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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Suppose you are a good but not super star student. SAT 1530.  Which would you choose in what order for premed? Cornell, Duke, UVA.[/quote]

Ok, I will bite.

Among the three, Duke no brainer.  
You can do it at Cornell, but it only makes it a lot more difficult.  Premed is already a stressful process, it's not necessary to make it more complicated.  
UVA is not particularly know for premed, acceptance rate to medical school is not comparable to Duke.  
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Feeder rates mean nothing.  Williams has a great rate because they cherry pick to support only a handful. So if your kid gets a B+ in orgo during freshman year, they get zero support and kill all their chances.  It's better to go to a school that supports all with research opportunities and recommendations, not everyone should be groomed for md PhD at hopkins.  UVA is great and their gap program has pretty much guaranteed admission.  
VT has also a surprisingly strong program with ties for research at the NIH, which is a strong boost in admission. 
My kid went to an Ivy because they were strong legacies and grandparents paid, but if medicine is the goal and finances are important,  the flagship state school is as good. 
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100% not true regarding Williams. Williams actually points out that Williams grad with an B+ overall in the sciences and a 510 MCAT has an 80% chance of getting into a med school. They completely refute what you say on their own web site. Neither Amherst nor Middlebury withhold committee recommendations from any student as long as they complete the requirements. Amherst specifically points out that one should not worry about a B or two in a core class as long as it was early, you maintain a 3.4 plus science gpa, and show strength in later years.

You pretty much outed yourself as someone biased against SLACs and it bothers you that the top SLACs consistently outperform virtually anyone. Nobody is making you attend one. Facts are friendly and there is no need to make up stuff that can be refuted with a quick internet check. It just makes you look small.

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You are insane, nobody is biased against SLACs.  You are like one of those short guys who are constantly angry that the world is treating them badly because they're short.  My child is already in med school lol. [/quote]

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