Which few medical schools offer scholarships?

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[NontradCA]

I think most schools offer some sort of financial assistance for select matriculants. The criteria will vary by school.

Yea, this. Continue to do your best in school, get a high of an MCAT as possible and you will probably get you some.

 

[chenzt]

Higher ranked on USNWR, the more likely they will offer full cost scholarship. The rarer you are, the more likely they will offer it to you.

 

[Gotmedical]

Higher ranked on USNWR, the more likely they will offer you full cost scholarship. The rarer you are, the more likely they will offer it to you.

I guess mostly true, but many top 10 give nothing in terms of merit based aid, although their need based can rival merit scholarships.

As for the schools I've seen in additions to the ones you mentioned: (some are partial, others full tuition or COA)

Cleveland Clinic
Pitt
NYU
Mt. Sinai
Columbia
UCLA
Mayo

Also, keep in mind some schools say they give no merit aid, but they have loopholes for candidates they really want.

 

[baltimoreman]

I guess mostly true, but many top 10 give nothing in terms of merit based aid, although their need based can rival merit scholarships.

As for the schools I've seen in additions to the ones you mentioned: (some are partial, others full tuition or COA)

Cleveland Clinic
Pitt
NYU
Mt. Sinai
Columbia
UCLA
Mayo

Also, keep in mind some schools say they give no merit aid, but they have loopholes for candidates they really want.

Add Baylor, Ohio State, and Northwestern to the list.

 

[GoPelicans]

U Iowa gave me a large need-based scholarship.

 

[kevinus]

Going through a lot of MD Apps, I've realized that the big bucks at top institutions go to people with 40+ MCAT.

 

[wiloghby]

I just finished my sophomore year of college and will be taking the MCAT this august. My stats are 3.85 science GPA with a 3.9 cum GPA. I am also a URM (AA female). I am starting to look at schools that I might be interested in. Does anybody know anything about the schools that offer merit aid for good stats or for URM's in general? I looked at old threads and I found this list of schools below. Are these the only medical schools that offer scholarships? Also, what kind of stats does a person need to be eligible for these scholarships. Thanks, any help is deeply appreciated.

Case Western
Duke
Emory
Michigan
Penn
U Chicago
Vanderbilt
WashU

Ohio State offers tons different scholarships. You would certainly be considered for a merit scholarship (or mulitple), and depending on your family's situation, possibly a need-based scholarship.

All I really have is a high MCAT score and 1 good letter of recommendation, and I've been awarded merit+need aid in the amount of 1/2 tuition. And my GPA is much lower than yours. And I'm just another white dude. I think that bodes well for your chances :] I know that in addition to what I have mentioned and qualified for myself, they have specific scholarship funds for women in medicine and diversity in medicine, designed to recruit AA females like yourself.

With a high MCAT score you could easily qualify for enough aid to cover full tuition there. So if Case Western is on your list, and you don't mind Ohio as a location, you may as well add Ohio State.

 

[ruvuitton]

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[seeinghowitgoes]

Just one other thing to also look at is whether a school offers guaranteed scholarships or reevaluates each year.

For example, at least in the past (not up on current policies), I believe OSU reevaluated at least a portion of its merit money each year based on performance in class whereas a school like CCLCM (Cleveland Clinic) gave its students the same aid all years regardless of relative performance upon matriculation. This could be good or bad or a non-issue depending on your perspective (if you're fighting for a scholarship it may increase competitive atmosphere at a school, or it may give you the chance to get more money if you're confident in your abilities, etc, etc).

I'm sure multiple schools do it each way, so that along with the number of scholarships at each school (some schools may offer full-tuition scholarships, but only like two of them) are just some things to be aware of when looking into scholarship schemes.

Good luck with the impending journey.

 

[acquiescing]

Ohio State offers tons different scholarships. You would certainly be considered for a merit scholarship (or mulitple), and depending on your family's situation, possibly a need-based scholarship.

All I really have is a high MCAT score and 1 good letter of recommendation, and I've been awarded merit+need aid in the amount of 1/2 tuition. And my GPA is much lower than yours. And I'm just another white dude. I think that bodes well for your chances :] I know that in addition to what I have mentioned and qualified for myself, they have specific scholarship funds for women in medicine and diversity in medicine, designed to recruit AA females like yourself.

With a high MCAT score you could easily qualify for enough aid to cover full tuition there. So if Case Western is on your list, and you don't mind Ohio as a location, you may as well add Ohio State.

When you say really high, what do you mean...

 

[Entadus]

Creighton offers a "dean's diversity scholarship" with a soft limit of $25K per year. I have heard of applicants receiving up to 30K, however.

It is easy to apply once you have been accepted to the MD program!

 

[talinnlove]

GWU has given out at least one merit-based full ride this year to one of my classmates, who is a URM female as well. Many of the rest of us got fairly generous scholarships also, either based on merit or need.

 

[mrh125]

Going through a lot of MD Apps, I've realized that the big bucks at top institutions go to people with 40+ MCAT.

that sucks, especially since those with lower mcat scores may not be able to afford med school let-alone all the specialist test books and tests to do that well on the mcat (plus there's a lot of luck in getting that score)

 

[sazerac]

The list of medical schools that do NOT offer scholarships would be much much shorter.

 

[gettheleadout]

that sucks, especially since those with lower mcat scores may not be able to afford med school let-alone all the specialist test books and tests to do that well on the mcat (plus there might have been a lot of luck in getting that score, as with any other score)

Fixed that for you.

Anyway, don't underestimate the advantage URM status can confer. I personally know an individual that received a full-tuition scholarship from a Top 10 school with an MCAT at the school's 10th percentile per the MSAR. This individual was a traditional student/applicant, was not an athlete, did not come from a top undergrad (not even close), etc. This applicant was also accepted to at least one other Top 10 school (one that does not offer merit aid.)