<p>My answer was specifically in context of the question asked in post #281. LACs are usually fine.</p>
<p>sorry about this.</p>
<p>Emory v UCSD for premed? I'm a Cali native and don't mind leaving the state, but I do mind leaving my UCSF research position. If I go to UCSD, the professor I'm working under said he could work something out.</p>
<p>i think the research position is a nonissue. you can find research to do at Emory too. Overall, Emory is better, but UCSD has a very strong med school. Which one do you like more? money?</p>
<p>I've never visited Emory. UCSD has Scripps I know... Money..UCSD is half the price of Emory so it would be easier</p>
<p>Go to UCSD, it just seems more logical (money, location, never seen emory etc.)</p>
<p>i second that advice due to the money</p>
<p>hey I'm a high school junior and I've been looking at colleges and universities for a while. I want to go into pre-med and have really been thinking about applying to UIC for their GPPA Program, but I haven't really been able to find other good undergrad pre-med programs. Any suggestions? </p>
<p>I have an ACT score of 29 and a SAT score of 1690 (I know, really low), but I have an unweighted GPA of 4.6 and a weighted of 3.3. I study really hard and I really want to know if there are any good suggestions for me to look at. Thanks so much!</p>
<p>How does St. Louis University match up against some of the big schools for Pre-Med students?</p>
<p>Yay Hopkins for grade deflation, extreme competitiveness and super cool weeding classes!
I didn't read all the replies, but I saw that Hopkins undergrad for premed is a hot topic in this thread. (Sorry to bring this up again if this issue is over and done with.) As far as the "Hopkins committee" I think it's funny people speculate things about it when I don't even know if those people actually GO to Hopkins. The pre-med advisors are really nice (if you talk to them) and they tell you the truth- if they don't think you'll get in, they tell you. Why waste time and money applying if in the end you're going to end up with a stack of reject letters? Anyways as far as going to Hopkins for pre-med...yea it sounds cool and you'll feel smart for the first 2 weeks of school, but really it's not worth coming here unless you're ready to give up all aspects of college life (or is absolutely brilliant).</p>
<p>Please comment on strengths and weaknesses of each program... need to make decision soon!!!</p>
<p>TUFTS UNIVERSITY is the BEST for Pre-med program. GET EDUCATED and COME TO TUFTS !</p>
<p>Columbia vs Cornell premed </p>
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<p>Please comment on strengths and weaknesses of each program... need to make decision soon!!!</p>
<p>Neither would give you a "premed advantage". Pick the school you like best without any other consideration.</p>
<p>Just curious - what are Columbia's and Duke's acceptance rates?</p>
<p>does tufts really have a good pre-med program?</p>
<p>Okay, everyone keeps alluding to Harvard as great pre-med school, as if it practically guarantees med school in the future. Does anyone have the actual acceptance rate for Harvard College? I've been looking for it and it would really be a great assurance.</p>
<p>85-92%. Very high, but not particularly higher than peer schools like Princeton and Yale.</p>
<p>waitwhat, I heard Harvard placement is 97%. That's hard to beat. However, I still think it is up to an individual's effort. Harvard students deserve more credit than Harvard school</p>
<p>Eh, Harvard students are a very self-selected group. In other words, some of the best students in the country go to Harvard. These are the same students who would probably get into medical school regardless of where they went.</p>
<p>In other words, it's not Harvard as a school, necessarily, that has resulted in such a high placement rate, it's the type of student that goes there (like JohnC said).</p>
<p>What would you guys say about Washington University in St. Louis?
Also what if you go to a university like Truman, which is a state school but gets pretty good reviews, and is a place where you could get very good grades.</p>
<p>Also what schools would you reccommend that are not "impossible" to get in.</p>
<p>Does anyone here have any idea if NYU or University of Miami have a good pre-med program?</p>