Will going to a SUNY school hurt my chances of getting into Johns Hopkins University for medical school?
I’m considering SUNY Binghamton and SUNY Stony Brook. The reason why I ask is that SUNY schools are my only options. My family can afford to send me to SUNY schools for now. When I graduate, I plan on having some money and some help from them to attend Johns Hopkins.
Contrary to many people’s opinion, the undergraduate school that one attends has no bearing on whether you are accepted into a medical school. It may also surprise you that the medical school that one attends has no bearing on what residency program you can get into (assuming you attend a US or Canadian medical school). People who allege otherwise have never been on an admission committee or have any experience with the medical education system.
If you think about it, if certain schools (whether they were undergrad or medical schools) offered an advantage, there would be such an obvious path that there would be no debate. The reality is that little Johnny coming out of Podunk U has the same opportunities as Biff, the social elitist, coming out of the prep school. It’s all based on individual abilities, not the name of the school on the diploma.
Depends on your grades.
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It depends on the SUNY school. The better ones won’t hurt your chances — the lesser ones will.
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Compared to what? If you were admitted to Harvard and chose to go to a lesser SUNY school, it would hurt you. If this was the best school you could get into, then it won’t hurt you. And as Ranto said, not all SUNY schools are the same. If you were to go to one of the better campuses, you would have a reasonable chance of getting into medical school. If one of the worse ones, it would be far less likely.
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It depends. The lower SUNY schools will bring your chances down but the good ones like Binghamton and Stony Brook won’t.
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Contrary to many people’s opinion, the undergraduate school that one attends has no bearing on whether you are accepted into a medical school. It may also surprise you that the medical school that one attends has no bearing on what residency program you can get into (assuming you attend a US or Canadian medical school). People who allege otherwise have never been on an admission committee or have any experience with the medical education system.
If you think about it, if certain schools (whether they were undergrad or medical schools) offered an advantage, there would be such an obvious path that there would be no debate. The reality is that little Johnny coming out of Podunk U has the same opportunities as Biff, the social elitist, coming out of the prep school. It’s all based on individual abilities, not the name of the school on the diploma.
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