<p>So i have heard of various different schools that offer BA/MD and BS/MD programs. And i know that they are very different when it comes to prestige, difficulty in getting in, etc. I've heard that there are different tiers in which the schools are categorized into (lower tier, middle tier, etc). My question is where can i find a list of what schools are in which are in what tier, OR does anyone know of the schools in each tier. </p>
<p>I imagine Brown PLME and Northwestern HPME are higher tier.
what about baylor/rice, USC, BU, Drexel, Miami, texas tech? i mean i have an idea as to where these schools would probably go but i'm not 100 percent certain. </p>
<p>thank you</p>
<p>Most people use the US World News and Report (USWNR) Rankings with respect to rankings.</p>
<p>The tier system is mainly for undergraduate as there are so many undergraduate institutions, of which there are 4 tiers and schools that do not wish to be ranked (for obvious reasons): [National</a> Universities Rankings - Best Colleges - Education - US News and World Report](<a href=“http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/college/national-search]National”>http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/college/national-search)</p>
<p>For medical schools, there is no “tier” system just ranks with some schools who do not wish to be ranked (for obvious reasons):</p>
<p>Research - [Research</a> Rankings - Best Medical Schools - Graduate Schools - Education - US News and World Report](<a href=“http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-medical-schools/research-rankings]Research”>http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-medical-schools/research-rankings)</p>
<p>(While you may not consider research as your career, these rankings are nonetheless important bc the higher the school’s rank the better the PhDs who join faculty to teach classes for the school and do research, which you can participate in to help your residency application. They gravitate to these schools that are able to bring in a lot of research funding).</p>
<p>Primary Care - [Primary</a> Care Rankings - Best Medical Schools - Graduate Schools - Education - US News and World Report](<a href=“http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-medical-schools/primary-care-rankings]Primary”>http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-medical-schools/primary-care-rankings)</p>
<p>If the site requires you to enroll as a premium member to see the lower tiers of undergraduate institutions, just go to a local Borders/Barnes & Noble and get the USWNR magazine directly.</p>
<p>As you have already figured out, Bachelor/MD programs are nowhere close to equal in quality so it’s very imperative for you to research the quality (or quality lacking) of a school you are committing to early on as a high schooler.</p>
<p>I would say that all the programs are difficult to get in to and are “prestigious” to some degree, but I do understand what you are saying. I’m basically in the same situation as you in that I know where the colleges would be, but I don’t know for sure. I imagine BU, Miami, Drexel( Maybe), and PennState are middle tier. The state only programs tend to be lower tier. Rice/Baylor, Brown and Northwestern are higher tier. But I personally wouldn’t care because getting in is hard enough, but I think I can be fairly successful in the middle or top tier. What I wrote probably doesn’t help much because you were looking for exact, but I’m sure there isn’t a list.</p>