Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That's for a particular pre-med program; you'd need to look into it.

https://news.ua.edu/2023/09/ua-pre-med-students-achieve-100-med-school-acceptance/

Likely not top-tier med school admissions, or they'd say. Write and ask for the data.

My NMF pre-med kid wanted an SLAC for undergrad, so didn't consider UA. It's a big, ra ra football school with a very small cohort of top students. You should visit and see how your kid feels about it.

I don't see any non-white kids in the pre-med cohort picture

My niece is Indian (dark), was pre-med at Alabama (loved it!). She is now at Emory for med school.

Anonymous wrote:They either mean one of two things:

- They point to only their NMF pre-med kids and note that they have 100% med school admission; or
- They are saying you are guaranteed admission at UA Birmingham or one of their other affiliated med schools.

Alabama's overall med school acceptance rate is 57% (most attending in state Alabama med schools) which is above the 46% national average, but far below 80%+ for top schools.

You are absolutely not guaranteed admission at UAB, which is an incredible med school. Need to apply and be accepted.

Anonymous wrote:If they have 100 percent med school admission, it’s because they refuse to support some applicants, weeding out at the front end. Better to go to a school that will support any student seeking to pursue the pathway.

True, they will indicate you are not on track for med admission early on and will not support your application. Lots of schools do this - I know for certain Swarthmore and Chicago do this.

If you are pre-med and are not supported, it is easy to get credentials (classes, labs, clinical) and then have money to do a post-bac, which is a common path. Post bacs are expensive, and having spent very little on undergrad is helpful.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That's for a particular pre-med program; you'd need to look into it.

https://news.ua.edu/2023/09/ua-pre-med-students-achieve-100-med-school-acceptance/

Likely not top-tier med school admissions, or they'd say. Write and ask for the data.

My NMF pre-med kid wanted an SLAC for undergrad, so didn't consider UA. It's a big, ra ra football school with a very small cohort of top students. You should visit and see how your kid feels about it.

I don't see any non-white kids in the pre-med cohort picture

UA student body is more than 70% white, nearly twice the US college average.

You say this like it's a bad thing.

Roll Tide!

RTR!

Anonymous wrote:Tour UA. We were blown away by the beauty of the school and how much they focus on student life. The academics may be average but they do advertise the 100% nurse pass rate and med schools numbers.

There is no compromise on education going to Alabama. Same orgo, bio, calc everyone takes and some seriously credentialed professors for higher level classes.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That's for a particular pre-med program; you'd need to look into it.

https://news.ua.edu/2023/09/ua-pre-med-students-achieve-100-med-school-acceptance/

Likely not top-tier med school admissions, or they'd say. Write and ask for the data.

My NMF pre-med kid wanted an SLAC for undergrad, so didn't consider UA. It's a big, ra ra football school with a very small cohort of top students. You should visit and see how your kid feels about it.

I don't see any non-white kids in the pre-med cohort picture

UA student body is more than 70% white, nearly twice the US college average.

Anonymous wrote:My child is a National Merit Semifinalist from TJ and we get emails from the school inviting to apply for free. For NMF they provide great package - 100% free + 4000/year for 5 years. They also say 100% med school admission. Is there a reason not to consider UA? Do UA pre-med students end up in Med schools like Harvard or Columbia or UVA some place good?

Yes! DS is pre-med there now and their median MCAT is VERY high. Kids are getting into amazing schools. It is easy to get lab jobs (needed for med apps) and clinical work at the hospital on campus. Incredibly supportive pre-med group. We have DS’s full college fund to spend on med school. I don’t understand why people wouldn’t do this. By all means visit!!

Anonymous wrote:That's for a particular pre-med program; you'd need to look into it.

https://news.ua.edu/2023/09/ua-pre-med-students-achieve-100-med-school-acceptance/

Likely not top-tier med school admissions, or they'd say. Write and ask for the data.

My NMF pre-med kid wanted an SLAC for undergrad, so didn't consider UA. It's a big, ra ra football school with a very small cohort of top students. You should visit and see how your kid feels about it.

I don't see any non-white kids in the pre-med cohort picture

Anonymous wrote:If they have 100 percent med school admission, it’s because they refuse to support some applicants, weeding out at the front end. Better to go to a school that will support any student seeking to pursue the pathway.

+1

They either mean one of two things:

- They point to only their NMF pre-med kids and note that they have 100% med school admission; or
- They are saying you are guaranteed admission at UA Birmingham or one of their other affiliated med schools.

Alabama's overall med school acceptance rate is 57% (most attending in state Alabama med schools) which is above the 46% national average, but far below 80%+ for top schools.

That's for a particular pre-med program; you'd need to look into it.

https://news.ua.edu/2023/09/ua-pre-med-students-achieve-100-med-school-acceptance/

Likely not top-tier med school admissions, or they'd say. Write and ask for the data.

My NMF pre-med kid wanted an SLAC for undergrad, so didn't consider UA. It's a big, ra ra football school with a very small cohort of top students. You should visit and see how your kid feels about it.

If they have 100 percent med school admission, it’s because they refuse to support some applicants, weeding out at the front end. Better to go to a school that will support any student seeking to pursue the pathway.

Tour UA. We were blown away by the beauty of the school and how much they focus on student life. The academics may be average but they do advertise the 100% nurse pass rate and med schools numbers.

My child is a National Merit Semifinalist from TJ and we get emails from the school inviting to apply for free. For NMF they provide great package - 100% free + 4000/year for 5 years. They also say 100% med school admission. Is there a reason not to consider UA? Do UA pre-med students end up in Med schools like Harvard or Columbia or UVA some place good?