Anonymous
Post 08/10/2025 12:44     Subject: Best for pre-med
Anonymous wrote:How about vassar?


Sure, why not?
Anonymous
Post 08/10/2025 12:28     Subject: Best for pre-med
How about vassar?
Anonymous
Post 08/10/2025 12:23     Subject: Best for pre-med
Rice
Anonymous
Post 08/10/2025 11:39     Subject: Best for pre-med
Anonymous wrote:Amherst, Williams, Bowdoin, Hamilton, Haverford, Swarthmore, Pomona.

Also want add a few in the South. Davidson, Richmond
Anonymous
Post 08/10/2025 11:35     Subject: Best for pre-med
Amherst, Williams, Bowdoin, Hamilton, Haverford, Swarthmore, Pomona.
Anonymous
Post 08/10/2025 11:30     Subject: Re:Best for pre-med
JHU
Anonymous
Post 08/10/2025 11:27     Subject: Best for pre-med
Anonymous wrote:Chicago
Cornell


Cornell is tough, spoke to many at admit day. Not a lot of clinical nearby and too many students for amount of opportunities. Many have to use breaks and summers to fill gaps moreso than other school.
Anonymous
Post 08/10/2025 11:25     Subject: Best for pre-med
Chicago
Cornell
Anonymous
Post 08/10/2025 11:20     Subject: Best for pre-med
Anonymous wrote:Lots of schools of thought on this and much of it depends on finances and medical school goals. Many will say cheapest option where you can high gpa. Certainly in-state U of M will work well for finance side. Other factors to consider are class sizes for both classroom experience but also recommendations and opportunities, access to quality premed advising starting early, and I think easy access to plentiful clinical opportunities is a big help. If chasing a top medical school, a name brand school helps.


Adding mine was in-state at a different top public and also had a full-ride elsewhere, but they chose full-pay Ivy. I know most would think insane, but no regrets so far.
Anonymous
Post 08/10/2025 11:20     Subject: Best for pre-med
Emory
Wash U
Tufts
Anonymous
Post 08/10/2025 11:15     Subject: Best for pre-med
All ivies except Cornell and Princeton
Anonymous
Post 08/10/2025 11:09     Subject: Best for pre-med
Basically all the top SLACs.
Anonymous
Post 08/10/2025 11:06     Subject: Best for pre-med
Anonymous wrote:Lots of schools of thought on this and much of it depends on finances and medical school goals. Many will say cheapest option where you can high gpa. Certainly in-state U of M will work well for finance side. Other factors to consider are class sizes for both classroom experience but also recommendations and opportunities, access to quality premed advising starting early, and I think easy access to plentiful clinical opportunities is a big help. If chasing a top medical school, a name brand school helps.


-agree, plus top-25 type med schools are much more likely to have need-based and merit based funding for at least one of the four years which decreases loans significantly. A few are free to top students.
-school with medical school on or near campus helps a lot
-school where kid is likely to be top 10-25%, unless it is a T15/ivy then just need to aim for around average or above
Anonymous
Post 08/10/2025 10:57     Subject: Best for pre-med
Lots of schools of thought on this and much of it depends on finances and medical school goals. Many will say cheapest option where you can high gpa. Certainly in-state U of M will work well for finance side. Other factors to consider are class sizes for both classroom experience but also recommendations and opportunities, access to quality premed advising starting early, and I think easy access to plentiful clinical opportunities is a big help. If chasing a top medical school, a name brand school helps.
Anonymous
Post 08/10/2025 10:43     Subject: Best for pre-med
Which colleges are best for pre-med, or those that plan to go on to medical school?

Student has high stats and will be competitive for getting into top colleges. Not opposed to state colleges. U of Michigan would be our in-state choice and a likely admission.