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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]W&M is notorious for grade deflation. [/quote]
Proving yet again that it is a school that takes education seriously...[/quote]
What good does that do to students who can not get into their goal of attending medical school or top-tier graduate school? Yay, you received a top-notch undergrad education but now your grad school experience won't be as good and you won't get as good as grad school experience. Nor will you get into medical school. Oh well - top notch undergrad education!

If your goal is a top-tier graduate program, isn't it more important that your final degree comes from a higher ranked place than the degrees prior to your final degree?

What good does having a top-notch undergrad education do - and one with grade deflation - if you can't get into top-tier graduate programs for your final degree?

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Where can my W&M level kid go to undergraduate and get really good grades so they get into a top med school? [/quote]

All of the schools listed by OP are on the same general academic reputation level.  If I were choosing among them, I'd make the decision based on affordability, fit, and maybe intended field of study.  But, really, only the obsessive weirdo would argue that all things being equal one is better than the other.

To your specific question, if you're VA in state and have a W&M level kid looking to get good grades and get into med school I'd go to VCU.  It's not gonna have the cache you want for now -- your friends won't be impressed -- but down the road it's the best choice.  It has a guaranteed admissions program to VCU's med school and your kid is likely smart and driven enough to qualify. [/quote]

You have to be admitted into the guaranteed medical admission program at VCU.  If you are not admitted into that program, I don't know of any advantages VCU provides.[/quote]

If the kid has W&M stats she will get admitted.[/quote]

Possibly, but it looks like only 4.6% are admitted.  You also then have to maintain grades, I believe.

Profile of 2020 Applicants
Applications were received from 680 high school seniors for the Fall 2020 entering freshman class. Sixty-four students were selected for an interview. In mid-March, 31 students received an acceptance letter. The average unweighted GPA for accepted candidates was a 3.91, and their SAT scores ranged from 1330 to 1560 (critical reading and math), with an average of 1490. ACT composite scores ranged from 31 to 36 with an average of 34. In addition, accepted candidates had accumulated an average of 450 hours of healthcare-related experience.[/quote]

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