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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Brown. PLME is a VERY tough admit but if you make it you're golden. If you do the more typical pre med path, it's also great to be able to take your non-science classes S/NC--Brown's version of pass/fail--the semester you take organic chem.

Be careful with the "cheapest/highest GPA" undergrad path. I know 3 people who did this. None of the 3 got a good enough MCAT score to get into med school on their first try. One took a year off and went to one of those post-grad programs where you can take pre-med reqs. No financial aid available for those as far as I know. Anyway, the extra year wiped out the savings, but he did get into med school. One of the others is now  a podiatrist--still had to take the MCAT, but a lower score was enough to get in for podiatry. Third is now a nurse-practitioner. Applied to med school 4 times before he gave up.[/quote]

This. Top state/flagship ie UVA or WM if in Virginia are very good but beware below that level! [b]We know so many friends’ kids even with dr parents where they were 3.9 in bio or neurosci at some non-top50ish and then you get the details and they did not get above 500 on the mcat after multiple tries. All undergrad education is not the same rigor and does not prepare for the mcat the same. Meanwhile T10/ivy kids getting in multiple MD programs with lower gpa but easily got 515+ first try after junior year[/b][/quote]

I absolutely hate unsubstantiated statements like this. Total nonsense. I bet your kid is Ivy/T10 premed. Don't brag until your kid has proven their worth. [/quote]

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