Saint Louis University, School of Medicine Admission
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The Facts

Saint Louis University is a rather small, private institution located in the city of Saint Louis, Missouri, and is affiliated with the Jesuit branch of the Catholic church. The school has a combined graduate and undergraduate population of over 9,500 students. The university's School of Medicine is significantly smaller, and is home to about 620 graduate medical students. The average age of enrollment is around 23, 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 emphasis on national trends in the medical fields, as well as small-group learning. Aside from the basic MD degree, the school also offers a joint degree in the MD/PhD in the areas of anatomy, biochemistry, cell biology, genetics, immunology, microbiology, molecular biology, neuroscience, pathology, pharmacology, as well as physiology.

Admission to Saint Louis University's School of Medicine is extremely competitive among the many students who apply; last year, over 3,652 students applied for admission to the school, and approximately 500 of those students were accepted. Eventually however, only about 150 of the admitted students actually enrolled for the coming semester. The admitted students had average MCAT scores of about 10.4 in Biology, 10.1 in Physics, and 10.1 in Verbal, as well as an average undergraduate GPA of about a 3.7. 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 School of Medicine has about 1,720 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 discussion and interaction between students and their professors.

Graduates of the School of Medicine often go on to be accepted to some of the most prestigious residency programs in the nation, and most frequently go on to specialize in various fields of primary care.

Clinical Programs

Students are required to complete extensive clinical training including 12 weeks of internal medicine, 8 weeks of surgery, 6 weeks of ob/gyn, 8 weeks of pediatrics, 4 weeks of family medicine, 6 weeks of psychiatry, 4 weeks of neurology, 4 weeks of intramural floor service, as well as 4 weeks of various surgical subspecialties. Students complete their clinical training at various affiliated facilities including the St. Louis University Hospital, the Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital, as well as the Anheuser-Busch Eye Institute.

What's Good

"I really love the interaction we get with patients. It puts a human face on what we're learning."

"The professors are incredible; they absolutely love to talk with you, it's terriffic."

"Students are actually extremely supportive of one another, which is a real rarity."

What's Bad

"Tuition is extremely high. The administration doesn't seem to listen to appeals either."

"There isn't any on campus graduate housing available, which is a bit annoying."

"There are some professors who give you way more work to do than is humanly possible."

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