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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Premed is not a “program”. It is a set of classes someone gets As in at any college or university,  a range of extracurricular activities that someone chooses to engage in, and an MCAT that someone studies for and gets a  high score on. There’s truly no particular school that can guarantee any of those things. [/quote]

Sure, no one is talking about guarantees.  But some schools have premed coordinators that are helpful at supporting students through this process and have a strong track record in admissions given the relative quality of their candidates, other schools are more 'fend for yourself' and others are elite, highly competitive cut-throat programs.  In addition, some schools have locations near hospitals, public health organizations and companies that are easy to access for extracurricular opportunities and others don't so the internships have to only be scheduled in the summer and it's harder to rack up the same extensive ongoing experiences.  It's really wise to be asking--where can I as a student get the highest grades and get the most experience, and have time to study for my MCAT.   Organic chemistry content is going to be equally hard pretty much wherever you go, but some schools have tutors, study groups, generous withdrawal processes that prevent a low grade from going on your transcript etc.  At some schools you will be more of a top student so your LoRs will be glowing and you will get more of the research/internship opportunities, whereas at others you might be more in the middle of the pack. [/quote]

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