Scholarships??

[FloridaSun]

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Sorry -- I already posted on the Pre-DO forum by accident. I meant to do it on the Pre-Allo forum.

Here's an open-ended question:

**What schools are most likely to give scholarship money?**

And a less open-ended question:

**Do you have any ideas about websites and/or other information I can find about scholarships?**





Maybe I'm dreaming. But it would be so nice to graduate from medical school without incurring *too* many loans.

 

[ChristianJames1]

Larger, "bigger name" schools which generally have a lot of funding naturally have more money to give in scholarships.

 

[FloridaSun]

Thanks for your thoughts. That makes sense.


Anyone else?

 

[Bacchus]

www.fastweb.com

 

[lord_jeebus]

Schools in undesirable locations

 

[carwreck]

The schools that I can think of off the top of my head are WashU, Case, UCSD, Penn, and Mayo. WashU, Penn, and Mayo all offer some full scholarships. Case has some ranging from 20k-40k a year. Mayo is well-known for its low tuition costs and great finaid.

 

[Abilene85]

Larger, "bigger name" schools which generally have a lot of funding naturally have more money to give in scholarships.

Yes, but also, schools without as much name recognition might give scholarships to recruit top students in order to climb the ranks. My school, for example, gives out several full tuition scholarships to incoming students, and they have a few more to give out 2nd year to the top performing MS1s. In addition to these, they have a number of smaller scholarships.

www.fastweb.com

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[ChristianJames1]

Yes, but also, schools without as much name recognition might give scholarships to recruit top students in order to climb the ranks. My school, for example, gives out several full tuition scholarships to incoming students, and they have a few more to give out 2nd year to the top performing MS1s. In addition to these, they have a number of smaller scholarships.



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This makes sense as well. Although, I could see these schools giving out larger scholarships to a smaller number of students...where as I was told at U Michigan that over 60% of students receive scholarship in some amount. At any rate I think if you search a school's website and admissions info for long enough you can find a total amount of money given away each year.

 

[NewAndImproved]

Word on the street is that when UCF sets up shop next year, everyone will be getting full rides.

Link

 

[FloridaSun]

That's what I heard about UCF...🙂 Glad to be a Florida resident 🙂

 

[CCLCMer]

Hi FloridaSun,

It's not very easy to get scholarships to med school, but it's definitely possible. A few lucky students at CCLCM even get a stipend along with full tuition, like what MD/PhD students get. I don't know if you're interested in research, but if you are, you should check our program out. The regular Case program (University Program) also gives out full tuition scholarships. All of these scholarships are based on merit. If your family qualifies, you could also get need-based aid at most if not all schools.

 

[FloridaSun]

Good to know about Case and CCLCM. I'll definitely look into applying. Thanks for the heads-up 🙂

 

[FloridaSun]

Can anyone tell me: was carwreck referring to UPenn or Penn State?

Thanks 🙂
-V

 

[npyguy]

Can anyone tell me: was carwreck referring to UPenn or Penn State?

Thanks 🙂
-V

They were referring to UPenn, although PSU (Hershey) does have some need and merit based financial aid as well.

 

[beepbloop]

Another question: Are these merit scholarships just a number game, or are other things factored in (such as interview, etc.). In other words, is having a very high GPA/MCAT enough to receive a full tuition scholarship somewhere, or are other factors weighted in as well. 😕
Thanks.

 

[drizzt3117]

Another question: Are these merit scholarships just a number game, or are other things factored in (such as interview, etc.). In other words, is having a very high GPA/MCAT enough to receive a full tuition scholarship somewhere, or are other factors weighted in as well. 😕
Thanks.

It depends on the school. At Wisconsin they said they consider the entirety of your application. I generally think that scholarships are a way for schools to get more attractive candidates to go there, so certainly GPA/MCAT will play a role. Some schools, though, only offer need based scholarships.

 

[CCLCMer]

Another question: Are these merit scholarships just a number game, or are other things factored in (such as interview, etc.). In other words, is having a very high GPA/MCAT enough to receive a full tuition scholarship somewhere, or are other factors weighted in as well. 😕
Thanks.

Every school has its own policy. At my school, there are need-based scholarships (called Physician Investigator Training Grants) and also merit-based scholarships (Dean's Scholarships) that do not consider need as far as I know. From the description of the Dean's Scholarships, I get the impression that good grades and a high MCAT are necessary but not sufficient to get one of these. Here is the brief description of each kind of scholarship from the CCLCM financial aid webpage:

Physician Investigator Training Grants
These need-based grants are provided to partially offset the cost of medical education. The grant amount is calculated after determining the potential level of family and/or student contribution. In 2006, the average Physician Investigator Training Grant was $19,500. Grants are renewable annually. In addition to the CCLCM grant, you will receive a $3,000 stipend for each of the first two summer research blocks, and a research stipend for your "5th year" of research.

Deans’ Scholarships
These scholarships are offered to a limited number of students in recognition of personal accomplishments, leadership potential, academic achievement, humanistic dedication, passion for research and make an important contribution to the depth and breadth of their class. Scholarships are renewable annually.

If you look through the whole CCLCM fin aid page, there are also links to outside scholarship search engines that anyone could use (not specific to CCLCM) like Fastweb, and other outside scholarships like the Armed Forces and National Health Services scholarships that are also not specific to CCLCM. Hope this info helps someone get some dough.

 

[beepbloop]

Bump. I'm curious if anyone else knows how merit scholarships are awarded.

 

[sawasdee]

at Albert Einstein. My friend had an insane gpa though (friend is a summa cum laude graduate from an ivy league school that will remain nameless- and mcat scores were p:12 b: 14 v:12). She chose to go to another med school which she felt was better tailored to her career goals in the end.