<p>If you were on a Pre-med track, which of these schools would you go to? ; also, which of these schools has the most laid back and friendly students (no cutthroat, ripping pages out of the library students). Finally, which one of these schools has the most prestige.</p>
<p>Thanks!!!</p>
<p>i would definetly go to brown, they are the most laid back. Even though UPenn is also a great school, you should not go there because its medical school is one of the top and schools usually med schools dont accept there indergrads...</p>
<p>They're all equally prestigious, so take that one out of the running.</p>
<p>Dartmouth is more undergraduate focused. I heard many students coming in are premed. There was one person who posted a 80% stat for incoming premeds, which I believe maybe exaggerated a little. UPenn premeds has access to its famed medical school and medical center. Brown students, are most laid back and friendly students. Btw, atleast Brown has a medical school, although not on par with UPenn's med school, you still have access to bright minds and chillax population and a medical school. Same cannot be said of Dartmouth since it lacks a medical school.</p>
<p>Most prestige, UPenn = Brown = Dartmouth. In the medical circle, UPenn > Brown and Dartmouth? Does it even have a medical school?</p>
<p>EDIT: Correction, Dartmouth has a medical school!!! never knew that...</p>
<p>Brown and Dartmouth are very laid-back</p>
<p>All three universities have pretty chill people, just FYI. All three are also equally prestigious, so base your decision on other things. </p>
<p>Also, just to let you know, Dartmouth undergrads have all of the same access to facilities that graduate students have.</p>
<p>If you don't mind being in Philly, which is more urban than Dart or Brown, I would say Penn. I went on a regular tour there, and at the info session before it, they spent a significant amount of time describing their undergrad premed program...and how there are so many opportunities for the students at all of the hospitals they get to practice in...they also have SIM men, women, babies, etc. to work on...i could go on and on w/ what they talked about, but basically the students are recruited like crazy and the speaker said that the students get so much experience working in hospitals during undergrad that students can get certain jobs w/o even going to med schools...all I know is that they sold me about the greatness of their premed school, and I'm a prospective journalist student! Def. take a closer look at Penn's pre med program. Good luck! (I honestly feel the urban penn would be best b/c there are so many hospitals where the students go to work at...)</p>
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Finally, which one of these schools has the most prestige.
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If you're going straight to medical school, the prestige will not matter one bit.</p>
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<li><p>brown ranks among the top five colleges in the nation in the number of students accepted to medical school (after HYP and Stanford)
Brown</a> Admission: Facts & Figures</p></li>
<li><p>according to the new york times, among those accepted to all three schools, 65% choose brown over penn and 61% choose brown over dartmouth
The</a> New York Times > Week in Review > Image > Collegiate Matchups: Predicting Student Choices</p></li>
<li><p>brown's plme program is the most selective undergrad program in the country
Brown</a> Program in Liberal Medical Education</p></li>
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<p>Brown and Dartmouth are very similar in that they are smaller schools, with more laid-back students.</p>
<p>Penn is in the city. Although Brown is in Providence, you can't compare it to Philly. I would bet there would definitely be a more cutthroat atmosphere, but not to a Johns Hopkins extent.</p>
<p>Expanding on lgellar's post....Prestige should have no affect where you choose undergrad school, since you're going to go straight to medical school. Go where you want to go, get good grades, and have fun. Don't go to any of these schools for prestige, just try to find a good fit.</p>
<p>Also, it is EXTREMELY difficult to get into any of these schools and rarely anyone is a shoe-in. So, I wouldn't ask "Where would you go to" questions until you actually get in.</p>