Virginia Tech - pre-med

[Anonymous]

My daughter is a high school junior in NOVA and is interested in pursuing the pre-med path in college. From her school, there are least 5 kids going to VT that want to pursue the medical path. I thought that VT is more well known for Engineering/CS, so I am wondering why are kids attending Virginia Tech for pre-med. I know that they also rejected other schools like Georgetown, UNC, UVA, UMD, VCU, W&M etc. despite it being similar costs.
Is Virginia Tech good for pre-med in terms of preparing the kids for MCAT, Clinical, Volunteer opportunities and are the VT undergrad students attending good medical colleges?
We are thinking of doing ED to Virginia Tech and wanted to get this forum's input. Thank you.

[Anonymous]

VT is great for pre-med, but it’s a really hard admit. Take a hard look at VCU for a safety.

[Anonymous]

Is it better to try for Georgetown or UNC or UMD due to better pre-med and hospitals around?

[Anonymous]

Question is bit silly Op. any school is fine as long as she takes required courses.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is it better to try for Georgetown or UNC or UMD due to better pre-med and hospitals around?

Not necessarily. VT has a med program and hospital access.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My daughter is a high school junior in NOVA and is interested in pursuing the pre-med path in college. From her school, there are least 5 kids going to VT that want to pursue the medical path. I thought that VT is more well known for Engineering/CS, so I am wondering why are kids attending Virginia Tech for pre-med. I know that they also rejected other schools like Georgetown, UNC, UVA, UMD, VCU, W&M etc. despite it being similar costs.
Is Virginia Tech good for pre-med in terms of preparing the kids for MCAT, Clinical, Volunteer opportunities and are the VT undergrad students attending good medical colleges?
We are thinking of doing ED to Virginia Tech and wanted to get this forum's input. Thank you.

The schools you listed are NOT similar in cost. Georgetown, UNC (out of state), Maryland (out of state), UVA and W&M are all significantly more expensive than VT for a NOVA student (the first three very significantly so) -- that could be the reason for the preference for VT.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Question is bit silly Op. any school is fine as long as she takes required courses.

+1
This question has been asked and answered several times before on this forum.

[Anonymous]

VT may have "Tech" in its name, but it's also excellent for the humanities, sciences, business, languages, and more.

[Anonymous]

There is no particular reason and this is just an anecdote in your friend group. I would guess most pre meds are not making that choice unless because of cost. VA Tech is significantly less than even UVA and W&M and families are smart to save money for med school if that's the route the kid is going. Also, some these schools may be more known for grade deflation and the one thing you need to get in college for medical schools a top GPA.

I don't think there's any particular other reason why you'd choose Tech for medical school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There is no particular reason and this is just an anecdote in your friend group. I would guess most pre meds are not making that choice unless because of cost. VA Tech is significantly less than even UVA and W&M and families are smart to save money for med school if that's the route the kid is going. Also, some these schools may be more known for grade deflation and the one thing you need to get in college for medical schools a top GPA.

I don't think there's any particular other reason why you'd choose Tech for medical school.

VT is one of the largest schools in the state, so not really an anecdote.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is no particular reason and this is just an anecdote in your friend group. I would guess most pre meds are not making that choice unless because of cost. VA Tech is significantly less than even UVA and W&M and families are smart to save money for med school if that's the route the kid is going. Also, some these schools may be more known for grade deflation and the one thing you need to get in college for medical schools a top GPA.

I don't think there's any particular other reason why you'd choose Tech for medical school.

VT is one of the largest schools in the state, so not really an anecdote. [/quote
The anecdote is that at their kids school people are regularly turning down UNC, UVA, Georgetown and W&M to go pre med at VA tech.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My daughter is a high school junior in NOVA and is interested in pursuing the pre-med path in college. From her school, there are least 5 kids going to VT that want to pursue the medical path. I thought that VT is more well known for Engineering/CS, so I am wondering why are kids attending Virginia Tech for pre-med. I know that they also rejected other schools like Georgetown, UNC, UVA, UMD, VCU, W&M etc. despite it being similar costs.
Is Virginia Tech good for pre-med in terms of preparing the kids for MCAT, Clinical, Volunteer opportunities and are the VT undergrad students attending good medical colleges?
We are thinking of doing ED to Virginia Tech and wanted to get this forum's input. Thank you.

The schools you listed are NOT similar in cost. Georgetown, UNC (out of state), Maryland (out of state), UVA and W&M are all significantly more expensive than VT for a NOVA student (the first three very significantly so) -- that could be the reason for the preference for VT.

This. Other than VCU there is a big difference in cost. I could definitely see preferring VCU for their strong health-sciences programs but if you hate an urban college experience, makes sense to pick VT. Can prepare for med school at either place and choosing the lowest cost option to save money for med school is a good idea.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:VT may have "Tech" in its name, but it's also excellent for the humanities, sciences, business, languages, and more.

+1. May I suggest the University of Pittsburgh ( Pitt) for pre-med. very strong in the health sciences but more costly if you live in VA, where VT has in- state tuition.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is it better to try for Georgetown or UNC or UMD due to better pre-med and hospitals around?

Not necessarily. VT has a med program and hospital access. [/quote]


Do you mean Schiffert hospital? It has only 11 doctors.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is no particular reason and this is just an anecdote in your friend group. I would guess most pre meds are not making that choice unless because of cost. VA Tech is significantly less than even UVA and W&M and families are smart to save money for med school if that's the route the kid is going. Also, some these schools may be more known for grade deflation and the one thing you need to get in college for medical schools a top GPA.

I don't think there's any particular other reason why you'd choose Tech for medical school.

VT is one of the largest schools in the state, so not really an anecdote. [/quote
The anecdote is that at their kids school people are regularly turning down UNC, UVA, Georgetown and W&M to go pre med at VA tech.

Maybe for Georgetown for cost. And UNC if OOS cost but I don't know anyone turning down W&M and UVA for pre-med. Remember that UVA has UVA hospital, the premier hospital in the Commonwealth.