<p>I know a lot of colleges have turned courses like organic chemistry, and the rest of the typical med school requirements, into weeder courses, but is this true of Pomona? Does the fact that they have such a small student body make it unnecessary? Also would the research opportunities per student in the fields of molecular biology and chemistry be better at Pomona than say Stanford?</p>
<p>Pomona doesn’t weed students out, and will allow ANYONE to apply to med school (unlike some schools which restrict those who apply to boost their placement rates)</p>
<p>As for research, Stanford is likely to have more cutting-edge facilities, as it is a research university, but as an undergrad you’d face some fierce competition in finding researching opportunities. </p>
<p>Pomona recently built a state of the art laboratory for biology and molecular biology research, and the chemistry department is known to be very strong. The research opportunities are also plentiful, as there is a large faculty in these areas in proportion to the number of students, and there are no grad students to compete with.</p>