<p>My sense is that these two science departments aren’t compared that often because they aren’t really peer schools. Midd is compared to Bowdoin, Williams, Amherst. It sounds like you realize that the science department is amazing (which, as a parent, I have heard that it is), so the only potential advantage for Mac is the perceived volunteer activities. J-term is a great time to volunteer but I don’t know if pre-meds have a volunteer activity every semester, do they? That would be something to check out. Mac is generally considered to have more funky students and Midd more preppy, so you might want to think where you are at on that spectrum. </p>