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[quote=Anonymous]My kid got into Hopkins med this cycle. He graduated from a T10 last year with one year gap doing consulting. I think that I could share my observations during his med school application:
1. Elite schools do have benefit of getting more IIs from elite med schools. Their quality is a known factor to the med schools. Because of that, if your kid has any issues - lower than average GPA, lesser volunteer or research hours comparing to their school peers, it is also obvious to them. There is little that you could hide. But if your goal is T10/T20 med schools and you have the numbers, elite undergraduate schools do give you a slight/moderate edge.
2. State schools may be hesitate to give you IIs because they would suspect that you won't come. Even some of our in-state schools refuse to give him IIs with his Hopkins level resume. There is real possibility that you may miss the opportunities from 2nd tier med schools simply because of Tufts syndrome. If you don't have the numbers for elite med schools, you may have the risk of missing opportunities from both ends. My kid has multiple friends that barely got into lower med schools at last minute even they have reasonable scores.
3. Med school admission is notorious random with major factor of luck. The person who read your application, the interviewer's mood and the atmosphere of the committee meeting that day largely would affect your outcome more than your application. The med schools simply have more qualified applications than their spots. So where your kid go to undergraduate is a real minor issue for most med schools admission.
In summary - if your kid has the numbers and looking for T10/20 programs, elite undergraduate would help. Otherwise, it is a wash.[/quote]

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