<p>I asked the director of admissions of UPenn’s MD/PhD about the undergrad thing. He said of course it matters.</p>
<p>Oh, and explain why Harvard has a 95% acceptance rate into medical school and Berkeley has a 50% acceptance rate into medical school.</p>
<p>And explain why Princeton has a 95% acceptance rate into medical school too when the average GPA at Princeton is 0.3 lower than the average GPA of Harvard.</p>
<p>“ALSO you haven’t considered that the average student at Duke probably applied to more medical schools than did the average college applicant. Obivously the person who applies to more schools has a higher chance of getting into at least one.”</p>
<p>Why would a Duke student apply to more medical schools than an average applicant? I would argue the opposite - the stronger students would apply to less medical schools.</p>
<p>Hillary - your information is wrong… Hate to break it to you, but it does matter a little.</p>
<p>Oh, and on a more logical note, why wouldn’t it matter? Students who got a 3.9 at Harvard/Princeton/Duke are obviously (and if you argue against this, you’re just being an idiot trying to protect your ego) more academically capable than those who get a 3.9 at state schools.</p>
<p>And to end this debate for good, here’s a quote for an admissions officer for a medical school:</p>
<p>"School prestige, gpa and major work something like this:</p>
<p>A 3.7 is always better than a 3.4</p>
<p>A 3.7 from a highly regarded institution is better than a 3.7 from a no-name school.</p>
<p>A 3.7 in a challenging course of study is better than a 3.7 that is mostly fluff."
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