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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For premed, there are tons of opportunities at Penn. Multiple hospitals on campus walking distance.[/quote]

By that standard Northeastern is a great school for pre-med but nobody in their right mind would choose Northeastern over a top SLAC for med school admissions.[/quote]

Believe it or not, there are.  Don't discount the early access to clinical opportunities without having to engage in a gap year, not to mention research opportunities.  Especially if Northeastern gives you merit aid.  At some point admission to medical schools is more dependent on GPA than quality of undergrad institution.  If you sat in on med school admission committees you would be surprised to learn how much you don't know.[/quote]

The vast majority of students now take a gap year including about 85% of those coming out of the Ivies. An R1 provides no advantages in that respect in today’s environment. Research opportunities at SLACs are more accessible and more than any undergraduate premed needs. GPA is key along with test scores but all schools are not created equal, especially for kids on the edge.

My niece actually graduated from Northeastern and is now in med school. She had a perfect GPA, very high MCAT, and multiple internships at Brigham Women’s. She is in a very good school but her school likely held her back a bit. As you tossed out there she took the money.

I don’t sit on an admissions committee and I am sure that you don’t either. However Dr, as I posted before, a close friend is a Professor and sits in committee at Stanford. I have another friend who is on Faculty at Ohio States med school, and we have spent significant time discussing med school admissions since my kid is a junior and working her way through premed as I type. I’m very well informed and guided.[/quote]

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