<p>I got into Princeton and Upenn and i cant decide which one i should go to. I hear that medical schools care mostly about GPA and MCAT and extracurriculars and im worried that if i go to princeton with their grade deflation i will not have as high of a GPA as one at Penn. Can someone break down and detail the strenghts and weaknesses of going to wither school. Also Penn has the hospitals and research.
But who would pass up the chance to go to Princeton University?
I need some advice</p>
<p>I’m biased. </p>
<p>Having said that, I got this from Princeton’s website in the grade deflation FAQs:</p>
<p>MEDICAL SCHOOL ADMISSIONS*</p>
<p>The Office of Health Professions Advising supports the application process of nearly all Princeton undergraduates who apply for medical school admission. The table below reports the medical school acceptance rates for Princetonians applying for matriculation in 20042010, as follows:</p>
<p>Year Percentage Acceptance Rates
2004 92.0
2005 92.1
2006 94.7
2007 93.1
2008 91.2
2009 93.0
2010 92.5</p>
<p>It is important to note that Princeton undergraduates continue to have a very good record in winning admission to the most selective medical schools in the United States. The number of Princeton students applying to Top 10 medical schools is just as strong as it ever was (in 2005, for example, there were 410 applications submitted to Top 10 schools; since then, the number of applications has ranged between 373 and 443). In 2008 and 2009, Princeton students who applied to a Top 10 medical school were offered admission at a rate more than three times the overall admit rates at those schools. Moreover, both before and after the institution of the grading policy, between one-quarter and one-third of the Princetonians going to medical school in any given year have elected to enroll at one of the Top 10 schools. Put simply, the number of Princeton students attending Top 10 medical schools has not changed since the institution of the grading policy.</p>
<p>*One caveat to this is that some schools, I’d say probably both UPenn and Princeton, have really tough early pre-med classes to “weed out” the less capable students so that their admissions stats look higher. But I don’t think that’s different at any schools.</p>
<p>So, if you want my advice, I’d say pick the school you think you’ll be happiest at and don’t worry about the med school stats, because it really just depends on how successful you are in your classes once you get there, grade deflation or no. </p>
<p>P.S. Go to Princeton ;)</p>
<p>Princeton!!!</p>
<p>thats exactly what i was thinking. It matters how successful you are. I hope ill be successful. My natural chpice is princeton but i dont know how all this grade deflation pans out and i dont want to be disadvantaged in an way.</p>
<p>Speedy, grade deflation may affect your ego but should not affect your acceptance into med school. Think about it. The best med schools have seen the success of Princeton students at their med school. Here is advice a provided in another forum. See: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/12334259-post6.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/12334259-post6.html</a> The grade deflation policy takes Princeton back to the grading philosophy prior to the 1990’s. The last time I checked Princeton alumni that graduated before 1990 have done rather well. Their less than a 4.0 average did not cause disadvantages.</p>
<p>There are medical research opportunities in perhaps every science and engineering department. I could send you a long long list but read this advice: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/12339390-post28.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/12339390-post28.html</a></p>