You need to be targeting schools with a 50-75% acceptance rate.
Your chances at Cornell, Rice or similar are slim to none.
Easy for oh to look this up on their common data sets. Your scores a are not n the admission range. Sadly.
Re medical schools: do a search on the threads here on CC for advice to premeds. There is even a forum specifically for premeds. Lots of excellent advice.
To answer your question, medical schools, unlike other grad schools (law, business, PhDs) tend to be much less sensitive to where your degree is from (it’s really a very minor factor) compared to your GPA and your MCAT score. A student who attended their State U and graduated with top grades and a good MCAT is at no disadvantage compared to a student who attended a more prestigious college with the same grades and test scores. (And if the grades and test scores are lower, the State U person has an advantage.) So this is one case where prestige shouldn’t drive your decision.
And remember, because there is no pre-med major, only pre-med prerequisites, you can major in any subject you like. 40% of US premeds are not STEM majors (science, technology, engineering or math). They major in the humanities, the social sciences, etc…Do the major that plays to your strengths. You need a GPA of 3.7 or higher by the time you graduate to have a good shot at admissions.
That said, some people thrive in smaller schools vs. big schools. Some people need the diversity and variety that comes with a larger environment. It’s all about personal fit. The one common denominator is that medical school, even state medical school, is very expensive. You don’t want to attend with a large amount of debt already dogging you.
N’s mom,Thanks for your great advice that was really helpful!
Yes, what N’s mom says is true, but it’s a factor once you are in college. Priorities should be to get applications in NOW, or it will matter not. Probably best to find schools where you can get your application and all supporting documentation in before the deadline.
Thanks for your help
Re #17
Acceptance rate is not a good indicator of selectivity, because applicant pools at different schools vary in strength.
Good point above. UCLA and Villanova have almost the same SAT scores but Villanova has a 50% acceptance rate and UCLA 17%.