how many pre-med students dont make it to medical school?

Question

I heard that 70 % of the students dont make it. Is it because they didn't work hard and slack off or was it because it was too hard. Did they lack determination?they werent optomistic?
Those who made it to med school were what type of students? I want to be in med school in the future

Answer 1

What a previous poster stated is incorrect -- although it's not the BEST CASE SCENARIO to have C/D/F/W's on your transcript, it's not a nail in the coffin. PLENTY of people have gotten into medical school with bad grades... however, those bad grades are usually from 2+ years ago and they have a strong upward trend in their GPA.

Anyway, most premed students don't make it to medical school because they just give up on it. They may switch to dentistry or pharmacy, go to grad school and get a PhD instead, teach high school sciences, or just enter the working world as lab assistants. Getting into medical school is very stressful, getting through medical school is very stressful, and being a physician is very stressful.

Sometimes, people don't properly prepare themselves for this until it's too late. Or even worse than that -- sometimes people give up on medicine after they've already started medical school, forever wasting a spot. This sometimes occurs because they didn't thoroughly research what a doctor actually does -- for instance, I heard about one FSU medical student who stormed out of a standardized patient exam in the first year of medical school, yelling, "I can't do this! I don't like people!"

It's a shame.

Answer 2

A student can be very driven toward getting good grades in college, but there's always going to be someone more driven, and more talented, with more resources, etc, etc. Med school has only so many seats open; it attracts students willing to stay in school for 8-12 more years and those who really want to be doctors. It's competition all the way through.

Of course, students who weren't motivated to begin with are going to be at a disadvantage. Students who make it to med school are disciplined; they put studying before partying to get their grades.

If you really want to go to med school, no one can tell you that you can't do it. However, keep in mind that if you've already followed the pre-med track and don't get into med school, the degree you earned in college can be applied to many different careers. Best of luck to you.

Answer 3

I believe it's even more than 70%. Not because of lack of determenation or pessimism, but because med school doesn't have many seats open. At my school, only about 15 per year get in. There are about 1000 pre-med student's per class. You cannot have withdraws, C, D, or F on your transcript and they look for people who are not just the typical med student.

Answer 4

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