<p>I would take the following into account when choosing an undergraduate school for pre-med:</p>
<p>1) You have to maintain a good GPA to get into med school. You might get a tiny bit of slack for the difficulty of the school but many med schools have automatic cutoffs so make sure you can maintain a 3.5+ GPA.</p>
<p>2) Many many people say they are pre-med but don’t make it through. What opportunities does this school have if you don’t end up going to med school?</p>
<p>3) Cost: You want a cheap out of pocket option for undergraduate so you don’t have any loans unless you have unlimited funds. You need to save your/your parents money to pay for med school.</p>
<p>4) Pre-med activities: Is there a hospital near by to volunteer at? How is the health advisory committee?</p>
<p>Be careful when looking at pre-med acceptance rates:
There are all the people who start off in pre-med
There are all the people who finish as pre-med and take the MCATs
There are all of the people who the committee thinks are worthy of a recommendation letter</p>
<p>When they talk about 80%, which population are they talking about (hint: most likely the last one)</p>