Florida State University, College of Medicine Admission
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Florida State University, College of Medicine Application

The Facts

Florida State University is a rather large, public institution located in the city of Tallahassee, Florida, and has a combined graduate and undergraduate population of over 39,650 students. The university's College of Medicine, however, is significantly smaller, and is home to about 115 graduate medical students. The average age of enrollment is around 23, and it is not altogether rare for students to enter the school directly from their undergraduate education. The school is perhaps best known for its emphasis on a biopsychosocial foundation that balances bio-medicine, medical humanities, as well as social sciences. Along with the basic MD program, the school offers an advanced MD/PhD program for qualifying students.

Admission to Florida State University's College of Medicine is extremely competitive among the relatively few students who apply; last year, over 270 students applied for admission to the school, and approximately 55 of those students were accepted. Eventually however, only about 45 of the admitted students actually enrolled for the coming semester. The admitted students had average MCAT scores of about 9.4 in Biology, 8.9 in Physics, and 8.3 in Verbal, as well as an average undergraduate GPA of about a 3.6. Students are notified of their admission status by mid-April, and are able to take advantage of the school's early application program if they so choose.

The College of Medicine has 194 faculty members, all of whom come from very diverse medical and academic backgrounds. The school also has a terrific student to faculty ratio of 1:1, and the small classes allow for plenty of hands-on experience as well as one on one attention from their professors.

Graduates of the College of Medicine often go on to be accepted to some of the most prestigious residency programs in the nation. Students frequently specialize in the areas of primary care, family medicine, as well as pediatrics.

Clinical Programs

Students at the College of Medicine are required to complete rather extensive clinical training including primary care, family medicine, pediatrics, radiology, surgery, psychiatry, as well as doctor-patient relationships. Students complete their clinical clerkships at some of the best hospitals, care and research facilities throughout the nation, and the school itself has a world-class teaching hospital frequented by the medical students.

What's Good

"The school seems to be very well-connected within the medical and professional community."

"Students here tend to be very supportive of one another, which is rare for most graduate schools."

"The professors are very passionate about sharing their knowledge, and obviously love what they're doing."

What's Bad

"The school needs to have more variety in terms of what they offer for coursework."

"The clinical program could be a bit more extensive in my opinion."

"It can be very difficult to find housing here, and it's usually quite expensive."

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