Recommend me a great pre-med school!

azboon
Sat, 01 Nov 2008 22:46:50 +0000

I understand what you mean, but from what I got reading the sticky, some schools help you more than others even if they are less prestigious. I’m not looking for prestige, but certain leg-uppers that an everyday high school student might not know.

As an example, UCSD has a stronger science department and better advising than Berkeley or UCLA, making it (I believe) a better choice despite Berkeley or UCLA despite those two having more prestige. Also Duke has a world class medical center that pre-meds can go in and volunteer/research, which contributes to a higher admission rate among their premeds.

I’m just wondering about this for the other colleges in California. What about Cal Tech? Stanford? USC? The other UC’s? Or other private schools? Which ones have excellent pre-med advisors? Which one doesn’t deflate your grade TOO harshly? Which give you more opportunities to expand on the medical field with free books/centers? And are there any I should try to stay away from?