<p>I know that the college for premed doesn't matter that much, but the opportunities it provides I think do. Colleges should over undergrads research and internships or anything that will give them experience in the medical field. Medical school look for students who are leaders and know what they're getting themselves into. Good grades and a strong MCAT matter a lot, but so does medical/science experience. So my question is do any of you know colleges that offer lots of opportunities for undergrads? I really like Rhodes College for this reason. Any opinions?</p>
<p>A pro-active premed will be able to find opportunities at almost any school. Truly, it’s not the school, it’s the student.</p>
<p>Okay thanks, but at the same time some schools offer more opportunities than others. I don’t want to pick a school that only offers to the top 10 in the class or whatever. I’m not sure, but I’ve heard a lot of people have hard times finding research opportunities or professors to help.</p>
<p>I think once a school reaches a certain critical size, then it becomes much easier to find research opportunities. D1 at the state flag ship (~22,000 undergrads) certainly had no issues. Neither did D2 at a mid-sized (~5000 undergrad) research U. </p>
<p>But even students at a small LACs have the opportunity to get involved in research programs thru REU and summer research internships at other colleges. Several of D2’s friends who went the small LAC route have done exactly that. They spent their summers doing interesting and productive research at a variety of schools across the country.</p>
<p>As for having a hard time finding a prof—profs are always looking for willing hands. They just don’t advertise. You have to seek them out and ask.</p>
<p>In fact, true story— D2 was on a campus visit, trying to decide if she wanted to attend a certain smallish (~4000 undergrad) OOS public LAC. We took the tour, but it was hard to get a feel for research opportunities. And it was after the semester had ended so no students were around to talk to. The next day I dropped D off on campus, told her to wander around, go thru the bio and chem buildings, visit the library, find people to talk to. She did. She poked her head into several different offices and labs in the bio bldg, said hi and began chatting with the people she found there. Long story short–when I picked her up 3 hours later she had offers to work in 2 different research labs and a paying part time campus job. (BTW, despite all that, she chose to attend a different school.)</p>
<p>It really is all about the student…</p>
<p>Oh okay! I get what you’re saying now a lot better. I understand what you mean and you’re probably right when it comes to the student. Sorry I’m a junior in high school so I’m not 100% knowledgable on colleges on things work.Thank you for your help:)</p>
<p>No worries. It’s why this forum exists: to answer questions.</p>
<p>Also, you have to factor in the graduate school’s size and reputation. A small LAC may have fewer labs, but each lab will have a larger proportion of its spots available to undergraduate students because there aren’t grad students (who are typically more qualified than undergrads) to satisfy.</p>