<p>What are some good Non-Ivy Pre-Med college programs with good or high acceptance rates.</p>
<p>Duke gets like 80% or so, I think. Not too bad.</p>
<p>I am also looking for good pre-med programs which are more reasonably priced with lots of Non-need based merit aid.</p>
<p>I am interested as well??</p>
<p>I've said it before, I'll say it again, the best "premed" programs will always be those combined Bachelor's/MD programs. Guaranteed admission to med-school is priceless. </p>
<p>If you want it cheap, then go to the public bachelor's/ MD programs in your state, if your state has one.</p>
<p>Since RI has no state MD program, my son will probably apply to a canadian Medical school (they go for about $20,000 canadian/yr., especially since he has dual citizinship.</p>
<p>I think the medical school acceptance rate coming out of Johns Hopkins University is around 90%. At least that is what one of the admissions people told me when I visited.</p>
<p>dont base ur choices on those percentages!</p>
<p>Those percentages are all faulty. At schools like those, they are high because they have review boards that interview all premeds who will be applying to medical school and only give requried letters of rec. to certain students who have the best chance of getting accepted. This makes their percentages high.</p>
<p>Also, many of these schools have REDICULOUS drop out rates because they weed out pre-meds the first few years.</p>
<p>If you want to know the TRUE percentage of the number of premeds who entered schools like johns hopkins or duke as freshman and who are in medical school...watch how low that number gets. Im sure they "dont have those numbers with them"</p>
<p>Now if you were to go to a decent school, that doesnt weed out or do these crazy reviews...then they will probably have a very very good percentage...its all about the name. No one tells you whats behind the scenes though.</p>
<p>I agree that combined programs are your best bet, but most doctors dont come from those programs anyway...so the next best option is to go any school where you will do really well. Thats all there is to it.</p>
<p>How about that - I actually agree with doogie for once. In general, it is true that you need to watch out for schools that run review boards that try to discourage weaker candidates from applying (thereby artificially boosting the placement rates of those that do apply) , and it is true that Hopkins has one. I also agree that you should be careful of schools that are extremely difficult.</p>
<p>However, I have heard no information that Duke runs such a review board, and in fact, I heard heard much of the contrary. If this is a matter of dispute, then I would recommend either contacting Duke directly, or making a post on the Duke subsection of CC. Nor, for that matter, do I believe that any of the Ivies, or Stanford, or most of any of the other premier schools run such boards. Again, I would recommend finding out for sure by just going to the appropriate subsection of CC and just asking current students and alumni. </p>
<p>It is true that you have to watch out for schools in which you may do so poorly that you will drop out of premed because you know your grades mean that you stand no chance of getting admitted. However this happens at every school. This is why you have to look closely at where there is grade inflation. At many of the elite private schools, especially at the Ivy's and Stanford, it's almost impossible to do badly. As long as you put in a bare minimum of effort, you will pass your classes. Maybe not with top grades, but you will pass. Contrast that with many public schools that almost seem to enjoy handing out lots and lots of bad grades. I happen to know one guy who got into both Berkeley and Stanford, and chose Berkeley to save money...and then promptly flunked out of Berkeley. Both he and I strongly suspect that if he had chosen Stanford, he probably would have graduated. He wouldn't have graduated with top grades, but he would have graduated. </p>
<p>Bottom line - best bet are those combined BS/Md programs. Next best bet are schools in which you can do very well in, which usually means a school that practices lots of grade inflation.</p>
<p>Is there an easy way to find out if a particular undergraduate school has such a review board?</p>
<p>ive tried, they usually say they never heard of that...psh</p>
<p>i heard Univ of Rochester is sooo bad with grade DEFLATION.</p>
<p>My cuz went there and transfered because he was fed up.</p>
<p>I agree, and that's get back to a point I've been making in before. All other things being equal, you want to avoid those schools that are known for grade deflation. Hence, some of the better schools to go to are the top Ivies and Stanford.</p>
<p>what about others.. like emory, rice, or vanderbilt? how are they..</p>
<p>what about liberal arts schools, especially pomona?</p>
<p>Come to Rice! Trust me!</p>
<p>hows the grading and grade inflation/deflation there at rice?</p>
<p>i think there aren't a tremendous number of easy A's, but if you really want to suceed, everyone wants to help you with that. Profs really want you to learn and will go out of their way (holding extra review sessions, meeting with you one-on-one, answering your e-mails) to make that happen. The pre-med advisor is really nice, and the students work together with the goal of having everyone do well. So it's challenging, but Rice isn't one of those crazy weed-out schools, in my opinion.</p>
<p>vanderbilt:
3.4 GPA and 29 MCAT = 93% acceptance rate</p>
<p>i'm not sure what the overall acceptance rate is</p>
<p>Is vanderbilt really that good in getting kids into med school? I dont understand how schools like vanderbilt can have that high of a percentage. I'm not saying that vanderbilt isnt a great school, it really is, and i defintely plan on applying there, but how..? Are the professors really good, or students really bright..? Hmm.. what other factors play a part in this admission rate? Can you go into more detail slipstream? Are you going to apply there or are u attending?</p>
<p>STOP LOOKING AT PERCENTAGES! Do well wherever you go, get a high MCAT and ull get into medical school...where you went does very little for you.</p>
<p>If you have a high GPA and impressive MCAT score, impressive EC's and recs, why would any medical school reject you!?! </p>
<p>Dont worry about percentages and do NOT make ur decision based on those.</p>