<p>I heard that Williams is the 5th best feeder school to top business, law, and medical schools.</p>
<p>Is this true?</p>
<p>There’s a WSJ article (a pretty well-known one, at least on CC) that lists feeder schools:</p>
<p><a href=“WSJ in Higher Education | Trusted News & Real-World Insights”>WSJ in Higher Education | Trusted News & Real-World Insights;
<p>It is from 2003, but statistics are probably similar now.</p>
<p>I like the description for Williams… it’s been “up-and-coming” since 1793 :P</p>
<p>Is there anything up-to-date now? :)</p>
<p>I saw that sheet before. Very nice.</p>
<p>I don’t think there have been any articles published listing the country’s top “feeder” schools since that WSJ article, but I can assure you, Williams still does quite well for itself. My own experience is limited, but from my graduating class alone ('08), I know of at least three graduates who currently are or will attend Stanford Law School next year. I’m at Harvard Law right now (first-year), and there are at least four other Williams graduates in my class.</p>
<p>Very interesting. I suppose if I want to go to a top grad school (that’s all speculative at this point of course) then Williams was indeed a solid choice. Already sent deposit ages ago though.</p>
<p>How about medical school?</p>
<p>Hey, I’m a Williams alum and med school matriculant (to a top school) who registered JUST to reply to this post.</p>
<p>Williams consistently ranks extremely well against the top schools nationwide, and it is usually considered to be the #1 feeder school among liberal arts colleges.</p>
<p>Any anecdotes I give you will unfortunately be just that…anecdotes. As a scientist, I’m going to have to respect the phrase, “a collection of anecdotes do not data make”. Suffice it to say, many people I know personally ended up at top med/law/graduate schools.</p>
<p>My pre-med advice to you would be: get good grades, study HARD for your MCAT (it saved me because my grades were low), and make friends with professors who think you are a kind person. Also, get involved with student groups and try to lead one. Many college essays ask for “leadership” experience.</p>
<p>Feel free to e-mail me.</p>