<p>Well the thing is Looking at ur safeties in Florida, not many of them other than UF (and UM which I mentioned) have strong science programs. Florida is not a safety. New college was but they dont really have a good science program AT ALL. its a liberal arts school with a unique curriculum. </p>
<p>In texas, SMU isnt necesarilly a stronghold in science but if u do well there u shouldnt have a problem applying to medical schools post graduation as long as they have a pre-med program. again its a safety in ur own state. worth considering.</p>
<p>I thought the OP was from Florida too. Oops...</p>
<p>Embroglio, MIT does have French:</p>
<p><a href="http://web.mit.edu/fll/www/languages/French.shtml%5B/url%5D">http://web.mit.edu/fll/www/languages/French.shtml</a></p>
<p>MIT is known for science/engineering but has most humanities offerings, similar to how Yale is known for humanities but has most science/engineering offerings.</p>
<p>acarta07: Hmm...so perhaps NCF will not be a priority on my list. I do have a scholarship to that school already, which is why I was strongly considering it. Do you happen to know if the other schools on my list have strong science programs? (Other than the obvious...MIT...haha)</p>
<p>Russ456: Ah, that is exciting! That is probably one of my favorite schools, and now even more so. :D</p>
<p>Does anyone know anything about Austin College?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>I'm an incoming freshman at Austin College for the 2007-2008 school year. They claim to have a medical school acceptance rate of over 90% (meaning of those AC students who apply to med school, over 90% get in). Also, I recently looked at the UT Southwestern website, where they have a list of the schools of admitted students, and AC was up there with the Ivies in having multiple students admitted. (UT Southwestern is one of the top 20 med schools in the country. Wikipedia says:</p>
<p>The medical school ranked 19th in the 2008 U.S. News and World Report ranking of the top medical schools in the research category (ranked 6th among public medical schools), ranked 18th in primary care category, and ranked 21st in terms of research funding from the National Institute of Health (2004).)</p>
<p>It is located in a TINY little town, Sherman, and there isn't much to do there. However, it was featured in Loren Pope's "Colleges That Change Lives" and is noted for its personal focus and good biology courses.</p>
<p>What are the "usual extracurriculars"? Perhaps that would help us learn more about your chances at WashU or Cornell.</p>
<p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin_College%5B/url%5D">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin_College</a></p>
<p>The Usual Extracurriculars:
<em>=officer positions
NHS, French NHS, French Club</em>, FFA* (10-11 grades), Band* (9-10), adopted a highway for FFA, volunteer work for IB CAS hours, worked in a lab this summer, assorted competitions for FFA and Band with awards (some on state level :D), and I think that's it. </p>
<p>It is not as stunning as it sounds. But it is always good for it to sound stunning, eh?</p>
<p>Oh and I have had a job since the summer before 11th grade. I am now entering 12th.</p>
<p>Johns Hopkins for sure.</p>
<p>acarta,</p>
<p>USF has a fine med school in Florida. FSU's med school, while new, is fully accredited and graduating MDs. The FIU and UCF programs are neither operating nor accepting students until 2009 at the earliest. Neither is accredited to date. Therefore, FIU's school cannot be "up and coming" since it is not even operating and accreditation by the LCME takes years - see: <a href="http://med.fsu.edu/news/2005/accreditation.asp%5B/url%5D">http://med.fsu.edu/news/2005/accreditation.asp</a></p>
<p>So USF=Univeristy of South Florida?
FSU=Florida State?</p>
<p>So in Florida, everyone seems to agree that UF, USF, and FSU are good for pre-medical students, whilst NCF (New College of Florida), would not be a great option for science majors?</p>
<p>Does anyone know anything about Trinity University?</p>
<p>Thanks a million!</p>