<p>I know there are 18 programs in the United States but which one is the least difficult to get into?</p>
<p>None of them. They are all hard to get into.</p>
<p>Some are definitely more selective. Here is a very rough ranking (admissions are a bit of a crapshoot, so apply widely anyway)</p>
<p>Most selective: Baylor, northwestern, brown
Little less: BU, Miami, Jeff, stonybrook, UConn
I would plac everything else into the last grouping.</p>
<p>And you can very likely get into a program like Brown and be rejected from others in the middle grouping, so apply a lot.</p>
<p>Programs at state publics for in-staters might be easier (note, easiER, not easy at all) to get in. All of programs have very few spots for hundreds of applicants.
It used to be more than 18 programs 5 years ago, maybe some of them cancelled, I do not know, you got to investigate.
Another point to consider. It is easier to get to Med. Schools like Case Western and Northwestern regular route than to their respective combined programs PPSP and HPME.</p>
<p>This is example to give you an idea:</p>
<p>If you are in Illinois your best shot is UIC GPPA.</p>
<p>Average ACT: 34 (many have 35 a few have 36)
Average Class rank: top 2%</p>
<p>If your numbers, essays, ECs and LORs are good, you may get an interview.</p>
<p>Depending on who you get, the interview may be very high stress and confrontational. You also have to write an essay on a surprise topic at the interview. Admission rates to this program are similar to the Ivys, although they look for different things.</p>
<p>They are all hard to get into. But other than a few very top programs, I don’t think it’s as hard as ivies. By looking at the decision thread, this year’s or past years’, it is not uncommon an applicabt</p>
<p>They are all hard to get into. But other than a few very top programs, I don’t think it’s as hard as ivies. By looking at the decision threads, this year’s or past years’, it is common to see an applicant got into multiple mid or low tier med programs, yet got into only 0-1 ivies/T10 colleges s/he applied. However, acceptance to the top tier programs is definitely as hard as to top tier ivies, maybe harder.</p>
<p>The Ivys and combined programs are looking at different things. In general you need a lot more than test scores and high rank to get into the Ivys. They might cut you some slack with test scores and grades if you good ECs.The depth and significance of EC are important. The interview for the Ivys is of little importance.</p>
<p>For the combined programs the numbers are very important to get the interview. They usually do not cut you any slack for low scores or grades. They expect some ECs but you can get into many programs without any exceptionable ECs. Once you get the interview, then it becomes the major factor in the admissions. </p>
<p>UIC GPPA acceptance rate is about 10% - about the same as Brown and Dartmouth and less that Penn and Cornell.</p>
<p>PSU-JMC interview about 10% and accepts about 5%. This is lower that all Ivys including Harvard.</p>
<p>Brown-PLME accepts about 5%</p>
<p>I suspect NU-HPME ,Rice-Baylor and Case are 5% or less.</p>
<p>But I think it is important to note that the quality of applicants applying to the programs vs ivies and the sheer volume of applications/spots in ivies vs programs differs a lot making a direct comparison of acceptance rates unreliable in my opinion.</p>
<p>MrJohnSmith & dblazer, my oberservation is, for ivies/T10s, one can do everything right, high scores, ranks and grades, good ECs, and etc, still not get into any of these schools. There are just too many applicants with high stats and good ECs. One need a hook (significant national/international awards, URM, Val or Sal of feeder schools, legacy, etcs) to make a true difference. On the other hand, for mid-low tier med programs, if you have above good qualities (without hooks), you normally get into some programs, usually mutiple programs.</p>
<p>Many programs have a minimum SAT to apply, so their average applicant probably beats the kids taking a shot at an ivy for the sake of it. They also look for very different things in applicants though. I applied to around 10 top 20 schools and got into UPenn and Hopkins BME compared to 4 programs out of maybe 10-15</p>
<p>I didn’t have any such “hook” but I still got into one program…I think my hospital volunteering made a big difference.</p>
<p>Again, if thinking about schools like Northwestern, Case, it is easier to get into Med. Schools there via regular route, then thru HPME and PPSP.</p>