Anonymous
06/20/2026 12:54
Subject: Is it better to go to a lesser school if you are went to be premed
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:A friend teaches biochem at an Ivy and laments that his very best students always go to medical school. They don’t realize that medical school is just memorization and endless multiple choice tests. Clinical practice is increasingly protocol driven.
A lot of these cream of the crop students love the idea of being a doctor, plus it’s safe. You do the schooling and the training, you get the high paying job. Success in basic science is so much harder.
Some people actually need to earn a decent income at some point? Smh.
Not to mention, there aren't a lot of openings for biochem profs at an Ivy and the competition in academia is insane.
Anonymous
06/20/2026 12:32
Subject: Is it better to go to a lesser school if you are went to be premed
Anonymous wrote:Only 2-3 NESCAC schools known for pre-med. Tufts, Amherst, and Williams. Never viewed the rest as players.
NESCAC feeders to "top" medical schools placing ahead of Tufts by matriculation percentages include Bowdoin, Wesleyan, Middlebury and Hamilton.
https://www.collegetransitions.com/blog/from-pre-med-to-md-understanding-the-pathways-to-medical-school/?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=23683745702&gclid=CjwKCAjw9NjRBhATEiwA_p2J8bCl12x4CRKOajhO934UP_atvFo9DNksQfUMIg8idSWMt-4700b7xRoCSVkQAvD_BwE