<p>I'm interested in anthropology and then med school. Would it be a good idea to select a school that is strong in both anthropology and that has a good med program or would it be better to choose one for anthro and then find a good med school?</p>
<p>By “good med program” do you mean a good medical school, or a good pre-med advisory program? If you are seriously interested in med school, then a good pre-med advisory program would be desirable. It isn’t necessary for the institution to have a medical school at all. </p>
<p>Many students change majors. Many students don’t follow through with pre-med programs. I recommend you emphasize the overall quality of the college and personal fit. Having a good anthropology program would be part of the “fit”. But don’t worry too much about positioning yourself for medical school at this point (aside from choosing a school where you think you’ll succeed.)</p>
<p>Ok Ill look for schools I like with good anthro and good pre-med.</p>
<p>I mean this is the nicest way possible. It doesnt matter. Just go to the best undergraduate school possible. I think you are way too worried about factors that have very little significance.</p>
<p>One possibility is Haverford College. It’s one of the top 10 schools for percentage of undergraduates who go on to earn PhDs in anthropology. Sister school Bryn Mawr (where you can also take courses) is one of the other top 10. Haverford also seems to have a very strong pre-med program. This is a small, very selective Liberal Arts College, which may or may not be what you want. It’s also very expensive, although it has good need-based aid.</p>
<p>Another good small college for anthropology and pre-med is Colorado College (which is somewhat less selective than Haverford). For pre-meds, it’s one of the only LACs in the country with its own human cadaver dissection lab.
[Colorado</a> College | Bulletin](<a href=“http://www2.coloradocollege.edu/bulletin/march2005/healing.asp]Colorado”>http://www2.coloradocollege.edu/bulletin/march2005/healing.asp)
[Colorado</a> College Anthropology Department](<a href=“http://www2.coloradocollege.edu/dept/AN/Philosophy.htm]Colorado”>http://www2.coloradocollege.edu/dept/AN/Philosophy.htm)</p>
<p>Here’s a list of schools that, in somebody’s judgement, have great pre-med programs:
[The</a> Experts’ Choice: Colleges with Great Pre-Med Programs | InsideCollege.com](<a href=“The Best College Rankings and Lists | Inside College | CollegeXpress”>The Best College Rankings and Lists | Inside College | CollegeXpress)</p>
<p>Of the schools on this list (including the honmorable mentions), the ones that produce the highest numbers of PhDs per capita in anthropology are Grinnell, Pomona, Chicago, and Harvard. Research universities that are (a) on the “Expert’s Choice” pre-med list and (b) rank in the NRC’s top 10 (by “R-rank high”) for graduate anthropology programs are: Harvard, Chicago, Michigan, Berkeley, UPenn, NYU.</p>
<p>[NRC</a> Rankings Overview: Anthropology - Faculty - The Chronicle of Higher Education](<a href=“NRC Rankings Overview: Anthropology”>NRC Rankings Overview: Anthropology)
[COLLEGE</a> PHD PRODUCTIVITY](<a href=“http://www.reed.edu/ir/phd.html]COLLEGE”>Doctoral Degree Productivity - Institutional Research - Reed College)</p>
<p>No doubt there are many other great schools for strong anthro + pre-med. There is no clearly best way to cull out the strongest ones that satisfy both criteria and also meet your other (unstated) needs. For one thing, strength in anthro programs varies depending on what specific sub-fields of anthro you want to emphasize (cultural anthropology, physical anthropology, archaeology of specific regions, etc.)</p>
<p>Might look at Holy Cross and Tufts both very good pre-med programs.</p>