<p>i'm a senior in high school now and am considering going into pre-med in coolege. what are some of the best pre-med schools?</p>
<p>The thread immediately above this one is titled "Good pre-med schools".</p>
<p>lol read the stickies lizziee..</p>
<p>going off the title of this thread...</p>
<p>given the fact that every medical school has a really really low acceptance rate, what makes a school "good"? does it come down to funding when comparing schools like harvard and a public school, or are there any other factors?</p>
<p>US News <a href="http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/grad/rankings/med/brief/mdrrank_brief.php%5B/url%5D">http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/grad/rankings/med/brief/mdrrank_brief.php</a> for example, ranks medical schools by peer assessments, residency director assessments, and research funding. There are some other dimensions listed in that chart, but I don't know if they're all used for ranking (or just informational purposes).</p>
<p>I feel that a good medical school for one student does not necessarily mean the same as a good medical school for another student. For example, I am not very interested in research, and I would like to get clinical experience right away in the first year. Therefore, a heavily-research based medical school or one that puts clinical experience off until the third year would not be "good" for me.</p>
<p>In order to find a "good" school for you, I recommend that you visit the schools, read the websites, or check out some sites like <a href="http://www.studentdoctor.net%5B/url%5D">www.studentdoctor.net</a> or <a href="http://www.mdapplicants.com%5B/url%5D">www.mdapplicants.com</a>. They will be good resources to see what the schools are like (curriculum, resources, activities, student life) and what sorts of students they want to see.</p>