Why is Brown Direct MD so great if its med ranking is like 85?

College Search & Selection
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<p>People in my town keep saying Brown is better than Baylor for Direct MD. Why?</p>

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<p>Well first of all Brown’s Medical Program isn’t ranked 85. I would stay away from exaggeration to make your point. And rankings matter very little when you’re discussing Med school because virtually all US medical programs will place you well – hence why they’re all difficult to get into.</p>

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<p><a href=“http://keck.usc.edu/en/Research/Office_of_Research_Advancement/Research_Administration/NIH_Rankings/~/media/Docs/Research/2010%20NIH%20Rankings%20by%20Medical%20School.pdf[/url]”>http://keck.usc.edu/en/Research/Office_of_Research_Advancement/Research_Administration/NIH_Rankings/~/media/Docs/Research/2010%20NIH%20Rankings%20by%20Medical%20School.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>For what its worth, its unlikely that most people make it into Baylor or Brown combined programs.</p>