<p>This is my first post on CC.
From what I have read, the right school for pre-med would be the one with good grade inflation, good counseling, and of course "the one where you fit in."
I know there are threads already discussing this but they are too long to read entirely.
It would be nice if a comprehensive list could be made of the best pre-med schools (ignoring the fit factor).
So far, I have read that Harvard, Princeton, Yale, and Dartmouth are good.
The ones that are bad are Cornell and MIT (both due to not inflating grades).
Please add to the lists.</p>
<p>Also, what schools have good BS/MD programs? I know Brown has one but once again I think it would be great for everyone if a list could be made.</p>
<p>The reason for staring this thread was to get info about all good pre-med schools, not just Ivys. I wrote them down since finding info about them is easy and they are mentioned on many threads.</p>
<p>So this is not a “best pre-med school” thread, it’s a grade inflation/deflation thread. This information is covered in those other threads. In fact, you already covered what is discussed in the best premed schools thread: any school with good advising that is a good fit for you.</p>
<p>Frankly, if you’re not up to the task of reading a couple pages of threads by people who’ve been there and done that for the sake of what you’d potentially like for a career, then I’d question whether you really have much interest in that career in the first place.</p>
<p>The best pre-med school is the one where your student fits in, where they can be challanged, but not overfaced. Where they can be encouraged to be their very best and to be involved.</p>
<p>I have a DD in a small private, she knows lots of profs and is blooming, she would not have done that at a huge public, she would have been lost in the masses and not fought to come to a profs attention. I have a premed who attended Berkeley, she would have done really well in a small private, she would have loved the attention and she likely would have had extra time accommodations for her LD so might have bumped the GPA; however she went to the best public U, got an above 3.5 in a science major, did a sport, knows her profs, ad offers to write ‘strong’ LORs, etc. She enjoyed the entire Berkeley experience and could not have done her sport at a tiny school and she had the personality to make a place for herself there.</p>
<p>Get GPA as close as possible to 4.0 in UG and MCAT above 33 or so and you will be OK. Enjoy your UG years, it is the most important aspect after high GPA.</p>