<p>Advice for an international student choosing between Princeton and Harvard interested in pursuing a career in medicine?</p>
<p>Princeton for undergrad, Harvard for grad</p>
<p>I agree. Princeton as an institution is much more focused on undergraduates than universities (like Harvard) that have large professional schools. Also, Princeton has one of the strongest natural/physical sciences programs of any of the Ivies, and would therefore prepare you very well for med school anywhere.</p>
<p>Why go to Harvard College and be relatively ignored, when you can later go to Harvard Medical School and receive more institutional attention?</p>
<p>what's the difference between an ivy league school and CC schools?</p>
<p>thanks for the advice...but isn't it much easier to get into harvard med school as a harvard undergrad student?</p>
<p>I would not say that it is much easier (or even easier at all, perhaps). But right now you have the opportunity to experience Princeton at its best, while Harvard at its best is yet to come. I would take the best of both worlds.</p>
<p>Of course, a visit to both Princeton and Harvard can also be very helpful in making your decision.</p>
<p>i've heard it's actually easier to get into harvard med as a graduate from another university because they are interested in a diversified student body. that's exactly what i hope to do...premed at princeton and hopefully med school at harvard</p>
<p>Yes, I would definitely agree with what previous users have said.</p>
<p>Princeton has great pre-med major choices like Chemistry, Ecology & Evoultionary Biology, and Molecular Biology. While none are explicitly geared towards medicine per se, they are world-class departments in their own right and a large portion of undergraduate graduates from those departments go to top medical schools around the country such as Harvard.</p>
<p>Then choose Harvard over Princeton for medical school (the fact that Princeton doesn't have a medical school takes it out of the running!)</p>
<p>Come to Princeton! Congratulations. Actual data from our Health Professions Advising stated that last year 90% of applicants got into med school. You won't find a number as high as that anywhere. Comparatively, the university in the state I'm from has a 30% acceptance rate. And the undergrad focus here is phenomenal. All professors are required to teach their classes and hold office hours, unlike that community college in Cambridge where you can't even find where the heck your prof is. Basically there is no way you can go wrong at Princeton.</p>
<p>Wow...thanks a lot to all of you for excellent advice.</p>