<p>gd, Williams has excellent biology and chemistry. I believe the same would apply to Amherst, Pomona and several other LACs, but Williams I can vouch for personally as many of my son’s friends majored in the sciences. </p>
<p>Yes, these LACs (and several others) offer a sound route to medical school and their success rate for getting their students into top programs is high. They have excellent academics, good research opportunities and intense student/professor relationships. </p>
<p>From what I can see medical schools admit students from all sorts of undergraduate experiences. The common denominators are good grades, good scores, good research, good internships, good recommendations. The kind of student who would excel at an LAC because of the teaching style and community environment may not do as well at a large research university or a technical school (and vice versa). The issue here is fit.</p>
<p>Even among LACs there’s a good deal of difference in character and personality, probably more difference from LAC to LAC than from University to University, so your brother would need to do some visiting to determine what atmosphere is right for him.</p>