<p>Which one? especially for pre-med?</p>
<p>for premed, I would say Duke, unless of course you get into PLME.</p>
<p>For premed, Duke -- regardless of whether you get into PLME. </p>
<p>Brown is also a top-notch institution, of course -- but the PLME guarantee is not worth nearly as much as it's often made out to be.</p>
<p>"but the PLME guarantee is not worth nearly as much as it's often made out to be."</p>
<p>why is that bluedevilmike? I'm curious since I'm applying to PLME (my top choice for all bs/md programs) :X</p>
<p>People often assume Brown's med school is highly ranked because its undergrad is selective; actually, any of Northwestern, Rice/Baylor, Vanderbilt, Washington University, etc. are all harder medical schools to get into and will open more doors coming out.</p>
<p>Now, of course, med school is med school. You come out as a doctor. But if the ranking of your medical school matters to you -- and it rarely does -- then Brown is not the fast-track to go into. Most Duke kids -- and, in fact, most Brown kids -- are likely to end up at medical schools they prefer to Brown's.</p>
<p>A guarantee is all well and good, but my point is that you shouldn't assume Brown's med school is the best just because its undergrad is highly popular. If you must find a tangible source, just examine US News. (I don't often find them accurate, but in this case I think it's about right.)</p>
<p>it really doesn't matter. if anything, duke probably weeds out premeds a bit more than brown does</p>
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<p>Although I agree that Duke's med school is far more prestigious than Brown's, I think the above overstates the case. Brown for medical school is a pretty good option, and a look at the residency match results suggests that it is a fine place to launch a career into top hospitals, esp those who want to train in the northeast.</p>
<p>Duke vs Brown overall is really a question of where the individual fits. Both places send the vast majority of their applicants to medical school, and at both places the vast majority of applicants go somewhere other than their parent university.</p>
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Yep. Brown's open curriculum, optional pass/fail grading, and lack of a +/- grading scale are probably pretty helpful in med school admissions. </p>