<p>I have decided that kinesiology would most likely be the best major for me so I would like to know which colleges that are considered top for either student getting accepted into medical school, and/or will best prepare me for the MCAT. And also, would it be smart if I considered to take any minors?
I found out that W&M has a top program and they claim 20% of their kinesiology students had been accepted into med school.</p>
<p>Try johns hopkins or any of the ivys</p>
<p>Particular colleges don’t get you into medical school–you get you into medical school. A college’s published medical school acceptance statistics are meaningless and you should not pay an ounce of attention to them. They are easily manipulated. 20% of W&M’s kinesiology students were accepted to medical school? What does this mean? 20% of students in the entire program and if so, how many students applied? Or does it mean 20% of those who applied, which would be well below the national average? Does this figure include students from a single application cycle, or does it also include those who did not get in the first time around and reapplied one, two, or even three times? Does it only include students who were accepted to US MD/DO schools, or also those who were forced to attend Caribbean or other foreign schools? Some colleges have a pre-med committee which writes a committee recommendation letter–some colleges will refuse to write a letter for students they believe don’t have a good shot at admission to medical school in order to artificially inflate their statistics. Some schools don’t include students who chose not to use the pre-med committee in their statistics. More importantly, how many students started out as pre-med, and how many remained pre-med by junior or senior year when application time rolled around?</p>
<p>At the end of the day, admission to medical school has to do with your GPA, MCAT, and clinical/research/volunteer/other experience. It has relatively little to do with the college.</p>
<p>Ok thanks. I think that thoroughly answers my question.</p>
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<p>They may be somewhat more useful if they are stratified by college GPA and MCAT score. However, even then, there can be differences in applicant characteristics and medical schools (e.g. applying to in-state public versus out-of-state public versus private medical schools) that can lead to misleading admission percentages.</p>