masonm (Student) Rankings matter less than people think. Residency programs care way more about your Step scores and clinical evaluations than which number your school had on some blog post
lius (Alumni) They matter for loan eligibility and recognition in certain states, so check that before dismissing rankings entirely. Beyond that it's mostly marketing
lisamenon (Alumni) to lius (Alumni) above. I went to a school that wasn't top of any list and still matched into my first choice specialty. Your board scores do the heavy lifting.
lisa_menon (Student) Adding onto what lius (Alumni) mentioned. some of these ranking sites are run by the schools themselves or affiliated marketing companies. worth checking who's actually behind the list before trusting it
patriciag (Alumni) State medical board recognition matters far more than a ranking number. plenty of state boards won't license grads from schools outside a short approved list, no matter how high they rank elsewhere
amarajohnson (Student) Rankings gave me a rough starting point during my research phase but I made my final decision based on attrition rate and clinical site quality instead
