People outside of medicine think the reputation of a medical school is based on the education provided by that school. This isn’t true. The reputations are based on the residency programs, which have little to do with the med school.

People within medicine don’t care where you went to school. They will ask where you trained (meaning residency). For example, let’s say you wanted to go into Emergency Medicine. You could attend Yale-New Haven and receive an excellent education, but the renowned programs are U of MD and UCLA.

Your focus should be on your grades right now. Then you should apply to your own state’s university program. Once you complete medical school, then you can attempt to get into the top rated residencies–and like the example I just gave, don’t be surprised if it’s to a place you haven’t heard of yet. By then, you’ll know the difference.

A cousin of mine went to a very good private school for high school, got amazing grades at the University Of Wisconsin and graduated at the top of the class with a masters, and almost perfect scores. He then got rejected from Harvard for grad school even though other schools where practically begging for him (literally).

I know thats not what you wanted to hear. But good luck.

I personally think the ivy league is a complete joke. There are thousands of amazing schools that will give you as much a great education as Harvard or Yale. Espically if you can not afford it. All that is going to be at any ivy league school is a bunch of stuck of spoiled rich kids, or the freakishly smart.

To the person ahead of me. No school can TURN YOU INTO a good doctor. Only you can do so. Yes they will give you the skills and knowladge you need. But only YOU can turn yourself into the doctor people trust.