<p>I'm wondering how you guys would rank these school for pre med.</p>
<p>All five are superb. Do well at any of them and you won't have a problem getting admitted to medical school. Hopkins is most famous among that group for premed, and it and Duke clearly offer better undergraduate research possibilities related to medicine (Cornell's medical school is in NYC not Ithica: Hancock Hospital in Hanover, N.H. is a fraction of the size of Johns Hopkins or Duke medical centers; and Evanston-Northwestern Hospital is good but not in the same league as Hopkins or Duke, IMHO). Thus, I'd give a slight edge to Hopkins and Duke but, honestly, among that group it doesn't matter much.</p>
<p>thanks for you opinion! Anyone else think the same or differently?</p>
<p>If you take a look at Hopkin's student employment website, there are vast numbers of paid research position internships available at the Hopkins school of medicine. There is just an incredible amount of job openings and job availabilities available to A&S undergrad students, its kinda amazing.</p>
<p>With that said, Hopkins is somewhat kinda synomous with medicine itself. US News said that Hopkins was the "hottest premed school" in its rankings for 2008. I don't know what that means but it attracts a number of motivated and career focused individuals from across the nation because of the strength of the its premed program.</p>
<p>Not to mention there is easy transportation to the renown Johns Hopkins Hospital and med school. Hopkins is most famous for its medicine and premeds.</p>
<p>Don't go to Hopkins, I think its one of the worse social experiences.</p>
<p>Penn, Duke, and Northwestern are all stronger (or as strong) for pre-med and med placement, and are much more fun.</p>
<p>Hopkins social scene has its ups and down. Overall, I've heard it has dramatically improved and is getting better every year.</p>
<p>Penn and Duke are also two great schools you should consider applying to for premed. I've never investigated Northwestern's premed program so I doubt I'm qualified to say anything about it.</p>
<p>WashU has a honors accelerated premed type program that I heard is highly competitive and difficult to get in.</p>
<p>At Hopkins, there is intense competition for high GPAs.</p>
<p>I've heard something like 80% of incoming freshmen at Dartmouth are considering pre-med. Lots major in biology and then go to some big shot med school. In terms of placement I think that D is the best as long as you think you'll like the atmosphere.</p>
<p>Second is Duke which also has great placement and is in the research triangle so you'll have a lot of opportunities as an undergrad to go work for whoever. Also be aware of the jock/party school setting and what you'll be getting into there.</p>
<p>Third would be Cornell, it's great for pre-professional studies and would have placement at least comparable to the others.</p>
<p>As for JHU and Northwestern, they're both great places to go to school and would be excellent for pre-med. I've heard that JHU does specialize in pre-med but it's also very competitive (most schools at this caliber are). Ultimately you shouldn't worry too much about how your undergrad will 'prepare' you for med school; just pick some place that you think you will be happy at for four years and study hard :D</p>
<p>If your GPA isn't good enough at JHU they will write you NEGATIVE letters of recommendation and will try to prevent you from getting into medical school. Although if your GPA is bad enough to get negative rec letters you prolly wouldn't get into med school anyways.</p>