<p>Any current BC student take the Honors program over admission at Case Western Reserve University? Your thoughts on why you chose BC would be helpful.</p>
<p>Two disparate schools. Not sure why you would be interested in both.</p>
<p>Case is urban, with an huge engineering class (#1 major, comprising ~1/3 of the student body). Add in Business, and Nursing and you have over half of the class in those three disciplines.</p>
<p>BC is suburban, and with a liberal arts focus – no engineering/tech types, but larger biz program. BC has a Core requirement, which means a lot of readin’ writin’, which I would guess would not be the case at Case.</p>
<p>Thank you for the top level disparity between the two schools. Interested in both schools because D has admission in both. </p>
<p>Looking for input from any *current BC student * that can provide some insight into why they choose BC over CWRU. 40% of the students that got into both these schools seem to have chosen BC. Wonder if it was all because they wanted suburban and a liberal arts focus</p>
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<p>Just to play along since it is an open forum, what is the source of this data point? I would have guessed that few students would apply to both, and that any such numbers would be really small so you may not receive a response.</p>
<p>Obvious draws to Case: midwest geographics, merit money, engineering, and the Preprofessional Scholars Program. Of course, BC offers none of those.</p>
<p>(Just asking out of general interest, since I have been hanging on cc a long time and rarely see these two in the same list.)</p>
<p>It is said, hang around long enough and something new shows up :)</p>
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<p>I guess the more direct question should be which of these schools prepare a student better for a Medical admission.</p>
<p>ah, thanks. Personally, while I’m not a fan of self-reported anecdotes being turned into ‘data’, you’ll note that there little statistical significance in parchment’s simulation. While it maybe mathematically correct – and I assume it is – the 60/40 split could easily be only a handful of students reporting. </p>
<p>But statistical methodologies aside and to answer your question, any top ~100 Uni will prepare students well for med school admissions. GPA is paramount, but there are just too many variables to say with anything more than a coin flip which school would result in more A’s. Moreover, most premed wannabes never make it to the application stage – they wash out due to grades/lack of interest. Thus attend the school at which she’ll be happy and offer a range of courses for possible majors, just in case she starts to find bio ‘boring’ while French Lit becomes a new passion. :)</p>
<p>Hi cahsparent: First off, congrats on your DS getting into two fine schools. here are my quick blurb responses:</p>
<p>1.) I am a Junior in the Honors Program at BC. I cannot say enough great things about it. And by “it” I mean BC, and I mean the Honors Program itself. I’ve posted on here about it in the past so feel free to look up those threads or the countless others about Honors at BC. Again, I would say your DS needs to look closely at what he is giving up if he chooses it over BC.</p>
<p>2.) I know nothing about CWRU, or their programs, or their style compared to BC. I can say that when I was applying to BC I also applied to schools all over the map literally and figuratively. I applied to most Ivies, plus some big urban and big suburban and middle-sized suburban schools. I applied to some schools that had engineering and some without. Truthfully, when I was 17 years old I was clueless and just throwing darts randomly and hoping something would pan out. In the end, I got admitted to most of the schools I applied to, and after all was said and done I had a choice between UPenn, Brown, and BC. I chose BC… again go back to read my old posts but the other schools were big urban and engineering focused so I have no defense for how I ended up applying to BC. But it is working out very well for me here and the support system here is superb in terms of internships, career center support, grad school prep, and a great Division 1 sports environment with great students who work hard and play hard.</p>
<p>3.) I am not pre-med, but I have friends who are and they find the pre-med program to be stellar. The advising and guidance is top-notch. BC has a very high placement into med school: From the BC website at [Why</a> Boston College? - Office of Undergraduate Admission - Boston College](<a href=“http://www.bc.edu/admission/undergrad/whybc.html:]Why”>http://www.bc.edu/admission/undergrad/whybc.html:) “* In 2006, 91% of Pre-Med Seniors with at least a 3.2 science GPA and a score of at least 9.0 on the MCAT were admitted to at least one U.S. medical school*.”</p>
<p>The pre-med program website has a lot of good info too: [Health</a> Professions Home - Premedical and Predental Program - Boston College](<a href=“http://www.bc.edu/schools/cas/premed/]Health”>http://www.bc.edu/schools/cas/premed/) </p>
<p>Again, your DS cannot go wrong. If you have the funds and the time, he should visit both if he has not already done so. Good luck!</p>
<p>@TheDukeofEarl Thank you for taking the time to help me understand the Honors program at BC a bit more. Your insight is very useful as my D goes through this decision process. Appreciate it. I will look over your other posts on the Honors program as well.</p>
<p>Part of the decision process should involve which major is a good fit for your pre-med son. </p>
<p>Sometimes students do choose engineering as med school prep. I met a chem eng this weekend at a wedding who was visiting med schools. As a plus, she will have decent job prospects if med school does not work out. But this is not a good path if a bad personal fit - engineering is tough, and it is verrrrry hard to keep a high GPA.</p>
<p>This is an easy question to answer… BC without a doubt.</p>
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<p>Be wary of any school that published such numbers. Does this include Caribbean Med Schools? Osteopathic Med Schools? Are the numbers limited by the Committee Letter/recommendation?</p>
<p>Thank you all for your valuable input into this. My gut says BC but my pocket book says CWRU. Hoping BC comes up with a good FA package.</p>