[quote=Essbee]You can get into medical school from either UC or Ivy schools. It can happen from CSU, but it is statistically much less likely. Is this because the students are on average weaker, or because there is prejudice against them, or a bit of each? I don’t know the answer to that.
I can only tell you my observation that I have not met a physician colleague who went to SDSU for undergrad. I’m sure they are out there, somewhere, but they are much fewer than Ivy/Stanford/UC/other private/etc.
Californians overall are at a disadvantage compared to other states because there are just too many college age people. Probably better to attend a midwestern state school and apply to med school there in that same state. Much higher chance of success, I’d wager.
If a California high school student asks me for advice about getting into med school, I will definitely advise Ivy/Stanford/UC OR a few other certain small, private schools with name recognition. This path will give them the greatest chance of getting into a US-based, allopathic (MD-granting) medical school, if this is their goal.[/quote]
just seems like a combo of a self selecting group.
the best advice really is get a 4.0 and top MCAT score wherever you go.
but if you’re going to a top school u don’t need that advice because u already know the admissions game.
