Hello, my son is opting for pre med pathway and has applied for spring admission.which option would be good out of ASU, Purdue, WSU, Utah?
Are you an American citizen?
Your son can take the courses required for medical school admission at almost any four year college here (arts conservatories excluded).
Are you a resident of any of these states? If not, are you able to pay the full cost of attendance as an out of state student?
Why starting spring semester? He will be “off cycle” for most courses which are two semesters long with the first starting in the fall semester.
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Here is the number that applied to medical school from each undergraduate school.
ASU: 405
Purdue: 203
WSU: 54
Utah: 244
The number who applied is not as important as the %age who were actually accepted to medical school.
Number of applicants is pretty irrelevant. It’s more a reflection of the size of the undergrad enrollment than than the quality of the pre-med program.
BTW, @vishvesh76 which WSU are you talking about? Washington State? Wichita State? Wayne State? Weber State? Wright State?
Three of those have an associated med school; two do not.
Pre med can be done at just about any 4 year college (and many community colleges).
Your son should chose a school that offer him the best combination of fit, opportunities and costs.
Fit because happier students do better academically.
Opportunities include access to research, mentoring, challenging academics, and opportunities to get involved in on- and off-campus activities, including earning leadership roles in ECs. Additionally, the undergrad should offer the opportunity to explore other areas of interest and potential careers since only 1 in 6** freshmen premeds actually persist to complete all the med school pre-reqs. (And even fewer than that actually apply to med school.)
Cost because medical school is horrendously expensive and there is little FA except for loans, loan and more loans.
**Citation available upon request
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Should this student apply for second semester admission? Or would waiting until a fall admission be a better idea?
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Does your son have volunteer work or other exposure to medicine to know that becoming a doctor is the right choice? There are alternatives; physical therapists, radiology techs, speech pathologists, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, to name but just a few found on http://explorehealthcareers.org have careers in medicine that take less than 11+ years of education and training and the immense debt that comes with a M.D.
And BTW exposure to medicine is an unwritten requirement to get into med school and actually required for some related areas such at physical therapy. They want to make sure the kids know what they are getting into. If he hasn’t done this yet it’s better to think of him as interested in exploring a career in medicine rather than someone who has already made the decision.
I hope you will answer the questions I posed in my first response here.
In particular, please answer whether you are a U.S. citizen. While this doesn’t matter as much for the colleges you mentioned for undergrad, if you are not a U.S. citizen and plan to attend medical school in the United States, you might find that a very very difficult admit.
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