<p>Hey guys,</p>
<p>I'm Class of 2012 and wondering which of these schools to choose for a pre-med, based solely on their programs (for now). Please pour your opinions--I only have a week left to decide!</p>
<p>Go to which one you like best. I'd pick Yale. </p>
<p>I really don't think their "programs" would be very different. Premed is just a series of classes. It's not a training program.</p>
<p>bump...anyone else?</p>
<p>Definitely Yale!</p>
<p>They're all great, and I'd definitely try and pick your college based off of more than just pre-med programs (you may end up finding another career in college). Or there are other factors....MIT and Yale are in New England, Stanford is in Northern California. Which culture/weather/etc. do you feel more comfortable in?</p>
<p>Also, keep in mind that Cali. medical schools are very difficult to get into for non-Cali residents. Going to Stanford might help you with that dilemma.</p>
<p>At times MIT has had a surprisingly low proportion of students admitted to medical school, considering the high quality of the students body.</p>
<p>It also may not provide the best support to its premeds:</p>
<p>Woes</a> of a Premed - The Tech</p>
<p>Fantastic place for anything math, science, or engineering, but might not be tops for premed, at least compared to your alternatives. Stanford, rumor has it, also has a relatively low success rate for premeds, attributed to a huge proportion of the students applying to California medical schools.</p>
<p>So, based solely on where is it best to be a premed, you should look into these considerations and perhaps tilt toward Yale. </p>
<p>BTW, I don't think you should let these marginal differences dominate your decision. Many people change career goals in college, and picking just on the basis of one particular track could be a mistake.</p>
<p>Goodness, a waiting list for a premed advisor? I hope that is incorrect somehow...</p>
<p>And Stanford does not help you gain CA residency. So that's irrelevant.</p>
<p>I really would liked to attend med school at UCSF or Stanford. Which school would be better for that?</p>
<p>If you go to Stanford, you will have lived in CA for 4 years, so why can't you become a CA resident?</p>
<p>Re: 10: You can't aim for two medical schools. The odds of this are just way too low.</p>
<p>Re: 11: ... because that's not how state residency works. It usually requires paying taxes, working full-time, buying a home, etc.</p>
<p>Well I've lived in California my entire life so I guess I'd technically be a Cali resident regardless of where I went. Also, isn't applying to med school similar to undergrad? what do you mean when you say we can't "aim for 2 med schools"?</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>It's irresponsible at this stage in your life to pick two medical schools, even as top choices. The odds at medical school at all, much less any two, much less two of the ten most selective, are just too poor for that to be a responsible mindset. Generally we advise students not to have top choices until they've actually interviewed at said places.</p>
<p>(Of course, if you're a Yale-caliber student, your odds at medical school in general are very high. So ignore that part of the above sentence.)</p>
<p>BDM is really telling the truth. It doesn't matter who you are, PERIOD.
In other words, no matter what your stats when applying to a top 10 medical school (or probably top 20) there will be probably be X times others that will have at least comparable stats. When adcoms pick among these applicants it really is not at all predictable. UCSF may have 10 applicants with the standard 3.8/35 for each place in their class and that does not consider other factors such as URM applicants etc. It's rough out there and you certainly can't rely on going to Stanford or UCSF (not that it won't happen but you get the point).</p>