Anonymous
11/29/2025 16:31
Subject: LAC Biology Pre Med
Anonymous wrote:Holy Cross has fantastic premed program. Grads from HC include Nobel Prize winner, Dr Fauci, several current Medical School Deans and former President of AMA.
The booster was quick out of the gate this morning.
Anonymous
11/29/2025 10:32
Subject: LAC Biology Pre Med
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Flagship schools are too big for what? Your (the parent’s) liking?
Kid. They are not aggressive enough to work the system like you have to; would drown.
It will be much more competitive at a LAC. They can shine in a state school — and there will be plenty of resources for them to succeed. My DS is at a big state school and is kicking butt in bio and chem and got a sweet paid internship.
More competitive how? DS is premed at Pomona and had the same experience…and is doing research with a Stanford prof…and had research published. And because it’s in a suburb, still gets to do hospital volunteering.
OP said child was not aggressive enough and would drown. That sounds to me like they don’t have initiative and would fail at a LAC the first time it gets difficult, and being among a bunch of high-achievers could further diminish their self-confidence. If at a state school, they might be in a better position to rise to the top because it won’t be as competitive as a LAC. I’m not saying that LACs are not worthy — they are and do provide lots of opportunities; however, if your are mediocre, you may not be in a position to grab those opportunities.
This makes even less sense to me. Your classes are smaller, you have more 1-on-1 help available, and if the school accepts you, it thinks you can get through. There’s no competition at lacs other than yourself- at state schools, you actually do need to compete against the curve.
Anonymous
11/29/2025 10:20
Subject: LAC Biology Pre Med
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Flagship schools are too big for what? Your (the parent’s) liking?
Kid. They are not aggressive enough to work the system like you have to; would drown.
It will be much more competitive at a LAC. They can shine in a state school — and there will be plenty of resources for them to succeed. My DS is at a big state school and is kicking butt in bio and chem and got a sweet paid internship.
More competitive how? DS is premed at Pomona and had the same experience…and is doing research with a Stanford prof…and had research published. And because it’s in a suburb, still gets to do hospital volunteering.
OP said child was not aggressive enough and would drown. That sounds to me like they don’t have initiative and would fail at a LAC the first time it gets difficult, and being among a bunch of high-achievers could further diminish their self-confidence. If at a state school, they might be in a better position to rise to the top because it won’t be as competitive as a LAC. I’m not saying that LACs are not worthy — they are and do provide lots of opportunities; however, if your are mediocre, you may not be in a position to grab those opportunities.
Anonymous
11/29/2025 10:20
Subject: Re:LAC Biology Pre Med
If looking for a slightly less competitive admit, Oberlin is very strong in the sciences.
Anonymous
11/29/2025 10:11
Subject: LAC Biology Pre Med
Anonymous wrote:Holy Cross has fantastic premed program. Grads from HC include Nobel Prize winner, Dr Fauci, several current Medical School Deans and former President of AMA.
Lmao this has to be a joke. Holy cross isn’t in the top 20 for lacs to medical school pipeline. Might as well go to a university.
Anonymous
11/29/2025 10:10
Subject: LAC Biology Pre Med
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Flagship schools are too big for what? Your (the parent’s) liking?
Kid. They are not aggressive enough to work the system like you have to; would drown.
It will be much more competitive at a LAC. They can shine in a state school — and there will be plenty of resources for them to succeed. My DS is at a big state school and is kicking butt in bio and chem and got a sweet paid internship.
More competitive how? DS is premed at Pomona and had the same experience…and is doing research with a Stanford prof…and had research published. And because it’s in a suburb, still gets to do hospital volunteering.
Anonymous
11/29/2025 10:06
Subject: LAC Biology Pre Med
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:This site includes LACs such as Amherst, Williams, Bowdoin, Hamilton, Haverford, Swarthmore, Pomona, Grinnell, Wofford, Davidson, Wellesley and Barnard:
https://www.collegetransitions.com/blog/from-pre-med-to-md-understanding-the-pathways-to-medical-school/
How do you sell this?
Have them research med school acceptance rates at different schools.
They took a different approach, right? They chose to analyze actual medical school attendance for a wide range of undergraduate institutions, for which available information may be more reliable than that of acceptance rates.
Anonymous
11/29/2025 09:45
Subject: LAC Biology Pre Med
Nescacs have great med school admissions. I personally know first years at Harvard med from Bowdoin and Amherst. And a first year at Stanford med from Tufts.
Anonymous
11/29/2025 09:42
Subject: LAC Biology Pre Med
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:This site includes LACs such as Amherst, Williams, Bowdoin, Hamilton, Haverford, Swarthmore, Pomona, Grinnell, Wofford, Davidson, Wellesley and Barnard:
https://www.collegetransitions.com/blog/from-pre-med-to-md-understanding-the-pathways-to-medical-school/
How do you sell this?
Have them research med school acceptance rates at different schools.
Anonymous
11/29/2025 09:36
Subject: LAC Biology Pre Med
Anonymous wrote:Lol at UConn and UMass. Both are hardly academic pre-med heavyweights and enrollments are very big.
But if you do well, you can shine.
Anonymous
11/29/2025 09:35
Subject: LAC Biology Pre Med
Anonymous wrote:Would a smaller state flagship work?
U Conn or U Mass?
My DS is at UMass and it’s great for the bio sciences. He said there is a ton of support for organic chemistry and others.
Anonymous
11/29/2025 09:33
Subject: LAC Biology Pre Med
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Flagship schools are too big for what? Your (the parent’s) liking?
Kid. They are not aggressive enough to work the system like you have to; would drown.
It will be much more competitive at a LAC. They can shine in a state school — and there will be plenty of resources for them to succeed. My DS is at a big state school and is kicking butt in bio and chem and got a sweet paid internship.
Anonymous
11/29/2025 09:24
Subject: LAC Biology Pre Med
Anonymous wrote:This site includes LACs such as Amherst, Williams, Bowdoin, Hamilton, Haverford, Swarthmore, Pomona, Grinnell, Wofford, Davidson, Wellesley and Barnard:
https://www.collegetransitions.com/blog/from-pre-med-to-md-understanding-the-pathways-to-medical-school/
Good choices also might be found at LACs such as Franklin and Marshall (#21), Holy Cross (#26) and Bates (#33).
Anonymous
11/29/2025 09:23
Subject: LAC Biology Pre Med
If your child needs a less competitive option, Muhlenberg in PA is good for pre-med.
Anonymous
11/29/2025 09:08
Subject: LAC Biology Pre Med
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:This site includes LACs such as Amherst, Williams, Bowdoin, Hamilton, Haverford, Swarthmore, Pomona, Grinnell, Wofford, Davidson, Wellesley and Barnard:
https://www.collegetransitions.com/blog/from-pre-med-to-md-understanding-the-pathways-to-medical-school/
How do you sell this?
What? It's not my analysis.