“NW, most of the country has no idea what Amherst even is. North Western is well respected mostly everywhere. Plus, will a liberal arts program prepare you for pre-med? Lol”
Err, do you even know what a liberal arts college is or how it works? (oh, and Northwestern is one word, not two).
It was a few years back, but a report showed that over 90% of Amherst med school applicants with at least a 3.1 science gpa (which isn’t that good) and an MCAT of 28 (which isn’t that high) were accepted to med school on their first try. And a large percentage of those who didn’t get in on their first try and tried again got in on their second try. And Amherst does NOT screen its students to protect its medical school admissions percentage, like so many colleges do. If you want to try for med school, they will support you.