Top Schools For Surgery

Started by YouNeverKnow22
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The one you get into!

Any medical school in america is going to prepare you to get into surgical residency.
 
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sorry for being a total noob here, I'm a freshman undergrad and have started my school searching and I am interested in surgery.......
 
uwash ucsf stanford ucla mayo washu cleveland hopkins harvard

Oh, and pretty much every other school in the top 150
 
Not trying to burst your bubble, but it's highly likely that you will choose another (probably totally different) specialty when you get into med school and finish 3rd year. But if you're super set on surg (esp subspecialties), might as well go to the most prestigious program you can get into because that will help you in uber competitive fields.
 
thanks, i gotta 3.9 right now hopefully i can maintain for the next 2 yrs before I apply.....I'm extremely interested in Columbia
 
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YouNeverKnow22 said:
thanks, i gotta 3.9 right now hopefully i can maintain for the next 2 yrs before I apply.....I'm extremely interested in Columbia
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Well the do call it the College of Surgeons and Surgeons for a reason, seeing as a large number of their folk seem to go into surgical specialties. However, as someone who is going to Columbia and is interested in exploring surgery as a potential specialty I can honestly say that which school was good at what kind of specialty had NO bearing on my decision making this cycle.
 
mmmcdowe said:
Well the do call it the College of Surgeons and Surgeons for a reason, seeing as a large number of their folk seem to go into surgical specialties. However, as someone who is going to Columbia and is interested in exploring surgery as a potential specialty I can honestly say that which school was good at what kind of specialty had NO bearing on my decision making this cycle.
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I should clarify that I am going next year.
 
mmmcdowe said:
Well the do call it the College of Surgeons and Surgeons for a reason, seeing as a large number of their folk seem to go into surgical specialties. However, as someone who is going to Columbia and is interested in exploring surgery as a potential specialty I can honestly say that which school was good at what kind of specialty had NO bearing on my decision making this cycle.
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I love the NY area, I'm obviously very new to this and will learn as time goes.....I live in the NC area and will also apply to UVA,UNC,Wake,Duke,ECU..........I'm just glad I found this place as a resource because the admission process seems grueling 😎
 
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mmmcdowe said:
:laugh:

Meaning I'm asking for your application statistics. GPA MCAT research community service etc.
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well im just a freshman haha but i have 3.9 right now and plan to volunteer at wake forest hospital and do research at a lab in the school of medicine at wake forest......
 
save the world, it'll ensure your position.

honestly, it's a huge crap shoot. even if you have a stellar app, there's an amount of luck involved in the process. so, don't set your heart on columbia, but just try your hardest to get in. if you get an interview, it's all subjective from there.
 
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