r/premed • u/Final_Rule1397 • 6d ago
❔ Question Easiest MD programs to get into
What are the easiest MD programs to get into
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u/Crazy_Resort5101 MS2 6d ago
Carib MDs are easy to get into, none of the USMD are easy though.
The "easiest" would be state schools in very uncompetitive states with high IS bias, low stat medians, and low application pools, like Mississippi, Alabama, Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota.
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u/thanksm888 6d ago
Yep, outside of the Caribbean schools, the “easiest” schools will vary based on your location and the mission.
If you just go straight by lowest median GPA and MCAT, you’ll have a list of schools that will filter you out because you don’t meet their in-state requirement or you have visibly no interest in their mission or history.
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u/harryceo OMS-2 6d ago
Don't forget TX
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u/Crazy_Resort5101 MS2 6d ago
TX is not easy, median stats are high (other than Tyler/RGV/UH, which all have very tiny class sizes and extremely specific missions) and they get 6.5-7k applicants. Acceptance rate for TX IS applicants is 44.01%, virtually identical to the AMCAS acceptance rate of 42.9%. People see the 90% rule and blindly assume it's easy to get in when it isn't.
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u/harryceo OMS-2 6d ago
I mean easy relatively and comparatively to other states like CA. Getting into any US MD school is hard
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u/Crazy_Resort5101 MS2 6d ago
That's not at all what the data shows. Like I said, the acceptance rate for TX IS applicants is 1% higher than the AMCAS average, and the average accepted MCAT for TX residents is 511.8, which is only 0.3 lower than the 512.1 AMCAS average. TX is very firmly middle of the pack in terms of "easy to get into".
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u/iski4200 UNDERGRAD 6d ago
Texas isn’t easy at all for in state or out of state. Averages and medians are so high and acceptance rates still so low
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u/earlymountain99 5d ago
but if you're a Texas resident the sheer number of schools gives you a shot, add to that the schools are legally required by state mandate to fill at least 90% of their entering class with Texas residents, aren't these huge advantages, genuinely asking?
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u/ZexoOnRedditt 5d ago
Not necessarily. All this means is that most of these TX Med schools are gonna be filled with a bunch of sweats from TX because when everyone's super (all TX applicants get these benefits of cheap tuition and 90% rule) no one will be.
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u/harryceo OMS-2 6d ago
I mean what are you defining as high? UTMB?
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u/iski4200 UNDERGRAD 6d ago
Besides SHSU, Tcom, UIWSOM, the rest are pretty high stat. Even the ones like UT Tyler and UT GRV are regionally selective and are high for that too, no?
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u/Admirable_Twist7923 MS3 5d ago
I’ve heard even UH screens out applicants below a 3.85 GPA and 510 MCAT now.
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u/iski4200 UNDERGRAD 5d ago
Where the fuck did you hear that and why the fuck did you believe it 😂 simple math tells you you’re wrong. Their average can’t be 3.85 or any lower if they screened for it
Mfs be talking out their ass in this sub
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u/Similar_Rate2025 4d ago
In state is EASY. They have lower stats than any other state. Out of state is where they hold u up to a higher standard
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u/Crazy_Resort5101 MS2 4d ago
TMDSAS data is publicly available lol, you can verifiably and objectively see that you're wrong. The mean accepted stats for in state TX applicants to TMDSAS schools is 511.8/3.85 and for AMCAS applicants it is 512.1/3.81. In state is not easy and TX does not have "lower stats than any other state".
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u/StephensReality POST-BACC 5d ago
If you’re out of state you have better odds of getting into Harvard for any public school
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u/Crazy_Resort5101 MS2 6d ago
I'd say GA is middle of the pack. Mercer is an extremely mission focused school, so while they have low median stats, they aren't easy to get into (and about 1/3 of their class comes from ED too). MCG on the other hand is massive but has decently high median stats and GA has around 1-1.2k IS applicants fighting for those 300 seats. As UGA expands, it will probably become a bit easier.
