<p>It’s also been brought up that ECs are important for premeds. The presence of a medical school or major hospital close by to the undergrad campus can really help a premed, and is a factor I really didn’t think about when I applied but I really appreciate it now.</p>
<p>I got into Northwestern and when I visited, I asked where the medical school was. I was disappointed when I found out it was 40 minutes away by car in Chicago, which isn’t that bad but it’s still a significant commute if you want to do some research, intern, or volunteer, many of which the opportunities are found where the medical school is. I’d imagine it’d be a little frustrating for say, a Cornell premed since although Cornell has a wonderful medical school with plenty of resources, the undergrad campus is in Ithaca and the medical campus is in NYC, which is a couple hours’ distance to travel. The same thing could possibly be said of Princeton, because they have no medical school though they have a top molecular biology department. At Pitt the medical school, hospitals, and undergrad campus are all on the same campus, so it takes me about five minutes to walk to UPMC from my dorm.</p>