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The original poster thought there would be no chance that her daughter would choose UMD over Yale, but actually statistically, she is more likely to be successful in UMCP than at Yale unless she is the top 10% of her class, which is unlikely.

So yes, she may be better off at UMD. [/quote]

When you say "statistically," you need to provide actual statistics, including a link. You can't just make up stuff about the top 10% at Yale vs. some other mystery fraction of a UMCP class.

In fact, that PP in her first post said she had been told that 95% of Yale pre-meds get into medical school. Presumably she heard that somewhere (from Yale?) and she may even have a link.  You, on the other hand, and until you can document it, seem to have made your "statistics" up.

Also I don't buy that Yale kids are necessarily that much smarter/hard working than a good chunk of UMCP kids. When I compare my kid who got into an Ivy (not Yale) to DC's classmates who are at UMCP and other good state schools, there isn't a huge difference in GPAs and SATs. The difference is mainly in eye-catching passions. So that's another reason I don't buy your argument that a typical hardworking kid is going to be at the bottom of the class at Yale but the same kid will be at the top of the class at UMCP.[/quote]

PS, to clarify my last paragraph. It addresses what I think is your real argument, which I don't think has anything to do with statistics. I think what you are really arguing is that the same kid might be in the middle of the pack at Yale but might stand out at UMCP. It's similar to the argument that a middle-of the-pack Sidwell kid is going to shoot to the top of a Whitman class, and I don't buy that, either. I'm saying, given the caliber of kids I know at UMCP, I don't agree.

I also agree with the PP who said that Yale is going to support the medical school application strongly. Also, the Yale name carries a lot of weight at graduate schools. Fairly or unfairly, it simply does.[/quote]

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