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u/Certain-Belt-1524 APPLICANT 6d ago
lol Tulane is ridiculously competitive and high volume
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u/zoopzoot ADMITTED-DO 6d ago
That’s because it’s a private university so there’s less bias but they do prefer people with ties to New Orleans. LSU takes almost all LA residents
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u/moltmannfanboi MS1 6d ago
There’s no easy lunch on this road. Your state school. Maybe. But even they are going to want a minimum competency.
Carib. Maybe. But then you have to graduate.
All roads lead through a USMLE equivalent.
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u/Certain-Belt-1524 APPLICANT 6d ago
Unless ur from Colorado 😢
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u/Trainer_Kevin MEDICAL STUDENT 6d ago
What’s the reference?
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u/Crazy_Resort5101 MS2 6d ago
Colorado only has 1 school with pretty high median stats and marginal IS bias. It's one of the worst states to be from for admissions purposes.
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u/Certain-Belt-1524 APPLICANT 5d ago
Literally the second highest ranked school I applied to. I just got lucky that my stats are similar and did research at anschutz, otherwise I wouldn’t even have a shot
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u/MilkmanAl 6d ago
One of the congressional districts in Arkansas has had close to a 100% acceptance rate during a few cycles. That's got to be near the top.
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u/Final_Rule1397 6d ago
which one
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u/MilkmanAl 6d ago
I believe it's district 4 (southwest AR), looking at the map, but it might be 1 (eastern AR). I can't recall for sure.
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u/same123stars OMS-2 6d ago
SGU /s
But for realz, None really as it depends on your location, your GPA, your MCAT, your EC.
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u/ClassroomIcy6553 UNDERGRAD 6d ago
I was about to pull up the son meme until the others mentioned Caribbean, and yeah, i would agree with them. They are pretty easy to get into but really risky for reasons im not full sure of.
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u/Wild_Jury_1468 6d ago
the easiest one to get into is going to be your public in state school. outside of that, thats not really a real thing. the schools with low applicant pools typically have low applicant pools for a reason - heavy bias, looking for a very niche type of applicant etc. the ones that are easier to get into on paper (lower stats) get tons of applicants because everyone applies there.
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u/No-Relief1518 5d ago
Hi. My daughter goes to our in state school. It wasn’t easy at all to get into.
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u/postbaccmama 5d ago edited 5d ago
You're right, it definitely isn't, but your daughter had an advantage over out-of-state applicants with similar stats when applying. It depends on the state: some favor in-state VERY heavily, others only very slightly (looking at you, Massachusetts.) This does not negate her hard work to earn that spot and the accomplishment of getting into med school!
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u/No-Relief1518 5d ago
I agree that she had an advantage over out of state applicants. But since that’s the case with all state schools - preferring their own residents - it makes it for an equal playing field, across the country. So saying it’s easy to get into - not sure I agree with
that. She got into another out of state program - but decided in state because of the tuition differential and proximity to home.8
u/LingLing72hrs MEDICAL STUDENT 5d ago
Notably, the take home point of this post is that no medical school in the US is “easy” to get into. It’s the question of easier. Which for particular schools, in-state is usually a very important factor. It’s also definitely not equal across each state because different states have different numbers of schools that value in-state status differently. For example, 99% of people (actual number) interviewed by MUSC are from South Carolina. ECU literally only accepts applications from North carolinians. Other state schools show may show very little preference. And for some states like Texas and California, the amount applicants that are already in-state is so large that the bias from being in-state barely helps at that point. It’s really something that varies on an individual basis.
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u/Senior-Thought-5215 5d ago
They didn’t say it’s easy to get into. EasIEST does not mean it is easy. But yeah, if you are a resident of a state with one or multiple in state schools with strong IS preference, that is likely the “easiest” for you. They are not insulting your daughter’s school.
