<p>Hi Henry,
Wouldn’t fret over not being able to apply ED. It obviously demonstrates interest, but doesn’t seem to compensate a lot for stats way outside the range – I seem to recall that somebody did some comparison work in this forum when decisions came out for '14 and found that the ED/RD admitted stats were pretty comparable. It looks like applying ED just puts you closer to the front of the line for the limited seats.</p>
<p>My son is a sophomore at Mudd. He didn’t look at LMU and wasn’t going premed, so I’m afraid I don’t have useful information to share on that. A quick glance at their site shows that they’re very supportive of premed students, meaning you’d probably get good advising and application support there. </p>
<p>Others with more premed-specific knowledge may have a different perspective to offer, but I think I would recommend a close look at undergrad colleges (that you really like) in the range of academic safeties/clear matches for your stats. The idea there is to maximize your undergrad GPA so you’ll be competitive for medical schools.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>