VT vs UNC Pre-med. Any success stories of VT pre-med?

[Anonymous]

The new thing in DCUM on X vs. Y school is to say: "X school. Why is this even a question?"

[Anonymous]

Only now because of the hospital in Roanoke is VT a possible choice.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The new thing in DCUM on X vs. Y school is to say: "X school. Why is this even a question?"

Especially in a VT thread - there must be a bad signal to come and say “VT duh - Go Hokies!”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The new thing in DCUM on X vs. Y school is to say: "X school. Why is this even a question?"

Especially in a VT thread - there must be a bad signal to come and say “VT duh - Go Hokies!”

The question is between VT and UNC pre-med - people are going to give their opinions. Or were you not aware?
DP

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can’t answer your questions, but can say your kid will be in an equally good position for med school school as a graduate of either college, assuming he takes advantage of his opportunities at both places. Save the money for grad school.

Completely agree. I don’t have personal experience to share, but our neighbor’s son was a Neuroscience major at VT and is now at Hopkins for med school. They rave about his experiences at VT.

This with our DK working at Yale lab while applying to PhD programs in biochemistry. Amazing lab experiences, publishing etc from VT. Stanford was also impressed with DKs experience.

[Anonymous]

UNC is a weed-out program. The typical med school track kid at UNC spends the first summer becoming an EMT, LPN or the like, has a lab internship the next summer, then clinical the following. The students are also expected to double major. Is this what your child is looking for?

[Anonymous]

Just a data point, but lot more undergraduates from UNC will apply to medical school than from VT.

https://www.aamc.org/media/9636/download

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just a data point, but lot more undergraduates from UNC will apply to medical school than from VT.

https://www.aamc.org/media/9636/download

Some of these schools may have higher numbers because students are reapplying because they did not get in on prior attempts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just a data point, but lot more undergraduates from UNC will apply to medical school than from VT.

https://www.aamc.org/media/9636/download

NP here, Thank you. This link is very helpful.
How do we know how many students got accepted from these schools?

[Anonymous]

VT being in a remote place, will the students get clinical or volunteer opportunities easily? How does it compare to UMD or GMU?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:UNC is a weed-out program. The typical med school track kid at UNC spends the first summer becoming an EMT, LPN or the like, has a lab internship the next summer, then clinical the following. The students are also expected to double major. Is this what your child is looking for?

The first sentence and the double major comment is separate from the rest. Any student should be doing the other activities, OP. Either have relationships that make it easy to do this at home in the summers, or go to a school where it’s easy to do this in the school year and the summers.

[Anonymous]

For Med school, arent the only questions/ where will he get better grades and ec Med related opportunities?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For Med school, arent the only questions/ where will he get better grades and ec Med related opportunities?

Research can be somewhat helpful

[Anonymous]

We’re a big unc family - alums and all. But even I would say VT makes more sense for the kid. You’ll figure out the clinical
Thing and save $ for med school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Only now because of the hospital in Roanoke is VT a possible choice.

Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine is right next to VT's campus, and there are some mutual deals between the institutions.

Also, the college has its own volunteer rescue squad, so there are lots of opportunities to get in some clinical hours while sticking an NPA into a drunk.