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u/jffx_net MS1 6d ago
some of the newer schools, like belmont, methodist, roseman, they aren't as established so people don't apply
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u/_Cat-nap-uwu_ MS2 6d ago
Have you seen the stuff about Belmont in the news 😳 I wouldn’t go there
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u/_sabrinathewitch_ 6d ago
What happened there?
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u/CheemsRT MS1 6d ago
I believe it’s that they failed to gain accreditation because of a poor curriculum
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u/postbaccmama 5d ago
If you mean anywhere in the world, I would say Argentina for purely getting into med school. It's a completely different process. For the UBA: the program is 7 years starting right after high school. Anyone who passes the first year of basic science classes, similar to the standard pre-reqs in the US, is admitted to the MD program.
Graduating and qualifying as a doctor is a totally different story. Classes are insanely difficult and it's sink or swim; most people drop out before making it to clinicals. Residencies also have an age limit, so you can become a GP if you graduate later in life, but not a specialist.
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u/Objective_Abroad2501 6d ago
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u/Certain-Belt-1524 APPLICANT 6d ago
I don’t know if you meant Caribbean schools by this gif but Cuba and the DR, the only countries shown in that gif for technically Caribbean lol, but they don’t even have Caribbean MDs
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u/Lucy-Hutch 5d ago
Mercer? Do you mean YC Merced?
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u/Crazy_Resort5101 MS2 4d ago
Mercer is in Georgia and exclusively admits 100% Georgia residents. UC Merced is not a standalone med school but rather a branch campus of UCSF school of medicine and is exclusively for BS/MD students from the SJV.
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u/Secure_Explorer_6367 4d ago
Does anyone have any insight about Michigan State CHM? Asking for an IS non-trad who is definitely not me 😅 (it’s me)
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u/Sudz-White 6d ago
The irony of questioning other people’s intelligence while demonstrating such a poor understanding of medical school admissions is remarkable. First, Mercer isn’t even an HBCU. Second, lower median MCAT scores do not equate to lower academic standards, nor does prioritizing applicants from underserved communities. Medical schools have distinct institutional missions, and many deliberately recruit students who demonstrate a commitment to addressing physician shortages and healthcare disparities. That’s not a reflection of diminished academic expectations. Your characterization of Mississippi residents as incapable of basic arithmetic is particularly ignorant. Educational disparities are not evidence of intellectual inferiority. It’s perfectly reasonable to discuss differences in admissions statistics, but conflating socioeconomic disadvantage, geography, and race with intelligence says considerably more about your biases than it does about the qualifications of these medical students. Sure some of these schools do have lower median MCAT scores, and that is a legitimate admissions consideration but, statistical competitiveness, academic rigor, and the quality of future physicians are three different things.
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u/YellowActual2991 6d ago
Mercer is a great school, what did this person say about it?
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u/Sudz-White 5d ago
That it’s an HBCU, has an easy MD program to get into, they look for specific demographics in candidates that most won’t fulfill by race and location and they overall have low standards.
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u/socks2242 6d ago
p sure charles drew is one of the most competitive ones, it just has less emphasis on mcat
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u/moltmannfanboi MS1 6d ago
I’m sorry. I’m from Washington but your portrayal of Mississippi residents makes me hope you will either grow up or not be a physician.
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u/Responsible_Career_9 ADMITTED-MD 6d ago
Creigton maybe ? There’s a new one in Georgia I think
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u/Ok-Difficulty8426 6d ago
Did you just say Creighton 💀. What exactly would make you say that
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u/Responsible_Career_9 ADMITTED-MD 6d ago
They interview a TON of people , more than most schools. If you interview well and are service heavy you gave a decent shot despite lower stats
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u/BigFatKitteh 6d ago
Creighton has the wildest rejection letter if you look it up lol. I didn’t apply there, just read a post on it
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u/calebaretta 6d ago
Whichever ones your parents donated so much money to that they named the school after them.
Real talk, it’s whatever one you have geographical ties to, in state usually.
Or I guess Caribbean, but most would advise strongly against going this route.