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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My guess is it's Michigan. That's what I pay for tuition, and I know it's $20K more annually than the lower-ranked publics.

What I know from friends who have kids trying to get to medical school (post-grad) is it's brutal, and several have said it's no guarantee. These kids went to top schools and are dynamite. So, I'm not sure that Michigan, or equivalent, is going to move the needle on med school. If it's a stretch, and you want to pay for medical school, then tell your kid to pick a less expensive school. [b]There are so many excellent schools ranked 50-100, which is where my other kids will go.[/b]

Two DC kids I know are trying to establish residency in other states to help with med school admissions. This would significantly lower cost (should they be able to get into public med school in that state).

Finally, I think there's a thread in the college forum that shows which schools med schools draw from.

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Ok, but someone else upthread raised a school that is outside the top 100. WHat about a school like that? Do you still have the same opinion?[/quote]

DP: Yes, plenty of kids go to medical school from schools ranked above 100.  Many times, a small LAC is the best choice.  Your kid gets smaller class sizes, professors that focus on teaching, profs who you can really get to know so they can write amazing recommendations, sometimes you get to do research (at some smaller schools), and a career team that is focused on helping your kid apply to and get accepted to medical school (or whatever professional school they want)

Here are medical school stats for kids from St Olaf

https://rpubs.com/brinkmankatie/996003#:~:text=Olaf%20applicants%2C%2016%20were%20accepted,acceptance%20rate%20(Table%209b)

Their MCAT average and GPA avg and Med school PRereq GPA averages are all higher than the national average for kids applying to medical school. 16 out of 18 "competitive applicants" got into medical school with competitive defined by gpa and mcat scores.  
50% of ALL Allopathic applicants got into at least one School and 72% of ALL DO applicants were accepted into at least 1 school.

That's for a school where the avg SAT is 1350 and gpa is 3.7.  So not comparable to the students at Harvard on average, but those that did the hard work do get into medical school.

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