<p>I’m afraid Newst/Newb’s comments are completely incorrect. Princeton is an outstanding place for a premedical student. There is no certificate in pre-medical studies, rather there is a Certificate in Global Health & Health Policy, which is not required to apply to medical schools. I turned down an integrated 5 year BS/MD program to go to Princeton, from which I graduated in 1978, and went directly on to medical school at The University of Pennsylvania. I will be forever glad that I went to Princeton, and the fact that there is no defined premedical track is a good thing. There is no problem in taking the prerequisites for the MCAT and medical school, and Princeton does not steer students into a predefined major as do some colleges with formal premedical programs. At Princeton, one can major in whatever one wishes, and still apply to medical school, as long as one has taken the required classes. In my era, some colleges overtly discouraged certain students from applying to medical school, in order to pull up the percentage of applicants who were accepted. Princeton did not. We had plenty of English and Art History majors get into medical school, along with the hard scientists like me.</p>
<p>I can also assure you that you can take the MCAT and apply to medical school before graduation, earlier this year I participated in a career seminar at Princeton, and spoke with a number of students who had already been accepted to medical school, and were waiting on other acceptance notices before deciding where to go. They had yet to graduate, but already knew they would get to be physicians.</p>
<p>The great thing about Princeton is that it combines the facility and opportunities of a large university with the personal scale of a liberal arts college. Since you will hopefully be spending 4 years in medical school, having 4 years of a great undergraduate experience is a good idea. My advice is to look at a number of colleges, apply where you want to, and go to wherever you feel you will be happiest. Good luck.</p>