<p>What university will provide me with the best pre med oppurtunities. I am sure that I am going to become a doctor and I want to go to a college that will prepare me the best.</p>
<p>This question has been answered again and again, in fact this sub board is full of them, can’t you research a little bit and ask a more intelligent question? </p>
<p>There is no such thing as a “best” pre-med college. </p>
<p>There is only a college that is best for you. You need to figure out which which college offers you the best combination of cost, fit and opportunity. </p>
<p>There are literally hundreds of colleges and universities which offer all the required pre-med classes. (All of which–with the exception of Ochem and biochem-- are intro level classes.) </p>
<p>Start by asking your parents how much they’ve budgeted for your college expenses. Also remember there is precious little non-loan financial aid for med school so you will want to minimize your undergrad debt as much as possible.</p>
<p>BTW, no college “prepares” you for med school or the MCAT. You prepare yourself.</p>
<p>This is great WOWM! just cut and paste…</p>
<p>When I post a question, I expect an answer, not some stupid remark. If your not going to answer the question than keep your useless opinion to yourself.</p>
<p>@NowIsTheTime </p>
<p>There’s no need to be nasty. </p>
<p>Your question was answered. There really is no “best” school. College choice is extremely individual and what works for one person won’t work for another. You have to look at colleges that will work for you. Fit. Cost. Opportunity.</p>
<p>If you look at the class pages listing matriculating student at various med schools, you see students who attended all different types of undergrads–tiny rural LACs, huge state universities, state directional Us that you’ve never heard of, Ivies, pre-med factory schools (er…I mean schools known for their pre-med programs where 40% of all freshmen are pre-meds)</p>
<p>If you really need a list of factors to consider when looking at colleges read these 2 stickied thread—</p>
<p><a href=“Bluedevilmike's Ten Step Guide to Picking a PreMed School - Pre-Med Topics - College Confidential Forums”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/pre-med-topics/1122176-bluedevilmikes-ten-step-guide-to-picking-a-premed-school-p1.html</a></p>
<p><a href=“If you are in high school, please read this before posting - Pre-Med Topics - College Confidential Forums”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/pre-med-topics/1484178-if-you-are-in-high-school-please-read-this-before-posting-p1.html</a></p>
<p>Both have great advice.</p>
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<p>I bet the 55% of med school applicants who don’t receive a single acceptance had the same thought (and that’s ignoring the countless other freshman pre-meds who didn’t even pass all the hoops necessary to apply)</p>
<p>The truth is…what WOWmom said.</p>
<p>There is no such school.</p>
<p>undergrads do NOT prepare students for med school. They simply offer the BASIC bio, chem, physics, etc classes that other STEM students are taking AS WELL. Professors don’t say, “hey, today we’re going to learn some concepts that you’ll need to know when you take your MCAT or go to med school.” </p>
<p>All good schools are fine for premed students.</p>
<p>75% of premeds NEVER apply to med school. And of the 25% remaining that do, only half get into med school. </p>
<p>But we can help you choose a good undergrad …</p>
<p>What are your stats?</p>
<p>What is your home state</p>
<p>how much will your parents pay each year?</p>
<p>it could be answered only by someone who went to every UG…this person does not exists.
I do not know any UG that would NOT provide great pre-med opportunities. This includes the universitities that do not have a Medical Scool on campus.<br>
Good undergrad for each pre-med is a completely different place. What fits one perfectly may not fit another at all and may be somewhat fitting a third person. The best is to forget about Med. School and choose the UG that fits your personality and wide rnage of current and potential interests the best. If it happen to be free for you, it would be an icing on the cake. Well. that was my D’s way, your way of chosing may be completely different, so what is the question acutally and how it could be answered by somebody else who is not related to you at all, is not clear.</p>
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<p>You might be sure of that now, as a high school student, but most pre-meds hit some sort of obstacle (whether it be Organic Chemistry or a newfound love for [insert any other discipline here] that prompts them to switch majors) - the vast majority of self proclaimed/declared pre-med Freshmen do not make it into medical school.</p>
<p>With that being said, there is no ideal pre-med university. An ideal pre-med university is student-specific and is essentially just any university where the student him or herself can thrive; this is completely unrelated to the concept of “pre-med” as it pertains to the school as a whole. </p>
<p>The only way I can see there being an ideal pre-med undergrad is if you were interested in attending a school that had its own medical school and there was some agreement between the medical school and undergraduate school that impacted admissions or something. I cannot necessarily speak well about the subject, but I believe they’re called Early Assurance programs. This is a snippet I got off the web;</p>
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<p>^^lol University of Chicago has that kind of “early assurance” program as well. Over the years they took TWO per year. The published minimum GPA means nothing.</p>
<p>Some not such top palce have the “early assurance” programs and they are not that hard to get into.
In addition, there are combined bs/md programs where school not nessarily has a Med. School on campus. They may still be part of the bs/md program and sometime there are few UGs and one Med. School in such a program. My D. was part of one, but she applied out while retaining her spot </p>
<p>…none of it will make any place/any UG the best Pre Med University. The best UG in genenral terms simply does not exist. Person can choose the best UG for him/her, but it may not be the best for somebody esle.</p>