<p>Hi can some one give a list of colleges that are strong in the pre-med/ biological sciences majors in the undergraduate years? Can you give me the whole spectrum of possibilities, from the best to the somewhat average?</p>
<p>Thanks
Shiggs</p>
<p>Duke
WashU
Johns Hopkins</p>
<p>For me, those colleges are like far reaches, are there any others that are above average and not as amazing as those listed?</p>
<p>University of Washington’s pre-med program is nationally recognized and well within the top 10. It is fairly easier to get into than the aforementioned, but it’s med program is absolutely amazing. Good luck!</p>
<p>shiggs, go to the pre-med forum and read the stickies at the top. It will tell you time and time again that it doesn’t matter where you do your undergrad. Take your pre-med classes at any 4 year institution, keep up a high GPA, and do well on your MCAT’s.</p>
<p>Just about any good liberal arts college or university supports a pre-med program. Many people think you are better off going not necessarily to the most prestigious school that accepts you, but to a school where you’ll be happy and have a better chance of getting good grades. If you agree, then focus first on finding a good “fit”, a place where you’ll be comfortable, before worrying too much about the biology department. Of course, you don’t have to major in biology, either.</p>
<p>How can i get to the pre-med forum?</p>
<p>Also, if it doesn’t matter where you go for undergraduate school, but maintain a high gpa, and the aim to go to med school, why is there a big fuss over the ivy leagues, and top ranked colleges? My brother recently graduated from CWRU and just started CWRU medical school. He is also saying that where you go doesn’t matter, as long as you get good grades/high GPA. </p>
<p>Shiggs</p>
<p>It depends on what it is you’re looking for. Ivy leagues and top ranked colleges for undergraduate are a tool for getting into top ranked medical schools (thus the emphasis placed on them). To a certain degree it doesn’t matter where you do your undergraduate, in terms of the rank of its pre-med program and for your long term career after, but for top ranked medical schools it most certainly does have a large impact. Going to a prestigious medical school will open doors in the future for a career in the medical field as well as provide connections and get you a great starting salary. But, long term it is mostly about the individual instead of where the got their degree.</p>
<p>Boston University has some 7 year medical program thing. I would look into it</p>
<p>^^^Gaming the med school admissions is not the only consideration in choosing a college. Some people choose Ivy League or other top schools because they want a certain experience over and above the pre-med preparation.</p>
<p>I suggest looking into colleges that participate in Tufts Early Assurance Program: Tufts University School of Medicine offers an early assurance program for eligible students at participating institutions. The institutions currently participating in this program are: Tufts University, Brandeis University, Boston College, College of the Holy Cross, and Northeastern University.</p>
<p>[Early</a> Assurance Program - School of Medicine - Tufts University](<a href=“http://www.tufts.edu/med/admissions/md/special/earlyassurance.html]Early”>http://www.tufts.edu/med/admissions/md/special/earlyassurance.html)</p>