Which universities/colleges IN THE SOUTH

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Which universities/colleges IN THE SOUTH send the students to med school-or have the highest percentage of pre-meds going to med school?

 

[linkin06]

i go to duke, and i think its some 80% get in. but then again, they try to screen people out and discourage many who aren't likely to make it. compared to nat average of 50%, it's significantly higher

 

[schrizto]

I don't like to rely on "highest % getting into med school" statistics because some schools prevent applicants they don't think are going to make it from applying in order to keep that number high.

 

[linkin06]

I don't like to rely on "highest % getting into med school" statistics because some schools prevent applicants they don't think are going to make it from applying in order to keep that number high.

that's exactly what i was referring to. but then again, that might be a good thing.

 

[schrizto]

yeah, but I just wanted to warn everyone that there are schools out there that brag about 100% of their premeds getting into med school... that doesn't mean that if someone goes there and is premed they'll get to go to med school. there's a weeding out process.

 

[EMS5]

Yeah. In numbers of sheer volume, state funded medical schools will accept more in-state applicants and therefore you will see more students accepted from the state undergrad schools than out of state.

 

[Near]

I'm pretty sure New College of Florida has a sound record of sending graduates to medical schools.

"The Wall Street Journal has ranked New College as the nation's #2 public university for sending graduates to elite law, medical and business schools"

http://www.ncf.edu/home/future-students/how-new-college-prepares-students-for-graduate-school

Maybe I'm a little biased though, since I'm hoping to transfer there one day!

 

[FuturaDocta]

AC (you automatically get accepted by Texas Tech with a >3.6 GPA and you don't need an MCAT score) has a high acceptance rate averaging in the 90% acceptance rate. Then there are the UT schools. I know that UTD has at one time had 80% acceptance rate. Pretty much any school in Texas is game because you have so many med schools to choose from in the end.

Then there are some schools in Alabama that come to mind. The med school only takes in state so entrance is pretty high for that school. I believe it is 50% for all applicants.

 

[FutureCTDoc]

NSU-COM, USF, UM and UF all have combined programs either BS/MD or BS/DO.

 

[DrYoda]

Individual>>>>>> school.

and as schrizto said, percent accepted is a terrible statistic to rely on.

That said the only school I would have ventured into the south for was Vanderbilt, but that's mostly based on it being a fun place.

 

[CScull]

Birmingham Southern has something like 75% acceptance... they have a really awesome science department too, and lots of opportunities for research.

 

[schrizto]

Birmingham Southern has something like 75% acceptance...

umm I guess you didn't read the rest of the thread.

 

[osumc2014]

Ohio residents have high chance as well cause so many state med schools

 

[TexasFight]

UT Austin has only a ~50-55% acceptance rate (it is always slightly higher than the national rate), but they never discourage kids from applying. So the kid with the 2.8 GPA, 27 MCAT gets the same encouragement as the 3.7 GPA 32 MCAT. The pre-med committee is pretty chill, and they'll help you when you want help and they won't get in your way.

The high acceptance rate can probably be attributed to how public Texas Med schools must fill up their classes with at least 90% Texas residents. 🙂 So your chances as a 3.7 GPA 32 MCAT applicant are much higher. I've also heard Texas schools love UT students more than anyone else...

...except maybe Rice...

 

[El Nino]

Xavier University of Louisiana

Extremely renowned pre med program and high acceptance rate to medical school

 

[NinjaWarrior]

Emory has pretty good resources for its pre-med students. Also the CDC, Emory School of Medicine, Emory Hospital, Yerkes Primate Research Center, and the Emory Vaccine center (all on campus) provide a lot of opportunities to do research at for undergrads. They were actually featured in this newsweek article as a good option for pre-meds.

http://www.newsweek.com/id/211432

 

[FuturaDocta]

Emory has pretty good resources for its pre-med students. Also the CDC, Emory School of Medicine, Emory Hospital, Yerkes Primate Research Center, and the Emory Vaccine center (all on campus) provide a lot of opportunities to do research at for undergrads. They were actually featured in this newsweek article as a good option for pre-meds.

http://www.newsweek.com/id/211432

haha... I love how they have a category for students who are easily bored (Elon U). I should have gone there instead haha

 

[basbana]

A lot of times you can go to a school that also has a medical program, when they start taking applicants, they are partial to alumni. Other than that, you just want a school that has a program where you learn and can keep up your GPA. I know chose a school based on their percentage accepted into medical school or other medical programs and it didn't necessarily help at all. There was a school very close to us that didn't have as good of a reputation or as good of a science department as we did and yet 3 of them got into med school and only 1 of ours got into med school. I know this may sound bad, but keep in mind that if you go to a harder school, your GPA will most likely be lower than those applying from easier programs. Sometimes med schools take that into account ... and sometimes the cookie crumbles wrong and it doesn't help you at all.

Good luck! 🙂

 

[MilkmanAl]

Go wherever you want. Every school is going to teach you the pre-reqs you need just fine. If you're worried whatever school you choose won't have an adequate curriculum as far as MCAT preparation goes, read the relevant sections of an MCAT review book as you go through the class. I'd recommend doing that anyway.