<p>So I decided that my best two options right now are osu and miami. I think I'll be fine with admission to both (32 act and over 4.0). I took into account that osu's premed curriculum is more challenging, therefore better for me (plan on majoring in biology or chemistry). But then I realized that it is frowned upon to attend the same grad school as undergrad and I'm really set on attending osu for med school. So my question is this: should I go with miami that has a less challenging curriculum and, by doing so, decrease my chances of getting into med school, or should I go to osu for both undergrad and grad and have that against me on a future job app? Thanks!</p>
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The main attributes used for Med School admission are grades and MCATs. Go where you’ll get the best grades and can be prepared for the MCATs. Once you’ve graduated from Med School noone cares where you went to undergrad. As a doctor it doesn’t matter if you went to the same UG school. Have you looked at the Med School Class Profile?
<a href=“http://medicine.osu.edu/students/admissions/Documents/classprofile.pdf[/url]”>http://medicine.osu.edu/students/admissions/Documents/classprofile.pdf</a></p>
<p>Thanks a lot! I think I’ll go with Miami. Still not 100% sure though.</p>
<p>While I agree with most that so long as you work hard by maintaining a competitive GPA along with a “decent” MCAT, medical school(s) should be within reach despite which undergrad institution one chooses to attend. However, since OP stated that he/she would like to attend tOSU medical school, Erin’s Dad’s link clearly indicated that tOSU grads are strongly favored over Miami of Oxford with nearly “9 times” of students accepted (7 vs 62) for M1 (1st year medical student) class. The fact of the matter is, Top medical schools like tOSU DO favor highly competitive or higher quality academic institutions over others as evidence by the “ratio” of admits. For instance, you may be able to obtain higher GPA at Kent State (a second / third tier academic institution in the state of Ohio with similar number of undergrad student body as tOSU); however, Ohio State medical school accepted only “1” per M1 class. </p>
<p>Furthermore, geography is also another factor. Based on the stat provided, TOSU also accepted only “1” person from Penn State and none from University of Indiana; whereas “4” were admitted from the nearby University of Dayton for its M1 class. Obviously, there are other factors involved in the overall selection process such as the undergrad research, volunteering experiences, Rec letters, and interviews. My suggestion is always, rather than trying to pick a lesser challenging Pre-med program or undergrad institution, ones focus should be doing your best regardless of where or how competitive the environment is. After all, there is really no short cut in medicine or the path to become a physician. Getting into medical school is really only a beginning of a lifetime of hard work and learning. In short, I do not know much about Miami’s program; however, tOSU’s Honors College had certainly prepared me well in terms of taking the MCAT and ultimately becoming a board-certified physician. </p>
<p>P.S. Here at Northwestern, the medical students told me that on average, 5~10 tOSU undergrads are admitted each year in a class of roughly 175, so I guess that’s decent?! :)</p>