Nice med school!!....I'll be a junior at Boston University studying mechanical engineering...but am considering Dental School when I finish...I've been working at a dental research lab (The Forsyth Institute) for the past 6 years (since high school) and I have seen many people internshipping at the lab before applying to med and dental school...I would say find an internship or some lab experience! Plus you could hang on the WORLD all day and get paid!! LOL

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University of Arizona, they have a better softball team, er I mean medical school. I am not in the med profession but I stayed at a Holiday Inn Express once....

And unbelievable "scenery". I love August in Tucson when all the fresh new faces are wandering aimlessly down University.

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Be someone interesting, that the interviewer actually cares to meet. What is it about you that makes you interesting to friends and dates/spouse? Push those aspects of yourself.

Just don't give the "standard" answers when you are interviewed. Be honest. They get really tired of the same old responses that you want to be a family doctor in a small town, blah blah blah.

As far as the application is concerned, just remember that they have hundreds of applicants for every spot. High GPA and MCAT scores are required. All the other applicants will have those, too. Make yourself stand out from the crowd (but in a good way!).

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Yeah, definitely some awesome "scenery" there. Congrats to UA on sweeping Northwestern in the College World Series "Cat" fight by a total of 13 runs to ZERO.

Just in case you don't make it to any med school in the US, you could always go to med school in Pueto Rico. If you do well there they'll let you intern back in the states, and afterward you will walk the same path as any other doctors. I personally know few who went school there. Having said that, I would personally avoid those doctors (and college friends who weren't the sharpest knives in the kitchen) taking care of me or my family members in case of complicated illness. Good luck!

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if you are a high quality student, have good mcats, have great grades, and are a people person, its not a problem getting in. obviously, state schools (some of which are outstanding) are more competitive because they cost less. however, that's not necessarily better. there are 7 med schools in chicago to apply to.

i have found that every applicant wants a contact @ med school. i have never seen that make a difference unless the applicant's family member is on staff at a university. although cronism is a ridiculous facet of the medical profession, at the unveristy and academic level it does not do squat for you (unless a family member donates millions to the school, etc).

some of us were lucky and did not go through this process in college; i watched many friends with below A averages and moderate to below average MCATs struggle for 2-3 years to get in; some eventually did, some didn't.

the more important question is, is 'why to you want to become a doctor?'

more important than that, is, "why do you REALLY want to become a doctor?"

if u have dificulty gaining acceptance in u're state then move to texas and become a resident.. when i applied there were 2100 applicants for 1300 spots(7 schools). texas is also cheaper .. my tuition was $300 dollars a year, yea no shit.. During my 1st year they started to raise the tuition and i believe it is in the $7 k range now..

Also minoritys recieve preferential treatment.. when i was applying any mcat around 40 would gain acceptance for a minority.. Some schools even recruit out of state minoritys (utah is an example). u can apply to texas schools as an out of state student but to be accepted u have to be in the top 2-3% of applicants..All the medical schools in texas and the usa are excellent for that matter...Also u're choice of medical school does not greatly influence u're acceptance into residency... u're rank in the class( AOA is helpful) and recommendations are more important than what med school one attended...

Why pay $25-30 k a year in tuition for an east coast school when the same education can be had for less...

Also sometimes smaller schools provide more hands on than a larger prestigous school because as a student at a smaller school u do not have to fight off residents to do procedures...As a 4th year student i was intubating and putting in lines in the Amarillo VA.