Interesting…I just looked at one list of flagship universities and their rankings…and University of Vermont was 45.
I would take those rankings with a grain of salt. These are all flagship universities. Many have honors colleges as well, which you should consider applying to. In addition, if you do pursue a pre-med intention, you will be studying alongside some other very smart students.
WRT shadowing and the like…many students do that during summers and school vacations. Also, the average age for a first year medical student is something like 24 because many take one or two years between undergrad and medical school to beef up their resumes by doing things like shadowing, work that involves patient contact, volunteering with less fortunate folks….and prepping for the MCAT, taking it and applying to MD and DO schools.
@WayOutWestMom what have I missed?
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