Is there a limit to how many people from the same undergrad med schools accept?

[snowys435]

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So I interviewed at a top 10 school in mid Janurary and I recently bumped into 3 people from my current undergrad ( also top 10...not sure that's relevant here) who were accepted there recently ( probably interviewed last semester)

I was told my decision would be out at the end of march for this school and was curious if I should be prepared for a rejection since so many people from institution have already been accepted there? I knowwwww I can't do anything about this but still I want to not have false hope about getting in here for a whole month more.

 

[Spitphire]

I've actually been thinking about this question all day. I feel like it could be considered a factor to prevent the assumption that said school has favoritism toward an undergraduate school.

 

[justAstudent]

I highly doubt a school would limit how many people can come from a certain school.

 

[Gaboon]

At UC Irvine, we don't have caps or quotas. While students matriculate from around the country, a decent proportion of our matriculants come from Cal and UCLA. This is due, in part, to geography, and, in part, to the large number of applicants that those universities produce.

 

[snowflakes]

I've thought about this too recently. I highly doubt there's a "hard limit", but I think some schools group applicants by undergrad school to facilitate comparison and get an idea of how competitive your app is relative to the opportunities you had at your school. No idea if this leads to a more "soft limit" but when schools take the best of the best, it makes sense that you are in a sense competing against others in your school.

 

[snowys435]

I've thought about this too recently. I highly doubt there's a "hard limit", but I think some schools group applicants by undergrad school to facilitate comparison and get an idea of how competitive your app is relative to the opportunities you had at your school. No idea if this leads to a more "soft limit" but when schools take the best of the best, it makes sense that you are in a sense competing against others in your school.

that makes me feel like I'm so not getting in. All the others I know that have gotten in my undergrad have fantastic research + mcat which I do not....no idea how i even managed to get the interview.

 

[snowflakes]

that makes me feel like I'm so not getting in. All the others I know that have gotten in my undergrad have fantastic research + mcat which I do not....no idea how i even managed to get the interview.

Even if there is some "soft limit," 3 acceptances to a top 10 from another top 10 would hardly be anywhere near it, especially if your school has a strong pre-med program (which I'm guessing it does since it's top 10). You got the interview because they saw something in you, so stay positive! : )

 

[sliceofbread136]

I think it would only maybe matter if it was a undergrad that general contributes a large percentage of the medical school's population base. Since this is a top 10 school this is probably not the case.

 

["The Stig"]

Is there a limit to how many people from the same undergrad med schools accept?

No.

I've actually been thinking about this question all day. I feel like it could be considered a factor to prevent the assumption that said school has favoritism toward an undergraduate school.

Some adcom members and interviewers have favoritisms, yes. However, these things are moderated by the whole group of members so in the end the medical school has no preference.

... All the others I know that have gotten in my undergrad have fantastic research + mcat which I do not....no idea how i even managed to get the interview.

Entrance is extremely competitive and your invitation to interview is a tremendous accomplishment on your part.

 

[Cinclus]

I don't think schools have limits for this, especially once you've made it to the interview stage. I know of at least one school that limits the number of undergrads from the affiliated university that it interviews, though.

 

[knv2u]

that makes me feel like I'm so not getting in. All the others I know that have gotten in my undergrad have fantastic research + mcat which I do not....no idea how i even managed to get the interview.

They interviewed you so there must have been something the school liked, right? Don't do that to yourself; it's out of your hands. I wouldn't give it any more thought.To answer your question, I'm sure geography is part of the diversity consideration of medical schools, but I doubt there is a hard number cap.