<p>Well, if you were going by the percentage who go to med. school, Xavier is the top of the list. But it's not a prime measure - a large percentage going on to med school could also mean larger classes, fewer research opportunities, etc. The best measure is the one that is most difficult to get - the percentage of students who enter thinking they are pre-med who actually get there. At JHU, for example, med school admissions rates are in the high 80s, but the percentage of those who enter thinking they are pre-med who actually get there is said to be in the low 30s, or below. (Of course, many of them shouldn't have been doctors to begin with, perhaps, but that's another story. If they had gone to their state school, many of them would be doctors today.)</p>
<p>Go someplace where you feel you will excel, and med. school will take care of itself (if you can put together the 200k+ to pay for it.)</p>
<p>Catholic University sounds like a good choice. It is not cutthroat, you get to know the professors, and there are plenty of good hospitals nearby where you can volunteer.</p>
<p>just because you go to a religious school doesnt mean u have to practice that religion or take any part in that religion, you can do whatever you want usually, its not bob jones university or anything</p>
<p>I usually dont mind..but my parents who are very religious (I prefer not to say which faith) are very strict that I do not attend a school with religious affiliation. I didnt mean to offend you because you seem offended..Sorry</p>
<p>no im not offended i just want to make sure you know that you dont gotta practice the religion or anything, a lot of people who go to public/unreligious privates and have little to no life experience in religion are sometimes scared of going to a religiously affiliated school, primarily lutheran or catholic ones. if you have your own personal reasons such as familys preference, I can understand. A non-religious substitute for Catholic U might be American U or George Washington U, but they're harder to get into.</p>
<p>A school with a good pre-med program is a school where you will be happy and succeed. </p>
<p>Schools with well-known medical schools (Wash U., Johns Hopkins, etc) usually attract the pre-med crazies, making the competition both cutthroat and unhealthily stressful. Some people thrive in these types of schools so I guess it depends on your personality.</p>
<p>I can only think of state schools like washington state university and arizona state and drexel and VCU. those are my top 4 and the university of sciences in philadelphia..is that good?</p>
<p>sonoma I think you stand a good chance at drexel,arizona,vcu, don't know about WSU.</p>
<p>i think you should get your list up higher.</p>
<p>This is what my list looks like now - with stats i got off princeton review should be helpful. </p>
<p>College: Creighton University
Major: Biology
SAT 25-75%: 1670(v530 m540 w600)- 1980(v660 m660 w660)
Type: Match / Safety
Percent Accepted: 87%</p>
<p>College: The Catholic University of America
Major: Biology
SAT 25-75%: 1610(v530 m510 w570) - 1910(v630 m620 w660)
Type: Match/Safety
Percent Accepted: 81%</p>
<p>College: Rochester Institute of Technology
Major: Biology
SAT 25-75%: 1700(v540 m570 w590) - 1970(v640 m670 w660) ~ MUCH LOWER FOR SCIENCE STUDENTS
Type: Match
Percent Accepted: 69%</p>
<p>It is pretty easy to get into, and I like the school and everything. RIT even runs it's own EMT you can volunteer at when your there for undergrad, will look good for Med School App.</p>
<p>while i like the idea of early assurance, something tells me i would be better off going through MCAT and whole applicaiton process, I might be better off in the long run because I could get into a better med school then I expected. I am going to be adding Drexel back onto my college list soon I think, it's early assurance program sounds too good to pass up.</p>