<p>i know both schools have phenomenal medical schools, but at undergraduate level, which school better prepares the students for med sch.?</p>
<p>trivial question
both will prepare you equally well. pre-med classes arn't really advanced anyway, going to one over the other because you think 1 school has a better calculus professor is stupid. Pick the one you want out of taste - as both schools are about as different as night and day.</p>
<p>The pre-med competition is cutthroat at both, but worse at JHU. I know Duke has an excellent record when it comes to med school placement, not sure of the exact statistics for JHU.</p>
<p>Consider also which would be better for you if you later decide not to be premed. They are both great schools, so how well they match with your needs is the key issue (unless you have geographical, financial, or other considerations not mentioned).</p>
<p>Neither. Find out how many students entered thinking they were pre-med, how many ended up as pre-meds, and how many were recommended on by the schools' med school screening committees. If you are the top student, you will do fine wherever you go. (Both schools, plus your local state school, will offer great opportunities for the top student.) What you want to measure is what happens to the average student.</p>
<p>If you are sure you are pre-med, have you figured out how you plan to pay for med school?</p>
<p>Don't get me wrong; they are both GREAT schools. Wonderful schools! The question, however, is whether they are the best choices for "the average" future pre-med.</p>
<p>Approximately 25 percent of last year's entering class at Johns Hopkins University was pre-med. There is a reason why so many pre-med students chose JHU -- it gets them into medical school!</p>
<p>JHU is famous for weed out courses though, where if you arent up to medical school level, they will discourage you from applying to med school just so it will look like a higher % of pre-meds actually made it into medical school.</p>
<p>I would go to Duke.</p>
<p>I'm afraid Duke can top that, JHUrocks. 46% of the Duke Class of '09 said they were pre-med.</p>
<p>Of course there is a huge difference between claiming you are pre-med as an entering freshman, and actually going on to med school after graduating. :p</p>