<p>I think at least the first post in this pre-med forum thread needs to be required reading for potential pre-meds looking for schools:</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/pre-med-topics/1122176-bluedevilmikes-ten-step-guide-picking-premed-school.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/pre-med-topics/1122176-bluedevilmikes-ten-step-guide-picking-premed-school.html</a></p>
<p>Then start reading on the pre-med forum. There are oodles and oodles of schools. Start listing what you want for a fit (including finances) and then you can get more of a directed list.</p>
<p>Do you want a Research U? LAC? Urban/suburban/rural? Large/medium/small? Full pay or need merit/need based aid? (IF full pay, consider merit aid anyway unless wealthy enough to also be full pay for med school.) What region of the country? Religious/secular? Greek/non-Greek?</p>
<p>If you haven’t considered any of these before, start visiting colleges around you even if you don’t think you want to attend there. They’ll give you a feel for different types, sizes, etc, and you’ll begin to get an idea of what appeals to you without spending a ton of money or time on visits.</p>
<p>Pretty much any college can provide you with the classes and experience to get to med school.</p>