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Pre-Med & Medical School Pre-Med Topics
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<p>I understand that undergraduate institution has only a small bearing on medical school acceptances. How normal is it, however, for someone from a state school to be accepted into a HYP medical school (P standing for Penn in this instance). </p>

<p>Trust me, I understand the obstacles that face me and I realize the extraordinarily low odds of getting into a top med school. I also understand that many of you will assume I am a normal, naive high school kid. Yet some tell me that going to an Ivy for undergrad could help give me a slight edge. As I have a full ride with stipends to my state school, however, I really do not think I can turn it down (my GPA would doubtlessly be higher, too!).</p>

<p>In the end, what I am truly wondering is how many kids in these top med schools come from state universities? How possible is it? Thanks for your time!</p>

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<p>This question has been asked (and answered) many times. </p>

<p>Read these threads:</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/pre-med-topics/1062224-med-school-admissions-gpas-weighed-same-all-undergraduates-all-universities.html?highlight=admission+top+medical+school[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/pre-med-topics/1062224-med-school-admissions-gpas-weighed-same-all-undergraduates-all-universities.html?highlight=admission+top+medical+school&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/pre-med-topics/202936-good-pre-med-schools.html?highlight=admission+top+medical+school[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/pre-med-topics/202936-good-pre-med-schools.html?highlight=admission+top+medical+school&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/pre-med-topics/978756-opinion-top-state-schools.html?highlight=admission+top+medical+school[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/pre-med-topics/978756-opinion-top-state-schools.html?highlight=admission+top+medical+school&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/pre-med-topics/890809-getting-into-top-med-school.html?highlight=admission+top+medical+school[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/pre-med-topics/890809-getting-into-top-med-school.html?highlight=admission+top+medical+school&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Just go to your state school as long as it’s a decent school. I know I sure as hell wouldn’t turn down a full ride at my state schools (and you have stipends on top of that). Just go to your state school and tear it up.</p>

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<p>I do not know about HYP and I am not sure I understand the reasons for such limitations. I know that there is no problem of getting into top 20 (several of them if you desire so) from state school. At same same time I know personal examples of people having very hard time getting into any Medical School after graduating from Ivy. My examples are anecdotal, I never investigated statistics, was not interested. You should go to UG that matches you and your personal interests, calculating too much will cetrainly lead to dissapointments.</p>

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<p>? Harvard, Yale, and Penn are all great programs (top ten), but they’re not the top three programs. Is it just a fun acronym for you?</p>