeable step closer to the socialized healthcare systems of countries where salaries pale in comparison to what our doctors currently make. The difference is those doctors don’t spend 4 years in undergrad AND go to med school for free. But I recommend you do your own research and come up with your own conclusions if it’s that important to you. Your question is much more complicated than I think you realize.</p>