What college should i go to before medical school?

Question

I have always wanted to be a pediatrician since i was in elementary school. I am in my Junior year of high school and I'm trying to start looking at different colleges. I was wondering could i go to any Georgia college and still get into Med school. And what should I major and minor in.

Answer 1

There are four medical schools in Georgia.  Most of UGA's graduates apply to Emory and MCG.  MCG also takes a lot of Augusta State's grads.

Mercer is a religious school and they prefer to take grads from Mercer.

Morehouse is a historically black college, but they do accept applications from anybody.

While UGA/Emory is the preferred choice of many, I like ASU/MCG.  ASU is a smaller campus, you get to park close to the buildings and the classes are smaller.  UGA has too many diverse interests and sports dominate. It's also known as a party school.  ASU is laid back, the instructors are top-notch and, most importantly, MCG likes its grads.  MCG is my preference for the same reasons ASU is.  Smaller campus, smaller classes and the instructors give more one on one time.  You can also complete all of your education, undergrad, med school and residency without having to move.    

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Answer 3

As long as you graduate from a 4 year university and complete your pre-med requirements (courses in physics, biology, chemistry, math, and english), your major doesn't really matter.  Most are biology or biochemistry majors, but a fair number have majored in the humanities.  The university itself doesn't really matter that much unless you are planning on going to a top tier medical school such as Harvard or Johns Hopkins for example.  However, you should be aware that a GPA from one university will not necessarily compare to a GPA from a more prestigious university (Ivy League for example).  So that should be a consideration.  Your GPA (at least 3.5 minimum) and MCAT scores (at least 30 minimum) with good letters of recommendations will play the biggest role on your acceptance to medical school, since they are the initial screening tool to sort through the plethora of applicants.  Of course, there are other intangibles as with any application process.

With all being said, go to a university where you will be happy and learn the most.  Then study your *** off.  But don't just limit yourself to being "pre-med" since college is a time of learning and self-exploration.  You may find another path that you are passionate about.  

Hope this helps.