<p>Please rank the following schools that i have looked at. Im looking at going into a premed track. So rank in regards to med school/med school placement.</p>
<p>Duke</p>
<p>Jhu</p>
<p>Saint louis university</p>
<p>Washu</p>
<p>Upenn</p>
<p>Temple</p>
<p>U of Maryland</p>
<p>U of Minnesota</p>
<p>U of Wisconsin </p>
<p>U of michigan</p>
<p>U of North Carolina </p>
<p>U of Chicago</p>
<p>Northwestern </p>
<p>Thank you in advance. No comments on poor grammar or spelling pls.</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/pre-med-topics/1484178-if-you-high-school-please-read-before-posting.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/pre-med-topics/1484178-if-you-high-school-please-read-before-posting.html</a></p>
<p>med school placement</p>
<p>Undergrads do not “place” their students into med school.</p>
<p>Im aware of that, but MANY med schools heavily favor students who went there for undergrad… And what I meant by med school placement was acceptance into a different med school. Like if someone did their undergrad work at duke and went to washu for med school.</p>
<p>Read the thread i linked you too. Also there is no proof that a school favors its own. The increased numbers of matriculants may be proportional to increased numbers of applicants.</p>
<p>I just talke4d with an admissions councelopr at WASHU today… they said that they prefer to put their undergrads into their med school. That has been the case at almost all the schools on my list. Also many schools like saint louis university have programs you can enter as an undergrad that will allow you to enter their med school without even applying. SO i guess i just disagree with your post a little bit. thats fine tho!</p>
<p>^ nope. wrong</p>
<p>What about that is wrong…? I literally just got told that my an actual admissions officer at the college?</p>
<p>Op,</p>
<p>You spoke to a med school adcom or a UG adcom and did you tell them you were a high schooler thinking about applying?</p>
<p>I just talke4d with an admissions councelopr at WASHU today… they said that they prefer to put their undergrads into their med school.</p>
<p>???</p>
<p>The undergrad admissions people probably have nothing to do with the med school admissions people. I highly doubt that they’re “putting” their undergrads into their med school.</p>
<p>As for any BS/MD programs that SLU or some other schools may have. Those are a different situation. And at SLU, there is no guarantee. </p>
<p>As far as acceptance rate, the numbers are rather meaningless for an incoming frosh. If a school has 400 premed freshman, but by the time they’re seniors, only about 100 remain premed and actually apply to med school ~ and of those 100 applicants, 85 get accepted to at least one US MD med school. Is that really a 85% acceptance rate? And if so, how is an incoming frosh supposed to use that info. It doesn’t really pertain to him because he’s one of 400 frosh pre-meds.</p>
<p>By premed do u mean on a premed track?? There is no premed major… Most tracks just give u a list of courses that would be good to take to do well on the mcat. So i don’t get your example…</p>
<p>OP,</p>
<p>You are talking to people who are FAR more knowledgable than you. Of course we are talking about pre-med track.</p>
<p>Her example is perfectly relevant. You can’t choose a school “just for pre med” based on “its placement” because most pre meds never even apply and schools obviously don’t talk a out those kids.</p>
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<p>One way to do this is to lurk and use the Search function to research FAQs like this before starting 9 threads in one day.</p>
<p>What college do u go to?</p>
<p>Maybe if you knew how to use the search function you would know the answer.</p>
<p>It’s not about the school you go to as it is more about your GPA and your score on the MCAT. Here is an example: One of my sister’s friends went to an Ivy League school and she had a 3.2 GPA and an okay score on the MCAT. She did NOT get accepted into any US med schools. As I stated before, it’s not about where you go; it’s about what you do with the education that you receive.</p>
<p>*By premed do u mean on a premed track?? There is no premed major… Most tracks just give u a list of courses that would be good to take to do well on the mcat. So i don’t get your example…
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<p>Of course I know that there isn’t a premed major at most schools. Of course I mean those who are doing the premed prereqs and consider themselves to be premed. My example is common at many/most schools. As incoming frosh, there will be a large number of students claiming to be premed and all starting out in Biology and Gen Chem classes. Then the grades come, and a chunk will realize that they don’t have what it takes. Then Ochem and Physics come along, and more kids realize that they don’t have what it takes. Then some kids find that another career interests them more, and they change their goals. </p>
<p>By the time these kids are juniors or senior, only about a fourth remain premed and actually apply to med schools.</p>
<p>Thank you flyeagle! Which one if the ivies did she go to?</p>
<p>OP: Every year, students from each school listed get into medical school. You may want to focus on other factors: distance from home; actual cost to attend(in other words, what will be your cost-always be aware of what your educational debt is, b/c med school costs a ton of money); and a bunch of intangibles-e.g. big basketball fan? Well, Duke does OK there…
A word of caution: many UG admissions officers will basically tell you what you want to hear, so take their statements about graduate/professional school admissions from their UG with a grain of salt. Some will look you in the eye and claim a 90% medical school acceptance rate. You’ll need to ask-90% of what? Freshman pre-meds? Or the very limited number of juniors who got through the pre-med committee review?
Finally, while you may not like the answers, it’s worth listening to the people on this forum-they’ve been through the process, and while each person can only share anecdotal knowledge, it all adds up to a pretty persuasive set of facts. You will see definite patterns in the advice-and I’d recommend you take it.
Right now, medical school admission is the proverbial Gold Ring for many a hs student. So make an informed decision-and you will get helpful information here.</p>
<p>Thanks. Another reason that im looking at most of these schools is they’re just good in general. Im aware of the low percentage of students who actually make it through the first four years. My backup plan is something business related and almost all those schools have great business schools. My only worry about going to a cheaper school and just planning on getting into a good med school is that if i am part of the 3/4s of all students that will drop it i still want to be at a great school. Im also aware that not all good schools are super expensive, but I’ve loved all the schools I’ve visited. Thanks</p>