Looking for some guidance on college selections

MYOS1634
Fri, 02 Apr 2021 22:12:44 +0000

Which seems best to him, Baylor (where faith is taken seriously, politically proudly conservative) or Reed (atheists welcome, politically proudly liberal)? He should be able to cross one out easily.

All are academically good, there won’t be a problem for a premed.
So, the issue is going to be:

where is he top 25% academically?

from where would he be glad to graduate if he doesn’t go to med school ? (most premeds don’t)

which can you afford with zero or minimal loans (not going over the federal limit, 5.5k for freshman year)?

which environment would he be happy in? (Fit is important because students who are in an environment where they feel they belong tend to thrive and do better than students in the wrong environment for them)

Northeastern is very preprofessional; it has an advantage with the co-op system (but obviously premeds find ways to volunteer even without co-op!)

BU has grade deflation so it’s a bad choice for premeds.

Carleton is intense, intellectual, quirky.
Gettysburg is academically strong, relatively conservative, very Greek.
Again, he should feel that one is a better fit.

Muhlenberg is less academically selective, known for premed, theater, Jewish life.