How to make personal donation to school, in return for a seat?

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I recommend you call the admissions office and ask. Be sure to identify yourself.
 
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That is all this warrants.
 
It depends on whether or not you received an interview at the school. If you did, during your interview make sure to ask if they happen to need a new wing/library/pool and that your parents are interested in making a donation. If no interview, have your dad/mom call the school and say that they're interested in donating some money and would like to arrange a meeting with the dean. Depending on the school and the amount of money you're willing to part with, he'll free up some of his time. At this meeting, your parents definitely need to tell them that you still have not gotten an interview and stress that an acceptance will definitely make them much more generous in the future. Then go traveling and relax. That acceptance will definitely come.
 
There are two possible reasons to want to go to medical school:

1) You want to make a positive difference in a lot of lives

2) You want a stable job with a good income.

No one who wanted to do a lot of good would want to be accepted if they weren't qualified. No one with enough money to bribe their way in would want to work this hard for a 200K/year job. If you're trying to buy a seat at a medical school you need to think things through more.
 
you'd prolly need to drop at least 500k, i know of a girl who donated 70k to get into usc for undergrad and they still rejected, so for medical school it would take quite a chunk
 
Geneticist said:
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Why not trolls gota eat too.
Honestly and this is the truth....If its not in the range of 500,000 to 1mil+ your not "guaranteed" a seat. If you had the money trust me you wouldnt want to through it away just to get into medical school. Hell that would be dumb. Yes it does happen, Im sure, but you dont nor anyone else on this website have that kind of doe.
 
I actually know someone who tried this:

Parents of a student I know donated a respectable amount of money to school X. I'm not sure to the amount but a portion of the school is named after them now. Anyways, parents were told that their child would be accepted when she applied the next year. Come end of application period - no acceptance letter from school X. I guess medical schools can give you their "word" but it isn't worth much. They certainly aren't going to put such a thing in writing - that could cause big problems. Luckily this applicant got into school Y so it wasn't too disappointing for the family, but they were upset for awhile.

Moral to the story - bribing medical schools doesn't work.
 
UpperEastSide said:
Not trolling douche, and if you want to say i am and pretend you live in a world where it doesn't happen, sorry to burst your bubble

Prime example: Jared Kushner, family donated $2.5M prior to his acceptance to harvard (undergraduate)

http://harvardextended.blogspot.com/2006/09/harvard-college-and-children-of.html

"The most egregious example of pay-for-Crimson - play is that of Jared Kushner , now the youthful owner of The New York Observer. While Jared was applying to colleges, his dad, New Jersey billionaire developer Charles Kushner , pledged $2.5 million to Harvard, to be paid in installments. (Kushner pere pleaded guilty to tax evasion and other counts in 2004 and recently completed a prison sentence.) An official at Kushner's high school told Golden: ``There was no way anybody in . . . the school thought he would on the merits get into Harvard. His GPA did not warrant it, his SAT scores did not warrant it. We thought, for sure, there was no way this was going to happen." Kushner graduated from Harvard in 2003."
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Well then, there's your answer - it takes 2.5 mil.
 
Can money alone buy an acceptance to medical school? You bet it can. But it's probably going to take much more than a few mil.

If you want to be guaranteed an acceptance, I wouldn't bother calling the admissions office. Get in touch with the board of trustees, make a donation for $100 million or so, have a building erected in your name, and you will have no problems getting accepted. Unfortunately or fortunately, money can buy mostly anything in America.
 
MedicineMan99 said:
Can money alone buy an acceptance to medical school? You bet it can. But it's probably going to take much more than a few mil.

If you want to be guaranteed an acceptance, I wouldn't bother calling the admissions office. Get in touch with the board of trustees, make a donation for $100 million or so, have a building erected in your name, and you will have no problems getting accepted. Unfortunately or fortunately, money can buy mostly anything in America.
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Everything...I mean everything about your statement is true.
 
