<p>hi, I am a junior in high school with a 3.76 UW GPA, 1990 SAT I (plan to retake-will probably hit at least 2000), on the school newspaper staff, officer for two clubs, and in student council orientation commission. i will have taken 8 AP classes by the end of senior year. i also do volunteer work, and if it helps, i go to a pretty competitive school.</p>
<p>what are some good match schools with strong pre-med programs that match my stats?</p>
<p>thanks!</p>
<p>W&M and Davidson have strong pre med programs for LAC in South. Both would be a reach though for your stats.</p>
<p>xntrick, IMHO you're starting down the wrong path here. You've posted a bit about your stats, but 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 "strong pre-med" the school doesn't matter all that much. Search for any of the posts by bigredmed, a current med student, for advice about picking a school. 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 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 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>
<p>wash u-stl and emory have strong pre med programs</p>
<p>Brown - has one of the best Neurosciences programs in the country. They are also one of the top 5 schools in the country with premeds being accepted to medical school ( with Harvard, Yale, Stanford and Princeton )</p>
<p>Listen to mikemac, he is right on all counts (finding a school that fits, financial needs and what med schools are looking for). The schools the other posters listed are not matches for your stats.</p>
<p>just throwing it out there....NYU has good premed program? anyone? thanks</p>
<p>any of the top 50+ colleges and LACs teach the basic sciences well enough for any premed. Go to the college where you can max your gpa.</p>
<p>Also concur with Mike on picking a place YOU want to live for four years.</p>
<p>Tufts and Holy Cross have great pre-med programs.</p>
<p>The best pre-med program is wherever you can get the highest GPA.</p>
<p>Johns Hopkins University</p>
<p>Best BME program in the world.
Medical School ranks #2 right behind Harvard
Receives the largest federal annual research funding in the country (1.5 billion)
Also boasts the best hospital in the nation.</p>
<p>Seriously, when it comes to medical studies, JHU rules. Zero reasonable doubt.</p>
<p>I yield to no-one in my admiration for Johns Hopkins medicine. My wife recently had a low anterior resection (with severe complications) performed by Fred Eckhauser, Professor of Surgery and Chief of Clinical Operations, and his team. At any other hospital, she may well have not survived. She was home in eight days. The doctors were wonderful, the nurses were excellent, and the patient food was abysmal - the worst I have ever tasted anywhere, anyplace!</p>
<p>Now, consider this. Eckhauser has a BS from Suny Binghampton and his MD from the University of Kentucky. His 7th year Fellow, Toran Fitton, has his BS from Notre Dame and his MD from Northwestern. Of the remaining 5 surgical residents on his team, none graduated from Hopkins or received his/her MD there. </p>
<p>Hopkins is where any doctor would give anything to go for his/her advanced medical or surgical training. A residency there is the "ne plus ultra" of medicine and, I believe, equal to or better than Harvard or UC San Francisco. You didn't even mention Wilmer, where a residency will "make" an opthalmologist for life.</p>
<p>Now for the point. It doesn't really matter where you do pre-med. It doesn't really matter where you go to med school. There are no "second-tier" med schools in the United States. ALL are good. Some, of course, are exceptionally good. A top student from any US med school has a chance to match for Hopkins, Harvard, UCSF, WashU, Columbia P&S, or any other great program.</p>
<p>Good luck. </p>
<p>(Name withheld), MD</p>
<p>^ Thank you vercingetorix, well said!</p>
<p>what are some good match schools with strong pre-med programs that match my stats?</p>
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<p>Building on vercingetorix's comments, I would add that the best pre-med program for any student is one where they will be able to get a strong education and, at the same time, get very strong grades. Many of the schools that are supposedly "the best" for pre-med have a pretty strong weed-out process that effectively makes it difficult for many students to even get to the point of applying to medical school.</p>
<p>Looking just at your grades/test scores, and not knowing anything more about you, here is a list of colleges that I would suggest you begin with. Please note: this list is not all-inclusive. As already mentioned, there are many great schools for pre-med. These are all schools that do a very good job of helping students who are motivated become solid med school applications. However, as mentioned above, majors can and often do change, so these schools may or may not be right for you in other ways -- Spend some time thinking about what else you are looking for and then go from there. Because, honestly, the best chance any student has at thriving academically is to be comfortable and happy outside of the classroom.</p>
<p>Franklin & Marshall (PA), Southwestern University (TX), St. Olaf (MN), Washington & Jefferson (PA), Wheaton College (MA), Hope College (MI), Lawrence University (WI), Earlham College (IN), Fairfield (CT), St. Mary's College of Maryland, Denison (OH), Creighton (NE), Santa Clara (CA), University of San Diego, University of Puget Sound, Lewis & Clark (OR), Juniata (PA), Willamette (OR), Hendrix College, SUNY Stony Brook, University of Wshington, University of Wisconsin, Ohio University, Indiana U, James Madison U, Marquette U.</p>