<p>Hi. I'm a high school senior and I'm trying to decide what colleges I want to apply to. I want to take the pre-med track and eventually apply to a med school. If you could objectively comment on the rigor or how well each/any of these schools prepares you for med school. And if you could speak to the med school acceptance rate from each school that would be great! The list of schools is:
Loyola Universtity - Chicago
PLNU
Seattle Pacific
Cal Poly
U of San Francisco
Loyola Marymount
U of Washington
UC Davis
UC Santa Barbara
USC
George Washington U
Northeastern U
Boston University </p>
<p>" you could objectively comment on the rigor or how well each/any of these schools prepares you for med school. And if you could speak to the med school acceptance rate from each school that would be great"
-We can comment. However, none of the above has any relevance to your plan of attending the Med. school. No Med. School will care about the rigor. No UG, none will prepare you to academics at the Med. School, not any close. Acceptance rate is irrelevant because it does not tell you how well you personally do at any place.<br>
Here is my advice. Research every school under consideration very thoroughly, vew visits, overnights, research the program, talk to current students, do not disregard campus itself, even food service, check opportunities to puruse your personal interests outside of medicine. Evaluate how each school fits your personality and wide range of interests (everything, sport, music, art, Greek life, travel abroad). Check how good their pre-med committee - this may make a crucial difference in your application process. And one of the most important factors - the cheaper your UG education, the better, since Medcial School is expensive, the best is to attend UG on full tuition Merit award. Make a list, put it in priority based on how well each place matches you personally. After you have acceptances in your hand, decide based on this list. When in UG (any place, does not matter), make sure to get college GPA around 3.6+, work hard on preparing for MCAT, get decent score. These 2 are the most important factors, while your school name and any combo of major(s) / minor(s) are irrelevant. Make sure to participate in medical ECs, such as Medical Research internship, volulnteering, shadowing. And do not forget to enjoy your 4 years at college.<br>
Best wishes! - from the parent of the 4th year Medcial student, who choose her college based on criteria above and had a ball there, will have the best memories for the rest of her life and great choices of Medical Schools to attend.</p>