Gettysburg vs. Bucknell vs. F&M?

Temperantia
Fri, 26 Apr 2019 15:04:17 +0000

I went to F&M and the dorms are a bit blahh but the rest of the campus is great and they are in the process of redeveloping the old football field into academic buildings which will be great. The town and surrounding area are a true gem and far more culturally interesting than the other schools. F&M does very well with med school placement. I’d put F&M at the top of these three schools for pre-med if you are academically motivated however it is a very difficult place to get good grades and many aspiring pre-meds end up dropping it. As many have mentioned here, good grades and good MCATs are the key and the college attended is secondary in med school admissions so there may be some logic to attending a less demanding pre-med program. One of my kids was deciding between F&M, Lafayette, and Union and went with Lafayette which I though was a good choice for him insofar as he was considering a pre-med track and it’s a bit easier to get better grades there than at F&M in that program. Good luck with your decision. All good options.