Washu vs Northwestern ED

[rocky kiln]

I am going as premed
Major: chem or bio
Similarity: both are a good school for premed

I don’t really know a lot a lot about both of these college but it has been the 2 I’ve been considering for awhile. So I hope you guys can give me some advice on it.

Northwestern
Pros: location, high acceptation rate, grade deflation isn’t too bad?

Cons: quarter term (idk if that really bad or not), grade might be hard to get bc of quarter term, start summer really late compared to other schools

WashU
Pros: semester term, I do like there major more, good dorm, and can go home more often

Cons: location, grade might a litter harder to get but maybe easier than northwestern

Also I do want to have a good social life at college, but idk which one has a better one

[subtle pawn]

Financial aid and cost considerations?

[rocky kiln]

Not the biggest consideration but it would be nice if I do get some aid

[subtle pawn]

Does that mean your parents are paying?

[rocky kiln]

Yes

[subtle pawn]

Will they be covering medical school as well?

[rocky kiln]

Yes

[subtle pawn]

WashU would be my preference. They have a great reputation and exceptional research output.

Northwestern doesn’t have a med school on their campus. It’s in downtown Chicago. You miss out on many opportunities there as a result.

With that being said, northwestern med school (Feinberg) does prioritize their own undergraduates

So it’s somewhat a toss up

[ashen mirage]

I think WashU is a little bit more laid back, which is good for you

[ashen mirage]

Realistically, the odds of getting into any individual medical school, even one that gives its own undergrads a boost, is too low to be a significant plus in and of itself.

Also which state are you in? Do some research as to how the state you are in and the state you would be moving to for undergrad determine in state residency for the purpose of public medical school admissions

[subtle pawn]

Disagree when it comes to Feinberg and Yale. Those two schools are more inbred than Alabama.

Feinberg takes care of their own to the point of it being problematic, in my opinion

That’s part of why I turned them down. Everyone and their mother at second look was a northwestern grad. It was like nothing I’ve ever seen.

[ashen mirage]

Feinberg has 10-15 incoming students per year (out of 140) who were NW undergrads. Is that right?

[subtle pawn]

10-15? Absolutely not right. I think that’s just their guaranteed admission program

Which you apply to as a sophomore or junior

[ashen mirage]

What would you say the total number of NW premeds going to feinberg per year is?

[subtle pawn]

Feinberg accepted 332 students last year for ~140 seats

I would say of those 332…

Around one in three or ~100 were northwestern undergrads

https://www.aamc.org/media/9636/download

and from AAMC data we can see that northwestern has ~240 premeds a year

100/240 puts you at a 40% chance, which is absurdly high for a medical school given the average acceptance rate is 7%

[subtle pawn]

I could reach out to a buddy at Feinberg and get a more accurate number actually

[ashen mirage]

Yeah 100 seems too high to me

[spice stone]

washu goated