<p>As the title says, does anybody have any information about which Public Universities have the best pre-med advising and support system. I know that in general the private universities and LACs have a better system. I know such statistics may not exist and maybe subjective. But even anecdotal evidence will be welcome. Thanks.</p>
<p>… if you’re going to go to a public school, you should go to the in-state one. If you’re going to pay out-of-state tuition anyway, then go to a private school.</p>
<p>1) It’s going to be nearly impossible to find any sort of objective data. As far as advising goes, it’s something that could come down to a single person, even at a massive university. If that person’s awesome, then great, if not, well…</p>
<p>2) There are plenty of state schools which have tuition rates, even for OSS’s, cheaper than most private schools. Plus a lot of state schools have scholarships and grants for competitive OOS students. As someone who pays/paid only in-state tuition for medical school AND undergrad (thank you local taxpayers!) I could be the poster child for this fact…</p>
<p>re: 2.) Sorry, I think I’m too used to the UC systems. If you can work out the tuition, then obviously the money starts to become a factor.</p>
<p>State universities usually don’t have pre med committees.</p>
<p>I know that Stony Brook does, but not sure about other state schools. You should maybe contact each of the schools and ask if they do, maybe that will help w/ your decision of which would fit you best.</p>
<p>Actually pakbabydoll,</p>
<p>Most state universities DO have pre med advisors.</p>
<p>Having a premed advisor and a premed committee are two entirely different things. A premed committee is a group of faculty and advisors that write a recommendation/cover letter on your behalf that most medical schools expect to receive, and you must generally notify them explicitly and meet other recommendation requirements if you school does not have such a committee. As to the prevalence of committees in state schools, I have no idea, though it’s certainly possible at large schools that have an overwhelming number of students applying each year.</p>
<p>Oh oops…I thought she meant advisors…my bad</p>
<p>i know a few (if not all) of the city colleges of new york have them.
CUNY Queens and Hunter for sure.</p>