<p>I'm a rising senior and floridian and if I stay in-state and attend UF all tuition would be paid for, but I really want to go to an out-of-state school.
I've been looking at dartmouth duke brown and upenn but my stats really don't match up to what they are expecting.
So I'm now looking at more state schools and smaller schools with the hope that I can have a good shot at getting into them.
I have a friend that went through Penn states' accelerated program and loved it. She now is a newly wed ER doctor.
I don't know really much more about the other schools' programs than what i've read online on their websites and on these forums.
If anyone can answer a few of my questions that'd be amazing.</p>
<p>I'd just like to know which school gives more guidance to pre-med students? Also if anyone knows the acceptance rates of these schools into med school..
Lastly if anyone can tell me the most popular major accepted into med school? </p>
<p>UC Berkeley vs. UF vs. UNC vs. UCSD bs. Tufts vs. Penn State vs. georgetown Pre-med</p>
<p>While I can't really answer most of your questions, I can tell you what I've read on pre-med forums about the most popular pre-med majors:
Usually, most pre-meds have Psychology or Biology as their major. If not these two, then it will be some kind of science major like chemistry/biochem etc ...
A trend that has become popular recently is to take majors that are completely unconnected with medicine such as business, music, acctng etc ... (Med schools seem to appreciate diversity ...)
A growing percentage of med school hopefuls (yours truly, included) have engineering as their majors (ex. bioengineering/biomedical engineering ...)
Some ppl choose engineering as a back-up ... one must always be realistic and appreciate the competitiveness that exists in med school admissions.
Another reason why engineering hasn't been a popular pre-med major until recently is because engg. is very tough and it can be challenging to get a GPA of 3.5+ in an engineering major.</p>
<p>School and major do not matter in medical school admissions. Quality of Pre-med advising is largely a product who your advisor is, many larger state schools may have one advisor solely dedicated to pre-professional programs, but just because that is their specialty doesn't necessarily mean they are good at it. </p>
<p>The general advice I give to potential pre-meds (especially when I was doing recruiting of HS students for my State U's college of Arts and Sciences) was pick a major that you are passionate about and enjoy. If you are interested, it makes it a lot easier to do well. The stats from the AAMC show that the majors of matriculants to med school are in nearly the exact same ratio as the majors of applicants, which would be expected if major didnt' matter.</p>
<p>Just like you should pick a major you love, so too should you base your college decision on the total package a school provides. The school should be a great fit that allows you to grow academically and socially, while allowing you the best opportunity to do well in all the important criteria for med school admissions (GPA, MCAT, volunteering, research, involvement, leadership, etc). So money does become an issue b/c that is part of fit. </p>
<p>Gt08 is correct that engineering is becoming more popular, but just because it is popular is not a great reason to choose it. Again look for fit and passion.</p>