Why is the FSU BS/MD program lot tougher to get into comapred to USF?

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<p>Of course Miami HPME is the toughest to get in. For the BS/MD program, FSU has low admittance rate when compared to USF. It looks like USF takes like 40 kids and they put high GPA (3.7) and MCAT of 30 to weed out 25-30 students from the program. It looks like 12 students matriculate into med school from the USF honors program. That looks like 30% matriculation rate (MR). I think FSU's MR is close to 70% followed by Miami's 90% MR. Any other opinions?</p>

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<p>Med schools look for more than good grades and MCAT scores. FSU especially looks for maturity and someone who will cooperate well within the medical community. FSU Med has had considerable success educating docs in the ten years of its existence.</p>

<p>See: <a href=“http://med.fsu.edu/userfiles/file/SarasotacampusaprovinggroundforFloridasnewmedschoolmodel.pdf[/url]”>http://med.fsu.edu/userfiles/file/SarasotacampusaprovinggroundforFloridasnewmedschoolmodel.pdf&lt;/a&gt;

Students’ scores on the U.S. Medical Licensing Examination tests show improvements surpassing the national average. Along with their placements at prestigious residencies nationwide, this is evidence, said Doug Carlson, the school’s director of public affairs, that “not only does our model for training doctors work, but
it might even work better than the traditional model.”

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