Summer classes

[TheVisionary]

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I'm at a Top 20, and debating where to take a summer class. It's down to Micro at another Top 20 and A+P at a nearby state school. I'm leaning towards the state school, since A+P will be higher yield for the MCAT (I'll be studying this summer), and the tuition is over 1/2 as cheap. I'm still worried that Adcoms will think I'm trying to pad my GPA. The thing is, I would happily take A+P at the Top 20 if they offered it.

There have been threads on this topic, but no consensus. It's generally safer to take 4-year college courses than CC courses, but is there no difference between taking classes at a much lower-ranked state school vs a similar institution? This is what concerns me:

Ichan/Mount Sinai
https://icahn.mssm.edu/education/medical/admissions/md-program-faq
Can I take my courses at a community college, or must I take them at a four-year college or university?
We have no requirement, however, the Committee on Admissions considers not only what courses an applicant takes, but where the courses are taken.

 

[DrFizition]

There is no difference. It's one class.

Also, the undergrad institution has very little to do with your admission into med school. Coming from a top school may help you stand out a little, but still, does very little for you as an applicant when compared to other metrics and activities/experiences. So it doesn't matter where you take the class.

 

[P0ke]

There is no difference. It's one class.

Also, the undergrad institution has very little to do with your admission into med school. Coming from a top school may help you stand out a little, but still, does very little for you as an applicant when compared to other metrics and activities/experiences. So it doesn't matter where you take the class.

An adcom once gave a presentation to premeds at my school about how there's some list of undergrad schools categorizing them as "most competitive", "highly competitive" and "competitive". You got 30, 15, and I believe 5 points respectively towards your application depending on where you went. I think this was out of 200something points for the total application. So it can be a significant factor.

 

[DrFizition]

A recent AAMC survey with 127 medical school admissions responding found that Selectivity of undergraduate institution was found to be of high importance in selection factors for private medical schools (see attached).

I stand corrected. Not too sure if it should be a huge factor for med school admissions though. What does coming from a private school say about a student (other than maybe they can afford expensive education)?