Best Premed colleges

Creekland
Fri, 15 Jul 2016 12:10:54 +0000

They have a high acceptance rate but typically place less than 20 students into med school each year. That is a tiny number compared to more well known programs that place 10 time that amount each year.

The point of this is to show that it’s not necessary to go to an elite pre-med powerhouse to get into med school. Not all students like or can compete with that caliber of competition. Not all students can afford those schools. Some even just prefer smaller programs. It’s all ok. There are options. Some were seeming to imply there aren’t - that one should aim high or go home because they won’t be considered from “lower level” schools.

There are 1600 students at Juniata. Definitely all aren’t pre-med. They are also well-known for environmental sciences, so will attract many for that. They attract many for other health areas too. But if one is looking for a small rural gem, perhaps with merit aid, and where students have been known to do well, it’s worthy of being considered. I suspect there are many others that are similar out there too. This is just one example.