<p>So I'm actually a junior in HS right now, and yes Med school is a light year away but I like to think ahead. I plan on busting my butt in college, and yes I know it's sort of impossible to attain a 3.8+ while having a social life, but if I have to give up everything for it, I'm prepared. So I'm thinking of 4 schools right now, but I don't know which one's the best for me. I plan on doing Internal Medicine and then a fellowship in Cardiology but I don't which specific school would give me the boost to get the best Internal Medicine residency and furthermore the best cardiology fellowship. These are the schools I'm thinking of:</p>
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<li>Mount Sinai School of Medicine (It's always intriguied me, I know absolutely nothing about it but somehow it seems amazing to me)</li>
<li>Harvard Medical School</li>
<li>Duke Medical School</li>
<li>UVA Medical School (This one would probably the most accessible to me, as I live in VA)</li>
<li>John's Hopkins Medical School (I mean, come on, what asprising physician DOESN'T want to attend this medical school? I've been many times, and it's just awe-inspiring!)</li>
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<p>So which ones should I gear towards?</p>
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<li>I did double post this in two different forums because this forum doesn't seem to get that much activity, forgive me!</li>
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<p>Wow, man, you must seriously be an ambitious and driven person. However, I think you are approaching your future in a wrong way. I can absolutely guarantee you that your opinion/future goals/etc will change at least a bit in college (if not a lot). Put from a psychological perspective, this is because, as people gain more knowledge about the subject, they tend to change their path to something that fits them better. Remember that it is YOURSELF AND NOT the med school which matters. The med school is simply this boost factor that allows you to go forward with your goals. Thus, I think the best advice to your post is to find out more about yourself, cardiology (especially cardiology), the field of medicine, and possibly med school admissions. </p>
<p>Any of those med schoosl mentioned above will give you a very good direction in what you want to do. That being said, I think that Harvard and JHU are obviously the top choices in general (Harvard is more towards research), if you are not absolutely set in what you want to do in the future. However, let me seriously warn you about the competition. Take a look at this webpage: </p>
<p>Notice that for Harvard only one got accepted out of 68 who applied, and that person had a 41 MCAT and a 4.00 GPA (and was possibly Hispanic too)–Relatively the same thing for JHU. I don’t want to disappoint you or anything, but I just wanted to stress the emphasis of questioning who you are and what you really want to do. This is because when you’re spending 12 hours a day for several months studying for schools like this, you inevitably will.</p>
<p>I suggest you focus on getting into college and then doing your best in college. Everything else will fall into place. As you learn more about the premed and the residency application process, you’ll realize how silly your questions are right now.</p>
<p>If you can’t maintain a pre-med level GPA without getting rid of a social life something is wrong with your study habits. Most pre-meds also manage ECs along with a decent gpa and a social life. Medical school has very little to do with preparing you for a given specialty. The best you could do would be to pick a med school based on their OWN residency program (which I don’t recommend). For example, Cleveland Clinic and Case Western have great cardiology programs for residents.</p>
<p>I totally agree mmmcdowe. You have to have some time to socialize and blow off steam. A person shouldn’t have this tunnel vision about anything. Whatever medical school you end up in you’ll still be a doctor.</p>
<p>This is ridiculous, you’re just fantasizing right now. I get the image that you don’t know anything about these medical schools other than their names and you like to say their names over and over to titillate yourself. The ambitious HS juniors are presently thinking of getting into college, and that’s what you should be focusing on. The Common App opens in July, start thinking about which college applications you want to submit and responding to the essay prompts.</p>
<p>You also need to think about paying for all of this schooling. If you are rich or poor, it’s not so bad, but if you are in the middle you could come out with massive debt if you go to two private schools, which is NO WAY to begin your career as a physician.</p>
<p>Just remember where we all were as juniors in high school. There’s nothing wrong with thinking about what and where you want to go when you get to that point, I mean after all how many times were we forced to write “what I want to be when I grow up” essays in K-12. What schools would one expect someone at this stage to know about? In high school and even through college I didn’t know the name of 2/3 of the universities that I applied to for medical school. I didn’t even know anything about the school I now attend! OP’s efforts are best directed elsewhere for the moment, but we need not scorn him/her for the question asked. It’s not as if OP came in with a big head about how easily he/she would get a 4.0 and get into all of these medical schools.</p>
<p>I wasn’t scorning him, I’m pointing out something even if it is unflattering. If I were to answer the question posed in the original post about which one to “gear towards”, as they are all ~top 30 US News medical schools they want similar things: high stats and research in addition to the standard clinical experience/volunteering. Either way this thread is a bit pointless. I had the impression that the OP wanted to make a thread where people could throw names around to get a fuzzy feeling from. As per the title, “Which medical school is better?” Answer: You’re splitting hairs here.</p>
<p>If the OP wants a good medical school to get into internal medicine, those listed are all good. However, things change a lot in college so it’s better to plan on doing well in UG first. However, if OP is a smart and driven person in HS, he/she can think of applying to many of the guaranteed BS/MD programs in whcih people are less stressed about MCAT/ec and have a better social life. See the multiple medcial degree threads in cc.</p>
<p>if you are thinking about medical school already as a hs junior i would suggest looking into BA/MD programs. Many good medical shools have these programs aka Case, Northwestern, GW, ect… Look them up</p>
<p>First, there’s no apostrophe in Johns Hopkins. </p>
<p>Secondly, I agree with everyone else that you first need to get into college and then excel there (both in and outside of the classroom). You seem extremely numbers-focused, which is dangerous - numbers are only part of the game. You still need LORs, ECs (medical, leadership, community service)…and you need to figure out how to balance those with your academics. Once there, you still need to do well on the MCATs.</p>
<p>Now, as far as your original question, all schools listed at top-notch schools. Arguably, all US MD-granting med schools are fine - it’s all about which one fits best with your learning style and which personality you like best (yes, med schools have personalities). </p>
<p>Also, I personally vote against BA/MD programs. I’ve heard that it makes things a little bit harder when the time rolls around for matching. Residency directors have a skeptical eye on the young 20 yr old students coming fresh out of these programs with no real life experiences and less maturity than the average med student. No need to rush through life.</p>