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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My nephew was accepted to a couple of top 10 universities and to an Ivy that he heard had grade deflation- especially in premed classes. He declined those schools because he has always dreamed of being a doctor and knew med school was expensive. So instead he went to a state school that paid for his tuition, room and board, and had an honors program because he was a National Merit scholar. He got straight A's in pre-med classes there and now in med school in the US. Many of his really brilliant high school friends did not do well in pre-med classes at their top 10 universities and now can't go to med school in the US. He said many were much smarter than he was. [/quote]

Exactly! On DCUM only the top universities will do.

But if your smart kid wants to be a doctor, he will have a much better chance of realizing his dreams if he goes goes to a lower rated school. And the bonus is that it is either a cheaper state school or a private school that gives considerable aid to really outstanding students so there is more to spend on med school.

As for your DS's friends, if they really want to be doctors, they have the option of a post bac program to redo the premed classes.  Depending on what their GPA otherwise is and their MCAT scores, they would have a good shot at a DO program at least, if that is not beneath consideration of a top 10 kid.  (It is definitely not impossible for a DO graduate to land a prestigious residency.)[/quote]

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