<p>I have been accepted at both Brandeis and Wellesley, and am trying to decide between the two schools. I love both schools, I love science, and am interested in applying to med school after college. Can anyone give me some information on which of the schools has a better pre-med track, i.e. advising, accessibility, etc?</p>
<p>I know I’m going to get totally, totally flamed for this, but here goes:</p>
<p>I really think single-sex education is a bad idea and when you are talking about a pre-professional program, it’s an even worse idea.</p>
<p>You will get a fine education at Wellesley, but I think Brandeis will better prepare you for med school if for no other reason than every med school is co-ed. You will need to learn how to work and study with men at some point if you want to be successful in medicine (or almost anything else for that matter). There is nothing to be gained by postponing that until after college.</p>
<p>Please… don’t kill me all of you woman’s college fans!</p>
<p>No worries…I won’t kill you, but I will disagree. My daughter goes to an all-girls hs, and there are many advantages. Having said that, she’s definitely going to coed college…I don’t think it would be good for her to have 8 yrs of single sex education (keep in mind girls in single-sex schools usually do theatre, music, clubs, dances, etc with a "brother-school, so its not as exclusionary as it sounds.</p>
<p>I think a girl who has gone to coed hs might very well find many advantages in a women only college. If she’s had the experience of learning with boys in hs, and will again in med (or other professional) school, I think 4 yrs of single- sex ed in college could be a great opportunity.</p>
<p>Speaking as someone who went to an all-girl’s high school (and did enjoy it a lot), there is no way that I would have attended a single-sex college. I wanted a college experience that would broaden my horizons as much as possible and introduce me to as many different types of people as possible, and I felt that that would be kind of hard if half of the population is excluded from attending, you know? 
Like the poster above said, you need to learn to work with all different types of people. </p>
<p>Those are just my two cents, of course; just as attending an all-girl’s school was right for me at that point in my life, attending a single-sex college might be the perfect option for many women.</p>
<p>To more specifically answer the OP’s question, assuming equivilent GPA’s and MCAT scores, I believe that Wellesley and Brandeis graduates are viewed by medical schools as roughly equivilent so this should not be a factor in the decision.</p>
<p>I also think that the women’s college vs. coed school thing is very much a personal thing. Some women will find the environment of a women’s college to be liberating, and others will find it stifling. There is no right or wrong answer. </p>
<p>I know a Ph.D student at Brandeis in a biology related field who is a Wellseley graduate. She loves both schools. Your daughter might want to speak to her. Pm me if you are interested.</p>