optimisticgirl92

Okay so there are three things that I am sure of in life: I want to go to Stanford, I want to become a doctor, and I loove writing. But I don't feel comfortable enough to do pre-med courses at Stanford because of how they try to "weed out" premeds (assuming that I get accepted). So would it make sense to major in English at Stanford and take pre-med courses at another school during the summers?

This is just a thought and I am only junoir so it's not that big of a deal right now haha. But I just want to know if this plan sounds realistic..

Thanks!

phantasmagoric

No, that doesn't make sense. For one, I'm not sure you'd have the time to do all the requirements over the summer / I don't think it all would transfer. Even then, though, Stanford doesn't really "weed out" its pre-meds, maybe a bit in the intro chem classes, but that's only those who are really not serious.

Xombie

You've been reading far too much of the Why Stanford? thread. As have I. And, no, that doesn't make sense... I feel as if the "weeding out" is immensely overexaggerated; and it's all about how you push youself once you're there. If you really want to be a doctor, then you'll manage to overcome the herbicide. I can guarantee, however, that whatever challenges you face in the pre-med program will increase ten-fold once you're in med school. And it's always good to be prepared.

optimisticgirl92

Haha yeah I was reading that. But there was an article in that thread that said that some Stanford students major in whatever subject at Stanford and do their pre-med courses elsewhere...Can you please explain that for me? Because that is where I got my idea haha.

Thanks.

BigMike3541

If you are concerned about even taking pre-med classes at Stanford, the relative likelihood that you'd even get into medical school is quite low. Pre-med is competitive, so if thats your track you need to be comfortable with that.

optimisticgirl92

Taking the classes are not my concern because I am a hard worker, my major concern is getting a good enough gpa to get into med school. I always thought that getting a lower gpa at a top college was better than getting a 4.0 at a less competitive school but apparently its not...

Nitro Hawk

my advice would be to not really worry about what other people think would be best for you and just trust your gut to tell you what would be the best thing to do with your life.

jony6789

If you want to go to Stanford and you want to be a doctor, why would you want to take premed courses somewhere else?