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No, they do not. Med schools (and to a smaller degree law schools) view all 3.8’s (say) as equal no matter where from. Since your GPA at Caltech is likely to be lower than the GPA you would have had elsewhere, this will hurt your med school chances, maybe a lot. This is especially bad since often the GPA-based sorting happens at the “first round” before a human sees the application, so no amount of amazingness is likely to compensate for a GPA below their cutoff.</p>
<p>Premeds go to Caltech and quite a few of them do really well, but it’s a risky strategy. Your “expected” med school destination will be worse than if you had gone to an easier school. But placement isn’t everything and maybe the other opportunities at Caltech will compensate for the reduced med school chances. Just know what you’re getting into. Also visit during prefrosh weekend if you can and talk to some premeds to see what they think.</p>