Does the Mitchell scholarship boost Med School App (Deciding between accepting Mitchell vs Rhodes finalist interview)

[allie2274]

Hi,

I have been fortunate enough to receive a final interview invite for both the Rhodes and the Mitchell scholarships. You can only pursue one, and have to recuse yourself from the other (rule). I am inclined to take the Mitchell, as my semi-finalist interview went extraordinarily well, and the director wants me to take the scholarship. The Rhodes of course is more prestigious, but they will only select 2 from a pool of 12 amazing people. I don't want to sell myself short and would like to go on to an MD/PhD program. Do these programs value Mitchell scholarships? I would be doing a MSc in research (cancer). My office of national scholarships is encouraging me to take the Rhodes because that will help most for MD/PhD down the line, but I am leaning towards accepting the finalist invite to the Mitchell as it seems I am more likely to receive it.

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[LizzyM]

Looking at the Bios of the current and former Mitchell Scholars, they are a not too shabby bunch.

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www.us-irelandalliance.org

The Scholarship was certainly a cherry on top for their applications to med school. If you are good enough to get either a Mitchell or a Rhodes, you are likely good enough to get into the med school program of your choice (provided you are a good fit with the school's mission).