Best Pre-Med Undergrad (Emory vs Vanderbilt vs Northwestern)

moonpie
Sat, 27 Oct 2018 19:20:24 +0000

I have 2 daughters who graduated vandy with neuroscience degrees. If your goal is med school, don’t go to a highly competitive school. My girls had 5’s on AP bio, calc, chem, and struggled to make A’s in the science weed-out classes. They did very well on MCAT, and one is in med school right now. The other is in grad school, with hopes to get into med school after being on several waitlists this year. Their advice? Go to a good state flagship, or a mid-tier Uni such as Rhodes, Wake Forrest, etc, and get A’s. Especially if you want to do lots of extra curriculars. Now, that being said, my oldest is in the top of her class in medical school, and felt much more prepared than her peers for the rigor of medical school. So that may play into your decision factor. All 3 schools you listed are going to do that!