Does transferring colleges look bad for med school?

Students who transfer from one undergraduate college to another—or who transfer between multiple institutions—may hurt their medical school admissions chances. That’s according to a September 2012 report from the Association of American Medical Colleges, which administers the MCAT.

Do medical schools care if you transfer colleges?

Yes. Most medical schools will accept or recognize any premedical requirements you take at your community college, as long as these courses are accepted by the undergraduate institution you transfer to. Medical schools want to be sure that you’re academically prepared for those rigorous pre-clinical years.

Do med schools look at transfer grades?

A2A. Your transcript with your degree will have the GPA that the medical school will see. It will list your transfer credits and any grades – some universities do not transfer grades. It will be your MCAT scores and your interviews that will make or break your application to medical school.

Does going to community college affect med school?

“Applicants who attended community college after high school before transferring to a four-year college or university were 30 percent less likely to be admitted, compared to those students who never attended a community college or only attended a four-year university to medical school, after adjusting for age, gender.

How do med schools View withdrawals?

A “W” is not included in your AMCAS GPA and therefore does not hurt your GPA. However, be careful about getting too many “W’s” because medical schools will see it. TRUE: While “W’s” are not good, you have to remember that medical schools look at applicants as a whole.

Is it difficult to transfer medical schools?

Unlike undergraduate institutions, it is very difficult, in general, to transfer between medical schools. Many schools will only consider allopathic applicants from schools accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME), and only for what they consider to be very compelling reasons. [Explore the U.S. News Best Medical Schools .]

Where can I find a list of medical school transfer policies?

The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) provides a database of U.S. medical schools and their transfer policies, as well as a count of the number of available positions.

Why don’t schools take transfers?

Schools are reluctant to take transfers due to lack of available spaces and typically only take applicants with academics well above average.

Can I transfer medical schools if my spouse is working?

These reasons vary widely between schools; some schools will consider financial hardship or moving closer to family to be sufficient, while a few require that a spouse is specifically employed by that medical school before they even consider a transfer application.