<p>Rice. It’s the place to be if you want to go the pre-med route. A bunch of research opportunities with the atmosphere of a LAC, and amazing academics. Additionally, it’s smack in the middle, or pretty close to smack in the middle of the largest medical center in the world = bunch of internships/opportunities for premeds who want to make their applications stand out. I should also mention that the med school acceptance rate of Rice is always a solid mid-90%. I chose Rice over Amherst because of the amazing nurturing liberal arts college-y atmosphere, and the numerous research opportunities for undergrads. Got to love the college system. Plus there are tame squirrels as big as your head spread out throughout the campus. Financial aid is also amazing, my fin. aid package was by far the best. I will add that although Rice is in TX, it is not, by any stretch of the imagination, conservative. I believe Harris county went blue in the 2008 elections. I’m also positive your daughter has a good chance of getting into Rice/Baylor, which is one of the best undergrad-med deals.</p>