<p>Here is a list of schools that offer around full tuition+ scholarships for NMFs.
I am majoring in Pre Med and I need to narrow down this list to the schools that have more prestigous Pre Med programs. Any advice or suggestions are appreciated. Here is the list:</p>
<p>Abilene Christian University: Full tuition guaranteed
Alfred University: Full ride guaranteed with top 5% class ranking, otherwise full tuition/ride competitive
Alma College: Full tuition guaranteed, full ride competitive (first 15 to commit)
Andrews University: Full tuition guaranteed
Baylor University: Full tuition guaranteed
Birmingham Southern College: Full tuition competitive
Bradley University: Full tuition guaranteed (Call school for details, not on website)
Denison University: Full tuition competitive
University of Evansville: NMF: full tuition; NMSF: 75% tuition guaranteed
Faulkner University: NMF/SF: full tuition guaranteed
Fordham University: Full tuition plus competitive
Harding University: Full tuition guaranteed
Liberty University: NMF: full ride; NMSF: full tuition guaranteed
Lipscomb University: Full tuition plus guaranteed
Long Island University, C.W. Post: Full tuition competitive
Northeastern University: Full tuition competitive
Oakwood University: NMF: full tuition plus; NMSF: full tuition; NM Commended: 80% tuition guaranteed
Oklahoma Christian University: Full ride guaranteed
Pacific Union College: Full tuition guaranteed
Roberts Wesleyan College: NMF: full tuition; NMSF: half tuition guaranteed
Spring Arbor University: NMF: full tuition; NMSF: half tuition plus one-time $5,000.00 award guaranteed
Sterling College: Full tuition guaranteed
University of Tulsa: Full ride competitive
Wesleyan College: Full tuition competitive
Westminster College, UT: NMF: full tuition; NMSF: half tuition guaranteed</p>
<p>Of the schools on the list that I am familiar with : B-SC (National LAC’s 93), Evansville, and Westminster are good schools while Denison (National LAC’s 51) and Tulsa (national Uni’s 93) are very good schools. Baylor, Northeastern, and Fordham are also good choices on that list.</p>
<p>^no such thing as premed. You major in anything you want and just take med school required courses (bio, orgo, etc.). The most preferred majors are bio, biochem, and the like because these majors make it easiest to fulfill med school requirements.</p>
<p>Not much of a difference in the end if your main goal is to get into a Good Medical School (different answer maybe if your main interest will be Medical Research or you ar gunning for Elite Med School) – the best route OFTEN is the school where you are most interested and comfortable being there to learn. It’s a long and arduous road so being miserable just to put a “Name School” on an application isn’t conducive (and far to often ends up counterproductive) to putting in the hours of hard work that is necessary. Do the Professors seem to be interested in teaching, is the weather compatible with your personal comfort level, are the Dorms and food liveable, is it affordable since UG is often the significantly cheaper half of the 8 year cycle, are there too many or too few distractions? </p>
<p>Truly and honestly the same questions should be easier to answer for a someone looking for Med School far more so than many other degree program. If your goal is Graduate School in most fields as long as your UG school meets some sort of basic competance it becomes far less important than folks who are looking for 4 year degrees is a specific field and then going for a JOB. </p>
<p>Pretty much the basic Biology, Calculus, Chemistry and Org Chemistry courses are going to be pretty similar wherever you take them, the MCAT doesn’t discriminate. For that matter most Mid level science courses like Biochem, Micro, Chemistry, Anatomy/Physiology, various basic Psych courses aren’t going to cover appreciably different material that will end up matter all that much once all is said and done. UG research opps, Medical supportive EC’s shouldn’t be that hard to find either on/near campus, or arrange for between semester</p>
<p>Upper level classes and graduate level sophisticated courses can vary quite a lot, but those rarely make an impact on getting into to Med School unless you are looking more into a PHD/MD type career.</p>
<p>A useful PreMedical Advisory committee can make some of the application process easier, but rarely is going to be a make or break thing.</p>
<p>I understand that. I am trying to get an idea of which school has better and higher quality output and looks better on paper, not so I can base my decision off of that, but so I can factor it in to the complex formula of what school is right for me. Thanks for the info though.</p>
<p>I’m a senior at northeastern and most of the competitive pre-meds I know have successfully gone on to med school. The big advantage of NEU is co-op, which basically hands you opportunities to get research and/or clinical experience. The school, in my experience, does a pretty good job giving you the resources you need to become a competitive applicant… plus it’s in Boston where there are endless opportunities to get involved in good ECs.</p>
<p>But, I don’t think that going to Northeastern vs a school like Michigan state will really make or break an application. I also expect that schools like Fordham, Baylor, and Denison put out competitive med school applicants, and look comparable “on paper”. And, to echo duncanidaho, what you do while in undergrad is more important than where you went went to undergrad, so choose more based on fit/cost/location/etc etc etc than on the name.</p>
Isn’t this true at many many colleges except for some really bad colleges?
Since you mention Baylor University, there is one kid who is applying this cycle who basically “owns” the process, with his 4.0/41 and a string of great ECs (likely with publications). This points to the fact that the admission to medical schools depends mostly on each individual’s efforts, to a much much less extent on the school.</p>
<p>Pitt (University of Pittsburgh) does not offer NM scholarships, but it offers full tuition scholarships to top students and a few are selected for guaranteed med school admission.</p>
<p>Yeah, I totally agree with you, I wasn’t trying to say that my school “produces” more successful applicants than most schools. I think the pre-meds I know would have gotten into medical school regardless of where they went to undergrad–they were all great students, got lots of clinical/research/volunteer work in, and were generally ambitious and hard working (why I called them “competitive” pre-meds… I also know plenty of “not-competitive” pre-meds who were weeded out or didn’t get in to med school). I also just assumed that someone who’s a NMF will be a pretty good student so didn’t really emphasize it.</p>
<p>I don’t think my school (or really any school) is unique in providing the resources that pre-meds are looking for. Just commenting on my experience at northeastern since OP mentioned it. :)</p>
<p>@tomofboston How do you know it is guaranteed for NMF if you put it as #1? Their website uses words like “eligible” and “may” - is there someplace that says that any NMF that lists Northeastern as #1 will get a full tuition scholarship? The coop program and Boston are very attractive but the price is steep without the scholarship.</p>
<p>Yes, strongly agree, that personal efforts/results are much more important than the name of your UG, and one does not need to have very superior 4.0/41, 3.7/34 is just fine and not so easy to achieve at ANY school. There is no such thing as “really bad college”, does not exist, you will be challenged to your limits at ANY place.</p>
<p>One more points, if you are NMF, then most likely you will get Merit scholarships/full tuition scholarship/full ride at most places that you apply. My D. was not NMF, however, her stats were very good. She got Merit $$ at every place that she applied, ended up in combined bs/md program on full Merit $$. So, do not limit yourself to NMF scholarhips, there are other Merit scholarships available for top caliber students because schools appreciate having these students.</p>
Thanks for the info though.</p>