<p>Which colleges/universities have exceptional medical school programs. That will look good on a resume once I earn my medical license to practice and go out into the work field as a Orthopedic surgeon.</p>
<p>I think you’re misunderstanding how medical specialties work and how medical school in general works.</p>
<p>You need to complete an undergraduate degree first in order to be considered for admission to med school. After med school, if you want to become an orthopedic surgeon, you will complete an additional 5+ years of specialized training in orthopedics (called a residency). Most orthopedists then spend another 2 years getting even more specialized training (called a fellowship).</p>
<p>To become an orthopedic surgeon requires a minimum of 9-11 years of medical training (med school 4 + residency 5 + optional fellowship 2) after the completion of 4 year undergrad degree.</p>
<p>Gaining a orthopedic surgery residency is very competitive and depends not on at all on which medical school or undergrad you attend, but your performance in med school. To be a good candidate for orthopedics, you will need to be in top 10% of your medical school class, earn honors during your clinical rotations during your 3rd year of med school, have very strong letters of recommendation from your surgery and orthopedic preceptors, plus your USMLE scores (series of national standardized exams all med student take) need to be very high–typically in the top 10% nationally.</p>
<p>So first steps first—get accepted into college and do well in your med school pre-reqs courses.</p>
<p>All 126 US accredited MD schools are excellent and will provide you with the opportunity to match into an orthopedic surgery residency assuming you are in the top 1-5% of medical students on your standardized tests, get honors in your clinical rotations as well as do research in orthopedics during medical school and then of course do well on your residency interviews.</p>
<p>Given in one of your other posts you mention getting a 1250 on the PSAT (<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1613438-i-don-t-mind-constructive-criticism.html#latest”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1613438-i-don-t-mind-constructive-criticism.html#latest</a>), I recommend focusing on getting into college and not getting ahead of yourself with medical school and orthopedics since there is a very high chance that you won’t end up in medical school (most freshman pre-meds don’t end up applying and only about 45% of applicants do get in and that’s even when talking about high achieving kids at top schools) and then among medical students, the majority come into medical school thinking one specialty and leave doing another.</p>
<p>EDIT: Left your post open in another tab and was about to close it when I noticed you were in dual enrollment. Be wary that those dual enrollment classes will be listed on your transcript and factored into your final GPA when you apply to medical school.</p>
<p>@i<em>wanna</em>be_Brown
I have had people tell me all my life this won’t happen and how slim my chances are. Thank you for your advice. I have a strong personal reason of joining this field and that has been my drive. I understand the probabilities. I don’t quit easily so…I will still chase my dreams.</p>
<p>Ps… I have contingency plans.</p>
<p>@WayOutWestMom</p>
<p>Than you for the information it was very useful ThankYou :-bd </p>
<p>It isn’t so much about you failing as the point that most people find other passions or ways to express their existing ones. The average student changes majors 3 times and all that jazz.</p>
<p>@mmmcdowe I see what you mean but since I’m dual enrolled I have went through that process already.</p>