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Feb 9, 2016
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Gustav
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Getting into med school from either seems like a wash but counting on going
is probably a mistake. Tough odds.
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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.
Zoobieman
2/10/16 8:56pm
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