<p>A few notes:
-Med school acceptance rates are deceiving. Many schools (I would assume Princeton is one of these - I know Brown is) require premed students to get a “committee letter,” which basically tells med schools that the college is behind their application. Without a committee letter, you basically can’t apply. So the colleges are essentially “gatekeeping” the path to medical school - you can’t apply without their permission. That’s how they get their acceptance rates so high.
-Many premeds everywhere take a year off before applying to medical school. It’s honestly the norm these days.
-Going to Columbia (or any school) will not increase your ability to be accepted to their medical school.</p>
<p>Honestly, you’re a good student, and you’ll do well anywhere. I think you’re spending way too much time focusing on whether or not you’ll be accepted into medical school, and not enough time on thinking about enjoying the path to med school. College can be a great four years, and you don’t need to kill yourself studying all the time to make it to medical school. Which of these colleges actually attracts you the most? Please, leave prestige out of the picture, because going somewhere prestigious may not make you happy in the end.</p>