What percentage of students don't take out loans for medical school?

It's really not something you can control at all. Everything that makes an application generally strong makes an applicant more likely to receive merit aid. The best way to give yourself a shot is just to apply to a lot of schools. However, if a school is not concerned they might lose you they won't pay to get you, so in that sense GPA does matter, and if you're a below average applicant for a school it's very unlikely they'll pay to get you.

This is why it can be strategic to indicate to a school in your target range that you're getting a lot of interviews, and considering schools that are better than them, as long as it's truthful. However this is obviously a risky strategy and if done incorrectly it will turn that school off your application entirely.

/r/premed Thread Parent