Williams for Pre-med？

Grace
Sat, 30 Dec 2006 10:29:22 +0000

Good point. So, does anyone have any idea what those numbers are for Williams? The Admission Office gives the > 90% figure at every info session and in all the admissions publications but I’ve never seen the other figures.

And are there more stories about what happened to actual Williams students, like the one who was told to go get a Masters? Do you know of students who have done that and then gotten into medical school with Williams’s support?

I’m really interested in this topic because I naively never questioned the > 90% figure and have often told students what a great place Williams is for pre-med. I still think that but it seems some caveats may be in order.

I also wonder how many students come to Williams planning to go to medical school and then do poorly in chemistry or other required pre-med subjects and get discouraged and change their minds
(as opposed to students who are doing well in pre-med subjects but find another interest and drop their pre-med plans). I know both paths are common phenomena at most colleges but I’m wondering about details at Williams.