<p>Right–I see your line of thinking and have heard it many times. And what I was trying to point out is that I don’t agree with the assumption that you could predict with high accuracy that you would have VERY high grades in premed…at a LOWER RANKED school. The reason is that even at those lower ranked schools, the premed prereq classes are tough and the competition is stronger than one might expect. Electrophilic aromatic substitution is the same concept whether it’s taught at CUSLB or at MIT. TCA always has the same number of steps and enzymes. Force is always mass times acceleration. You get the picture. The idea that premed is easier at a lower ranked school feels intuitively correct, and probably makes sense to students who attend those higher ranked schools, but make no mistake–the competition is fierce among top students regardless of the rank of the school, and coming out with top grades is not a walk in the park. Which brings me back to my original point–the best school for you is whatever you determine it to be, and you should always be striving to be a top student if you’re serious about going to med school.</p>