I really appreciate the input. We will take care of the budget part, which is another deciding factor to choose schools.
It seems Skidmore is claiming with great success for its pre-med program, “For medical schools in particular: 81% of Skidmore students who applied were accepted to at least one program (62% on their first attempt)”.
Not sure first attempt is almost equal to no gap year? If so, that is very impressive number. This school is also very affordable for our situation, and it may be worth a school tour.
Thanks for sharing your experiences. Maybe this actually justify our intent to look for schools with extra help on these aspects, The students can do their best to control MCAT and GPA, but it is still not enough. The remaining pieces are also very important.