<p>I am beginning to narrow down my medical school interest and was curious if anyone had any information comparing UPenn, UChicago, Northwestern, Cornell, and Yale medical schools. To me, I am mostly looking at how well it looks to get an MD from one of these schools, in addition to which will most likely allow me to choose where I do my residency. Any information would be great, especially if anyone has personal experience or knows anyone with personal experience in these medical schools.</p>
<p>Yale Medical School is pretty high in rankings.</p>
<p>I would worry more about getting in then what it would mean if you did. ;)</p>
<p>See below:</p>
<p>For accepted applicants of Yale University School of Medicine, the average grade point average (GPA) of admitted students is 3.8, which is far higher than the average for all Medical Schools. Accepted applicants also have an average total MCAT score of 35, which is far higher than the average for all Medical Schools.</p>
<p>Since you asked here are the stats on the other MS’s.</p>
<p>For accepted applicants of University of Pennsylvania Raymond and Ruth Perelman School of Medicine, the average grade point average (GPA) of admitted students is 3.83, which is drastically higher than the average for all Medical Schools. Accepted applicants also have an average total MCAT score of 35, which is far higher than the average for all Medical Schools. </p>
<p>For accepted applicants of Northwestern University The Feinberg School of Medicine, the average grade point average (GPA) of admitted students is 3.76, which is significantly higher than the average for all Medical Schools. Accepted applicants also have an average total MCAT score of 35.4, which is drastically higher than the average for all Medical Schools.</p>
<p>For accepted applicants of University of Chicago The Pritzker School of Medicine, the average grade point average (GPA) of admitted students is 3.82, which is drastically higher than the average for all Medical Schools. Accepted applicants also have an average total MCAT score of 35.7, which is drastically higher than the average for all Medical Schools. </p>
<p>For accepted applicants of Weill Cornell Medical College, the average grade point average (GPA) of admitted students is 3.78, which is significantly higher than the average for all Medical Schools. Accepted applicants also have an average total MCAT score of 34.6, which is significantly higher than the average for all Medical Schools.</p>
<p>Unless you have above a 3.8 GPA and MCAT above 35 you would probably be wasting your application fees.</p>
<p>This is probably the most detailed information I have ever gotten from this website, so thank you. I understand that GPA and MCAT are the most important, but do you think strong internships, good letters of rec, experiences outside the country(United States), being an athlete at a D1 school, being in many clubs and societies on campus, and desire to become a doctor could possibly out weigh an MCAT score that is not at the universities standards?</p>
<p>Possibly but you should set your sights on schools where your MCAT/GPA fit the profile and only consider a few reaches. As long as you are above a certain threshold (i.e. 3.3 GPA) your application should at least pass the computer filters that many schools have in place. Your best bet is to post your questions in the Pre-med forum as there is a lot of experienced posters there.</p>
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<p>Just posted it there. Thanks again</p>