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How hard is it to get into LSU medical school?
Posted on 11/24/15 at 1:43 pm
Posted on 11/24/15 at 1:43 pm
What kind of grades does one generally need?
Daughter seems to be headed that direction.
Daughter seems to be headed that direction.
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Posted on 11/24/15 at 1:46 pm to Slippy
Posted on 11/24/15 at 1:47 pm to FearTheFish
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Of all the things to do that for on here, you choose this one?
What a useless bitch-arse response.
Posted on 11/24/15 at 1:47 pm to Slippy
All major US med schools are hard to get into
Posted on 11/24/15 at 1:49 pm to usc6158
I know they're all hard to get into. I like the idea of her staying in state and saving me some damn money.
Posted on 11/24/15 at 1:52 pm to Slippy
FWIW...it is now harder to get into dental school here in Louisiana then med school
Posted on 11/24/15 at 1:52 pm to Slippy
It's really easy.
Posted on 11/24/15 at 1:54 pm to tbabino
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FWIW...it is now harder to get into dental school here in Louisiana then med school
PT school as well, some might argue.
Posted on 11/24/15 at 2:06 pm to titmouse
I graduated from LSU New Orleans Med School a few years ago so I'll leave my two cents.
Medical School is still the hardest Graduate School to get into in this state. I'd say 90% of my classmates had 3.8 GPA or higher with a 28+ MCAT (from what my younger siblings tell me a 30 is now the normal). Best friend/old roommate was in dental school. They accept fewer people but have more around 40% of the applicants as compared to Med School. Nearly half his class was filled with people who couldn't get into medical school due to lesser grades or MCAT scores. While we were in school GPA and DAT scores were lower for dental. That being said if I had to do it over again, I'd probably join him.
Don't know any of the facts about PT school so I won't lie there.
Medical School is still the hardest Graduate School to get into in this state. I'd say 90% of my classmates had 3.8 GPA or higher with a 28+ MCAT (from what my younger siblings tell me a 30 is now the normal). Best friend/old roommate was in dental school. They accept fewer people but have more around 40% of the applicants as compared to Med School. Nearly half his class was filled with people who couldn't get into medical school due to lesser grades or MCAT scores. While we were in school GPA and DAT scores were lower for dental. That being said if I had to do it over again, I'd probably join him.
Don't know any of the facts about PT school so I won't lie there.
Posted on 11/24/15 at 2:06 pm to Slippy
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I like the idea of her staying in state and saving me some damn money.
You're paying for med school? Congrats to her.
For most state medical school you need to have a competitive (i.e. above the "required" GPA) to even stay in consideration. She needs to do extremely well on MCAT. If you're at or below the prior year's class average for both of these the chances are near zero. Past that point, the interview, letters of recommendation, and extracariculars carry significantly more weight than grades. Tell her to volunteer at clinics, shadow doctors, work as a scribe, etc. as much as she can to build her application.
This post was edited on 11/24/15 at 2:10 pm
Posted on 11/24/15 at 2:14 pm to Slippy
Both of my daughters and my ex-wife got in (and finished). I don't recall their exact GPAs but I know they were all above 3.5.
It's not all about the grades (and MCAT scores) though. First of all she needs to be sure the professors in her major think highly of her because the admissions folks will definitely ask. Secondly, it would help if she had something out of the ordinary going for her. There are many more qualified applicants than slots available so anything that would make her different (in a good way) would help.
It's not all about the grades (and MCAT scores) though. First of all she needs to be sure the professors in her major think highly of her because the admissions folks will definitely ask. Secondly, it would help if she had something out of the ordinary going for her. There are many more qualified applicants than slots available so anything that would make her different (in a good way) would help.
Posted on 11/24/15 at 2:16 pm to Slippy
Not nearly as tough as getting into law school
Posted on 11/24/15 at 2:17 pm to TheOcean
0/10
Posted on 11/24/15 at 2:22 pm to alphamicro
My daughter is biochemistry/premed at BU and they have weekly sessions at her Living Learning Center (fancy term for PreHealth Care only dorm) with Med school folks from admissions to professors. They all say that grades are very important but you can get in with a 3.5 or 3.6 IF you have the right extracurriculars and do volunteer work. Internships, Shadowing, and leadership in the right organizations is heavily favored on the applications. Next fall she starts having the MCAT prep sessions that they provide for them. They do a lot to help the students be prepared. Also, Baylor uses a different scale than the traditional a-4 pts. They have the 10 pt scale but 94-90 is 3.65 pts, so a kid with all A's might not be a 4.0. The same is done with B's and C's. The med school converts the grades to traditional scales when they review applicants though.
Posted on 11/24/15 at 2:27 pm to usc6158
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All domestic med schools are hard to get into
FIFY. Good MCAT, good letters of recommendation, good GPA, and experience in the medical field are important.
It helps to be related to alumni, and all applicants should apply broadly to multiple schools. Be mindful that a lot of state programs give preference to "in state" students. Have good clinical experience to beef up your resume.
This post was edited on 11/24/15 at 2:31 pm
Posted on 11/24/15 at 2:29 pm to Slippy
My wife got in. She had a 3.96 GPA through LSU. If she's in the vicinity of nearly 4.0, I say go for it and she'll get in -- especially today where the standards are a bit lower.
*My brother had a 3.3 and did not -- over 20 years ago.
It's all about that GPA and the science/math classes. Wife had 1 B in Chem class of some kind and thought she was "sweating it".
*My brother had a 3.3 and did not -- over 20 years ago.
It's all about that GPA and the science/math classes. Wife had 1 B in Chem class of some kind and thought she was "sweating it".
This post was edited on 11/24/15 at 2:31 pm
Posted on 11/24/15 at 2:40 pm to Slippy
Posted on 11/24/15 at 2:43 pm to tbabino
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FWIW...it is now harder to get into dental school here in Louisiana then med school
Eh...different applicant pools.
If the top 50% of the Med school class wanted to be dentist about 90% of them would be admitted. The reverse is not true.
Posted on 11/24/15 at 2:43 pm to PiscesTiger
I know quite a few people that got into LSUS with ~3.5s and ~27s
LSU Nola is harder though.
LSU Nola is harder though.
Posted on 11/24/15 at 2:49 pm to Slippy
My girlfriend got in with a 4.0 and 26. She got in to both fwiw
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