Pre-med

[bigric]

<p>What are some affordable, and well known schools with good pre-med programs?</p>

[mom2collegekids]

<p>What are your stats?</p>

<p>What is your home state</p>

<p>how much will your parents pay?</p>

<p>What is your likely major?</p>

<p>Schools don’t really have “premed programs”. Premed is a tract of REGULAR classes. They’re not special classes. They’re the SAME bio, chem, ochem, physics classes that other STEM students take. </p>

<p>Every good school is fine for a premed student.</p>

[mom2collegekids]

<p>*I currently live in Denver and attend the largest high school in the state. I am a senior and my top schools are University of Miami, University of Michigan, University of Wisconsin. What do you think my chances are for admission or scholarship money?</p>

<p>4.0 GPA Weighted
32 ACT
AP Scholar with Honor
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<p>How much merit do you need? How much will your family pay? That will determine how much you’ll need. </p>

<p>I don’t think UWisconsin will give you any or much merit.</p>

[Erin_s_Dad]

<p>UMich will be even worse than Wisconsin.</p>

[mikemac]

<p>How successful you are in applying to med school depends on what you do in college and not some magic the college has with regards to preparing students for med school. So if you want lists of “top 20” someone will supply it, but I doubt such rankings are that meaningful. There are hundreds of colleges that can give you the opportunity to be a strong med school candidate.</p>

<p>One thing to avoid is placing any importance into acceptance numbers. Some schools boast incredible rates, but it boils down to one of two things. Either they start with great students (think Stanford, etc) or the school weeds out students. Look out especially for the “committee letter” which small schools with average students coming in wield like an axe to prevent all but the strongest applicants from applying right out of college; to no surprise, they often boast 90% or better med school “acceptance” numbers for their undergrads.</p>

<p>There is an excellent online handbook at Amherst I recommend you read to get an understanding of the process and what really matters

What does elevate a student’s chances is to go to an institution (1) that energizes and challenges that particular student academically, while providing good teaching and academic support so the student can meet the challenge satisfactorily; and (2) that provides opportunities for accomplishment and leadership in extracurricular areas. Of course the student must take advantage of these educational and extracurricular opportunities - in the end it’s the student’s accomplishments that count, not the name of the institution.
[Amherst</a> College Guide for Premedical Students](<a href=“http://www3.amherst.edu/~sageorge/guide1.html]Amherst”>Amherst College Guide for Premedical Students)

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<p>I also always ask kids that say they want to be doctors, why an M.D? Not that I know it is wrong for you, it may be the right fit, but have you actually looked into the medical field and considered the alternatives? From the day you start college it will be 11-15 years before you are a practicing doctor, depending on what field you go into. Doctors are not the only ones in the health field that help people. Physical therapists, radiology techs, nurses, speech pathologists, to name but just a few. Before you go heavily into debt and commit so many years I suggest you explore the alternatives.</p>

[Retirementsoon]

<p>Miami gives merit scholarships but it has a high sticker price to begin with.</p>