- gooble Said:
In reality, I don't want to be told pedigree matters. If that was what I wanted I wouldn't need to come here. I'm looking to see if the cheaper route can work.
The thing is, I have yet to find more than two or three people that have actually taken the cheap, po-dunk U route and gotten into medical school, but I find scores of folks coming out of the formal and over-priced programs that go on to matriculate.
All I'm asking for is some actual facts rather than speculations. Apparently that makes me wrong. I guess this forum is designed only to agree with everyone else on here and blow smoke up people's behinds.
Sorry if that comes across as rude to you, but I didn't realize my caution in spending thousands of dollars of MY money on a program didn't warrant my right to research it.
Thus far, there have been maybe 2 folks that have actually gone to medical school from a non-big name/formal program on this post. In fact, most of you that give advice on how to do it are still in the process of taking your classes, let alone accepted into medical school.
You are right, it is a forum and anybody can post their opinion, but I came on legitimately asking for some facts and all I got was hostility because everyone here likes to pretend that CC po-dunk U will lead to MD all the time.
I'll go back to SDN, sorry to disrupt your fantasy land.
The thing is, I have yet to find more than two or three people that have actually taken the cheap, po-dunk U route and gotten into medical school, but I find scores of folks coming out of the formal and over-priced programs that go on to matriculate.
All I'm asking for is some actual facts rather than speculations. Apparently that makes me wrong. I guess this forum is designed only to agree with everyone else on here and blow smoke up people's behinds.
Sorry if that comes across as rude to you, but I didn't realize my caution in spending thousands of dollars of MY money on a program didn't warrant my right to research it.
Thus far, there have been maybe 2 folks that have actually gone to medical school from a non-big name/formal program on this post. In fact, most of you that give advice on how to do it are still in the process of taking your classes, let alone accepted into medical school.
You are right, it is a forum and anybody can post their opinion, but I came on legitimately asking for some facts and all I got was hostility because everyone here likes to pretend that CC po-dunk U will lead to MD all the time.
I'll go back to SDN, sorry to disrupt your fantasy land.
This type of attitude is exactly why I don't post that much on SDN; the site is infested with people who have this kind of elitist, arrogant attitude. Screw "researching" schools and statistics. If you want statistics, go to mdapplicants.com and look at who's getting accepted. That's about as accurate a picture as you'll likely get. Is it the whole picture? No, an interview can make or break you, regardless of whether it's for a job or for medical school.
For the hell of it, I actually did run a search on mdapplicants.com just for fun. I believe the GPA range was 3.0 - 3.5 and MCAT was 25 - 35. You know the funny thing? People from UCLA, UCSD, Stanford, Harvard, Yale, etc. were getting rejected left and right but for the hell of it I clicked on a few lesser known universities and wonders never cease, those people had acceptances. When looking at a post-bacc program, a university to go to for undergrad, etc. I think the "name" of the institution should be the last thing on anyone's mind...how good the cirriculum and the professors are should be top priority. And if you want to go with stats, I guarantee someone with a 3.8 GPA & 35 MCAT from Podunk U. has a better chance than someone with a 3.3 GPA & 30 MCAT from Harvard.