<p>Speaking as a physician and parent of a Swat graduate, you should carefully consider your decision of attending Swat if you have your sights set firmly on medical school. Having known people who served on medical school admissions committees, there is no special adjustment given to students who graduate from “tough” undergraduate schools. This is an urban myth espoused by the uninformed. It is all about the numbers in order to get the invitation to an interview. Since medical school is in many ways a “trade” school, why not attend a well-respected state university and save your financial resources to try and defray the the 200k+ medical student loan debt that many face? If you decide to attend Swat and are still interested in medicine, you may want to be a “closet” pre-med and proclaim your interest in getting a phd instead of a md-more politically correct for the Swat community.</p>