<p>ryanmk,</p>
<p>“Pre-Med” is actually a series of mostly science courses that, at some time in the distant past, somebody thought you needed to be a doctor. All of the schools mentioned in this post are capable of providing that background, in spades. Arguably, many of those courses are only relevant to research. In Britain, it may be that secondary school students still proceed directly to medical school. It would be perfectly fine for the original poster to consider the best environment in which they would learn, and in which they would become a well-rounded person.</p>
<p>I would point out, however, that if the original poster is from Minnesota, they might want to consider going somewhere with a less oppressive winter. ;-). The trees are all blooming in STL; I was there yesterday. The food is awesome within 10 blocks of U Chicago.
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