<p>You should take the time to get answers to all of your questions. I did not state or imply that you were taking spots from other candidates. It is helpful for you to state all of your concerns.</p>
<p>Historically Princeton students have a very high med school acceptance rate. Over 90%. See: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/14861661-post7.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/14861661-post7.html</a> It is possible that you could have a 3.2 GPA at Princeton instead of a 3.5 at Harvard. However, I have not seen evidence that the 3.2 GPA is harming students admission to med school. The only people that really know are the admissions committee at the med schools and they are not talking. The acceptance rate data suggests that med schools want the best students. Princeton students have scored very high on the MCAT test so med schools have a neutral factor to judge the qualifications of Princeton students. The new president is reviewing the grading policy to ensure that the inflated grades at other universities are not harming the opportunities of Princeton graduates.</p>
<p>If you are risk adverse I see the benefit of a 6/7 combined program. However, if you apply yourself at Princeton you have a better than 90% chance of being admitted to similar quality med schools or even better med schools.</p>