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I primarily want to apply to these schools for the research opportunities. I've heard that research opportunities are abundance at higher-ranked schools, and research is something that I want to continue doing extensively throughout med school. Further, my goal is to match into a surgical subspecialty, and I know that residency match rates are much higher at these brand-name schools.My question is why you want to apply to brand-name schools if you think the only reason why you have no shot is that you're an ORM with a 515 MCAT. What's driving this line of thinking? Is it ego-driven (you or family) to keep up with peers who got into an Ivy+ undergrad or grad school?
If the only reason you want to get an offer is the school name on the diploma, you're approaching a medical career with the wrong mindset. I know the prestige factor helps with the academic elements of your training (school + residency), so if you want to become a dean and make those connections, absolutely. Rack up the research or outstanding community impact that would make your file more attractive.
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Yeah, I have 3-4 on my list at the moment. People I've talked to also said it wouldn't be wise to retake it, but I"m wondering if I'll regret it.
Any MD school with in-house surgical specialties will have more than enough opportunity for a medical student.
FWIW, I go to school not in the T10 and not only is research in abundance, we match very well on a yearly basis in surgery and various surgery subspecialties.
Which of the 20 schools that make up the T10 are you interested in?
Others have already noted that most MD programs that you could apply for will have research opportunities, but if you want significant exposure to research, you should choose from the curricula about how much "research" is encouraged in the form of independent theses. Sure, many brand schools involve some formal student research office, and you should look for them. But they exist at a lot of medical schools, and not just the brand-names.
Here's a list of schools that you'll be competitive for:
I'm going against the grain here about retakes - it's worth it IF and only if you get a 520 or better on the retake. If you are very sure that you'll do much better it might be worth it. Like if your last three AAMC practice tests were in the 520s and you're on the fence. And you don't have test anxiety or anything.
I was thinking Harvard, Penn, and Columbia. I feel like I'll have to remove Penn because they're very stat-heavy.
Sounds good, thanks for the advice!
All three of those schools would be donations
Does this mean I'll have to make a significant don'ation to get in haha
It will have to be much larger than your application fee!
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