<p>Brandeis, Carn. Mellon ,Emory, Grinnell, Johns H., Macalester, New York, Occidental, Tufts, Tulane, Wash. U., Iowa,</p>
<p>after providing opinion it would be helpful if you rank them also based on my question</p>
<p>Sorry, but it is a silly question. No school gets you into a med school. The requirements for med school are pretty basic. Freshman and Organo Chem, some Bio, Calc, Physics, and of course the basic English courses or whatever. Do you really think those courses are all that different at any of those schools?</p>
<p>What will make the biggest difference is where you fit in best and are challenged by your peers without being in over your head. Smaller LAC? Big State U? Something in between? Figure out what you like in terms of the overall school, not because of pre-med and not because of any one major. So many kids, even those that are sure they are pre-med, change their mind after they get to a place. I know, you will never change your mind, but allowing for that remote possibility (even though it happens about 80% of the time) don’t you want to be someplace where you really feel you belong? The more you feel like that, the better you are bound to do. Oh, and if money is at all an issue, go somewhere that will result in you having little or no debt when you are done. Med school is expensive, and again, if you change your mind and end up in another field…</p>
<p>This entire canard about one school preparing you better than another is a myth, at least among any of the top 100. Take a look at the schools where people went undergrad at many of the med schools. You will see quite a variety there. It is way more about you than it is the school. Do yourself a favor and approach this from another angle.</p>
<p>where can i get the information that shows the undergraduate schools the medical students came from</p>
<p>Just to add on, med schools do not care what you do for undergrad. Look at schools that are strongest in your intended major…and Pre-Med isn’t a major.</p>
<p>You have to go school by school to see where people went undergrad, but here is an example from Vanderbilt (a bit dated but things don’t change that much regarding this topic) <a href=“https://medschool.vanderbilt.edu/admissions/undergraduate-schools-represented[/url]”>https://medschool.vanderbilt.edu/admissions/undergraduate-schools-represented</a> Remember that every school will have a bias towards their own undergrads, especially since many have special programs guaranteeing admission to their own undergrads if they meet certain requirements. Also don’t be fooled by the higher numbers for the Harvards, etc. Those kids were better students (and usually smarter) to begin with, obviously.</p>
<p>I would only slightly disagree with FrenchSilkPie in that I wouldn’t even worry about how strong a school is in your major, unless your major is very specific or a bit unusual. I say that for two reasons: 1) For the vast majority of majors, any of the top 50-75 schools will have excellent offerings; and 2) Since so many students change their major, it doesn’t wind up being relevant. That’s why I say fit is far more important. Weather, sports, size, “feel”, cost, urban or rural or suburban, etc. If you base your decision on those factors and study hard and do well, you will be just fine.</p>
<p>Dear omeedkashef, any and all of the schools you listed will ‘get you into’ medical school if you do your part.
Please try as hard as possible to set aside that issue and look at other things that matter to you. First, will you be comfortable at the school, socially, culturally, personal interest wise. Second, you have to major in something aside from ‘I want to go to medical school’. In fact, medical schools want people who have a). discovered who they are and b). done one or more good or great things with that finding. An example might be you love music but are afraid to major in music because it will weaken your app to med school. Do music and do it well. When I was on med school admissions committees we looked for the individuals who developed their ‘treasures and talents’ as well as showing they could perform in the sciences. Look at the four years of college as a gift you will never get again; perhaps that means you spend a year in China or Britain. Maybe you take a year off and work for a not for profit. Maybe you do fall in love with lab work and do research on weekends and over summers. But do it because you like it, not because you think someone else will like it. And if you get nothing else from my words, please consider this…Do Not Declare Yourself As Pre-Med. Many schools will then put you through the academic wringer and try to weed you out. You do not have to declare your interest for medical school right away. What you do need to do is find out who you are, grow into that person, and put together a cogent story of yourself that will make sense to an admissions officer whether at a medical school, law school, or any other professional or graduate school. Good luck.</p>