Milwaukee, WI
🩺 School Overview
Tuition (In State): $56,549
Tuition (Out of State): $60,249
Accreditation Status: Full
Acceptance Rate: N/A
Total Enrollment: 204
Degrees: MD
Founding Year: 1893
Accreditation Year: 1942
Website: https://www.mcw.edu
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📄 Application Information
Applications Received: N/A
Interviews Granted: N/A
Admitted: N/A
Average MCAT: 511
Average GPA: 3.7
Male: N/A
Female: N/A
Underrepresented:N/A
Interview Feedback Summary
Overall, applicants ranked the school in the top 27% of interviews, indicating it is moderately regarded. They found the interview mixed with a low stress level, and felt they did well.
School Review Summary
Overall, students rated the program a 6.7 out of 10 for satisfaction. The student body is described as moderately cooperative. The environment is considered supportive for underrepresented minorities, LGBTQ+ students, married students, students with disabilities, non-traditional students. Graduates feel underprepared for board exams. Faculty members are seen as reasonably approachable.
5 Most Common Secondary Essay Questions for MCW
- 1. Community, Diversity, and Equity – Explain how your unique background, identity, interests, or talents will contribute to the MCW learning community. (1000 characters)
- 2. Career Goals and Future Aspirations – How will MCW uniquely prepare you for your future goals? (1000 characters)
- 3. Other – Recount a time when you made a decision you regret. How did it affect you and what did you learn? (2000 characters)
- 4. Leadership and Teamwork – Share what you have learned or how you have grown through working with or serving culturally different groups. (2000 characters)
- 5. Personal Attributes and Characteristics – Explain how your unique background, identity, interests, or talents will contribute to the MCW community. (1000 characters) 2. How will MCW uniquely prepare you for your future goals? (1000...
About the School
As students begin their study of medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin, they discover it to be the most exciting and challenging experience they have ever encountered. Medical school, like the practice of medicine, is a constantly changing, dynamic process. The College creates a stimulating, inspiring learning environment by its focus on academic excellence, supported by a knowledgeable faculty, high-tech facilities, a superb library, and the availability of research programs for medical students.
Curriculum
The basic science portion of the MD program is taught during the first two years. It consists of the fundamental body of basic medical science knowledge, which is the foundation of medical practice and of new medical discoveries including extensive integration of genetics. The learning activities of the first two years are a mix of traditional curriculum formats (lectures, labs, dissection and discussion groups) and newer educational methods' computer-aided instruction (CAI), problem-based learning (PBL), and independent study options. Exposure to primary care patients occurs as first-year students work with mentors in the office setting. In addition to experiencing the patient-physician relationship, this office experience allows students to integrate their basic-science knowledge with the clinical practice of medicine.
Facilities
Students and faculty easily walk to clinics, labs, and classes at the College's facilities and the other campus teaching and research affiliates. These affiliates include: Froedtert Hospital, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Curative Care Network, Milwaukee County Behavioral Health Division, and the Blood Research Institute of the Blood Center of Southeastern Wisconsin. These facilities, along with the nearby Clement J. Zablocki Veterans Affairs Medical Center, are a mix of private and public institutions which offer a varied learning experience for students. Adjacent to the campus are two facilities helping to meet family needs: the Ronald McDonald House, which houses families with hospitalized children, and the Campus Day Care Center, which offers care for the infants and children of campus students and employees. The College's affiliations also include area hospitals and health care facilities. Together, these sites offer more than 4,600 teaching beds in a metropolitan area of more than one million people. As a benefit of the diversity in patient population, disease processes, hospitals and practice settings, students may choose to stay in Milwaukee for all of their clinical education. Students can also elect clinical rotations at metropolitan and rural private and public hospitals, private physician or group practices, or low-income clinics for the medically underserved.
SDN Insights
Our analysis of MCW:
Student Loan Burden: $418,632
A student taking student loans for all 4 years of medical school at MCW, including tuition, fees, locally adjusted cost of living expenses, incidentals, and interest, can expect to have total student loans of $418,632. Estimate repayment with the SDN School Loan Repayment Calculator.
Cost of Living: Highest 6% Nationally
The cost of living at MCW is among the top 6% of all medical schools. Take this into consideration when considering loan burden.
Environment: Urban
There is currently insufficient information to assess the neighborhood around MCW.
School Address: 8701 Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, WI 53226
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