Attending a very competitive undergraduate college/university for Med School

College Search & Selection
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<p>I need some advice in my college search.</p>

<p>I am a high school student with an ultimate goal of entering a top medical school (Georgetown, Harvard, Yale). Currently I am a senior at a very competitive high school and have maintained a 4.0 GPA throughout my years (top 10% ranking). I am the top in my class in Biology, and have a passion for the subject. </p>

<p>I have been thinking about applying to Hopkins, Princeton, Swarthmore, and Cornell. These schools are very competitive and I would have a much more difficult time graduating at the top of my class.</p>

<p>My other option is to go to a safety school like U. Maryland, with less competition but less prestige (although it still has a lot of prestige).</p>

<p>My overall question is: For getting into a top medical school would a college prefer a highly ranked student at a decent school or a mid-ranked student at a top-notch school?</p>

<p>Thanks for all the help people</p>

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<p>You can go to medical school out of most undergraduate schools in the country. An important thing to figure out is how to attend undergraduate school and graduate with no debt because many doctors graduate from medical school with debt.</p>

<p>You also might want to consider some of the schools that have the guaranteed med school programs if you maintain a high enough GPA (Georgetown and Pitt are two I know–there are others). This doesn’t really answer your question, but you will get plenty of other opinions on here.</p>

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<p>U Maryland is reputable enough that you don’t have to worry.</p>

<p>You could legitimately pick it if it were to offer you both a full-ride and entry into its honors program.</p>

<p>Otherwise, stick with your top choices–that is, if they admit you.</p>