<p>I'm a HS junior and I am interested in doing premed in college but I also have a lot of interests in the liberal arts and the small classes that many LACs seem to have. Are there any larger (5K-15K) colleges/universities that still have a lot of small classes and where you can get to know your teachers? I'm just thinking that a really small school might get kind of tiring and feel too much like high school... Or any small schools that aren't like this?</p>
<p>I would also prefer a school that is in a city or close to a city, but also maintains a college campus and atmosphere (not like scattered buildings all throughout the city).</p>
<p>I don't really care that much about prestige, just really good academics, study abroad opportunities, and premed advising and internships. My grades are pretty good (3.9 last year) and I'm taking AP and honors classes this year. Haven't taken the SAT or anything like that yet. </p>
<p>I think I would be interested in research, but I’m also definitely interested in working with people and interning. I will look into U of Rochester and the other suggestions. Any other college suggestions would be great too.</p>
<p>Until you take the SATs it is hard to come up with a list of colleges. But there are lots of schools that will fit that description. I’d suggest you get your hands on one or two college guide books and start reading (I like Fiske and Princeton Review, but there are many others). </p>
<p>Most of the Jesuit schools mid-sized universities in or near major cities so they could fit the bill (my S went to Fordham and loved it – class sizes were small and the profs got to know their students) – you can google the list of Jesuit schools easily. Other ideas offhand include Johns Hopkins, Tufts, Brandeis, Villanova, GW, American, Vanderbilt, Tulane, Wash U St. Louis to name a few. You would need to research the average class size or the % of larger classes at each school.</p>
<p>If you’re a boy, Goucher (right by Baltimore). If you’re a girl, Agnes Scott (right by Atlanta). Both have close-knit student communities, small classes, good study abroad, and good premed tracks. Only criterion not met, size - but residential LACs really aren’t like high schools.</p>
<p>Larger LACs I can think of would be public, such as Truman, but it’s not located near a city.</p>
<p>You’re right, Goucher is coed, but since they have fewer male applicants it’s easier to get in for boys. Even if you’re a girl, Goucher is right by a big city, it fits all your criteria including study abroad and premed, except size of school.
Many Women’s colleges are part of a consortium so you would have only girls in some classes and would take other classes on co ed campuses, plus study abroad is coed.
A school that has record numbers for med school admission is Juniata College but it’s rural.</p>
<p>I’ll put in a go for my favorite school, The University of Miami. It has 10,000 students and small class sizes - 50% under 16, 75% under 25. The pre-med classes might not be “small”, but they won’t be huge. It’s near Miami, in Coral Gables, and has a resort-esque campus.</p>
<p>Wake Forest would be a great option since it’s test-optional if your scores don’t turn out like you want them to.</p>
<p>Does anyone have any thoughts about campus community in these colleges: U of Chicago, Northeastern, Northwestern, Seattle U? I know these are bigger schools but do they maintain a real college feel and community? </p>
<p>Sorry I forgot to mention this, but I’m looking primarily in the East coast, west coast, or midwest (I’m from Northern California and the south is way too hot for me).</p>