Carnegie Mellon or Northeastern for Pre-Med?

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A lot of people looked at me like I was crazy when I asked this question. “The hell are you doing still debating? It’s obviously Carnegie Mellon - think of the prestige!” Maybe I’m wrong, but I’m fairly certain that the brand of clothing one wears says nothing about their character. However, I will concede that Carnegie Mellon probably earned that level of renown through the quality of their education.

Why do you think Carnegie Mellon is so prestigious? AFAIK, CM and Northeastern are peers.

From what I’ve gathered from various pre-health information sessions, medical schools are placing an enormous emphasis on internships, shadowing, etc. as opposed to the traditional GPA and MCAT score package

Look at the AMCAS data on acceptances vs. GPA and MCAT scores. Nothing has changed, GPA/MCAT is very very important.