<p>I know premed isn't a major. Some colleges I have found are Dickinson, Allegheny, Gettysburg etc. Any thoughts or comments?</p>
<p>Ask admissions of each of the LACs on your potential list three questions:</p>
<p>(1) How many students in last year’s senior class were serious pre-med students – i.e. they took the MCAT and applied to medical school.</p>
<p>(2) How many of these students were accepted by one or more accredited medical schools.</p>
<p>(3) How many of the students accepted to medical school are now attending medical school.</p>
<p>If (1) is a small number of students (say less than 15% or so of the total class), or if the percentage of (1) who were accepted to medical school is small (say less than 40%) then the LAC may not be a good fit for you.</p>
<p>Others who read this post may have different opinions regarding the threshold for (1) and (2).</p>
<p>All good schools. I’d also look into Holy Cross in Worcester. It has a very strong medical program, with an acceptance rate for med school in the 90s. I just recently visited, and its campus was very updated but still had the feel of an established school.</p>
<p>All three would be good. You could also consider Franklin & Marshall (unless wanting merit aid as they don’t offer that - fair with need-based aid) and Bucknell.</p>
<p>It would be a rare LAC where 15% of the class took the MCAT, I think.</p>
<p>One thing you may not be aware of is that many smaller schools screen their med school applicants. Holy cross is an example of a school that does this. That’s why they have such a great success rate. If you keep weaker students from applying then your strongest ones have a good showing.</p>
<p>The way they do this is something called the committee letter. If your college offers it that then med schools require you to submit it. While colleges can’t actually prevent you from submitting a application to med school, they can tell you in advance that their committee letter will say you are not recommended. Unless you are an idiot you will know that applying in such a case is just a waste of time and money. So in effect they can control who applies.</p>
<p>As part of your search you should look into whether each school you are considering supplies a committee letter. And think about the implications if they say that they screen their applicants. Some colleges that supply a letter do not screen their applicants, simply use it as a summary of your record.</p>
<p>Since it is summer and you have some free time I also suggest that you read through a book or two about medical school admissions so you understand the whole process and what you should be doing in college. That can help guide your search. A good starting point is this online link: <a href=“https://www3.amherst.edu/~sageorge/guide1.html[/url]”>https://www3.amherst.edu/~sageorge/guide1.html</a></p>
<p>muhlenberg college</p>
<p>Thank u for the replies! They are all very helpful. It’s hard to find concrete percentages of admitted med school applicants that aren’t controlled by the school. I was wondering if anyone had personal experiences at the schools?</p>
<p>Holy Cross has great pre-med program.</p>