<p>What is this % like? Is there any trend of Pitt students that get into the school's medical school? Is it at all a plus to go to undergrad there if you want to attend their medical school? Any thoughts or stats appreciated!</p>
<p>I heard the statistic was like 10% of Pitt’s medical school class is from Pitt undergrad. Don’t know if that includes the GAP, but it might be an old statistic.</p>
<p>Based on what I’ve heard, Pitt tends to be pretty neutral toward its undergrads. There does not seem to be any distinct advantage to being a Pitt undergrad in Pitt’s med school admissions process. Unfortunately, I cannot confirm schrizto’s statistic – in fact, it seems much higher than I’d thought unless GAP students are also included.</p>
<p>This was also a question I had. Son got in UPitt with a full tuition scholarship. I searched and found this article “Pitt students finding it tougher to get into Pitt’s medical school” in UPitt web site [Pitt</a> students finding it tougher to get into Pitt’s medical school | The Pitt News](<a href=“http://www.pittnews.com/node/1735]Pitt”>http://www.pittnews.com/node/1735). I think there is little chance for regular pre-med students to get in UPitt medical school after the school takes GAP students. I am also looking for information about overall medical school addimission of UPitt pre-med students and got no luck so far. I found many other universities posing this info, for example, [UM</a> :: The Career Center :: Students :: Pre-Medicine :: Medical School Application :: UM Application Statistics](<a href=“http://www.careercenter.umich.edu/students/med/medappstats.html]UM”>http://www.careercenter.umich.edu/students/med/medappstats.html). I am wondering if current UPitt pre-med students may help me find this kind of information of UPitt. Thanks.</p>
<p>divel- I heard the 10% statistic at a pre-med information session during orientation. They also said that Pitt pharmacy was 50% Pitt undergrad students. </p>
<p>Maybe the 10% statistic does include GAP students because the 06 article that sxnhe linked to said 2% of the med school class was from Pitt undergrad. 15 out of ~150 medical students is about the number of the entering freshman GAP kids each year. The GAP program hasn’t been around for that long.</p>
<p>schrizto–I wasn’t disagreeing with you, just noting that it seemed a bit high if the 10% didn’t include GAP students.</p>
<p>sxnhe–I haven’t found any statistics on this, either. I’ve heard that ~150 students apply to Pitt’s Pre-Professional Health Committee each year, and most of them are pre-med/pre-dental. However, I don’t know what proportion of those students receives acceptances.</p>
<p>Is that 10% considered a good number? If you pass up Brown or UNC for Pitt but want to go to medical school AND don’t get in as a GAP student, are Pitt’s own undergrads not as valued? S, H and I are struggling with this now and will be travelling to Pitt on the 26/27th.</p>
<p>Can anyone here speak to the strength of the undergrad sciences or “pre-med” track at Pitt? Courses? Counseling for kids aiming for the med route? Preparation for med school? etc. I know the location is advantageous for medicine, and I know the medical school is highly regarded… It’s the undergrad experience in prep for the med track, that I am wondering about.</p>
<p>D is also concerned about Pitt med school low acceptance rate of Pitt undergrads. Does make you wonder if getting pre med education at other schools may be the way to go! The science programs at Pitt are part of School of Arts & Sciences - felt a bit more like a liberal arts program vs. concentrated science program at PSU’s Eberly School of Science, for example. Suspect that Pitt’s med school is much sought after which attracts a very competitive applicant pool.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t say that Pitt undergrads are not as valued by Pitt’s med school; instead, I think it’s just that given its ranking, Pitt’s med school can afford to be very, very picky. Other schools do show preference toward their undergrads or in-state students; however, as the article linked by sxnhe points out, these schools are not ranked as highly as Pitt. If you are specifically looking to attend Pitt’s medical school, you’re not going to gain any advantage just by attending Pitt as an undergrad.</p>
<p>Personally, I have had a great experience as a pre-med at Pitt. I feel challenged but not too overwhelmed. While I have not taken the MCAT yet, I have begun to study for it, and I feel that my coursework has adequately prepared me. My friends who have taken it already did well. I’ve had great instructors who have been very knowledgeable, helpful, and passionate about their subjects. In fact, I’ve never disliked or had a bad experience with a science prof thus far, though I do (mostly) heed the advice of ratemyprofessors and older students when it comes to scheduling classes. My classmates are, for the most part, intelligent and motivated. There are ample research (lab & clinical) and volunteer opportunities. Additionally, we do have a pre-med advisor, Andrea Abt. You could try to schedule an appointment with her when you visit the campus. To schedule an appointment with her, call Pitt’s Career Development office at (412) 648-7130.</p>
<p>Realistically, if you’d like to attend med school, you can go virtually anywhere for undergrad. Pitt’s program is great, and I’m sure that Brown/UNC would not be lacking. What will get you that coveted med school acceptance is how well you perform there, what you do with your time there, and your score on the MCAT–not the ranking of your undergraduate institution. So my best advice to your son would be to pick the school that he likes the most and at which he feels the most comfortable.</p>
<p>I feel like I should point out that just because Pitt’s medical school may not grant preferential admission to Pitt’s undergrads, this <em>does not mean</em> that Pitt’s pre-meds are not accepted elsewhere–including med schools that are ranked similarly to Pitt…</p>
<p>Thanks Divel…very helpful!</p>
<p>Agreed - very, very helpful. Pitt remains top choice for D and her parents are equally as impressed with all that it has to offer. :)</p>
<p>Thank you Divel for pre-med information at UPitt. I may contact Andrea Abt for more information. </p>
<p>I agree that a good student can go any university for pre-med study and get into a medical school. My son’s situation is that he has more choices and he needs to consider all facts to make a decision. We are collecting all kinds of data right now. We have found medical school acceptance statistics on the web sites of son’s other admitted universities, but not on UPitts web site. We also searched [Table</a> 2: Undergraduate Institutions Supplying Applicants to U.S. Medical Schools, by Applicant Race and Ethnicity - FACTS - AAMC](<a href=“http://www.aamc.org/data/facts/applicantmatriculant/table2-race.htm]Table”>http://www.aamc.org/data/facts/applicantmatriculant/table2-race.htm) that listed data of most US Undergraduate Institutions Supplying Applicants to U.S. Medical Schools. We did not find UPitt in the data sheets. Is it stranger?</p>
<p>I find the % acceptance rate to medical school statistics pretty much meaningless. If a school says it has a 90% acceptance rate to medical school, it’s of the kids who ended up applying after all the weeding out, not of the freshmen coming in with a pre-med intent. Those percentages you see for each school say more about the strength of the student body.</p>
<p>I’m not really sure what someone would get from looking at the AAMC link above, either. Why does it matter how many of one undergraduate college’s students who are medical school applicants are Asian, Hispanic, etc.?</p>