How about some "hey, why not?" schools?

[stinkycheese]

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I am not opposed to living in just about any part of the country except for the non-Chicago midwest. (Sorry, midwesterners!) With that said, my premed advisor has recommended that I add in 3-5 reach schools, since my list is heavy on the mid-tier and lower-tier schools, and hey, why not? I have been thinking about which schools I would love to go to and have come up so far with Yale and UCSF, mainly because I have some weak connections to these schools... for Yale, I have an LOR from a research supervisor who was a big shot at YSM for many years before relocating to Harvard, where I worked for him. For UCSF, I know two members of the faculty on a personal basis, and perhaps they will put in a good word for me.

I am looking for 3 other "hey, why not?" schools to add to my list. Any suggestions? Below find my list of already decided-on schools. I am not really a resident of any state for med school purposes but am trying to re-establish NY residency.

Thanks!

102 Albany Medical College (Regular M.D.)
120 Albert Einstein College of Medicine (Regular M.D.)
192 Brown University (Regular M.D.)
833 Drexel University College of Medicine (Regular M.D.)
123 George Washington University Sch of Med & Hlth Sci (Regular M.D.)
122 Georgetown University School of Medicine (Regular M.D.)
132 Jefferson Medical Coll. of Thomas Jefferson Univ. (Regular M.D.)
801 Mount Sinai School of Medicine (Regular M.D.)
151 New York Medical College (Regular M.D.)
152 New York University (Regular M.D.)
171 SUNY Upstate Medical University (Regular M.D.)
107 SUNY at Buffalo Medical School (Regular M.D.)
136 State University of New York Downstate Medical Cen (Regular M.D.)
805 Stony Brook University - School of Medicine (Regular M.D.)
172 Temple University School of Medicine (Regular M.D.)
176 Tulane University School of Medicine (Regular M.D.)
162 University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (Regular M.D.)
163 University of Rochester School of Medicine and Den (Regular M.D.)

 

[Arusak]

Apply to Hopkins...I ended up with a bad mcat (no, really...not "bad" by SDN standards, but pretty bad in general), but I decided to go ahead and apply to Hopkins. I got an interview! So, it never hurts to try.

Good luck.
Arusak
MD in 2008

 

[adamj61]

hey why not U of chicago, Northwestern, Columbia, Hopkins...you know, the usuals.

 

[OSUdoc08]

Baylor College of Medicine!

 

[stinkycheese]

Thanks for the sweeeeet suggestions. Those are all dream schools 😍 except for maybe Hopkins- I am not sure I would thrive in an atmosphere with such smarties such as Hopkins, HMS, etc... the top-top-top people would just intimidate the ****nuts out of me. I know that every med school has top-top-top people, but you know what I mean... the two H-bombs sort of thrive on being the best and I don't think I would like that sort of environment. I am more into Yale's system, collaborative learning, etc. Perhaps Weill should make it onto my "when pigs fly out of my buttocks, maybe I will get an interview, but it's only $35 and hey, why not?" list. 😀 Keep the suggestions coming! I am thinking of adding Keck, too...

 

[angstrom55]

I vote albert einstein. 😀

 

[kingcer0x]

How about BU and Tufts. Penn State is a good school. Duke, Wake Forest come to mind.

 

[DrThom]

My "hey...why not" schools are dartmouth (i wanted to say I applied to an Ivy and out of all of em, this seemed like the most on-track with what I want to do) and hopkins (cause....it's hopkins)

 

[zeebs]

hey why not Vanderbilt? take a look at it!

 

[aunaturel]

i agree that the southeast has some great schools to look into. vandy, duke, emory, wake, and a lot of others. good luck.

 

[just_in_time]

I agree with zeebs. Definitely consider Vanderbilt.

 

[ravaha08]

i agree that the southeast has some great schools to look into. vandy, duke, emory, wake, and a lot of others. good luck.

Amen to that! 😎

 

[Medikit]

So when I go into my interview and the guy asks me why I applied there, I should say "Hey why not?" 👍

 

[thewzdoc]

So when I go into my interview and the guy asks me why I applied there, I should say "Hey why not?" 👍

You'd still be stunned that you got an interview at one of your "hey why not?" school smart guy...

Interviewer: So Medkit, why did you apply here?
You:...{I can't believe I'm sitting here}.....
Interviewer: Medkit....did you hear the question?
You:...{I can't believe I'm sitting here}

 

[babyface]

If Yale's system/approach interests you, then I'd definitely take a closer look at Northwestern, Cornell, UCSF, UCLA, and Duke -- all innovative in their own way. The 2 UC's may be difficult with out-of-state status, but you know, hey, why not?