Interested mostly in how easy it is to get involved with pre-med related activities early in ones college career (freshman-sophomore year) including research, working/shadowing at a hospital, and any sort of clinical experience one could get. Details about if these spots are limited/really competitive or if they are abundant and easy to get involved with would be helpful. Also, is there any major grade inflation/deflation I should know about? The size of the classes for the big pre-med classes I should know about? And about the overall pre-med advisory as a whole?
If their methodology is any good, the factors used to construct this list should overlap with your own priorities: “The Experts’ Choice: Colleges With Great Pre-med Programs” (available online). Pomona is one of the twelve LACs listed among the two dozen “Top Choices.”
As far as working/shadowing goes, D (and a number of her classmates) went into the Clinical Care Extender program (http://www.l3connect.org/prospective-applicants/clinical-care-extender-prepstep-health-care-scholar) as a sophomore. If you haven’t already, take a look at Pomona’s Pre-Health services site: http://www.pomona.edu/administration/pre-health/.