Hi I recently was accepted to Colgate, Davidson and Boston College for Pre-med as a chemistry major and I was wondering which has the best/most successful program. I’m also looking for a school with a great social life as well. Anything helps thanks
All 3 of these schools have great reputations. Minor differences won’t matter. Entrance to med school will depend on your grades and your MCAT scores, not where you went to college. So, you should probably looking at which of the 3 provides the environment in which you - as a unique individual - are most likely to thrive. It’s your level of success that will determine whether you get in, not the school’s track record of success.
A great social life and successful admission to med school may be mutually exclusive. To get into med school, you need a great GPA, top of your class, which means lots of studying. It also helps to have certain extracurriculars and some research opportunities. That doesn’t leave a lot of time for a great social life. Better to face that now rather than later because most students who say they want to go to med school don’t end up going and most who apply don’t get in. It’s a really hard slog to get there.
Agree that grades and MCAT scores will be most important. The NIH study group at Colgate is really unique, though, and you should take a look at it if you haven’t already.
Colgate from your group appears in the site below, which may be of interest:
Actually, it helps to also have a great social life unless you mean partying. Med schools like to know you can get great grades and still have time for other things besides “work.” My guy was in a dance club, juggling club, Christian club and more besides all the rest (RA in his dorms for three years, research, volunteering, ASL club, and graduating with great grades + getting a high MCAT score). The first two did performances for the public. He had a blast in college. He actually started both juggling and dance in college merely because they looked “fun.” I’m not convinced he slept TBH.
In his interviews, he was most asked about his non-medical ECs (the fun stuff), esp juggling. Apparently juggling with knives and fire isn’t common among med school applicants?
To the OP, I doubt med schools distinguish between your three options. Pick low cost (med school is expensive) combined with a great fit for you.