Columbia or MIT for Premed Undergrad?

[i_wanna_be_Brown]

High average MCAT scores (probably due to the rigor of the coursework).

Your parenthetical is almost certainly false.

I think Boston might actually have more biotech companies than NYC. Labs require space and the real estate is way cheaper in Boston. https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2017/01/13/mass-and-rivalry-has-extended-biotech/bwfS36IRUxSq9dnfX6nITP/story.html

New York is playing a long game, but it probably won’t pose a serious challenge to Massachusetts over the next several years, said Joel Marcus, founder and chief executive of Alexandria Real Estate Equities, a Pasadena, Calif., company that owns biotech office and lab space in both Massachusetts and New York.

From an “academic preparation for medical school” standpoint, there will be no demonstrable difference between MIT and Columbia. It’s going to come down to NYC vs. Boston, Core or not, and other soft factors that separate the two.