<p>I was fortunate and lucky enough to be admitted to the three schools and the respective programs at the first two. Now I am having trouble deciding between these three schools. I know I want to go to medical school making the PLME program at Brown the obvious choice; however, I also want to do business which makes LSM appealing. LSM also has the life sciences element to it so I was wondering how easy it would be to go to medical school after graduating from such a program which supposedly has all the pre-med requirements except organic chem.? And then Yale is Yale.</p>
<p>go to yale if you aren't sure about med career. Besides, Brown's med school isn't even ranked within top 30. You do well at Yale, you will get into good med schools regardless.</p>
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Medical school rankings are moot at best. The fact of the matter is that the quality of education in all of the some 130 medical schools in the U.S. is the same.</p>
<p>patlees88, I'm interested in the LSM program and I'll be applying next year. Can you please share your stats to give me an idea on what there are looking for?</p>
<p>first of all, congrats! you were admitted to some of the most competitive undergraduate programs in the nation--i think the brown plme was about 4% this year.</p>
<p>plme is ideal for those who are sure about their career plans in medicine but also want to pursue other interests (like business). in fact is designed specifically for these kinds of students (my guess is that this is why you are admitted).</p>
<p>my advice would be to do the COE concentration at brown as a PLME, take advantage of the opportunities to do funded business internships abroad, and than continue this work through the medical school continuum. Commerce</a>, Organizations, and Entrepreneurship</p>
<p>I'm only speaking of what I know, being that both of my parents are doctors and spending way too much time in the pre-med forum. Of course every school is different, but the general consensus is that if your sole purpose is to get an M.D. and then go to residency, any Med school in the U.S. will suffice. There is minimal benefit for going to a "top-ranked" med school.</p>
<p>"if your sole purpose is to get an M.D. and then go to residency, any Med school in the U.S. will suffice."</p>
<p>This, I agree with. But it's very different from what you said originally ("the quality of education in all of the some 130 medical schools in the U.S. is the same").</p>
<p>LSM is really a one-of-a-kind program, leveraging Penn's unique strengths in both business (Wharton) and life sciences, and deserves a hard look.</p>
<p>But in any even, you have 3 wonderful options and are to be congratulated! You'll do well at any of these 3 schools.</p>
<p>Let me give you a different perspective: Take Brown
Why?</p>
<p>Medical and law schools are VERY gpa and test oriented. Having a stronger GPA makes a big difference. Brown has NO CORE REQUIREMENTS. Say that five times. You can thus take courses at Brown that are more suitable to your skills and desires. If you attend the other schools, you will have to take courses that you aren't that good at or don't like. Theoretically, you should have a better GPA at Brown as a result.</p>
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<li>Almost all of the med schools (osteopathic and allopathic) are pretty much the same in terms of curriculum.</li>
<li>LSM is very very hard to get into (someone at my school got in, and he's brilliant).</li>
<li>PLME is great if you want to do medicine.</li>
<li>If you go to PLME and decide you don't want an MD, you can still go to Brown.</li>
<li>New Haven stinks.</li>
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If you go to PLME and decide you don't want an MD, you can still go to Brown.
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Similarly at Penn, if you change your mind about LSM and your interests, you have many options available between and among Wharton, the School of Engineering and Applied Science, the College of Arts & Sciences (with its many highly ranked liberal arts departments), and even the Nursing School, and Penn strongly encourages all undergrads to take courses in more than one school and pursue an interdisciplinary curriculum.</p>
<p>My son went through this last year, choosing from his top choices (Duke, Brown PLME and Yale). He liked all 3 schools, for different reasons but decided PLME gave him more flexibility and freedom to enjoy his undergrad years. He's very happy with his choice. You have great choices so decide what's best for YOU and don't look back - just make the most of whichever path you choose.</p>