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In college, I was good friends with a group of about 10 guys who were all from the Middle East. Unsurprisingly, they were all petroleum engineering majors.

Besides the fact that they were good people, their international tuition fees were crazy high. I think somewhere in the ballpark of 3x what out of state students paid.

I’m not exaggerating when I say they cheated on literally every single graded assignment; homework, quizzes, tests—you name it. Then they all graduated and went back to their home countries.

So my stance would be that if those guys weren’t taking spots from Louisiana natives, why shouldn’t they be allowed to attend? I think the fact that they pay so much more tuition is an incentive to find a balance where foreign students, in some capacity, always have a place at LSU.

If I remember correctly, there’s like 13 types of EDS. The most serious one is the vascular type. The most commonly diagnosed type is the hypermobile type.

I think for most, if not all, of the the subtypes (excluding hypermobile) has a genetic marker. Meaning if that test is positive, you almost certainly have it.

The hypermobile type doesn’t have a genetic marker and is a clinical diagnosis. I don’t think the criteria for the clinical diagnosis is without controversy.

In my opinion, the hypermobile EDS is probably over diagnosed.

I didn’t get in to LSU NOLA with similar (515, 3.98 GPA) 5 years ago.

During the interview, I was never once asked why I wanted to be a physician. Instead, I was asked what “culture competency meant to me” and “how I have actively tried to reduce systemic racism” and other things of that nature.

My interview in Shreveport was nothing like that.

Ended up getting accepted into Shreveport the Friday following my interview. Didn’t even make the waitlist for NOLA.

Pissed me off pretty bad and went through medical school with a chip on my shoulder. Motivated me to study harder and do better on boards. Don’t regret how it played out at all.

Shreveport has similar home programs (in terms of residency) to NOLA. Shreveport will likely take him and he’ll be okay.

Restriction from devices capable of accessing the internet was part of his parole terms

Making a bunch of assumptions there.

While I get the point you are trying to make, LSU offers more majors, causing an enrollment disparity that isn’t relevant to medical school. Just because someone is enrolled in undergrad doesn’t mean they are applying to medical school.

Yes, it is true you can apply to medical school with any major as long as you have the required prerequisites (almost exclusively STEM based.

I don’t know where to find the number of graduates for specific majors at LSU. Just as an example, what proprotion of business majors do you think apply to medical school? I think we can both agree it’s low. Now which school has more graduates in business? You can get essentially apply the same concept to most majors (excluding biology, biochemistry, & microbiology). Per capita enrollment doesn’t account for this. Some people from this major cohort apply for PA, PT, OT, & dental school, further skewing this data.

You are also not taking into consideration that LSU-NOLA medical school (200 per class) is majority LSU grads. The most conservative estimate would have 170 of the 350 seats filled by LSU grads. I think a more accurate would figure would be 234/350 (66%).

I would bet between both schools that LSU undergrad has a higher acceptance rate per applicant than Centenary.

Ancedotal, but I have 3 buddies (in my graduating med school class) that are from Shreveport & went to LSU undergrad and got into LSUS-medical school with MCAT scores below the class average.

I agree certainly that your surroundings influence your outcomes.

Between the Centenary & NW with all things equal, I’d say Centenary.

Above all I think the best school for LSU-NOLA/Shreveport medical school would be LSU undergrad, though.

I think all you need to do well on the MCAT is a UWorld subscription, internet access, and time. It’s all about individual effort IMO. I don’t think your undergrad will meaningfully bump MCAT scores. Just my opinion

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From my understanding, you can apply USMD if you withdraw from DO. Probably the best route after he does some soul-searching. I would probably go to the military in his scenario.

I was there today. Pretty quiet, even in big moments. All respect to the academies, but tiger stadium at night vs SEC opponent is an entirely different animal than Army vs Navy.