<p>I've been accepted to Rutgers University and King's College, a smaller Catholic college in Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania. I want to go to medical school, so my decision basically boils down to which school gives me a better chance to getting into an American medical school. Rutgers is a huge research facility, is well known and respected, but might be hard to stick out since there are just so many bright kids that go there. At the same time, I feel like research opportunities and internships would be easier to get from a big school since there are so many connections and Rutgers is well known all over the country. At King's, I would be at the top 5% of the class, so I feel like I would receive more help and attention from the professors which may open up opportunities for research and internships. Still, King's is small, not well known, not much of a reputation, and doesn't have tons of research opportunities like Rutgers does. So, my question is, with regards to American medical school acceptance, is it better to stick out and be at the top of the class at a less competitive, small school or is it better to stick out less, but still be part of a huge research institution with more opportunities and more of a reputation?</p>
<p>You don’t really need to stick out. As long as you do well in your other classes and pre-med classes especially (3.7+ GPA, 35+ MCAT, research, good recs, etc) you have just a good a chance as most others who are applying.</p>
<p>Have you visited Wilkes-Barre? If not, do so before deciding on King’s; it is not one of the U.S.'s finer cities.</p>