Some top tier schools prefer stats (WUSTL, Hopkins, Columbia)
Others are more lenient and prefer experiences (Harvard, Stanford, Duke). These would be the schools to target if your stats are adequate (517, 3.7+) but you have very good research
I often see threads discussing which schools love high stats applicants or which love a lot of community service but are there schools out there that are really interested in applicants' research experience? If so, which schools?
Some top tier schools prefer stats (WUSTL, Hopkins, Columbia)
Others are more lenient and prefer experiences (Harvard, Stanford, Duke). These would be the schools to target if your stats are adequate (517, 3.7+) but you have very good research
UCSF loves “X-factor” applicants, especially in community service and patient advocacy for underserved minority populations. It loves the “Mother Teresa” applicants.
Stanford is very niche and likes “silicon-valley” types who are entrepreneurial and innovative. As an engineer, this is my dream school.
Not really. Ranking is pretty much directly tied to NIH/research funding.
And high ranked schools can be selective
Virginia tech as mentioned above
Furthermore, if one wants a career in research/academic medicine, it behooves them to attend a top school. Thus those interested in research usually want to go to a top ranked school. It becomes a positive feedback type thing