<p>I was just wondering if where I do my undergraduate study will be a big deal when applying to medical schools? Would they make it a big factor or just kind of consider it?</p>
<p>not really</p>
<p>Unless your shooting for the top medical schools, the undergraduate school you come from doesn’t matter. The top medical schools are heavily populated from students of the Ivy League caliber level. It only matters a lot for the elites (ie. Harvard, Hopkins, WashU, Upenn, UCSF etc..)</p>
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<p>what if i go to a school like george mason, where the pre-med program isn’t that well known, but i end up with a really gpa and all the requirements and a good score on the mcats…do i stand a chance at getting into the top med school in the nation???</p>
<p>definitely, its not where you go its what you do when you get there.</p>
<p>Given the national rate of students getting accepted into medical school is around 50%, many are lucky to have even one acceptance and a handful get multiple acceptances. The majority gets rejected. Top undergraduate schools typically have the brightest students. Therefore they are more likely to be higher caliber students which is why they are of course well represented in top medical schools. Its just that the tendency to get into medical school is higher at top notch schools since of course they have naturally bright hard working students.</p>
<p>Its not the school that gets you in, its not even that the school hands you the tools to get into medical school. Its up to the individual to fight for the GPA, fight for that MCAT score, and its up to them to find the tools for success and to use them to their advantage.</p>
<p>check out mdapplicants.com</p>
<p>Unless you are some of the notable exceptions such as a 4.0 GPA and exceptional MCAT scores from University of Alabama, then your pretty much competitive at any top medical school.. There are some of those represented at top medical schools no doubt. Your abilities will be hampered by the amount of research and internship opportunities aavailable at lesser known colleges. Pre-Professional advising committee is important as well since they typically have counselors experienced in the field of medicine guiding you through the process, helping you every step of the way.</p>