How much does school matter?

[Telo78]

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I'm going to go to Christopher Newport University soon and just found out on mdapplicants.com that really no med schools in VA have accepted anyone from this school. Should I really consider going somewhere else? I mean I know it matters, but damn it seems like the same premed schools have the most acceptances.

 

[MonkeyNuts!]

Is it an accredited university? If so, doesn't really matter, some schools see ivys and factor that into apps but its not enough to make any real significant difference.

 

[DrMidlife]

mdapplicants has a wee, tiny percentage of the 35,000 yearly applicants. Hardly statistically significant.

CNU's premed page has a picture of a CNU grad going to EV: http://bces.cnu.edu/prehealthprofessions.htm.

Looks like a decent school to me.

 

[Telo78]

Ok cool, so know my main concern is that I took my first two years at a community college. I plan on taking my premed classes at a university and hope that my first two years don't discount me even though I currently have a 3.85. Is this a valid concern I should be having? thanx

 

[UMP]

Ok cool, so know my main concern is that I took my first two years at a community college. I plan on taking my premed classes at a university and hope that my first two years don't discount me even though I currently have a 3.85. Is this a valid concern I should be having? thanx

if you take your pre-med's at the four year, you are fine... that's the most important part... I wish I did my first two years at a comm college now, instead of 5 years at a GPA pounder