<p>In comparison to these other universities what makes Harvard better. Lets take out the prestige factor. Which of these universities would be the best to perform research or work at at a top hospital in preparation for the med school years..</p>
<p>For medicine, probably Hopkins, but I don’t know much about medicine programs</p>
<p>Yeah, I’d think that Johns Hopkins would provide you with the greatest opportunities, although I’m sure it’s very competitive to partake in these opportunities. But, pre-med will be competitive everywhere because the majority of pre-med students at schools this competitive (probably including you) are cutthroat and will do anything to succeed.</p>
<p>"In comparison to these other universities what makes Harvard better. Lets take out the prestige factor. Which of these universities would be the best to perform research or work at at a top hospital in preparation for the med school years… "</p>
<p>Though I don’t know too much about Yale, Columbia, or UPenn, as these schools aren’t too interesting to me, I feel that your goals would be better accomodated at JHU. However, this opinion is mainly based on your use of the words such as “research”, “top hospital”, etc. On the whole, in terms of medical study, as long as you’re sure about joining the medical field in any position (physician, researcher, epidemiologist, etc.), then you’re better off with JHU, a school widely known for its focus on research and strong medical studies, as well as a top affiliated hospital. On the other hand, were you to prefer more diverse options in undergraduate studies in case of loss of interest in medical studies, you would be much better off at Harvard, with not only the extraordinary prestige (whether you like it or not, it matters in later life), but also strong professors in subjects other than science, such as English, History, etc. This would allow you to major in in something very interesting while allowing you to pave the premed path by taking the prerequisites on the side, thus allowing you much more choice after graduation. And of course, I don’t find the other schools that important in these subjects. This is all assuming you can get in, of course.</p>
<p>Which one would be best? *The one that accepts you. * The perceived differences are marginal as all are top notch and graduate many successful med school applicants.</p>
<p>If you get accepted by multiple ones, then speak with the undergraduate med school advisors and science dept heads at those schools.</p>