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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My DC is strongly considering a career in medicine.  I'm wondering how much choice of undergrad impacts med school acceptance.  I came across this for UVA:

https://www.scps.virginia.edu/post-baccalaureate-pre-medical-program/medical-school-acceptances

A 95% med school acceptance rate for grads is really impressive.  I'm struggling to find stats like that for other schools.  Does anyone know a good source where this information is shown?  I can easily find med school acceptance rates, but I'm looking for outplacement (or whatever).  It could be a distinguishing factor when choosing between options.  It also makes me think about schools known for grade deflation (BU) and that maybe they shouldn't be considered.[/quote]

This link was not for bachelors graduates.  It does not apply to them.  It was for the "Post Baccalaurate" program.  It is really for kids who have already graduated from college with just missed medical school qualifications who want to give it another shot.

UVA used to provide some information on percentage of pre-med undergraduates who were accepted to at least one accredited medical school (2 years ago).  The range at that time was a high of 60% to a low of 52% for a year.  The national average is about 43%.

Always take medical school acceptance stats with a grain of salt.  Schools are very protective of the data in general because they know it can be misapplied because most schools don't report it the same way.  They will have caveats in it (GPA above X, getting a recommendation from committee, etc.)[/quote]

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