<p>Hi, I'm a junior, and my college counselor wants me to make a list of colleges that I will apply to. I have a good list, but I need to consider some safeties. I already have one for-sure safety, but I am trying to think of one or two more. I am out of the ACT ranges of each of these schools and I think I can consider these safeties. Anyways, which fits best for me? Here is what I am looking for in a college:
-great pre-medical program (good advising to really help me get an edge into medical school admissions, challenging but not impossible courses, competitive but not a super cutthroat environment, great place for research and summer internships)
-location in or close to a large city (not just any large city, but one where I can experience numerous different things like great shows, restaurants, sports teams, maybe even museums idk for sure but hopefully you understand somewhat what i'm talking about)
-really nice campus vibe (where the school is generally pretty close-knit and there is large involvement in school spirit and pride)
-nice people (I kind of already mentioned this, but i don't want a school where everyone is SUPER competitive... I mean, yeah, I want competition but I want to be around people who are willing to help me with homework and stuff)</p>
<p>btw i realize that these aren’t “SUPER” safeties, but i am also looking for some more mid-range acceptance schools since most of my top schools are low acceptance-rate schools</p>
<p>Washington U in St. Louis
UCLA
John Hopkins
Harvard
Georgia Tech
Penn
BU
Rice
Pitt</p>
<p>All of those are great schools if you want to go to medical school. They are all located in big/medium sized cities. I would stay away from Harvard, Penn and maybe even Rice, John Hopkins and Washington U if you do not want a competitive environment, as those are some of the best schools in the country, and the academics are very intense. </p>
<p>what is going to be your major? pre-med is not a major. like biomed engineering? etc.</p>
<p>UNC and Boston College are far superior schools compared to SLU.</p>
<p>wow i haven’t checked this in a while haha. @201126, i actually heard rice’s environment is pretty friendly/not cutthroat, but i could be wrong. regardless, i’m thinking about majoring in: biochem, neuroscience, molecular and cellular bio, or bio… that’s kind of like my ranking of preference. and what do you guys think about these schools compared to iowa in regard to pre-med?</p>