<p>What are some colleges with good pre-med programs (eg. lots of people graduate go to med school)?? any characteristics in these colleges??? thanks people.</p>
<p>Johns Hopkins.</p>
<p>Concord University in Athens, WV is also known for having 100% of their pre-med students accepted to med school.</p>
<p>Johns Hopkins definitely.</p>
<p>Also, there are a lot of 6 or 7 year B.S./M.D. programs that grant you automatic admission to the med school, no exam having to be taken (you can tell how much of a non-pre-medder I am since I can't recall which exam it is...)</p>
<p>Check out the pre-med forum.</p>
<p>MCAT, lol.</p>
<p>university of washington and university of kansas. and baylor</p>
<p>but alot of schools have good pre-med</p>
<p>Unless your at the top of the class, don't apply to JHU. It is very competitive and an average pre-med student will be hurt by the grade deflation.</p>
<p>That's whats good about Concord University. It's a small liberal arts college, and has an acceptance rate of something like 60%. But, like I said, they pride themselves on the fact that 100% of their pre-meds go onto to medical school. I think they were listed...number 13 for best "pre-proffesional" programs.</p>
<p>Duke, Tufts,JHU,Holy Cross.</p>
<p>A good premed school is one where you're comfortable and will be able to maintain high grades. Be wary of colleges that say they have a 100% med acceptance rate. They usually screen--meaning they only allow very strong premed applicants to apply to med school.</p>
<p>I don't believe they...actually KEEP people from applying...</p>
<p>Some will. Just how strongly they word their decision is variable from school to school. Pre-med committees that take a very strong position in affecting if a student applies to medical school place themselves in a very intriguing conflict of interests...</p>
<p>Bottom line, the best pre-med school is the school you find the best fit at. Going to the best pre-med school in the world will not benefit you if you hate it there. And given that probably about 1/10th of all kids who end up as pre-med at some point in their college careers ever actually apply to medical school (and less than 1/2 of those that apply get accepted), the implications of how good a school is for pre-med should NEVER come in to the decision of where to go as an undergrad.</p>
<p>it actually might be beneficial to go to a lesser known, more saftey type school where you know you could do amazingly. i've heard that when it comes to getting accepted to med school, they don't really care where you did your undergrad as long as you have a 4.0.<br>
but i think you should just go to the school you like the best, a fit for financial and untangable reasons, and don't worry about med school acceptance rates.</p>
<p>I have to disagree with the previous post. A 3.2 gpa from U of Chicago is more impressive than a 3.9 from U of Wyoming.</p>
<p>More impressive maybe, but all other things being equal (which they never are) the 3.9 still has a better chance of getting accepted. I know that's antithetical for most CC prestige mongers, but a 3.2 raises a lot of eyebrows no matter where it's from. No school is worth .7 GPA points. </p>
<p>I'm not saying that the UofC student couldn't get an acceptance somewhere, just that if I was a betting man, based solely on GPA, I'd give the edge to the 3.9. However, this is a futile exercise b/c no one gets into medical school on GPA alone and med school admissions is probably the most holistic assessment of a candidate done by any graduate school. Simply having a poor interview is usually enough to ruin one's chances at most places, even if you're a super candidate on paper.</p>
<p>why are you putting down wyoming? I would rather go there then any school in the area which includes colorado and kansas.</p>
<p>OP, IMHO you're starting down the wrong path here. You've posted not a single word about what you want in college!! There are over 2,500 4-year colleges in the country, and outside of the 100 most in demand the rest accept many/most of their applicants. You have plenty of options to choose from, nobody can predict what is right for you without knowing more about you. I'm guessing this is a dimension of college you haven't thought about yet.</p>
<p>Not only that, you haven't said a word about finances. Maybe you're fortunate enough they're not a concern, but for many people they are. One of the first steps for most people should be having their parents fill out a FAFSA estimator to see what colleges are going to predict they pay, and let their child know if they can pay that amount. There is no sense spending a lot of time investigating colleges you can't afford.</p>
<p>As for "good pre-med" the school doesn't matter an incredible amount. The entry requirements for med schools are pretty basic science courses that you can take anywhere. What's going to make a difference are the reqs you get from profs, research you take part in, experience in a medical setting. As you can see, these are up to your efforts and not a just function of the school. At some schools, of course, kids are more serious about learning or the school has a better rep. But there are 100's of schools that can be a springboard into med school.</p>
<p>What I suggest you do is back off a bit and find out more about colleges. Read a book about admissions such as "Admission Matters" that explains how to pick a college that is a fit for you.</p>
<p>If you are satisfied with letting strangers who know nothing about you and what's a fit for you suggest colleges, then post away. I'm sure you'll get more replies. What I'm trying to do here is give you the advice along the lines of what I wish people had been telling me before I went to college.</p>
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soccer writes: I don't believe they...actually KEEP people from applying...
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They can't keep you from sending in an app. They can refuse to supply a committee letter, or tell you they're going to write in it they're unable to recommend you. See the FAQ at <a href="http://www.providence.edu/Premed/FAQ/%5B/url%5D">http://www.providence.edu/Premed/FAQ/</a> for an example of a school that will do the latter. Either way, you're wasting your money if you go ahead and apply anyway.</p>
<p>^ If they ruin your acceptance to med school, doesn't that destroy their 100% rate?</p>
<p>But anyway, 100% usually doesn't mean 100%- for all you know they're just covering up over a few people that they're ashamed to speak of.</p>
<p>Any school is good for PM, as long as it's a school you'll do well at. </p>
<p>That said, it might be better to avoid schools with grade deflation, such as BU and some of the competitive publics. </p>
<p>I've also heard good things about Amherst - they have something like a 93% acceptance rate into med schools.</p>