<p>OP–you’re not hearing what we’re saying. There is no stress-free path to medical school.</p>
<p>You will face stiff competition no matter what college you decided to attend. Even at so-called lesser schools, the strongest students cluster into the STEM majors (that category includes your pre-meds). </p>
<p>I only used JHU as an example because you mentioned that school specifically. What I said about JHU is also true of a good many “elite” schools. (Including the one D2 attended.)</p>
<p>What PsychoDad said is also right. You should never ever believe any numbers a school posts on its website about the number or percentage of students accepted into med school because you have no clue how this information was derived. Consider it all as marketing propaganda.</p>
<p>Here’s some numbers for you–</p>
<p>Nationally, only about 20-25% of all freshmen pre-meds persevere until the end of junior year (when most apply); last year ~100,000 unique individuals took the MCAT; last year ~46,000 unique individuals applied to US medical schools. Only ~19,000 were accepted.</p>
<p>The take-away----Have a back-up plan.</p>