<p>You can easily google the source for the following premed placement stats:
Small schools<br>
Augustana College 70%
Weber College 78%
Concordia College 88%
Missouri S&T (public with 5,700 students) 75%</p>
<p>The Big<br>
Michigan 55%
Michigan (MCAT 31-33, GPA 3.60-3.79) 74%
Texas A&M 66%
UCLA 55%
UCLA (MCAT 30-34, GPA 3.6-3.79) 71%
UCLA (MCAT 30-34, GPA 3.8-3.89) 59%
Berkeley 56%
Berkeley (MCAT 30-34, GPA 3.6-3.79) 67%
Berkeley (MCAT 30-34, GPA 3.8-3.89) 77%</p>
<p>National
National Average 45%
National (MCAT 30-32, GPA 3.60-3.79) 72%</p>
<p>Note how I didn’t even purposely pick the top-30 privates; most people never even heard of these small schools. Note also how Missouri S&T, a public school of similar size to mid-sized privates, also does fairly well.</p>
<p>Apparently, these so-called “top” premed schools based on numbers of applicants don’t really have significantly higher placement rates than the national average. Oh, I bet there’s a reason really why UGA doesn’t mention anything about their placement rate. I am sure you know the answer. ;)</p>
<p>I am all for getting the least amount of debts. But that’s a different topic and many private schools <em>can</em> be cheaper, especially for those from low-income families.</p>
<p>Who cares about those elective courses like surgical anatomy, pharmacology, medicinal chemistry(for pharmacy folks), advanced pathology and maybe even advanced histology? Do you really want to narrow yourself with these classes during your precious undergrad years when you are going to spend several years in medical/pharma schools?</p>