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For the people in pre-med... what is the best schools to apply to?

I want to go into neurosurgery so I want a good pre med program but also not have to pay a million dollars for it.

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Michel’s Answer

The end goal is the important part here. You can go to practically any school to get into medical school, but some connections are going to be better than others. If you want to go into Neurosurgery you will want to go to a good medical school. To go to a good medical school you will need good grades, good extracurricular activities, good volunteering, good letters of rec, good shadowing, good research, and a good entrance exam score. That being said I went to a state school and was able to get into a good medical school and this does happen, but it is a little bit harder. When I was interviewing I was interviewing with people who went to Ivy league schools, Stanford, UCLA, and other really big schools, and it was intimidating. Going to a better school will give you better access to good counselors for medical school. My counselor on multiple occasions told me that my app wasn’t strong enough and that I would be lucky to get into medical school because I didn’t have ties. I ended up getting interviewed at 7 places and accepted at 6 and being able to choose the school that I wanted. I have heard other people who went to better schools who ended up having someone work on their application and find weak points and guiding them to what they need to fix on their application. This all being said yes college education is expensive there is no doubt about that, but if you are going to a good school it is going to give you a better opportunity to reach the goal of neurosurgery which has an average salary of 600k or so which is one year of work to pay off all of your loans. I personally think if you have the ability to go to a better school to take it because those better schools will give you much better opportunities. Great question and you got this. Having this kind of drive at your age is absolutely amazing. Keep it up and you will do amazing.
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Pamela’s Answer

Hi Natalie,
Ohio State is a great school with a strong reputation, and since it’s a public university in the state where you live, it will be less costly to attend. You can also compare out-of-state tuition for public universities in neighboring states (Penn State for example) with the cost of attending private colleges in Ohio (like Case Western and Oberlin). Either way, if you want to go into neurosurgery you will quickly be able to repay the cost of tuition. It’s one of the higher paying specialties.
Hope this helps.
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Lesly’s Answer

Hello! Each school possesses its own special qualities and provides various opportunities. Nevertheless, the top 7 exceptional medical schools include: Harvard University, Duke University, University of Pennsylvania, Washington University in St. Louis, Rice University, Stanford University, and Northwestern University. Wishing you the best of luck!
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Rita’s Answer

Honestly premedical education does not matter. What I learned in undergraduate school did not help me in medical school. Just go to a decent undergraduate program and focus on getting into medical school. You will learn in medical school and residency.
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