Good Target Schools with Good Pre-Med Programs

DadTwoGirls
Sat, 23 Sep 2017 00:07:41 +0000

What state are you from? Both UMass Amherst and UVM have very good pre-med programs, and both are probably safeties with your stats. I suppose that UMass misses out on the “close to a city” criteria.

If you are premed then there are several things that come up in the many threads on the same subject: (i) Budget for 8 years and try to avoid debt for undergrad; (ii) You want a school with a good premed program but where you can get a strong GPA and be in the top 1/2 (if not top 1/4) of your class, and premed will be academically demanding at any good school; (iii) The majority of students who start off in premed end up changing their mind before they graduate undergrad, and the a significant number of students that do get to applying to medical school don’t get in anywhere. Therefore, you need a plan B.