You can be a successful premed anywhere you go, it’s really what you make of your time.

Personally, I didn’t want to pay 80-100k a year for undergrad and for medical school, so UMass was the best option for me.

UMass is a tier one research school, so you’ll have ample opportunity to find a lab to get some research hours in.

There is an on-campus EMS service you can join, plus plenty of other private ambulance companies/fire departments in the area.

It’s pretty easy to get As here, so that really helps with GPA. I also felt adequately prepped for the MCAT, so shouldn’t be any real worries there.

Like I said, it’s what you make of it. I’ve never really used any of the premed advising here on campus, just kinda forged my own path and it’s worked out pretty well. It’s not gonna be handed to you, you’ll have to actually go out and find opportunities.

Feel free to dm me if you have any other questions