yea help me decide where to apply too

[chef_NU]

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Hey I haven't been to this site since this summer but now I am finally making a list of schools. I'm a biomedical engineering senior (applying for fall '06), got about a 3.35, 37P, some research, shadowing, doing some volunteering at the hospital and stuff. Anyway, I'm not really sure what level of schools I can be competitive at. So far I have all the Illinois schools (where I'm from) on my list and Tufts. Any other suggestions? I would like to stay near chicago or else be near the coast. Also I'm pretty interested in ID if you guys know any good schools for that. Please help = )

Thanks.

 

[dopaminophile]

Tulane's great for infectious disease.

 

[virilep]

well, you're pretty competitive with a 37. that's for sure. the GPA, maybe something to worry about but i mean, u have a good major, maybe depending on what school you went to they'll cut you some slack. but I would say you're competitive in some top tier schools. gluck.

note..then again, me, or anyone else on SDN is not adcom, atleast we'd like to think not... so take the advice with a grain of salt.

 

[chef_NU]

thanks for the advice guys. any other ideas besides tulane?

 

[DrWorkNeverDone]

Dont apply to CA schools got enough people to compete with (j/k) seriously though, get the bible, you know the book with all the schools in it and try to find schools that match somewhat yourself, then apply 🙂

 

[bdt]

I know this isn't giving you specifici schools, but.... Pick up a copy of the MSAR and start checking off schools. I entered all the med schools into an excel spreadsheet (you can find a list of us med schools via google and cut and past it into excel). I then used the MSAR to start excluding schools (such schools that only take instate residents. ie utah, UW). I would mark the excluded schools in my excel sheet. Then I started looking at schools averages and their curriculums (for instance, WashU's numbers were above mine and they're way into research so I didn't apply there). I got the number down to a pretty good list. Then figured out how many I could afford to apply to and cut the list again based on my research with the MSAR and web.

Like I said, I can't give you a list, but I can let you know how I went about it.

Good Luck,

 

[chef_NU]

thanks, that sounds like a good idea. i got the msar thing, i'll try to do that.

 

[bdt]

thanks, that sounds like a good idea. i got the msar thing, i'll try to do that.

You're welcome. One thing to add. In rereading my comments I see that I said I was looking for schools that matched my numbers. In reality, I didn't pay huge attention to their numbers (I applied to UM, Harvard and Mayo afterall). I did make sure I was covering a range of scores though. By that I mean I had some schools whose averages were below mine, some that were right at, and some above. If a school is a "dream" school, go ahead an apply. You never know!

Also, I tended to only apply to places whose location was one where I would be happy (ie no NYC for me). Location can be very important in happiness.

 

[Law2Doc]

You're welcome. One thing to add. In rereading my comments I see that I said I was looking for schools that matched my numbers. In reality, I didn't pay huge attention to their numbers (I applied to UM, Harvard and Mayo afterall). I did make sure I was covering a range of scores though. By that I mean I had some schools whose averages were below mine, some that were right at, and some above. If a school is a "dream" school, go ahead an apply. You never know!

Also, I tended to only apply to places whose location was one where I would be happy (ie no NYC for me). Location can be very important in happiness.

I agree with this post. Most people seem to apply to anywhere between 10 and 30 schools, and the biggest determining factor tends to be geography. You'd want to apply to a range of schools. Pick a few longshots, a few where your numbers should be competitive, and all the rest in between.

 

[DieselPetrolGrl]

Hey I haven't been to this site since this summer but now I am finally making a list of schools. I'm a biomedical engineering senior (applying for fall '06), got about a 3.35, 37P, some research, shadowing, doing some volunteering at the hospital and stuff. Anyway, I'm not really sure what level of schools I can be competitive at. So far I have all the Illinois schools (where I'm from) on my list and Tufts. Any other suggestions? I would like to stay near chicago or else be near the coast. Also I'm pretty interested in ID if you guys know any good schools for that. Please help = )

Thanks.

apply to JH

 

[DieselPetrolGrl]

Hey I haven't been to this site since this summer but now I am finally making a list of schools. I'm a biomedical engineering senior (applying for fall '06), got about a 3.35, 37P, some research, shadowing, doing some volunteering at the hospital and stuff. Anyway, I'm not really sure what level of schools I can be competitive at. So far I have all the Illinois schools (where I'm from) on my list and Tufts. Any other suggestions? I would like to stay near chicago or else be near the coast. Also I'm pretty interested in ID if you guys know any good schools for that. Please help = )

Thanks.

or apply to Baylor

 

[skypilot]

for some of the Illinois schools and that is where you will end up. If you've got lots of application and airfare and tuition money why not try for Duke, Harvard, Yale, Penn and all the New York schools?

 

[opinionkitten]

i have similar stats and have had game at the 15-25 schools from the us news list. youve got good solid shots at schools in this range, i would guess, and i would use these as your middle of the road schools. i tried to take 6 lower tier schools, 6 schools in the 15-25 range, and a handful of hardcore stuff in the top 15 range. i say you have a very solid shot at Northwestern and UChicago, and will likely be competitive at most schools in the 15-35 ranks with no mitigating factors (no covers of nature on your cv, no horrid LORS, not finishing secondaries till december or something) that might shift you up or down.

one thing that i noticed in this process is the lower tier schools have a tendancy to ignore people like you with kickass mcats, so keep this in mind when putting schools like tufts and bu on your list. theyre good to have as backups and such but their secondaries are expensive (bu was $100) so i think two or three is more than enough

 

[RAwe]

Just apply to where you feel comfortable and can specifically see yourself enjoying school to the max.

 

[leiface]

I was in a similar situation with a 3.37 and 38R and also from Illinois. I ended up applying to, besides illinois schools, MCW, Michigan, Case Western, and WashU. Goodluck!