<p>So I've been accepted to both schools, and am now having a hard time deciding which school would be better for premed. Any inputs?</p>
<p>Would you care to tell us more about what you're looking for?</p>
<p>I'm looking for a place that would be the most beneficial to me in terms of medical school acceptance success rate and personal growth. </p>
<p>I live in Houston, so i know a lot more about Rice. I know that Rice devotes a lot of attention to undergraduates. It is also situated right by the Texas Medical Center, the largest medical center in the world. And when i talked to some of my friends at Rice, they say that they don't know any premeds who applied to med school and was not accepted. To me, Rice just seems like a place that really wants to see their undergraduates succeed. However, having spent my entire life in Texas, I kind of want to leave the state to see what it's like elsewhere. The next four years, i assume, will be critical to my growth and i want to maximize my opportunity. </p>
<p>As for Penn, well Penn is Penn. Most of the information that i have gathered from Penn are from its website and brochures. I understand that Penn is very dedicated to an indisciplinary education, which really appeals to me since I'm also interested in many other subjects unrelated to the biological/medical science. As for now, I want to major in Economics, and i know that Penn has a strong economics program. Nevertheless, I am about 80% for medicine and 20% for econ, so medicine still ranks as my top priority, and getting into an undergraduate that would help me more in getting into a Med school is the most important.</p>
<p>And by the way, what do you guys think of majoring in economics while following the premed track? I really enjoy learning about economics in high school, since the subject shows so much correlation to real life, but i'm wondering if med schools will simply look down upon it as a vocational major. </p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>Economics is certainly not vocational. If you're thinking business, then that runs the risk of such, though at Penn I'm sure it's probably okay.</p>
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This, to me, sounds like a very good reason. Go to Penn.</p>
<p>But in terms of practicality (admission to Med school), would it still be Penn?</p>
<p>^Are you asking which college will increase your chances at getting into med school?</p>
<p>They're both fine. If you like Penn better -- and it sounds like you do -- then go there.</p>
<p>Yeah, as for now. i do seem to like Penn better.</p>
<p>And yes to Venkat89. I'm also wondering which college would increase my chances of getting into med school. I know that stats can be deceiving.</p>
<p>The school that increases your chances of getting into med school is probably the one you are happiest at. At least that seems to be the consensus on CC. From what I've seen, Penn is very strong at getting students into med school, but I'm fairly confident that Rice will do a great job to prepare you as well. Just visit Penn before making a final decision.</p>