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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For premed, I'd be very careful. GPA matters much more than undergrad institution for med school admissions. I know Princeton is quite rigorous academically(from firsthand experience). 
I'm not as well informed about Williams.

All this said, outside of rigor, Princeton's quality of teaching and the beauty of the campus are absolutely exceptional. For what it's worth, I have seen even weak students succeed in premed by majoring in sociology, english, or anthropology and taking premed STEM requirements at Rutgers during summers. At Princeton, molecular biology and chemistry are both very rigorously graded and filled with gunners - so be careful those(the easier major + Rutgers trick is a little known work around). [/quote]

This trick was well known when I went 30 years ago![/quote]

The Rutgers trick is no longer possible as medical schools require the core curriculum be taken at a student’s home institution.[/quote]

This isn’t true. It’s a preference. We toured gw and three tour guides all talked about taking organic chem at diff schools. One took a bus a few times a week to AU and did it there. One did both orgo 1 and 2 at a community college back home in one summer (which everyone was shocked by - two 6 week classes back to back - said it was horrible), and one took it at a non community college over 2 summers.

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My DC is a premed at Princeton. They told them DO NOT take required courses in summer or away from Princeton. It's like not even an option![/quote]and how many got into medical school?[/quote]

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