which of these schools will you pick?

College Search & Selection
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<p>I know one can get a good pre-med education anywhere, but i just wanna see what other people think. oh yea...don't lecture me about picking schools. Just pick your choice and give a brief reason</p>

<p>Which schools would you rank these schools for pre-med?</p>

<p>Emory
NYU
U of Rochester
Swarthmore</p>

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<p>Emory- Possibly the best hospital in the entire city of atlanta. good location. does some work with the local (as in 1 block away) CDC World HQ</p>

<p>Swarthmore- great academics, surrounding area seems kinda boring, kind of small.
NYU- awesome location, good academics, perfect size</p>

<p>URochester- location=boring</p>

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<p>i just noticed my bad grammar</p>

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<p>Adding to MattEisn's post, the American Cancer Society is also headquartered in Atlanta. </p>

<p>Emory
Swarthmore
Rochester
NYU</p>

<p>Rochester and NYU are a trade-off. Rochester is better in the sciences (although NYU has a good genetics/biochem program), but NYU would be better for those happy in a major city.</p>

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<p>do CDC and ACS actually offer internships to pre-meds and not just graduates?</p>

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<p>Swarthmore is the best school on this list. Emory follows. Between NYU and Rochester there is no difference.</p>

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<p>I think Emory.</p>

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<p>I agree with slipper. Swarthmore is - heads and shoulders - above the rest of the schools on your list. Emory is a distant second, followed by NYU and Rochester. While Emory's location initially seems like a big deal for prospective pre-med students, it's not. A liberal arts education is highly underrated; just because it's a "liberal arts" school doesn't mean its weak in the sciences. Know that.</p>

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<p>

Reason being...?</p>

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Obviously a liberal arts education could never be obtained at Emory. :rolleyes:</p>

<p>Here's Emory's pre-med data: <a href="http://www.career.emory.edu/images/PDF%20Forms/Med_Matrix_2006.pdf%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.career.emory.edu/images/PDF%20Forms/Med_Matrix_2006.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Anyone have Swat's?</p>

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<p>Swat does not have any PDF file as nicely presented as Emory's pre-med data.</p>

<p>They just required to read their pre-med guide: <a href="http://www.swarthmore.edu/Admin/health_sciences/first_year_guide.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.swarthmore.edu/Admin/health_sciences/first_year_guide.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>To sum up sum of the data...</p>

<p>Acceptance Rate for Graduating Seniors: 100%
Acceptance Rate for Alumni: 86%
Average GPA of Accepted Student: 3.47
Average MCAT of Accepted Student: 32.8
Average GPA of Student Accepted to Ivy League: 3.72
Average MCAT of Student Accepted to Ivy League: 35.6
** 2005 data for students matriculating into medical school</p>

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<p>i'm really suprised Swarthmore only had 7 people applying to med school</p>