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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DC1 will be the 3rd generation MD in my family.  In our experience any school that is a R1, because it offers the best opportunities for research and hours. Then it's the GPA and major. A computer science or engineering major from Ohio State will have a better shot than a psychology or biology major from Harvard, at similar gpa and mcat. My child was an Ivy undergrad and he's at a top med school,  with a lot of students from state schools.  
Hopkins, Emory, Washington U, WIliams are incredibly cut throat, so unless your child is a superstar, I'd avoid these schools for premed. 
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That’s not my experience at all but I guess it depends on the med school. Yes, gpa and mcat are paramount [b]but if two kids have 4.0 and high mcat/research chops the sociology major from an ivy will do better than the chem major from state flagship or random LAC (unfortunately, imo.)[/b] [/quote]

This may or may not be true but certainly not as important as PP stated. Keep in mind that by when your kid applies to med school, the med school admission folks know a lot about your kid - what research have they done, what clinical experience do they have, what community service activities have they done, recommendation letters...etc. The quality of these other accomplishments will trump which school your kid attended. If all these things are equal, maybe PP has a point. [/quote]

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