<p>What are some good pre med schools on the west coast. I live in Oregon and would prefer to attend a college in Washington, Oregon or California. Eventually, i want to get accepted to OHSU, so what is a good college that will prepare me for OHSU. I have applied to Oregon State University but i need to apply to some others. I missed the UC application deadline :( Im ranked 5/200 with a GPA of 4.04; however, my SATs are low (1650). </p>
<p>Thanks,
Casey</p>
<p>I've heard that PSU has good acceptance into OHSU...i don't know, some other schools are UW, Whitman, and Reed.</p>
<p>You might do better on the ACT so consider trying that. There's an organization called Fair Test which lists colleges that have made submission of SAT scores optional. You can google it. </p>
<p>Two better known ones on that list are Pitzer College in Claremont CA (one of the five colleges in the Claremont College consortium) and Lewis and Clark College in Portland. See the list for more options. </p>
<p>From what I hear, a good small college for pre-med in CA is University of the Pacific in Stockton. University</a> of the Pacific - University of the Pacific -- Stockton, San Francisco, Sacramento I've heard Western Washington U is good for chemistry. </p>
<p>Why not U-Oregon?</p>
<p>thanks for the info..i will have to research some of these colleges</p>
<p>Law and med school placement is largely an individual effort. Go to the school you like the best in terms of fit, student body, environment, curriculum, etc. That's where you will do the best. Don't let anyone sucker you into thinking that a specific school is a good "premed school" (whatever that means).</p>
<p>I agree with norcalguy.</p>
<p>There is no such thing as a "premed school." The better the school, usually the better the admit rate to med schools. It's really really that simple.</p>
<p>Is there a reason for your low SAT score? Can you retake?
It just does not go together with your GPA.</p>
<p>The writing section in the SAT is what really hurt me. I scored 600 in math, 580 in critical reading and a 470 in writing! I have read/heard that colleges dont put much emphasis on the writing section, so i am hoping that is the case, because my combined math/critical reading score isn't that bad.</p>
<p>Lewis & Clark offers a test-free application</a> route, which would certainly be worth looking into. U</a> Puget Sound would also be worth consideration.</p>
<p>U Oregon wouldn't care about your scores since your GPA is 3.0+.</p>
<p>This from the Humboldt</a> State University webpages:
Nationally Recognized Research
Our commitment to undergraduate research has repeatedly been recognized and supported by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. In fact, Humboldt State has garnered more undergraduate research grants from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute than any other university in the California State University system.
Based on NSF data for non-Ph.D. granting institutions, Humboldt is ranked number one in the nation for:
* Biology/Agriculture
* Earth and Ocean Sciences
* Mathematics
* Physical Sciences
* all fields of science and engineering combined</p>
<p>Plus it is part of WUE</p>
<p>Does anyone on here no anything about Oregon Institute of Technology (OIT), Pacific University in Forest Grove or any other colleges that would be good for pre med?</p>
<p>Any school that offers physics, bio, and chem is a pre-med school. Go to the school where you feel the fit is best and you'll thrive there and subsequently get into med school.</p>
<p>OP: If you want to do quick research on a college, go to College</a> Navigator - National Center for Education Statistics and write in the name of the college. You'll get helpful thumbnail info such as the size of enrollment, percentage m/f, ethnic breakdown, cost of attendance, a run-down of programs and numbers of students in them, admission rates for m/f and also the 50th percentile range of SAT scores for enrolled freshmen. Also, at the top of the info page on a particular college is a link to the college website, where you can research academic departments and programs and other aspects of the campus. </p>
<p>If you have specific questions about programs and admissions or financial aid, don't be reluctant to email your questions directly to the college. </p>
<p>In fact, why don't you email or call admissions at OHSU and ask which colleges in OR, WA, or CA have the best record for preparing students for admission. </p>
<pre><code>Pacific University seems to be quite focused on pre-professional training, since it has it's own professional schools in the health field. Could be a good fit for you and looks like it would be a safety admissionwise. You could take a look at Linfield College also, and further up in the rankings, Willamette University, which has a good rep for chemistry.
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<p>OP: you've gotten some great advice already but I'm afraid you're missing a repeated point: there is no such thing as a "pre-med" college (at least here in the USA). In case you didn't know, there is no "pre-med" major either. ANY college where you can take bio, chem and physics and get a bachelors will prepare you to later apply to medical schools.</p>
<p>That's why people have said being a viable pre-med candidate is mostly an issue of personal initiative and performance. Search for the college that will allow you to perform best academically and socially. You want to enjoy your next 4/5 years -- don't forget that point too.</p>
<p>T26E4, the OP isn't missing the repeated point, he doesn't trust it. A lot of HS kids want to believe in the existence of magical schools where they "know how to get people into med school". Even if they don't get everyone in (and no school does), these schools do unspecified things that somehow significantly enhance your chances of getting accepted. And of course there are bound to be replies where people say "X & Y have really strong premed programs", whatever that is supposed to mean. So the posters are happy they're doing everything they can to maximize their chances, and these schools fill their seats. It's win-win!</p>
<p>...except they maximize their chances by going to a school they'd like.</p>
<p>University of the Pacific is really good school but the deadline for premed major was 11/15. I'd suggest USF.</p>
<p>christyms: I was skeptical about your post about Univ of Pacific offering a Premed major. Indeed they don't</p>
<p>Undergraduate</a> Majors - University of the Pacific</p>
<p>You'll see that both pre-law and pre-med are given titles on their "Majors" page but if you click the URL, it describes how the Dept of Biology or Chem will offer BS degrees in Bio and Chem as well as prepare students for future careers or postgrad work in medical fields.</p>
<p>UCSF offers only graduate degrees. Do you mean Univ of So Florida by USF? If so, they don't have a "premed" major either.</p>
<p>I think she meant University of San Francisco. It's a small private school.</p>
<p>You wouldn't want a BA/BS in "premed" anyway. I don't even know why some schools even offer it as a degree.</p>