Hey. I’m graduating from high school next year in May and so I will start applying to colleges this year in the fall. I want to go into medicine but I’m not sure what colleges/universities I should be looking at. I live in Maryland and I want to stay on the East Coast. I would preferably like to go to New York. What are some good schools I can go to. I want to go to NYU but im not sure if I can get in. How important is a universities rank for fturue med students. I just want to make sure I pick a good school to provide me with the best experience and services since medical school is so challenging. I know I’m just going into pre med but I want to get off to a good start. PLEASE HELP.

So far I have heard things like

"you do not have a chance of getting into the Harvard school of Law if you went to a state university, you must go to a top 20 school to even be considered"

"There is no way Harvard or Stanford will admit a student from a regular university, they want the best students from the best universities, a 3.6 at Princeton looks better than a 3.8 at NYU when applying for the Yale Business school".

So my experience has been different, my cousin was accepted into Stanford from an HBCU. My question is, do you need to go to a TOP UNDERGRAD in order to get into a top grad school (Harvard Law or Johns Hopkins Medical)?

My older sister is planning to become a pediatrician just like me. Here is some info about her academics.

*she is 22
*3.53 GPA (Grade Point Average)
*6 letters of recommendation
*a passing score of 36/45 on MCAT(Medical College Admissions Test)

*excellent Medical School essay
*loves children
*graduated from Hunter College in NY with a bachlors of science
*applied to NYU, Columbia, Cornell and a few others.

the best answer will get 10 points!!!!

My older sister is planning to become a pediatrician just like me. Here is some info about her academics.

*she is 22
*3.53 GPA (Grade Point Average)
*6 letters of recommendation
*a passing score of 36/45 on MCAT(Medical College Admissions Test)

*excellent Medical School essay
*loves children
*graduated from Hunter College in NY with a bachlors of science
*applied to NYU, Columbia, Cornell and a few others.

the best answer will get 10 points!!!!

I am planning to become a pediatrician. Here is some info about my academics.

*I am 22
*3.63 GPA (Grade Point Average)
*6 letters of recommendation
*a passing score of 36/45 on MCAT(Medical College Admissions Test)

*excellent Medical School essay
*love children
*graduated from Hunter College in NY with a bachlors of science
*applied to NYU, Columbia, Mount Sinai, Cornell, Yeshiva and a few others.

the best answer will get 10 points!!!!

Okay so my first semester of college just ended and I failed Chemistry and the lab. This happened because of my Test anxiety that Im working on. Im planinng on retaking it and I will definitely do better in my classes from now on. I dont want to give an excuse but his was a new experience for me. My question, If I do REALLY GOOD from now on and get a good MCAT score. Will failing chemistry still ruin my chances to get into the well known medical schools?
I top choices are UM and NYU.

This is for Medical School. I’m already getting a BS in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. I have gotten straight A’s in every class, including classes like organic chemistry and physical chemistry, and all of the pre-med classes. I have a published research paper that I did and have done internships and currently working at a laboratory at NYU and work as a TA for one of my professors. Should I spend the money on the application fees and apply Harvard? Do you think I have a good enough chance? I would attend if I was accepted.
I intend to apply to other good med schools but I know how hard it is to get into Harvard even if you are highly qualified.

Will I have problems getting in because I’ve messed up in the past? What exactly do I have to do? This is my situation. I was a C student through out High School because of my absences. I was severely depressed during that time in my life. I felt like i had nothing to live for and going to school was like whatever. I knew that i wanted to be a doctor but at that time i just thought i was only saying that because that’s what you say when you don’t live for anything. My first year in college I went away to a great SUNY school upstate NY. I messed up my first semester and got academically dismissed with a .42 gpa average. I went to a community college in NYC and took 3 classes. My first semester my GPA went up to a 2.5. I went for 2 more semesters and I ended up withdrawing and failing a few classes. I wasn’t mentally prepared to attend school. I was only going because I didn’t want to disappoint my mother or have her say that I wasn’t in school. and that happened. I dropped out of school for a semester and took CNA courses. I graduated out of the program and now have a CNA license. Right afterward I realized that helping people is what I truly want to do and what i’ve always wanted to do. Since then I went back to a new community college and i wam starting over with a NEW GPA. I’m doing very well this semester and I would like to transfer into NYU when I’m done with the nursing program I am in now. I would like to get my bachelors in nursing and later on in life go to medical school. I just want to know if i’ll have any problems getting in because I’ve messed up in the past. I am 21 years old now and I am more mature and ready to live my life. I dream big. It is a very competetive school but I won’t stop until I get it. I’ll work my hardest. =)

i want to become a dermatologist and im a freshman in highscool. i always thought there was a major in medical… but apparently that is medical school and i have to major in something like chemistry or biology? could anyone please explain some of the processes?

also – i really wanted to get into NYU for a major in med but lately NYU is accepting a lot of its admissions and is not as good as a school as it used to be. i want to go to a prestigious school that other people will see and admire and my success. (let’s be honest, everyone wants to be admired.) i also want to get into JohnsHopikinsUniversity but i know its wayyyyyyyyyyyyy too hard.. anyways i just want to know top 10 best schools to major in "med".. i tried researching but couldn’t find any reliable information1

Hey, i attend Hoftstra University in New York. I am in my 3rd year and a double major in Psychology and Classics. I have a 3.92 GPA and a 3.79 Science GPA.

My MCAT scores were:
BS: 13
PS: 11
VR: 10

i also have ALOT of outstanding extracurricular activities.

I want to apply to the following Med Schools:
Harvard
Cornell/Columbia
Johns Hopkins
Duke
UCLA
U of Chicago
NYU
U of Washington

Can i get into Top Medical Schools even though i don’t go to such a "top" undergrad school?

My older sister is planning to become a pediatrician just like me, she is 22 with a 3.4 GPA, 5 letters of recommendation, a passing score of 36/45 on her MCAT who graduated from Hunter College in NY with a bachlors of science. She applied for NYU, Columbia, Cornell and a few others.

the best answer will get 10 points!!!!