Hello there,
I am a senior this year looking into colleges good for pre-med, particularly pre-dental. I consider myself fairly strong in chemistry and biology, having taken AP Chemistry and AP Biology. While I did well in those classes, I was by no means the best, and I had to work much harder than other classmates to get the good grades.
After considering student life, size, and location, I came down to these 3 schools.
My original thought was to go to WashU because it is the most prestigious for pre-med. However, that may not be a good thing as while i heard its not cutthroat there, its competitive for sure, and with all the top students in one place, I am not so sure I will come out on top. While I may get the highest quality learning there, my (probably lower) GPA may hold me back.
Tufts and Brandeis have less competitive pre-med students compared to WashU, so I would feel its slightly more relaxed. That is the kind of environment that will lead me to work better. However, I am not sure which one is better. Anyone have any input? Anything helps!
Also, if you have any possible suggestions for colleges, I’m open to hear!
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having taken AP Chemistry and AP Biology. While I did well in those classes, I was by no means the best, and I had to work much harder than other classmates to get the good grades.
with all the top students in one place, I am not so sure I will come out on top.
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That is a real concern. I’m not sure that you won’t find that at Tufts, too…lots of very strong students there as well. I don’t know enough about Brandeis.
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WashU because it is the most prestigious for pre-med.
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? Who says that?
WashU is top university, but I’ve never heard that it’s “the most prestigious for pre-med.”. And, WashU don’t give a preference to their own undergrads for med school, so if you were thinking you’d have a leg-up into their SOM, you won’t.
Any of these three would be a good choice for pre-med. Med schools don’t really care where you went to undergrad; they care that you did well in your classes and got the kind of experience they expect pre-meds to have.