Underrated Colleges with phenomenal undergrad experiences (preferably pre med)?

1dadinNC
Tue, 08 Feb 2022 16:38:03 +0000

I have been through the firestorm before but here are some things to consider:

1. Meaningful service opportunities – it is nice to be able to walk to a hospital associated with the college.

2. Research – what opportunities can one have? It matters for more selective MD programs.

3. Course rigor and name recognition. Many here will argue against it. But these do play a role and it is important because the MCAT ain’t easy.

I am from NC so to give you an example, UNC is hard. Really hard academically if you are a STEM major. Ditto Duke and Wake Forest. Now, one could choose to go to UNC-Charlotte or UNC-anywhere but a wiser choice for a B/B- student might be ECU or Campbell. Why? Both have medical schools and offer in-house opportunities. Academics are not that demanding either. So, you build your CV and then do what you must to ACE the MCAT. This is just my $0.02. There are others on here with more experience.