<p>Duke
Emory
Rice
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Vanderbilt
Northwestern</p>
<p>Love all these schools but want to go to the most prestigious one</p>
<p>Duke 10 char</p>
<p>Why would you just a school based on prestige? Why don’t you just wait and see where you get in before you decide? </p>
<p>All of these schools are basically at the same prestige level; they’re all peer schools. If I had to rank them I would say: Duke > or = Rice = Vanderbilt = Northwestern > or = Emory > UNC-CH</p>
<p>But they will be ranked differently depending on who you ask and it also really depends on what you want to major in. Plus, who cares? They are all so close in prestige that it shouldn’t even be a factor. Choose the school you like best.</p>
<p>Duke
Rice
Northwestern
Emory
Vanderbilt
UNC</p>
<p>Duke, however is significantly harder to get into than any of those places. And don’t go to a school just on its prestige alone. Go where you fit in the best, where the major you plan to study is strongest and where you will have the best four years</p>
<p>I like all of them, gone and visited campuses and will definitely get into 5/6 of them… I can’t really choose so I’m leaving it to prestige since I’m going to do pre-med and the more prestigious your school, the easier to get into a med school.</p>
<p>They are all very close to each other</p>
<p>Duke - quite well known, most prestigious for sure
For the average citizen, UNC is probably a bigger household name than the remaining schools but recruiters will see it the other way.
The other schools really are roughly equal in prestige so I’m not going to venture a guess.</p>
<p>Not sure how you know that you will definitely get into 5 of them. But anyways, that’s good that you have visited and liked them all.</p>
<p>Prestige is definitely not the most important factor for med school admissions. Not sure where you got this idea from. GPA and your MCAT score are by far the most important factors. So, it would be best if you go where you think you could get the highest GPA. Not sure about the specifics for these schools you listed but looking into this could be helpful. Med school acceptance data can also be useful. </p>
<p>Also, even if you are concerned about prestige, like I stated previously, these schools are all so close in prestige that this should not be a factor.</p>
<p>You want to go to the most “prestigious” one?</p>
<p>They’ll see right through your empty application. Admissions officers are trained to weed out people like you.</p>
<p>I have 4.0 GPA, 34 ACT, 300+ community service hours so I’m pretty sure about everything except for Rice and Duke.</p>
<p>You stats are good and your chances are good, but that does not guarantee you admission by any means. Many people with the same stats as you (or better) get rejected from Vandy and Northwestern, along with the other schools you mentioned. </p>
<p>I’m not saying you won’t get in. I just don’t think you could be so certain that you will. Admissions are unpredictable and you should be realistic about your chances.</p>
<p>My son’s friend with comparable stats and a really impressive resume got rejected at Duke and Vanderbilt, among others, just this past year. And he went into the process with the same confidence as the OP. He was shocked to only have his backup list to choose from in April.</p>
<p>Make sure you have some matches and safeties. Everyone needs them. Your accomplishments may be wonderful, but there are a lot of kids like you applying to the exact same schools.</p>
<p>Northwestern first</p>