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Does it matter which college you go to for your undergrad to get into Medical School?
Pre-Med College Question??
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That question has been beaten to death. Search this forum and you'll find more than enough threads to keep you busy.
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Welcome, New(ish) Member.
I advise you to use the search function before you dedicate a thread to a much discussed issue. It's not your fault, you didn't know.
The Answer: Everyone generally agrees it matters very little, and you are most likely going to be weighed on your indiviuality. (The 'uniqueness' of your EC's, quality of your PS, your stats, and interviewing skill). It is possible it will play a role when it comes down to two identical applicants. (For example, same stats, EC's, and one went to Harvard the other to a no-name-state-college).
Something to consider as well: financial aid. If you have a full/partial ride to any school you should think VERY hard before you turn it down. Medical School is costly, and it is difficult to keep up with loan payments as a Resident. Imagine if you are still paying off UNDERGRAD debt at that point. Pretty demoralizing. You cannot bankrupt out of student loans, that **** follows you.
TL;DR: Matters very little, or so is the general opinion. Less debt is better. Use the search function.
I advise you to use the search function before you dedicate a thread to a much discussed issue. It's not your fault, you didn't know.
The Answer: Everyone generally agrees it matters very little, and you are most likely going to be weighed on your indiviuality. (The 'uniqueness' of your EC's, quality of your PS, your stats, and interviewing skill). It is possible it will play a role when it comes down to two identical applicants. (For example, same stats, EC's, and one went to Harvard the other to a no-name-state-college).
Something to consider as well: financial aid. If you have a full/partial ride to any school you should think VERY hard before you turn it down. Medical School is costly, and it is difficult to keep up with loan payments as a Resident. Imagine if you are still paying off UNDERGRAD debt at that point. Pretty demoralizing. You cannot bankrupt out of student loans, that **** follows you.
TL;DR: Matters very little, or so is the general opinion. Less debt is better. Use the search function.
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Agreed with the above.
I mean, if you can go to a top school, go for it unless there's a good reason not to.
But if you don't get into Harvaryaletonbridge, it's no big deal. You're still going to have the same strategy you would at any other school: do really well in your classes, do the med-school required courses, have good extracurricular activities, get clinical exposure, do well on the MCAT, round your app with useless ego-building fluff (honor societies, etc)
I mean, if you can go to a top school, go for it unless there's a good reason not to.
But if you don't get into Harvaryaletonbridge, it's no big deal. You're still going to have the same strategy you would at any other school: do really well in your classes, do the med-school required courses, have good extracurricular activities, get clinical exposure, do well on the MCAT, round your app with useless ego-building fluff (honor societies, etc)
