<p>Thoughts on the pre-med program and statistics related to Furman and Wofford? </p>
<p>I've posted my inquiries in the Furman and Wofford forum after our son was accepted to both schools. However, I am now looking into specifics on the Pre-Med program at these schools to help guide him in his decision. Specifics such as GPA; outside activities; MCAT scores; and anything else that can be helpful.</p>
<p>Anyone with experience from either of these schools that was in the pre-med track and attended medical, your thoughts will be greatly appreciated.</p>
<p>Thank you.</p>
<p>Furman University students have an unusually high acceptance rate into graduate schools. Approximately 70% of pre-medical students gain entrance to medical school, and 99% of pre-law students gain entrance to law school. Approximately two-thirds of Furman students will earn graduate degrees. More of Furman University’s graduates have gone to earn Ph.D. degrees in recent years than any other private liberal arts college in the South, according to a survey conducted by the University of Chicago National Opinion Research Center …</p>
<p>At Wofford, once you begin working with one of the pre-med advisors, you will need to be sure to take the required science courses and build a competitive Grade Point Average. Those who meet very minimal standards (3.2 GPA and 23 MCAT score) have nearly 80 percent admission rate to medical school. </p>
<p>Keep in mind that Wofford has around 1500 students vs 2700 for Furman.</p>
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<p>Seems implausible. Citation?</p>
<p>^yeah lol, there’s no way that with a 80% get in with THOSE minimal standards.</p>
<p>wofford website</p>
<p>[Wofford</a> College - Pre-Med](<a href=“http://www.wofford.edu/premed/]Wofford”>Wofford College | Pre-Health Careers)</p>
<p>Well, there it is. But that can’t possibly be right unless they either don’t have hardly any students between 23 and 28(ish) or unless they send some huge proportion of kids to the Caribbean or … something.</p>
<p>I have known several students who have been accepted to medical school immediately after graduating from Wofford. My understanding is that unless a student has met the minimum requirements sited in the earlier post, they do not continue along the pre-med admission track at Wofford. Listing these minimum requirements to remain on the pre-med track is not indicating that students are getting accepted to medical school with these stats. The students I know from Wofford who are now in medical school have significantly higher stats, including one with an MCAT score of 37 (now a first year student at Cornell Medical School). This same student was accepted at Emory School of Medicine and several others. Another former Wofford student I know is a second year student at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine. She has a Furman graduate in her medical school class. Honestly, strong students graduating from either Wofford or Furman have a very good chance of medical school acceptance. Given the strength of both these schools, I think it is the student’s qualifications that will make the difference!</p>
<p>The devil is in the details, bdm. The way the assertion is made by Wofford, D.O. , M.D., and non-U.S. schools are included.</p>
<p>“Honestly, strong students graduating from… any college have a very good chance of medical school acceptance.” </p>
<p>There, I fixed it for you. :)</p>
<p>Of course, being a SC resident sure helps since the instate Uni has lower numbers than many other states.</p>
<p>Yes, strong students from any college have a chance of admission to medical school. However, the original poster on this thread is specifically interested in students from Wofford and Furman. I was trying to address the schools in question.
Also, I suspect that most if not all colleges and universities are including all medical school admissions (M.D., D.O., and international programs) in their admission stats unless otherwise stated. I have not seen a college website yet that broke down their admission numbers into the percentage admitted into each type of program.</p>