<p>What I know about med school admissions comes from reading comments on CC, so double check this. My impression is that GPA and GMATs are very important for med school admissions. So, where would you get the higher grades? A smart kid who can get into selective colleges will do well anywhere they go to college and can get into med school. What’s more important is what you do at your undergraduate college than which college you go to. </p>
<p>You should check into med school acceptance rates at UMD. Brown’s acceptance rate is high, but many premed students change their mind – so that acceptance rate is not based on who started out as a premed. And some of those minds are changed when they see their grades in organic chemistry. Don’t assume that because you are smart and have straight As you’ll do well in organic. That class is a killer at Brown. </p>
<p>And med school is very, very expensive. Wouldn’t it make more sense to save your money and spend it on med school?</p>
<p>OTOH – if you are like the majority of premeds who change their minds – then where would you rather be for four years?</p>