University of Montana Premed Students Attain 80 Percent Acceptance Rate To Medical Schools

In the competitive world of medical school admissions, only about 50 percent of students from U.S. universities are accepted into a school of their choice. At The University of Montana, that acceptance rate is 80 percent because the College of Health Professions and Biomedical Sciences has instituted a 10-person premedical sciences advising team that works to highlight the strengths of any and all interested students.

Of the 25 UM students who went through the premed advising program and applied to medical school this year, 20 have been accepted to schools of their choice, and several have been accepted to more than one school.

Full Story: http://news.umt.edu/2013/04/042213prem.aspx