You cannot convince me that it’s easier or more fruitful to get into med school from Amherst or Yale, no matter how “carefully” anyone claims to have surveyed. You must do the academic work, become adept at working with the learning, apply it in the real world and score high on the MCAT. And have the personal traits.
Yes, highly selective colleges tend to have that sort of kid, in the first place. But most colleges weed to get down to a much smaller number who actually apply.
Merci, it’s not about, “the highest percentage of graduates to a top-ranked medical program.” They can brutally whittle down to what they see as a reasonable number they will support. Yes, that includes Yale. And the more commonly used phrase is, “who got into one of their top 3 choices.” Not about prestige, except as the kids define that, for themselves. Graduates of their state MD program are doctors, too.
And yes, many smaller LACs are working hard to properly point their kids toward med school opps, in effect, grooming them. Eg, some of the HBCUs.
And don’t forget, going to a tippy top, maybe getting the FA you need, does not mean all kids can afford some prestige med school.