Emory vs Vanderbilt for Pre-Med

td08
Wed, 02 May 2007 05:16:49 +0000

I know that there is no “right” answer when it comes to picking a good premed college, but I’ve been doing some looking and visiting campuses and these two seem like really good fits for me.

Do any of you all see a reason to prefer one over the other with a pre-med degree in mind? I know that Vanderbilt has that early med school admission program for really good freshmen but is this a considerable advantage over a program that Emory would offer?

Also, if you have any suggestions of other colleges to look at that are sort of in the same “range” as Emory and Vandy, I would really appreciate it.

I have a decent high school GPA (3.9) and a 1410 on the SAT, so I’m not really looking at Ivy League or anything. I do hope to go to a really good medical school though like Duke or Johns Hopkins, so I’m basically looking for a somewhat prestigious school that’s not known for grade inflation and will prepare me well for a challenging med school.

Thanks for the help…I hope that my question isn’t being asked for the millionth time.