<p>Interested in Pre-med</p>
<p>Nobody can decide for you. I think the schools are actually tied on the USNWR ranking (not that I put a stock in any rankings, but it is just interesting). There are definite differences between the schools. Consider what you want in a college:
NYC v Boston
mid-size v large university
Jesuit (large core curriculum) v non-sectarian
distinct campus v more of a city campus
small classes v more lecture classes</p>
<p>If you are not sure, try to go to the accepted students days at both schools and see which one feels right. You should also look into the med school placement from both places.</p>
<p>happy1, that is a very good comparison! they are different schools. A better Boston-NYC caomparison of like schools would be BU to NYU (two HUGE private schools, no green campuses to speak of, many differewnt programs) or Fordham to Boston College (Jesuit schools, lovely green campuses with lots of gothic buildings, lots of history and school pride, etc) and the Ivy match: Harvard and Columbia. My daughter got accepted into BU but just didn’t like the campus (same reason she didn’t like NYU). She is at Fordham and loving it.</p>
<p>Thanks for the advice and comparison. I am a parent just trying to get some input from others that may be faced with a similar situation</p>
<p>rromanel , FYI the acceptance rate at Fordham for recommended premed students is over 90%. About the same for NYU. Pick the one that appeals most to you.</p>
<p>I am a big Fordham fan, but a note to anybody comparing pre-med stats from any schools…it is critical to find out if the college or university will provide recommendations for all students who wish to apply to med school…some schools support/recommend all of the students interested in pursuing med school…but other schools will only support/recommend students who meet certain qualifications (ex. GPA/MCAT)…and at some schools the bar set to get these recommendations are high. I don’t know where Fordham falls in this spectrum, but it is important understand what is behind the numbers you are comparing. Colleges which support all of their students applying to med school will certainly have a lower rate but may have an outstanding success rate with their highest level applicants.</p>
<p>Good point Happy1. The number of Med school acceptances reported by most schools is almost always students in the pre-med program, hence the recommendation. This is my understanding based on a bunch of friends who were in pre-med when I was there. If a student, by his/her junior year, is not doing well (below 3.0?), that student is no longer in the pre-med program and is just a (chem, physics, bio etc. ) major. A student can apply to a med school without being in the pre-med program and a pre-med student does not have to apply to med schools when the time comes. Can someone verify this?</p>
<p>FWIW for 2011 Fordham reported that 100% of the recommended students in the pre-med program got into medical school. Moving forward!</p>
<p>Every single day we receive one or two beautifully printed brochures from Fordham and yesterday’s was titled, “Fordham NYC: The Future.” On page 12 it says, “More than 75 percent of Fordham graduates applying to medical school are accepted, compared to just 47 percent nationally.” So, RamRay, not sure where the 90% stats came from, but this is Fordham’s latest literature. I don’t know if this is good, bad, or otherwise…it’s just what they are publishing.</p>