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The Facts

The Medical College of Georgia is a rather small, private institution located in the town of Augusta, Georgia. The school is home to about 720 graduate medical students, and the average age of enrollment is around 25, and it is fairly rare for any of the students to enter the school directly from their undergraduate education. The school is perhaps best known for its strong ties within the state's medical community, as well as for its strong research programs. Aside from the basic MD degree, the school also offers a joint degree in the MD/PhD in the areas of biochemistry, cell biology, biomedical engineering, biophysics, genetics, immunology, microbiology, molecular biology, neuroscience, pharmacology, as well as physiology.

Admission to the Medical College of Georgia is extremely competitive among the many students who apply; last year, over 1,612 students applied for admission to the school, and approximately 250 of those students were accepted. Eventually however, only about 180 of the admitted students actually enrolled for the coming semester. The admitted students had average MCAT scores of 10.1 in Biology, 9.6 in Physics, and 9.8 in Verbal, as well as an average undergraduate GPA of about a 3.6. Students are notified of their admissions status on a rolling basis, and are able to take advantage of the school's early application program if they so choose.

The Medical College of Georgia has 526 faculty members, all of whom come from very diverse academic and medical backgrounds. The school also boasts a very manageable student to faculty ratio of about 1:1, and the small classes allow for plenty of interaction and discussion between students and their professors.

Graduates of the Medical College of Georgia are often accepted to some of the most prestigious residency programs in the nation. Students most frequently specialize in areas such as primary care, family medicine, as well as internal medicine.

Clinical Programs

Students are required to complete extensive clinical clerkships, including 12 weeks of internal medicine, 6 weeks of pediatrics, 6 weeks of family medicine, 6 weeks of ob/gyn, 8 weeks of surgery, 6 weeks of psychiatry, as well as 4 weeks of neurology.

What's Good

"Students here tend to be very supportive of one another, and you never feel the heat of competition."

"The faculty here are very eager to share their knowledge with us, and it shows in the way they conduct their courses."

"The clinical programs here are fantastic, and you get plenty of hands-on experience."

What's Bad

"Tuition is quite expensive, and the administration isn't terribly eager to give out financial aid."

"Sometimes I wish we were given more options in terms of joint degrees."

"There are some professors who are unfairly hard on their students, in my opinion."

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