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OK,
Here is my list so far. I am going to "tier" these into three categories:
MUST APPLY
SHOULD APPLY
STRONGLY CONSIDER
for those in the 2005 application cycle who are worried about the entire process ... you know what I mean.
I am doing this to try to help out as many people as I can, since I got great advice from this place as I went through the process. Please feel free to make suggestions to this list, and give me some advice on which school should go into which category (ie, Im already gonna put Finch into MUST APPLY)
1. UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School (avg GPA 3.47; MCAT 9.9; some preference to NJ residents)
2. George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences; Washington, DC (avg GPA 3.52; MCAT 9.6; small preference to DC residents)
3. Georgetown University School of Medicine; Washington, DC (GPA 3.63; MCAT 10.2; small preference to DC residents)
4. *Howard University College of Medicine*; Washington DC (please note, that Howard has a specific mission in mind, so I put an asterick by this one, think whether this mission matches your profile before applying) (GPA unknown; MCAT 7.9; preference to underserved populations)
5. University of Miami School of Medicine; Miami, FL (GPA 3.66; MCAT 9.3; preference to FL residents)
6. Finch University of Health Sciences/Chicago Medical School; North Chicago, IL (GPA 3.43; MCAT unlisted; no noticeable preference to IL residents)
7. Loyola University Chicago Stitch School of Medicine; Maywood, IL (GPA 3.61; MCAT unlisted; some preference to IL residents)
8. University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine (UIC); Chicago, IL (unlisted, but assume it is < 3.5 GPA; preference to IL residents)
9. *Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences F Edward Hebert School of Medicine; Bethesda, MD (3.43 GPA; MCAT 9.5)
10. Boston University School of Medicine; Boston, MA (GPA 3.50; MCAT 9.6; no preference give)
11. Wayne State University School of Medicine; Detroit, MI (GPA 3.55; MCAT 9.4; preference to MI residents)
12. University of Minnesota Medical School--Minneapolis, MN (They interview 1/3 of out of state applicants, which is good; GPA 3.67; MCAT 30.5; in state preference)
13. Saint Louis University School of Medicine; St Louis, MO (GPA 3.60; MCAT 30; Jesuit sponsored; no noticeable preference for in state applicants)
14. Albany Medical College; Albany, NY (GPA 3.4; MCAT unlisted [29 or less, I?d guess]; no true preference to NY residents)
15. New York Medical College; Valhalla, NY (GPA 3.5; MCAT 30; no preference for NY residents)
16. Medical College of Ohio; Toledo, OH (GPA 3.50; MCAT 9.7; preference to OH residents)
17. University of Cincinnati College of Medicine; Cincinnati, OH (GPA 3.61; MCAT 10.0; slight preference to residents of OH)
18. Drexel University College of Medicine (MCP); Philadelphia, PA (GPA 3.44; MCAT > 75 percentile [whatever that supposedly is ~29]; slight preference to PA residents)
19. Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University; Philadelphia, PA (GPA 3.50; MCAT 10.2; preference to LEGACIES and PA residents)
20. Temple University School of Medicine; Philadelphia, PA (GPA 3.48; MCAT 29 composite; preference to PA residents)
21. Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine; Hershey, PA (GPA 3.62; MCAT 10.0; some preference to PA residents)
22. *Meharry Medical College School of Medicine*; Nashville, TN (once again, read the remarks for Howard, as it applies to Meharry too) (GPA unlisted (<3.3) MCAT 8.0; prefence to residents of TN and TN river valley region (GA too))
23. University of Vermont College of Medicine; Burlington, VT (GPA 3.50; MCAT 9.5; some preference to VT residents)
24. Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine; Richmond, VA (my home) [Known as MCV] (3.49 avg GPA; 9.6 avg MCAT per section; some preference to VA residents)
25. Medical College of Wisconsin; Milwaukee, WI (GPA 3.70; MCAT 9.9; some/moderate preference to WI residents)
26. Creighton University School of Medicine; Omaha, NE (3.62 avg GPA; MCAT unlisted; no real preference for NE residents)
27. Michigan State University College of Human Medicine; East Lansing, MI (unlisted; preference to MI resients)
Feel free to make suggestions of things to add or strike from this list. This is a work in progress.