TooMuchResearch said:
$500k might buy an interview. My gut says $4M for an acceptance.
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I imagine the numbers would vary with both the school and the economy. A cash strapped public school in an economic downturn might give a lot of consideration to a respectable six figure donation, while Hopikins might need eight figures.
 
UpperEastSide said:
Just curious anyways, how does a family go about making a personal donation to a school in return for acceptances? Do you just phone the admission office and bribe them, or is there more to it. How much does it take to get there attention?
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Something like this

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well a home worth 300,000 anywhere in the US would be worth about 9 million in the upper east side.... so if you got that kinda dough, why even bother buying your way into med school.
 
how about build your own med school and enroll urself and then close it :laugh:
 
Well, theres always Cornell 🙄
 
UpperEastSide said:
Well i was, however that dreams been shattered a couple months ago. I meant living on the UES is ... dreamy 😀. Kinda off topic but this thread sucks anyways- think about it, nice size co-op right on 5th ave, pre war of course, wrap around terrace overlooking central park... think mariah carey on cribs but only uptown
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-VFTPBak5w
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UES is old news. UWS is where all the happy-haps are.
 
Honestly, even if one does manage to pull this off. I can't imagine going to Med school and having to put up with all the work if you weren't qualified to begin with. It would be a bigger disadvantage to the actual student who got in. Based on what I have seen, if you don't have the numbers to go in, you are going to have a HARD time getting out and getting a residency (never mind a competitive one).
 
OP, are you curious about the logistics of this? Like how to actually do it?

Most, if not all, schools have an office or department that deals with financial stuff such as planned giving/donations/gifts, development, and institute/corporate relations. This is the way to go. It probably boils down to a LOT of paper work, schmoozing, paper work, attorneys, schmoozing, and crap like that. Have the parents give enough money to get your family name on some crap or to start a scholarship fund, and then just apply within the next year or two. I don't know if there are ever actual agreements made, but it's more like an unspoken, and wishfully-thought, "agreement." basically the school knows if daddy is upset about little Timmy not getting accepted, he won't give anymore money again in the future.
 
Perrotfish said:
There are two possible reasons to want to go to medical school:

1) You want to make a positive difference in a lot of lives

2) You want a stable job with a good income.

No one who wanted to do a lot of good would want to be accepted if they weren't qualified. No one with enough money to bribe their way in would want to work this hard for a 200K/year job. If you're trying to buy a seat at a medical school you need to think things through more.
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Good post. I didn't even think of that.

If you want to go to medical school to make money, why would you want pay 2.5 million dollars to get in? Just keep your 2.5 mill.

If you want to go to medical school to help others, why would you want to get in as an unqualified student who may end up as a terrible doctor?
 
Remember the Million Dollar Man from the old WWF. He used to say "Every man has his price."

"some might cost a little...some might cost a lot....but I'm the million dollar man...and you will be bought...BWWWHAHAHAHAHAAH!!!!!!!!!"
 
UpperEastSide said:
Well i was, however that dreams been shattered a couple months ago. I meant living on the UES is ... dreamy 😀. Kinda off topic but this thread sucks anyways- think about it, nice size co-op right on 5th ave, pre war of course, wrap around terrace overlooking central park... think mariah carey on cribs but only uptown
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0A5j1PLj9OE&feature=related
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If you're that flush, why be a doctor, I say. 😉

When I think of the Upper East Side, I think of aging frat boys... but that's 'cause I lived on the other side of Lex, I guess.
 
Typical capitalist society....everyone is so obsessed with their precious money that all they can think of is to bribe somebody with cash for a seat. Come on people did everyone forget about offering sexual favors?!?!
 
MedIsInMyBlood said:
Good post. I didn't even think of that.

If you want to go to medical school to make money, why would you want pay 2.5 million dollars to get in? Just keep your 2.5 mill.

