<p>was wondering if the name of ur undergrad counts in getting into medical school.. like does a gpa at university of michigan of a 3.3 better than a gpa of 3.7 at the university of maryland... and if one was to trasnfer from mich to maryland.. does that look bad.. thanks</p>
<p>undergrad for the most part does not matter. And if it does, it's not going to be anywhere near as big as .4 of a point. Perhaps, at the very, very outside, a 3.6 from Michigan is better than a 3.7 from maryland, but even that seems like a stretch to me.</p>
<p>so u think a better gpa at unoiversity of maryalnd is better right and if i trasnfer will it look bad that i transfered</p>
<p>Not necessarily.. if you transferred there must be some reason why (ie you didn't fit at U Maryland). I think med school looks at your GPA, MCAT, and the courses you took -- not really where you went to school.</p>
<p>Better GPA will always win. You should go (or stay) for the reason that the school is right for you. A place where you are a good fit. That's the most important thing.</p>
<p>currently i am at umich with a 3.1 and i know that wont get me into medical school.. i want to go to univ of maryland cause i know it is easier and i cud get a better gpa.. my mom is scared that cause its a lower ranked school it wud hurt my chances...</p>
<p>Bump Please</p>
<p>high GPA>better ranked school</p>
<p>thanks for the advice do u think i shud go back in the fall and see if i can still hack it there and then if not apply for trasnfer in the fall or shud i just start in the fall at my new school.. just so i wont fall even more behind</p>
<p>A 3.7 from a top 100 university (Maryland is easily considered a top 100 university) is better than a 3.3 from any university in the nation, reguardless of rank, where Medical schools were concerned.</p>
<p>The problem is that I don't think your GPA will improve by 0.4 just by going from UMich to UMaryland.</p>
<p>Why do you think your GPA will go up? If there is some specific problem about being at UMich that will be solved by transferring, then this might make sense, but the assumption that you can raise your gpa by going to a "lower ranked" college is risky at best. </p>
<p>It might make more sense to look at your preparation and study skills, consider taking a semester off, and asking how sure you are about medicine. Lots of people don't go to medical school, and lead rich and fulfilling lives nonetheless.</p>
<p>best thing to do is go somewhere you know you can get a good gpa while being challenged. the name will fall into place depending on your ability.</p>
<p>Actually, I know the "prestige is not more important than GPA" advice is probably correct for most med schools, but in the admission info for Harvard, they say that the difficulty of your undergrad will be used to evaluate your GPA. So if they say point blank that they consider this, I can imagine it might have a considerable influence on how they view your GPA.</p>
<p>I think they mean choice of major and course selection rather than university rankings. A student who majors in Biophysics or BME is probably going to be taken more seriously than a student who majored in underwater fire extinguishing!</p>
<p>med schools will be impressed if you went to Hogwarts. (lol, j/k)</p>