Undergrad school is mostly a non factor in medical school admissions

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Feb 9, 2016
5:52:41pm

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If the end goal was medical school

timponyloco

2/9/16 5:23pm

I don't think it matters if cost is not an issue.

Slim

2/9/16 5:25pm

Chapel Hill all day

Cougarealist

2/9/16 5:27pm

I'd choose BYU over anywhere for undergrad

WorfoSAUR

2/9/16 5:29pm

What exactly makes it that much more special?

Diablo and Doc

2/9/16 6:20pm

The honor code.

WhyKnot

2/9/16 6:40pm

Totally agree, without the HC nothing would hold the students back from turning

Diablo and Doc

2/9/16 7:14pm

How many YSA wards are there in Chapel Hill?

WorfoSAUR

2/9/16 6:41pm

So, it's special because of the number of YSA Wards? Are USU, UofU, WSU, UVU,

Diablo and Doc

2/9/16 7:09pm

BYU all day every day.

lightmann

2/9/16 5:32pm

Getting into med school from either seems like a wash but counting on going

Gustav

2/9/16 5:37pm

Do you get to a point in undergrad where you have a pretty decent idea of

timponyloco

2/9/16 5:55pm

I know it's not Med school but for Dental School they would straight up tell you

Cabadapeste

2/9/16 5:58pm

I didn't go to med school, but I would assume so

Gustav

2/9/16 5:59pm

Ochem has crushed the dreams of many future physicians and dentists.

Cabadapeste

2/9/16 6:00pm

Gen Chem 105/106 is probably the biggest weed out class

doubled1981

2/9/16 7:11pm

All about the MCAT. He should aim to only take it once, but a maximum of twice

Noni Fruit

2/9/16 6:00pm

Meh, Average is average cause people get in with it.

IGlowInTheDark

2/9/16 6:08pm

BYU. You want to be married going into med school

WDaddy

2/9/16 5:38pm

Actually, this is a really good point. Dating in med school and residency is pretty much impossible.

Slim

2/9/16 5:39pm

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BYU-Texas

2/9/16 5:39pm

The single guys came out of my grad school with a fraction of the debt, so...

WhyKnot

2/9/16 5:54pm

But don't have kids.

johnnycarson

2/9/16 6:36pm

I had 100x more of a social life in Med school than undergrad

Medute

2/9/16 6:51pm

He's right

Zoobieman

2/10/16 9:00pm

As a current YSA in medical school, I'll second this

WorfoSAUR

2/9/16 6:45pm

More medical schools in NC. Some states have resident quotas (ie UofU 90% have

BYU-Texas

2/9/16 5:38pm

Utah in state percentage is not that high. Also where you do your undergrad and

HeismanTy

2/9/16 6:46pm

I"m just commenting on that if the kid is from NC

BYU-Texas

2/9/16 7:18pm

Undergrad school is mostly a non factor in medical school admissions

docrick

2/9/16 5:52pm

This is the correct answer, if he's confident grades wont be an issue at either

Cabadapeste

2/9/16 5:56pm

MCAT and Grades being importance 1a and 1b

BYU-Texas

2/9/16 5:58pm

Shouldn't really matter

doktorpfeffer

2/9/16 6:08pm

Disagree amiably here. BYU has a much better acceptance rate in medical school

rockhound

2/9/16 6:11pm

UVU had every Dental applicant get in for like 5 straight years, that tells you

Cabadapeste

2/9/16 6:14pm

Where did they get into medical school?

WorfoSAUR

2/9/16 6:38pm

I'm talking Dental Schools not sure about Med, in this aspect Dental school

Cabadapeste

2/9/16 6:46pm

Significant difference in admissions criteria med school vs dental.

SaturdaySpecialDay

2/9/16 8:27pm

But the reason BYU does so well isn't because of the University itself

docrick

2/9/16 6:18pm

UNC pre med is very strong, hard to compare to BYU but it is similar to

SaturdaySpecialDay

2/9/16 8:13pm

Having sat on a medical school admissions committee for a year

SaturdaySpecialDay

2/9/16 8:30pm

At UNC he'll waste his whole 4 years writing papers for the basketball team...

Noni Fruit

2/9/16 5:58pm

I'd say BYU, but there's a lot to be said to having a med school at your Ugrad.

IGlowInTheDark

2/9/16 5:59pm

UNC without a doubt IMO.

spugeddy24

2/9/16 6:19pm

Also, tell your friend to tell his son not to go to med school.

HeismanTy

2/9/16 6:49pm

He's already told him he can't go to law school.

timponyloco

2/9/16 7:44pm

Did BYU undergrad, UNC for residency

SaturdaySpecialDay

2/9/16 8:22pm

BYU puts more White men into medical school than any other undergraduate.

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