<p>Hey, I know this is a weird question, but I wanted to know what are the worst medical schools. All the rankings tell you about the best ones, the ones that are almost impossible to get into. I want to know which schools are moderately good, and which ones are considered bad (so I can avoid them). Like for undergrad, they have teir two schools. What are tier two medical schools?</p>
<p>The thing you have to understand is that the US government keeps pretty tight tabs on the number of medical schools out there and the number of spots each of them has.</p>
<p>What that means is that, for the most part, all medical schools are pretty solid.</p>
<p>If you are looking for low MCAT scores and GPA, then the thing you'll notice is that those schools tend to have very specific missions in mind and are looking for a certain type of applicant. They probably are pretty bad at some of the things Harvard values while being superior in their specific missions.</p>
<p>This isn't just a PC answer from a PC kid; I applied to 25 medical schools and all of them were in the top 35, so you know that I pay at least some attention to "rankings". I just mean to explain that when there's only 126 medical schools in the US, none of them can be all that bad.</p>
<p>The rankings are strictly MCAT and GPA driven.)</p>
<p>Competitive Med Schools
MCAT >31.5 + GPA >3.5
Washington Univ., St. Louis, Harvard, Johns Hopkins,
Vanderbilt, Yale, Duke, Stanford, Mayo, NYU, U Penn,
Michigan, UCSF, UCSD, UC Davis, UCLA</p>
<p>Second Tier
MCAT >30 + GPA >3.5
Cornell, U of Chicago, Pittsburgh, Utah, Baylor,
UT Southwestern, Ohio State, Virginia, UC Irvine,
Washington (Seattle)</p>
<p>Third Tier (Top 46/126)
MCAT 29-30 + GPA 3.4-3.6
USUHS (#40), Einstein (Yeshiva), SUNY Stony Brook,
NY Medical College, Albany, SUNY Buffalo, Georgetown,
Drexel, USC, St. Louis U, Emory, South Florida,
Northwestern, Wake Forest, Dartmouth, U Mass Worcester,
Colorado, Oregon, Maryland, Alabama, New Jersey</p>
<p>Middle Third Med Schools (43)
MCAT 27-29 + GPA >3.4
Wisconsin, Hawaii, Indiana, Iowa, New Jersey (RWJ),
Arizona, Florida, Missouri (Columbia), UT San Antonio,
UT Galveston, SUNY Brooklyn, SUNY Syracuse, Michigan State,
Nebraska, Oklahoma, Nevada, Penn State, Kansas, Texas Tech,
TX A&M, Illinois, Mississippi, Tennessee, Kentucky,
S. Carolina, N. Carolina, Case Western, Loyola,
Jefferson, Tulane, Cincinnati, Med Coll Virginia, Miami,
Temple, George Washington, Med Coll Georgia, South Alabama,
Tufts, Mt. Sinai, Rush, Boston U, Med Coll Wisconsin,
Med U S. Carolina</p>
<p>MCAT <27 + GPA <3.5
Eastern Virginia, Finch, Loma Linda, Louisville,
Wayne State, Creighton, SIU (Springfield), Rochester,
Med Coll Ohio, East Tennessee, Mercer, Marshall
Minnesota (Duluth), New Mexico, Vermont, LSU (Shreveport),
North Dakota, West Virginia, LSU (New Orleans), South Dakota,
UT Houston, Missouri (Kansas City) </p>
<p>Bottom 10 Med Schools
MCAT <24
MCAT 24: Missouri (Kansas City), Wright State, East Carolina
MCAT 21-24: Arkansas, UPR, Meharry, Howard, Morehouse
MCAT <21:Ponce, Caribe</p>
<p>Osteopathic Schools
MCAT 24-26 (Note none > 26)
Kirksville, Chicago COM, North Texas, Ohio, Oklahoma State,
Western, Des Moines, NJ, Nova, Michigan State, PCOM
MCAT <24
Kansas City, New England, NYCOM, Lake Erie, West Virginia
N/A: Touro, V Tech, Pikesville, Arizona</p>
<p>Your rankings really aren't accurate.</p>
<p>Oh, and there's no such as a bad American medical school.</p>
<p>Back in high school debate, that would be what we would call a "blip". Care to elaborate?</p>
<p>wait so if i graduate from a opteopathic school, I won't get a good residency or not earn the same money?</p>
<p>Oh yea...because Georgetown, Emory, and Dartmouth are definately third tier medical schools...btw, how is Vandy first tier with your rankings?</p>
<p>I agree with bluedevilmike; there are so few medical schools out there that they are all good. It really doesn't matter what medical school a student goes to (except to match residency programs and turn heads) considering that they all lead to MDs and the ability to practice medicine the US.</p>
<p>I have to say, I'm curious about calccobra's question as well.</p>
<p>Are DO grads even eligible for the same type of residencies as MD grads?</p>
<p>(By the way, I'd assume DOs make less money than MDs. On the other hand, top-school MBAs and JDs make a lot more money than either of them...)</p>
<p>well, of course there are no bad medical schools. some r just better than others. and yeah, DO's don't get the same residencies as MD's. I think they r considered 2 different things.</p>