<p>So I've been accepted to Kalamazoo College and Lyman Briggs at MSU. I am going into bio or chem and plan on applying to med school afterwards. I am kinda torn between the two. I have a hard time ignoring K Colleges great rep for pre med students but also am afraid Ill miss big ten sports. Any thoughts/opinions???</p>
<p>I don’t know enough about the two schools to comment, but I’ll share that my D wasn’t even considering sports and school spirit when she was applying. She ended up attending a school with great football and basketball teams, and realized that she wanted that experience. Something to think about.</p>
<p>If you can afford the tuition, K College will offer you a life-changing experience in and outside of the classroom, and give you an edge into med or other grad programs. Yes, you’ll miss out on Big 10 sports, but that probably shouldn’t be the tail that wags this decision. While K football isn’t much, the WMU games at Waldo stadium are cheap and fun. Lyman Briggs is a good program, but what it is trying to be is what an LAC like K does better hands down.</p>
<p>Snarlatron. I did get a scholarship to bring the cost of K down and my parents told me to not take cost into consideration. I also feel that big ten sports should not change my decision. Thanks for the help.</p>
<p>If cost is not an issue then I would most definitely go to K College.</p>
<p>Since cost is not an issue, Kalamazoo will provide a better academic experience: With smaller student/faculty ratio, the class sizes will be smaller, will receive better guidance for undergraduate research, advice & recommendation letters for pre-med. </p>
<p>The only downside is that should one decide to change his/her major, MSU provides a vast array of selection. </p>
<p>Both provide excellent study abroad opportunities. Kalamazoo has an edge, even in comparison to MSU’s Honor’s college - All in context that cost is not a factor.</p>
<p>Thanks for the input everyone! If I do change majors it would most likely be to engineering (biomedical or chemical). Does any one have inside info on each schools programs? I know K offers the 3-2 engineering program.</p>
<p>Although in theory the 3+2 embodies the best of both liberal arts and engineering, in general very few students attempt it. Don’t know what percentage of students at Kalamazoo are in that program. </p>
<p>In general, medical colleges main admission criteria are GPA in one’s major, science (BCPM) GPA, MCAT scores, extra curricular activities related to medicine (shadowing, research etc.), and a compelling reason why one wants to be a doctor. The probability of admission to any medical college is less than 45%. So in order to hedge one’s bets, the 3+2 might be a an alternate route. Kalamazoo offers the flexibility of doing engineering at Michigan, WUStL or at any ABET accredited program, which includes MSU. </p>
<p>MSU’s Chem E program offers concentration in BME. One needs further information on MSU’s job placement of their ChemEs, as well as statistics on admission to med school for those few who may attempt to do so. While 3+2 offers an attractive option, maintaining a high GPA (say >3.6) in engineering is far more arduous while also fulfilling the ECs required for medical school admission. Although the upside is that MSU has 2 medical schools (Osteopathy and allopathy), because of the limited number of hospitals in Lansing area, the demand (from students) is quite high that some (students) may not be able to sign up for hospital/patient related exposure to health care.</p>
<p>Thanks again. Just to clearify, if I did end up switching to engineering I would most likely not pursue medical school and instead go to grad school to get an MBA or masters in another related field.</p>