University of Connecticut, School of Medicine Admission
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The Facts

The University of Connecticut is a rather large, public institution located in the town of Farmington, Connecticut, and has a combined graduate and undergraduate population of over 28,000 students. The university's School of Medicine, however, is significantly smaller, and is home to about 310 graduate medical students. The average age of enrollment is around 24, 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 world-class biomedical research facilities and programs, as well as for its emphasis on individual research projects. Aside from the basic MD degree, the school offers joint degrees in the MD/MPH, the MD/MBA, as well as the MD/PhD in the areas of cell biology, genetics and developmental biology, immunology, molecular biology and biochemistry, neuroscience, skeletal, craniofacial and oral biology, as well as cellular and molecular pharmacology.

Admission to the University of Connecticut's School of Medicine is extremely competitive among the many students who apply; last year, over 2,500 students applied for admission to the school, and approximately 180 of those students were accepted. Eventually however, only about 80 of the admitted students actually enrolled for the coming semester. The admitted students had average MCAT scores of about 10.6 in Biology, 10.3 in Physics, and 9.8 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 540 faculty members, all of whom come from relatively diverse medical and academic backgrounds. The school boasts a very manageable student to faculty ratio of about a 1:1, and the small classes allow for plenty of discussion and interaction between students and their professors.

Graduates of the university's School of Medicine often go on to be accepted to some of the most prestigious and competitive residency programs in the nation, and most frequently specialize in the areas of internal medicine, emergency medicine, pediatrics, as well as ob/gyn.

Clinical Programs

Students are required to complete extensive clinical training including 7 weeks of general internal medicine, 5 weeks of pediatrics, 2 weeks of psychiatry, 7 weeks of family medicine, 4 weeks of ob/gyn, 3 weeks of various subspecialties, 4 weeks of critical care, as well as 4 weeks of emergency medicine. Students complete their clinical clerkships at affiliated facilities including the University Hospital and about 10 other affiliated hospitals throughout the area. The school also offers study abroad experiences in Latin America, Asia, and Africa.

What's Good

"The faculty here is topnotch, and they really know how to keep things engaging."

"You are able to have significant patient contact as early as your first year, which is wonderful."

"If you are an in-state student, the tuition is definitely a good bang for your buck."

What's Bad

"There can be some stupid competition here between students."

"The administration doesn't pay enough attention to the individual needs of the students."

"There is no on campus graduate housing, and it's hard to find anything affordable close to campus."

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