SLU vs. GMU???

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[487806]

Hi,

Could anyone tell me which school (GMU or SLU) is better in terms of pre-med? I'm trying to decide where I should go for undergrad and I'm having a hard time ascertaining the quality of education at both these schools....

SLU is private, while GMU is a public university and while SLU has a med school, GMU does not...does this make a difference when applying to medical school? Would I be at a greater disadvantage if I went to GMU vs. SLU, since SLU seems a bit more pre-med oriented?

If anyone went to either of these schools, PLEASE tell me your opinions!!!

Appreciate the help! 🙂

Lol. Premed schools don't exist (except for a few weird ones like rutgers and penn state). Similarly, premed majors don't exist.

The quality of education is subjective. Personally, I think SLU is a bit better, but that's just me. Having a med school doesn't mean much. Both schools will prepare you for med school.

 

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Lol. Premed schools don't exist (except for a few weird ones like rutgers and penn state). Similarly, premed majors don't exist.

The quality of education is subjective. Personally, I think SLU is a bit better, but that's just me. Having a med school doesn't mean much. Both schools will prepare you for med school.

Some schools do have premed majors (Penn state comes to mind), but they are usually akin to an SMP - a dead-end option if medicine doesn't work out.

OP, whichever school can provide accessible clinical opportunities would have a leg up (non-competitive hospital volunteering/work programs, research and so forth). In your case, having a hospital might have more volunteering options and so forth.. I would contact them and see what they have. But that's not necessarily a dealmaker as plenty more factors go into med school admissions.

For the most part, school name/reputation will NOT make a difference provided you can do well at that school with regard to medical school admissions criteria (high GPA, competitive MCAT, extracurriculars that you enjoy/are meaningful and probably most importantly, demonstrated interest and intention to enter medicine). See how school doesn't play into that? You can achieve all of the previous no matter where you go as long as you take the initiative and put in the work.

In the end, that can be made the easiest by going somewhere you would love to be for the next four (or possibly more) years. If you love your school, the student life, the campus and so forth then you'll definitely be more inclined to get involved instead of burying yourself in the pre-med curriculum and not having anything else to show for it.

 

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hSDN would be the appropriate place for this discussion. Good luck with your decision OP.

 

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