If you want to go to medical school to help others, why would you want to get in as an unqualified student who may end up as a terrible doctor?
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Well that's not really true. There are many more reasons than this to become a doctor. A big one: Prestige. The prestige of going to medical school, especially if from a top ivy school, is social capital for the future.
 
I know someone who got into med school because her husband was CEO of the hospital that bought the medical school. She did not have to take MCAT and I dont know if she completed prereqs. It was at Hahnemann U (now Drexel).. no lie.


maybe sex >>> money??
 
Okay, this is going to be easier at a private school. Don't get in contact with the admissions office, they don't care. You need to plan ahead, and get a face-to-face with the president, or at least someone on the board. In the meeting, discuss your desire to make a generous donation. Make sure it's in the millions, this isn't a community college you're applying too. Try to be specific on what it might be spent on, but obviously let them lead with what they need. Towards the end, mention that you are applying next cycle, and would really love to see your money at work. Imply that if you get in, there will be more cash forthcoming. Then let them put pressure on the admissions committee. Simple and effective, if a bit expensive.
 
Mr Hippopotamus said:
Okay, this is going to be easier at a private school.
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It is also possible in state schools if you raise some serious money for a high ranking elected official.

http://www.alligator.org/news/campus/article_8985c8d8-299b-51e6-89cd-5b74bf93dea4.html

Of course, it can end badly. (The Dean resigned, the Dad plead guilty after an FBI investigation of his finances, and the Governor chose not to run for reelection and lost a subsequent election for another office.)
 
UpperEastSide said:
Not trolling douche, and if you want to say i am and pretend you live in a world where it doesn't happen, sorry to burst your bubble

Prime example: Jared Kushner, family donated $2.5M prior to his acceptance to harvard (undergraduate)

http://harvardextended.blogspot.com/2006/09/harvard-college-and-children-of.html

"The most egregious example of pay-for-Crimson - play is that of Jared Kushner , now the youthful owner of The New York Observer. While Jared was applying to colleges, his dad, New Jersey billionaire developer Charles Kushner , pledged $2.5 million to Harvard, to be paid in installments. (Kushner pere pleaded guilty to tax evasion and other counts in 2004 and recently completed a prison sentence.) An official at Kushner's high school told Golden: ``There was no way anybody in . . . the school thought he would on the merits get into Harvard. His GPA did not warrant it, his SAT scores did not warrant it. We thought, for sure, there was no way this was going to happen." Kushner graduated from Harvard in 2003."
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A blog is not a credible source regardless of whether it is a school blog or not, do some more research.
 
LizzyM said:
It is also possible in state schools if you raise some serious money for a high ranking elected official.
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Excellent point. The California state school system is in dire financial straits, and has some great med schools...
 
Perrotfish said:
There are two possible reasons to want to go to medical school:

1) You want to make a positive difference in a lot of lives

2) You want a stable job with a good income.

No one who wanted to do a lot of good would want to be accepted if they weren't qualified. No one with enough money to bribe their way in would want to work this hard for a 200K/year job. If you're trying to buy a seat at a medical school you need to think things through more.
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OP, just invest the money that you would pay the Ad Com to get admitted to med school, you will make alot more money and be alot happier, and girls will think you are alot cooler since you are a rich guy.

Sit on the beach and contemplate string bikinis if you have the money to bribe med schools. You are Charlie Scheen man. You have tiger dna.
 
UpperEastSide said:
Just curious anyways, how does a family go about making a personal donation to a school in return for acceptances? Do you just phone the admission office and bribe them, or is there more to it. How much does it take to get there attention?
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The old dean of admissions here at Columbia told me a story once about how, many years ago, and older (50+) businessman wanted to become a doctor. Back then, going to medical school as an non-trad was a lot more uncommon, if not completely unheard of. So anyways, this guy took the dean out for a ~$1000 bottle of wine and offered the school several hundred grand as "compensation for the lost seat" if they would accept him. The dean wrote him later thanking him for the wine, but declining the offer. Apparently, the administration was willing to go for it though.
 
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