Questions about choosing college for a potential pre-med

MiamiDAP
Mon, 09 Jun 2014 15:16:34 +0000

"Most people say you can take the pre-med classes at any good college, but others keep mentioning that a larger research university (especially one with a med school attached) "-

My D. (3rd year Med. Student) graduated from college that did not have a Medical School.

The most important positive aspect of D’s UG in regard to her Medical School application was a perfect personal match between the college that she had chosen and her personality and (very) wide range of interests. That enabled her “fee at home” and achieve great results. She just went to in-state public where she was on full tuition Merit. She still (3 years later) thinks that it was the best palce for her. She had no problem getting accepted to top 20s while applying to a very small number of Med. schools that met her personal criteria and matched her stats.