CCW
Here is my list so far. I am going to "tier" these into three categories:
MUST APPLY
SHOULD APPLY
STRONGLY CONSIDER
for those in the 2005 application cycle who are worried about the entire process ... you know what I mean.
I am doing this to try to help out as many people as I can, since I got great advice from this place as I went through the process. Please feel free to make suggestions to this list, and give me some advice on which school should go into which category (ie, Im already gonna put Finch into MUST APPLY)
1. UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School (avg GPA 3.47; MCAT 9.9; some preference to NJ residents)
2. George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences; Washington, DC (avg GPA 3.52; MCAT 9.6; small preference to DC residents)
3. Georgetown University School of Medicine; Washington, DC (GPA 3.63; MCAT 10.2; small preference to DC residents)
4. *Howard University College of Medicine*; Washington DC (please note, that Howard has a specific mission in mind, so I put an asterick by this one, think whether this mission matches your profile before applying) (GPA unknown; MCAT 7.9; preference to underserved populations)
5. University of Miami School of Medicine; Miami, FL (GPA 3.66; MCAT 9.3; preference to FL residents)
6. Finch University of Health Sciences/Chicago Medical School; North Chicago, IL (GPA 3.43; MCAT unlisted; no noticeable preference to IL residents)
7. Loyola University Chicago Stitch School of Medicine; Maywood, IL (GPA 3.61; MCAT unlisted; some preference to IL residents)
8. University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine (UIC); Chicago, IL (unlisted, but assume it is < 3.5 GPA; preference to IL residents)
9. *Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences F Edward Hebert School of Medicine; Bethesda, MD (3.43 GPA; MCAT 9.5)
10. Boston University School of Medicine; Boston, MA (GPA 3.50; MCAT 9.6; no preference give)
11. Wayne State University School of Medicine; Detroit, MI (GPA 3.55; MCAT 9.4; preference to MI residents)
12. University of Minnesota Medical School--Minneapolis, MN (They interview 1/3 of out of state applicants, which is good; GPA 3.67; MCAT 30.5; in state preference)
13. Saint Louis University School of Medicine; St Louis, MO (GPA 3.60; MCAT 30; Jesuit sponsored; no noticeable preference for in state applicants)
14. Albany Medical College; Albany, NY (GPA 3.4; MCAT unlisted [29 or less, I?d guess]; no true preference to NY residents)
15. New York Medical College; Valhalla, NY (GPA 3.5; MCAT 30; no preference for NY residents)
16. Medical College of Ohio; Toledo, OH (GPA 3.50; MCAT 9.7; preference to OH residents)
17. University of Cincinnati College of Medicine; Cincinnati, OH (GPA 3.61; MCAT 10.0; slight preference to residents of OH)
18. Drexel University College of Medicine (MCP); Philadelphia, PA (GPA 3.44; MCAT > 75 percentile [whatever that supposedly is ~29]; slight preference to PA residents)
19. Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University; Philadelphia, PA (GPA 3.50; MCAT 10.2; preference to LEGACIES and PA residents)
20. Temple University School of Medicine; Philadelphia, PA (GPA 3.48; MCAT 29 composite; preference to PA residents)
21. Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine; Hershey, PA (GPA 3.62; MCAT 10.0; some preference to PA residents)
22. *Meharry Medical College School of Medicine*; Nashville, TN (once again, read the remarks for Howard, as it applies to Meharry too) (GPA unlisted (<3.3) MCAT 8.0; prefence to residents of TN and TN river valley region (GA too))
23. University of Vermont College of Medicine; Burlington, VT (GPA 3.50; MCAT 9.5; some preference to VT residents)
24. Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine; Richmond, VA (my home) [Known as MCV] (3.49 avg GPA; 9.6 avg MCAT per section; some preference to VA residents)
25. Medical College of Wisconsin; Milwaukee, WI (GPA 3.70; MCAT 9.9; some/moderate preference to WI residents)
26. Creighton University School of Medicine; Omaha, NE (3.62 avg GPA; MCAT unlisted; no real preference for NE residents)
27. Michigan State University College of Human Medicine; East Lansing, MI (unlisted; preference to MI resients)
Feel free to make suggestions of things to add or strike from this list. This is a work in progress.
CCW